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Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens

"Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens" dives into the highs, lows, and WTFs of healthcare. Whether you"re in the medical field, live with a healthcare worker, or broke your arm once and are still paying off your medical bills, this is a must-listen. Join Will and Kristin Flanary (aka the Glaucomfleckens) for candid chats with leading healthcare voices like Dr. Mike and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. Discover fun facts about eyeballs, hear relatable stories from medical training, and sneak a

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50:38

When Anatomy Gets Adorable with Wendy Bryan Lazar

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2025/11/11

This week, Kristin and I sit down with Wendy Bryan Lazar, the founder of I Heart Guts, the company making plush organs so lovable you almost forget they’re based on, you know, actual human guts. We dive into how she turned her background in design and a deep love of anatomy into a wildly successful brand that celebrates the weird, wonderful world inside us.We talk about the real challenges of bringing humor to healthcare, the joy of making science accessible (and huggable), and how one person’s

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41:09

Knock Knock Eye: Why Doctors Should Be Allowed to Own...

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2025/11/06

From ophthalmology to testicle jokes, this episode covers a lot. I’m talking about why physicians should be allowed to own hospitals, the internet debate over vision therapy, and the truth about whether your eyes can actually pop out if you sneeze too hard. Plus, I share the one time an ophthalmologist asked a patient to drop his pants and why professional athletes might be missing out by skipping regular eye exams.Takeaways: Why physician-owned hospitals might actually provide better and

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51:23

Glauc Talk: Pituitary Glands: The Testicles of the Brain

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2025/11/04

So… I turned 40. And like any doctor staring down middle age, I celebrated by talking about colonoscopy prep.This week, Kristin and I unpack everything that happens to your body when you hit your forties, from dry eyes and presbyopia to statins and perimenopause. (Don’t worry, it’s still funny.) We talk about getting old, staying healthy, and why I’m way too excited to film my own colonoscopy. Then things take a turn for the scientific. We dive into the pituitary gland, why I called it the

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49:20

Knock Knock Eye: Which Disney Characters Have the...

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2025/10/30

I went to Disney World and ended up diagnosing cartoon characters. From Mike Wazowski’s lack of depth perception to Goofy’s questionable eye anatomy and Winnie the Pooh’s all pupil, no iris situation, I’m breaking down which Disney characters would absolutely fail a vision test. Plus, a quick dive into a real breakthrough from Stanford that might help restore sight lost to macular degeneration. It’s ophthalmology meets Disney meets mild existential crisis. What more could you want?Takeaways:

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44:06

Glauc Talk: Why Everyone Should Know CPR (Seriously)

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2025/10/28

This week, Kristin and I dive into two real-world CPR stories. One that’ll make your blood boil (looking at you, Hofstra bar exam), and another that’ll make you want to hug a comedian in Spokane. We talk about what happens when bystanders freeze, how quick thinking saves lives, and why everyone should know at least something about CPR.Then I drag Kristin into a round of “Doctor Strange or Just Strange” where she has to guess if bizarre medical facts are from Marvel or real life. And finally, we

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41:54

Knock Knock Eye: Does Vision Therapy Actually Work?

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2025/10/23

Can you really “train” your eyes to work better or is vision therapy mostly hype? In this episode, I’m breaking down the three main types of vision therapy, what the science says about each, and how to tell when it’s actually helpful versus when it’s just expensive pseudoscience. We’ll talk convergence insufficiency (the one real winner), why eye exercises don’t fix dyslexia or myopia, and how to ask the right questions before spending a dime.Takeaways: What “vision therapy” actually means

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59:07

The Med Student Who Got in Trouble for Going Viral...

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2025/10/21

What happens when your med school doesn’t like your TikToks?This week, we talk to Dr. Kumail Hussain, a physician who went viral for his medical content… and got in serious trouble for it. We dig into the story that followed: professionalism hearings, probation, and the ripple effects that followed him into residency. But this isn’t just about one doctor’s social media misstep, it’s about what medicine still fears. Free expression. Humanity. The idea that doctors might have personalities outside

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48:49

Knock Knock Eye: The Testicular Hill I’m Willing to...

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2025/10/16

I’m back with part two of my “life lessons at 40” and yes, it’s even more random than part one. From safety glasses and social media boundaries to testicle self-exams (yes, really), I’m sharing the wisdom I’ve collected over four decades. Plus, a neuro-ophthalmology curveball: a patient with mismatched pupils and a mystery diagnosis that turns out to be a Horner syndrome. Takeaways: Why you should always wear safety glasses, even if you swear you were “careful.” How public speaking

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52:12

Glauc Talk: Wait… Viruses Can Cause Cancer?!

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2025/10/14

We’re back with a follow-up to the “no inner monologue” chaos, but this time, we’re going deeper. Kristin and I unpack what it actually feels like when your brain disconnects, how trauma can flip your reality switch, and why dissociation might just be your mind’s weirdest defense mechanism.Then we shift gears into something truly wild: the microscopic villains that can give you cancer. Yep, your high school biology class never warned you about this lineup of viruses, parasites, and bacteria with

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44:53

Knock Knock Eye: 40 Tips From Dr. Glaucomflecken On...

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2025/10/09

I just turned 40 and I’ve learned a few things along the way. Some about eyeballs, some about life, and a few the hard way (looking at you, hot tub corneal ulcer). In this special two-part birthday series, I’m sharing the lessons, advice, and random pearls I’ve picked up over four decades from why you should never argue with trolls online to how flossing can save your sanity. It’s a mix of serious, silly, and surprisingly heartfelt. And yes… we’re talking Chiefs football too.Takeaways: Why

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45:02

Glauc Talk: Why We're Haunted by the Presidential...

