52. How (and when) to Listen to Podcasts

<p class="p1">Most of us don’t give a lot of thought to how and when we listen to podcasts. But like most of life, an intentional approach can reap benefits. In this episode, Josh Russell walks us through: strategies for maximizing retention, listening based on brain state, new data on listening while driving, the value of silence.</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">Listen on:</p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li2"><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stimulus/id1501107371"><span class="s1"> <strong>iTunes</strong></span></a><span class= "s2"><br /></span></li> <li class="li2"><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/0w6oFNiT8P1kPWyivim0G0"><span class= "s1"><strong>Spotify</strong></span></a><span class= "s2"><br /></span></li> <li class="li3"><a href= "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stimulus"><span class= "s1"><strong>Stitcher</strong></span></a><span class= "s2"><br /></span></li> </ul> <p class="p4"> </p> <p class="p4"><strong>Guest Bio:</strong>  Joshua Russell, MD is clinician, writer, and educator.  Since completing residency training in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Russell has had a varied career including supervising PAs and NPs as a medical director for a regional Urgent Care network, contributing to various Hippo Education podcasts, and serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (JUCM). Most recently, he has completed fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center.</p> <p class="p5"><strong>This episode is in support of</strong> the <a href="https://iamals.org/"><span class="s3">I AM ALS</span></a>. I AM ALS was founded by Brian Wallach and his wife Sandra shortly after his diagnosis at the age of 37. He was given 6 months to live, and now 4 years later he is leading a revolution to find a cure. People often refer to ALS as rare, which is not really so. The lifetime risk is around 1 in 300. Since Lou Gehrig was diagnosed 80 years ago, available treatments have been shown to extend life a mere 3 months. <a href= "http