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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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44:29

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

Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens ·

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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43:58

Knock Knock Eye: Would You Trust a Doctor Trained in...

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2025/09/04

This week’s Knock Knock Eye is a little bit of everything: football, birthdays, med school reform, and one of the strangest kinds of patients I see in clinic. I talk about turning 40 (and yes, going full Chiefs fan at Arrowhead), why the fourth year of med school might be a “victory lap” worth keeping, and how Europe might actually be ahead of us when it comes to training doctors. Plus, I share what it was like speaking to med students about healthcare advocacy and why I think universal care will

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61:12

What Happens When a Doctor Designs a Board Game? with...

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2025/09/02

When your job is literally life and death, how do you explain what that feels like to patients, to families, to anyone outside the ICU? This week on Knock Knock Hi, Kristin and I talk with Dr. Lakshman Swamy, a critical care and pulmonary doc who decided the answer might be… a board game. We get into burnout, the broken systems of ICU care, and how a game called helps players understand the impossible choices clinicians face every day. Also: moral injury, insurance nightmares, what it's like to feel

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42:23

Knock Knock Eye: Are My Arms Too Short or Is This...

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2025/08/28

Look, I knew getting older would mess with my joints and metabolism—but no one warned me that my arms would become too short to read a menu. In this solo episode, I talk about the aging process that ruins your ability to focus on near objects—presbyopia—and why it’s just part of the over-40 starter pack.But that's not all. I’ve got thoughts about chiropractors adjusting newborns (yes, really), dry eye fixes that actually work, and whether or not you can legally use your FSA to buy laser vision

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42:17

Glauc Talk: What Makes Medical Misinformation So...

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2025/08/26

Sometimes the dumbest things go viral. Case in point: I guessed a basketball player’s glasses prescription online… and half the internet thought I was rating her looks. (Spoiler: I wasn’t.) In this episode of Knock Knock Hi, Kristin and I unpack my latest accidental brush with fame, the chaos of wellness misinformation clogging up TikTok, and why it feels like the internet is both the best and worst place for healthcare. We also dive into the weird world of grifters, cult-like medical influencers,

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43:30

Knock Knock Eye: RFK Jr. Says Doctors Are Keeping You...

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2025/08/21

RFK Jr. says doctors like me don’t want you to get better. Apparently, we’re part of a vast system designed to keep you sick. So I did what any responsible, monocle-wearing ophthalmologist would do, I pulled up his tweet and walked through it point by point.In this solo episode, I talk about how this kind of medical misinformation spreads, how it erodes trust in the entire healthcare system, and why calling out conspiracy thinking isn’t the same as silencing dissent. I also get into preventive

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74:04

What Happens When an Insurance Company Interrupts...

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2025/08/19

Ever had your surgery interrupted… by UnitedHealthcare? Yeah, me neither. But that’s exactly what happened to our guest this week, the incredible Dr. Elisabeth Potter. She went viral after exposing the absurdity of insurance meddling in patient care, right down to getting pulled out of the OR for a phone call about prior authorization. In this episode, Kristin and I dig into how Dr. Potter stood up to a massive insurance company, why they tried (and failed) to shut her down with a cease-and-desist,

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42:31

Knock Knock Eye: The One Rule I Follow in Medical Comedy

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2025/08/14

I love a good medical joke as much as the next ophthalmologist, but there’s one line I won’t cross and I think more of us need to hear it. In this episode, I’m talking about the state of medical comedy, why I almost stayed anonymous forever, and the one thing I’ve learned never to make fun of online. I also dive into YouTube comments, explain why onions make you cry (with the help of some very stylish goggles), answer questions about Stickler syndrome, and tell you how a group of urologists

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65:54

Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers the Real Villains of...

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2025/08/12

You know those mystery charges at the pharmacy that make zero sense? Yeah, turns out, there’s a whole shadowy system behind it and no, it’s not your pharmacist’s fault. This week on Knock Knock Hi, Kristin and I talk with Deborah Keaveny , president of Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT), about the tangled web of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), why your copays never go down, and how independent pharmacies are basically being squeezed to death. We get into the secret contracts, gag

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50:26

Knock Knock Eye: Should We Worry About Organ...

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2025/08/07

I spent this week untangling one of the wildest New York Times stories in recent memory about organ donation. The article set off a firestorm online, and the clickbait headlines had everyone ready to rip “organ donor” off their driver’s license. But is it really that bad? I break down what’s true, what’s exaggerated, and what it means for a system that saves thousands of lives every year.Then I get fired up about neonatal conjunctivitis and the nonsense being spread by wellness influencers who

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60:57

Will You Live to 120 with a Little Help from AI? with...