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2025/10/07

Some episodes wander. This one sprints from childhood trauma (aka the Presidential Fitness Test pull-up requirement) to the ethics of free speech on social media, to guts literally spilling outside the body in a crash course on gastroschisis and omphalocele.Kristin and I also talk about why doctors get in trouble online, how to avoid losing your job with one bad post, and the weird dynamic of being expected to comment on every news story. Oh and did I mention I went on a podcast where they gave me

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44:28

Knock Knock Eye: Autism & Tylenol: Sorting Fact from...

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2025/10/02

What happens when the president tells pregnant patients to “tough it out” instead of taking Tylenol? And why are accomplished physicians standing on stage making claims that don’t hold up to the evidence? This week I’m diving into the mess of misinformation, the dangers it creates, and the patients who end up paying the price. Then, to balance the outrage with some ophthalmology, I’m taking you deep into two of the rarest optic nerve disorders, one I’ve seen once, and one I’ve never seen at

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48:22

Glauc Talk: The Worst Social Media Post in Healthcare...

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2025/09/30

Some things in healthcare are forgivable mistakes. This wasn’t one of them.Kristin and I dive into the shocking story of a group of healthcare workers who thought it was a good idea to post exam-room paper from pelvic exams online. Spoiler: they’re not working in medicine anymore. But the fallout reveals something bigger, the fragile state of public trust in doctors and what happens when we keep shooting ourselves in the foot on social media. From trust erosion to the silent majority who never

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46:51

Knock Knock Eye: What Could Possibly Unite America?

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2025/09/25

What if the only thing that could truly unite this country was our collective rage at health insurance companies? This week, I’m handing out my best social media survival advice (step one: don’t get fired), sharing the rare thrill of bringing vision back from the brink, and digging into why bloody tears are a real thing. Plus, we’ll talk colorblindness, cataracts, and maybe even which of your five senses deserves the top spot.Takeaways: Why your social media “private” posts might not be so

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45:45

Glauc Talk: Chemotherapy Drugs 101: The Messiest...

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2025/09/23

I’ve been to a lot of medical conferences, but veterinary medicine conferences are different. Picture me, a human ophthalmologist, standing in front of a thousand vets, showing them photos of my dog Milo’s eyes (because why not?). Turns out, they loved it and then immediately called me out for doing the exact thing they can’t stand about human doctors. Oops.Kristin and I also get into the strange overlap between vet medicine and human medicine (yes, the cardiologists still argue), why ER

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81:54

Why Do Some GI Problems Hide from Every Test? | Bendy...

Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens ·

2025/09/22

In honor of Pain Awareness Month, we’re excited to share an episode from one of our favorite healthcare podcasts, “Bendy Bodies with Dr. Linda Bluestein.” In this recent interview, Dr. Bluestein sat down with Dr. Zach Spiritos, a neurogastroenterologist, to explore why gastrointestinal problems in hypermobile patients can be so difficult to detect with standard testing (and what patients and providers can do to find better answers and relief).Listen to more episodes of “Bendy Bodies with Dr. Linda

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44:10

Knock Knock Eye: Sympathetic Ophthalmia: The Rare Eye...

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2025/09/18

What happens when your immune system suddenly decides your eye is the enemy? This week I’m diving into one of ophthalmology’s rarest (and frankly scariest) condition, sympathetic ophthalmia. Plus, I’m talking GLP-1 miracle drugs, why residency feels like a soul-draining black hole, and whether med school should really be shorter. And yes, we’re also testing which of your eyeballs is the boss. Takeaways: The strange and unsettling reality of sympathetic ophthalmia and why I hope never to see it

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51:12

Glauc Talk: Could You Need Rabies Shots Without a Bite?

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2025/09/16

I’ve worn a lot of hats. Physician, patient, Domino’s delivery guy, even walk-in freezer napper. But in this episode, Kristin and I dive into a conversation that’s bigger (and scarier) than my teenage pizza-ball experiments: what happens if we cut health insurance out of healthcare altogether?We start with rabies bats in Wyoming (because of course we do), wander into my old nap habits, and then head straight into a serious discussion sparked by Dr. Elisabeth Potter about the state of private

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48:14

Knock Knock Eye: Flashes, Floaters, and Tears...Oh My!

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2025/09/11

Ever wondered what happens when your eye jelly decides to collapse in on itself? Or why some cataract surgeons apparently get squeamish around LASIK patients (spoiler: they shouldn’t)? This episode takes you from pediatrician pep rallies to the surprisingly dark side of floaters and flashes. Along the way, I’ll rant a little, nerd out a lot, and maybe terrify you just enough to finally schedule that eye exam.Takeaways: What flashes of light really mean—and why they send ophthalmologists

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44:29

Glauc Talk: Can a BuzzFeed Quiz Accurately Define Our...

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2025/09/09

This week, it’s just me and Kristin taking a BuzzFeed quiz to figure out what kind of doctor we are—and, well, the results raise some eyebrows. We also talk about a new bill being introduced in Massachusetts and answer a listener email about surgical etiquette: should you chat during procedures or keep it strictly scalpel business? Takeaways: Kristin and I take a BuzzFeed quiz that tells us what kind of doctor we are… and the results hit a little too hard. We break down a Massachusetts

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