Behind the Diagnosis: Famous Lives, Untold

https://rss.com/podcasts/behind-the-diagnosis-famous-lives-untold/

Experts Needed: This is a short storytelling podcast designed to explore fascinating medical mysteries and moments that changed medical history. Each episode will tell a dramatic story about a medical event or condition in a short teaser episode and then be available in an extended episode that includes a brief expert segment to explain the science, diagnostic challenges, and public health lessons.

Please contact Zoey Michaels at zoeymichaelsbooks@gmail.com if you would be interested in being an expert guest in one of the upcoming episodes.

Top Priority Episodes:

Sudden cardiac events – Cardiology / Emergency medicine
Seizure-related death – Neurology / Epileptology
Sleep disorders & cardiac risk – Sleep medicine / Cardiology
Spinal cord injury – Neurosurgery / Rehabilitation medicine
Stroke awareness – Neurology / Emergency medicine
Polypharmacy & adverse reactions – Pharmacology / Internal medicine
Autoimmune & transplant complications – Rheumatology / Transplant medicine
Chronic pain & trauma – Pain management / Rheumatology
Neurodegenerative & dementia – Neurology / Geriatrics
Infectious disease & asymptomatic carriers – Infectious disease / Public health

Format & Commitment:

Remote, casual interview (~15–20 min)
Script provided in advance
Experts appear without celebrity names revealed upfront — focus is on the medical story

Why participate:

Share your expertise with an engaged audience
Help listeners understand complex medical conditions
Contribute to a highly unique, Paul Harvey–style storytelling podcast

Interested or know a colleague who might fit? Email zoeymichaelsbooks@gmail.com — I’ll share the full season roadmap with all upcoming episodes and medical topics.

Season One:

https://rss.com/podcasts/behind-the-diagnosis-famous-lives-untold/

Episode 1: Before the Name, Release Date: February 14, 2026. https://rss.com/podcasts/behind-the-diagnosis-famous-lives-untold/2554249/

Episode 2: A Tear in the Wall, Release Date: February 10, 2026. https://rss.com/podcasts/behind-the-diagnosis-famous-lives-untold/2554255/

Episode 3: She Said She Was Fine, Release Date: February 17, 2026. https://rss.com/podcasts/behind-the-diagnosis-famous-lives-untold/2554217/

Episode 4: The Perfect Storm, Release Date: February 26, 2026. https://rss.com/podcasts/behind-the-diagnosis-famous-lives-untold/2554287/

Bonus: Diagnosis Human Theme Song https://rss.com/podcasts/behind-the-diagnosis-famous-lives-untold/2585846/

Episode 5: The Fall that Seemed Harmless, Release Date: March 3, 2026. https://rss.com/podcasts/behind-the-diagnosis-famous-lives-untold/2585912/

Episode 6: The Sudden Silence, Release Date: March 10, 2026. https://rss.com/podcasts/behind-the-diagnosis-famous-lives-untold/2608454/

Episode 7: The President Who Wouldn't Die - Until He Did, Release Date: March 17, 2026.