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2025/08/05

This week, Kristen and I go full sci-fi (but, like, the real kind) with the one and only Dr. Eric Topol—cardiologist, author, and guy who’s been yelling for years that the way we do medicine is… less than ideal. We talk about how AI could transform healthcare, whether doctors are finally ready to embrace empathy, and why the average hospital still runs on fax machines and vibes. Oh—and don’t worry, I made sure to ask him if AI is going to come for my job. (Spoiler: probably.) It's a hopeful,

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47:59

Knock Knock Eye: The Problem with “Alternative” Medicine

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2025/07/31

It’s just me this week, and I’m cracking open the homeopathy bottle (spoiler: it’s mostly water). From viral pseudoscience to dry eye remedies that make me blink twice, I’m taking a solo stroll through the wild world of medical misinformation. We’ll also talk about the dangers of diluted science, why TikTok is not a medical degree, and the real risks behind popular “natural” treatments. No guests, no filter—just a Snape impression and some good old-fashioned eye-rolling.Takeaways: Why your

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49:10

Glauc Talk: What Do All Those Hospital Codes Mean...

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2025/07/29

This week, Kristin and I dig into the alphabet soup of hospital emergency codes, and I break down what those cryptic overhead announcements really mean. We also talk about the latest round of proposed Medicaid cuts and why they’re more than just numbers on a budget line. Expect the usual tangents too!Takeaways: Ever wonder what “Code Brown” actually means? We’ve got you. Medicaid is on the chopping block what could it mean for hospitals and patients? When your ER is “on

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50:24

Knock Knock Eye: Why Did UnitedHealthcare Go After...

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2025/07/24

We’re marking 100 episodes by getting real about a moment that I've feared all my life. The moment where they asked if there was a doctor onboard this plane!Also: we talk about Dr. Elisabeth Potter, a breast cancer surgeon who stood up to UnitedHealthcare after they told her how to do her job—and then punished her for it. It’s infuriating. But it’s also revealing. Takeaways: There was a medical emergency onboard my latest flight. Dr. Elisabeth Potter tried to do what was best for

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49:52

Glauc Talk: How Badly Did Intern Year Break Me?

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2025/07/22

Intern year. It’s the chaotic rite of passage where sleep goes to die, mistakes get made in real time, and everyone’s faking confidence until they figure it out, or break. This week, I’m sharing the moments that defined mine: the terrifying first night on call, what it’s like to be handed a pager when you still don’t know where the bathrooms are, and how that year almost broke me… but also built me. Whether you're a med student bracing for the leap or just love a good disaster story with a

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42:37

Knock Knock Eye: Should There Be a Loan Cap for Med...

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2025/07/17

This week, I'm diving into the juiciest part of the eyeball—literally and historically. From ancient couching techniques that involved jabbing your eye with a sharp stick (yes, really) to modern lenses inspired by World War II cockpit glass, we’re going deep into cataract surgery's wild evolution. Also: a peek at what fireworks do to your eyeballs, my questionable thoughts on ASMR medicine, and why the human lens is the peanut M&M of the ocular world. You’ll never look at your eyeballs—or your

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67:04

Glauc Talk: What Is Private Equity? with Megan Greenwell

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2025/07/15

Ever wonder what happens when people with zero medical training start buying up hospitals and clinics? This week, we're joined by journalist Megan Greenwell, who’s spent years investigating the chilling spread of private equity in healthcare. We talk about what it means when medicine becomes a business, the moments that made her jaw drop during reporting, and why she thinks doctors and patients are both trapped in a system that no longer works for either of them. This one hits hard.Takeaways:

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46:50

Knock Knock Eye: The History of Cataract Surgery

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2025/07/10

This week, I'm diving into the juiciest part of the eyeball—literally and historically. From ancient couching techniques that involved jabbing your eye with a sharp stick (yes, really) to modern lenses inspired by World War II cockpit glass, we’re going deep into cataract surgery's wild evolution. Also: a peek at what fireworks do to your eyeballs, my questionable thoughts on ASMR medicine, and why the human lens is the peanut M&M of the ocular world. You’ll never look at your eyeballs—or your

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51:41

Glauc Talk: Is an Eye Transplant Actually Possible?

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2025/07/08

This week, we dig into the surprising shift among voters who once supported private equity in healthcare—and may now be rethinking it. Kristin and I talk through what’s behind that change, plus a major headline about the first-ever eye transplant. And just when things start to feel a little too serious, we lighten it up with a chaotic game that puts our anatomy knowledge (and humility) to the test. Trust me, you’ll want to play along.Takeaways: Some voters are finally reconsidering their

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46:26

Knock Knock Eye: Optometrist vs. Ophthalmologist:...

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2025/07/03

You ever have someone call you an optometrist when you're, say, very much not? Yeah… that happened again. So in this episode, I’m laying out the not-so-subtle (and sometimes very contentious) differences between optometrists and ophthalmologists—education, lasers, the whole thing. We also dive into the thin but mighty conjunctiva, the raging war against red eyes, and yes, my completely unsolicited but deeply held thoughts on AI in healthcare. Spoiler: I don’t hate it, but I am watching it like it

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