Episodes

Oct. 28, 2021

Vax On: The Gloves Are Off!

In this episode of Vax On, Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos dive into vaccine rates by zodiac sign, breakthrough COVID-19 deaths, and an unsettling supply chain disaster.
Oct. 26, 2021

The Koby & Hannah Show: An Interview With My 11-Year-Old Twins

Today Koby and Hannah Greenzweig, a pair of twins in their tweens, wax about adolescence in the age of Covid. Hannah loves to draw and play with Baby Tristan, her toy dinosaur. Koby loves the Terminator but didn’t care much for his fourth-grade teacher. The Greenzweigs jam about everything from vid…
Oct. 21, 2021

Vax On: Supply Chain Mayhem, Uncrustables, and Florida’s at It Yet Again

In this episode, Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos discuss the most recent foods and goods that have been in short supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discuss one Miami School’s unusual vaccine mandate.
Oct. 19, 2021

Starting From Scratch: From Chemo to Cookie Dough

After beating cancer in her early twenties, Loren Brill wanted to eliminate processed foods from her diet. Unable to find great-tasting cookies made from clean ingredients, she developed her own and founded Sweet Loren's, which specializes in vegan cookie dough made with all-natural ingredients. On…
Oct. 14, 2021

Vax On: Catching Z’s, Incoming Boosters, and Mandate Madness

In this episode of Vax On, Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos discuss pandemic-driven sleep deprivation, new booster shots, and a new Texas mandate that stops vaccine mandates in their tracks.
Oct. 12, 2021

The Cancer Mavericks EP5: The Young Adult Cancer Movement

Young adult cancer patients face a unique set of problems, but not so long ago they were a largely invisible and underserved community. On this episode we talk to mavericks of a new generation who fought to give young adults like them a voice.
Oct. 7, 2021

Vax On: Suppository Consequences, Processed Cheese, Boosters and More!

In this episode of Vax On, Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos discuss Merck’s new COVID-19 antiviral pill, the beginning of the booster shot, and one national product shortage you didn’t see coming.
Oct. 5, 2021

So LGBTQ People Get Cancer Too?

On this week's show: Liz Margolies, psychotherapist and Founder of the National LGBT Cancer Network, who discusses the LGBT community's disproportionate cancer burden, inequities in cancer treatment, and her organization's advocacy efforts.
Sept. 30, 2021

Ms. Information and GMHC Get Their Vax On!

On VAX ON, Matthew and Elura proudly welcome vaccine myth-buster Ms. Information and Krishna Stone (from Gay Men's Health Crisis) live in studio. These four powerhouse personalities get raw and honest about the crisis of our time, vaccine misinformation, COVID-19's impact on the LGBTQ community, an…
Sept. 28, 2021

Dear Cancer: New Tests, New Treatments, and New Hope

Dr. Stephen Liu, Director of Thoracic Oncology at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center believes in biomarker testing. On this episode, Dr. Liu explains what biomarker testing is and why it should be a mandatory part of cancer care. The presenting sponsor for this episode is …
Sept. 23, 2021

Vax On: The Kids Are Not Alright

In this episode of Vax On, Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos discuss some effects of the pandemic on kids, ranging from the sad to the hopeful to the downright hilarious. Plus, our latest Sermoment!
Sept. 21, 2021

Scott Slater: How The Stupid Cancer Sausage Was Made

On the show today, my guest is Scott Slater, a longtime friend, a former colleague at Stupid Cancer, and one of the earliest activists who helped build the original young adult cancer movement back in the mid-2000s. Yes, Scott is a cancer survivor, but that’s just one of his MANY titles. He’s a sof…
Sept. 16, 2021

Vax On: Parental Consent to Poke and State Mandate Backlash

In this episode of Vax On, Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos discuss how teens are challenging misinformation and parental consent for the COVID-19 vaccine. They also discuss New York state’s latest vaccine mandate and this week’s Sermoment!
Sept. 14, 2021

Lynch Syndrome: Try To Not Get Cancer?

Today on the show, we talk to powerhouse couple David and Robin Dubin, who founded Alive and Kickn to advocate for those with the Lynch gene. At age 29, Dave was diagnosed with colon cancer and Lynch Syndrome. Few have heard of it, but Dave and Robin are trying to change that. Because Lynch is a ge…
Sept. 9, 2021

[REBROADCAST] Relentless: John Tesh on Music, Cancer, Grit, and Faith

In his new book, "Relentless: Unleashing a Life of Purpose, Grit, and Faith," Tesh describes how obstacles shaped him—including being suspended from college, living homeless for months, and facing a deadly disease.
Sept. 7, 2021

Cancer and Nutrition: Who'd've thunk?

On the show today, Susan Bratton is a legacy BFF of mine dating back to the LIVESTRONG days at the dawn of the young adult cancer movement. It was a time when "cancer survivorship" was evolving into a real boy and quality of life became tantamount to quality of care. Susan was an MBA who worked in …
Sept. 2, 2021

Vax On: Horsin’ Around, 1-800-Vaccines-4-Kids, and New Mandates

In this episode of Vax On, Elura Nanos and Andrew MacDowell discuss how people are lining up for prescriptions of the latest myth in COVID prevention.
Aug. 31, 2021

Origins: The Dawn of Digital Health

On the show today, I am joined live in-studio by Alex Fair and Aaron Michael Buch, two innovators in the patient advocacy and digital health and innovation sector, each from different endpoints in time. Starting as early as 2008, Alex has had the good fortune to have worked on some genuinely pionee…
Aug. 26, 2021

[REBROADCAST] Cycle of Lives: Grief, Loss, Redemption, Opportunity, and Advocacy

“What do you do with the mad that you feel?” — One of the more definitive quotes from the definitive Mr. Rogers. For my guest today, David Richman, the choice he made after losing his sister to cancer was to turn pain into passion, lace-up, and in true Forrest Gump fashion, JUST START RUNNING. 85 m…
Aug. 24, 2021

Mental Illness Advocate Johnny Crowder

On the show today —> Johnny Crowder is the Founder of Cope Notes, host of the Cope Notes Podcast , and a rising star in the mental health and mental illness advocacy space. This guy is a highly vocal suicide/abuse survivor wi...
Aug. 19, 2021

Vax On: New Mandates, Live Music, and Even More Reasons to Get Vaxxed

In this episode of Vax On, Matthew Zachary and Elura Nanos discuss Mayor Bill de Blasio’s strict new COVID-19 mandate, and the return of major music festivals in the U.S. They also discuss some common reasons why vaccine skeptics changed their mind and got vaccinated.
Aug. 17, 2021

The One With Lisa Simms Booth

On the show today: Lisa Simms Booth is Executive Director at The Smith Center for the Healing Arts and former Senior Director for Patient and Public Engagement at The Biden Cancer Initiative. She is such an extraordinary human being who've I've wanted her on my show for such a long time and, well, …
Aug. 12, 2021

Vax On: Military Mandates, Cruise Drama Continued, and Our First Sermoment

In this episode of Vax On, Matthew Zachary, Elura Nanos, and Andrew MacDowell discuss the Biden administration’s latest vaccination mandate for the U.S. Military, and how cruise companies may be on their way to a new normal. We also introduce a new segment to the show: Sermo-ments! We're partnerin…
Aug. 10, 2021

The Cancer Mavericks EP3: The March on Washington

Advocacy can take many forms in the cancer community — from advocating for yourself or a loved one to receive the best possible treatment to calling your Congressperson or testifying on Capitol Hill to demand increased access to care. This episode explores different ways cancer mavericks have eleva…