The VPZD Show
Drs. Vinay Prasad & Zubin Damania
Science and ideas · Ongoing · ~88 min · Explicit
Taste attributes: talk-showdocumentaryslowheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty ideas podcast: slow-paced and intimate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
Two doctors, one podcast, Alt-Middle as heck. Featuring Dr. Vinay Prasad (host of Plenary Session) and Dr. Zubin Damania (host of The ZDoggMD Show).
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- Publisher
- Drs. Vinay Prasad & Zubin Damania
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 88 minutes
- Latest episode
- 7 November 2026
- Categories
- Science, Health & Fitness, Medicine, News, News Commentary
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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