{"podcast":{"title":"Qiological Podcast","slug":"qiological-podcast-915251","podcast_index_feed_id":915251,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/qiological-podcast/","website_url":"https://qiological.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d3b857d9-dd84-4532-9b50-c24cd612a149/Podcast-Cover-3000x3000.jpg","author":"Michael Max","episode_count":533,"summary":"Acupuncture and East Asian medicine was not developed in a laboratory. It does not advance through double-blind controlled studies, nor does it respond well to petri dish experimentation. Our medicine did not come from the statistical regression of randomized cohorts, but from the observation and treatment of individuals in their particular environment. It grows out of an embodied sense of understanding how life moves, unfolds, develops and declines. Medicine comes from continuous, thoughtful practice of what we do in clinic, and how we approach that work. The practice of medicine is more — much more — than simply treating illness. It is more than acquiring skills and techniques. And it is more than memorizing the experiences of others. It takes a certain kind of eye, an inquiring mind and relentlessly inquisitive heart. Qiological is an opportunity to deepen our practice with conversations that go deep into acupuncture, herbal medicine, cultivation practices, and the practice of having a practice. It’s an opportunity to sit in the company of others with similar interests, but perhaps very different minds. Through these dialogues perhaps we can better understand our craft.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T14:20:24.918062+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qiological-podcast-915251"},"episode":{"title":"What is Essential • Kathleen Lumiere","slug":"what-is-essential-kathleen-lumiere","published_at":"2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qiological-podcast-915251/what-is-essential-kathleen-lumiere","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qiological-podcast-915251","url":"https://qiological.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/683e4280-4453-46c3-b9b6-a644dcdd1789.mp3","summary":"What if the very things that seem to be pulling our profession apart are actually the forces that will finally condense it into something more resilient? We’re in a moment of choppy waters—school closures, shrinking enrollment, and a shifting financial landscape—where the successes of what have brought us to this moment will not take us into the future. . In this conversation with Kathleen Lumiere, co-president of the Seattle Institute for East Asian Medicine (SIEAM), we discuss how we might make changes to our educational models that both streamlines and strengthens East Asian medicine. We discuss the integration of business education into clinical training, the disappearance of Grad Plus loans, and the effect that has had on a system that came to be dependent on them. Kathleen also introduces the idea of using the \"wisdom of crowds\" to define the irreducible core of our profession—a shared set of competencies that could protect our identity while opening new doors for collaboration. Listen into this conversation about what it means to be adventuresome and iconoclastic in a moment of crisis. It’s a look at how we can protect our infrastructure while remaining flexible enough to evolve, ensuring that the next generation of practitioners doesn't just survive, but finds a path to true gainful employment.","meta_description":"What if the very things that seem to be pulling our profession apart are actually the forces that will finally condense it into something more resilient?…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3641,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/qiological-podcast-915251/episodes/what-is-essential-kathleen-lumiere/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qiological-podcast-915251/what-is-essential-kathleen-lumiere.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}