I have a lot to say! After years of practice and educating the next generation of pediatric providers, I realized the “art” of nursing was really the practical application of evidence that I assigned in my courses. Novice providers should not have to wait years to accrue to same skills— they can be taught through simple conversations that offer relatable examples that apply the foundational knowledge to bedside experiences.

I thought about the podcast for about 18 months before I ever got started. It was very important to clarify my “niche” in the podcast world and understand my audience. One of my pediatric emergency medicine mentors has a great podcast (PEMCurrents and PEMBlog), so he was helpful in the planning stages.

My husband finally pushed me to get it started when he gave me a podcasting microphone for my first Mother's Day present.

Coincidentally, it was during the pandemic lockdown where my students were restricted from clinical to stay safe, but they still needed the practical bedside application of our didactic content to build their competency in pediatrics. I knew there was a place for the practical application of evidence-based practice in a conversational way that could help them build skills that were necessary at the bedside. This plays out in the style of each episode.

For anyone who has met me, you know that the cadence of my speech is much different from the podcast. It is filled with pregnant pauses and long, drawn-out syllables. That's difficult to listen to. The script also allows me to stick to the topic of conversation (I am also known for my impressive tangents) and obtain peer review to meet quality standards. Last, and certainly the most important, is that I use a script so that I can do research in the current literature and cite my references. Each script has in-text citations that I use to stay accountable for the content. I pass the research along to the listeners in the show notes and references.

The Peds NP created a new, unprecedented peer review process in 2024 that combines work from the METRIQ collaborative with processes parallel to refereed journals.

First, completed episode scripts undergo a desk edit by the host. Next the episodes receive a semi-blind peer review using a modified rMETRIQ tool.

Episodes are revised based on reviewer feedback and returned to reviewers for a repeat review (if needed).

You can read all about our peer review process here.

It depends. Some episodes I can write in a few short hours. While others can take well over 40 hours for the script alone. It all depends on how well I know the topic and whether I am collaborating with a co-author or undergoing peer review.

Once I'm ready to record, it only takes a few hours to produce the final product. I'm meticulous about final wordsmithing, tone, and intonation and have been known to delete a completed episode because it didn’t feel up to my standards. Then I use multiple software programs to create a more crisp product, post to the podcast platform, and disseminate the RSS feed all of your favorite apps in podcastland.

Browse all of the old episodes and show notes on the Browse All Episodes page.

You can also use the search bar at the Podbean site to find specific episodes on topics of interest.

I'm picky! And it depends on my mood.

For pediatric health care: TeamPeds Talks by NAPNAP, Pediatrics on Call by the AAP, PemCurrents by Brad Sobolewski

For parenting: Good Inside with Dr. Becky (no relation), Life Kit: Parenting

For travel: This American Life, Throughline, and Serial from NPR

For kids: Magic of Disney Storytelling, Work it out wombats by PBS, Spanish stories for kids