Podcasts by Blunt Dissection: The best minds in veterinary medicine, academia & business profiled so you can learn from their experience.
The Blunt Dissection Podcast exists because everyone has a story worth listening to. It's the original and best interview podcast in veterinary medicine where the best minds in the various subcultures of veterinary medicine (and sometimes outside) are profiled/deconstructed so you can listen to their remarkable stories, and also learn the habits, routines, thought processes and anything else that makes these individuals so good at what they do.
What’s in it for you to listen? For some, it's entertainment, for others the show offers inspiration. My hope is that once you’ve seen the pathway to success all you have to do is follow the breadcrumbs. Simple right? So what are you waiting for? Let's jump in and get to know some amazing people better. :)
Sometimes funny, sometimes dark but always entertaining - welcome to the hidden world of veterinary success.
Your host is Dr Dave Nicol, a veterinarian, occasional CEO, multiple time author, international speaker and mentor/coach to countless vets, nurses and managers in veterinary leadership roles across the world through VetX International.
Further podcasts by Dr Dave Nicol: Veterinarian, Author & Speaker.
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Ep 60: Stop, Start, Less, More with Dr Andy Roark from 2022-01-27T14:00:39
My first Blunt Dissection episode of the year kicks off with veterinarian, podcaster, international speaker, author, media personality, founder of the Uncharted Veterinary Conference, and of course...
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Ep 59: A Slingshot Round Adversity - 2021 Highlights from 2021-12-23T16:37:39
If 2020 was the year that got away, 2021 was the year where we bounced back. It too came with huge uncertainty and challenges and life in practice was played out against a depressing narrative of b...
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Ep 58: The Street Vet - Dr. Jade Statt from 2021-11-25T16:01:43
On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr. Jade Statt, cofounder of Street Vet a charity caring for the pets of homeless people.
Jade graduated from Glasgow University Vet School with honors in 20...
Ep 57: Prof Liz Mossop - Growing Tomorrow's Vets from 2021-10-27T10:18:01
On today’s show it is my pleasure to be joined by one of the most influential and innovative people in steering global veterinary education, Professor Liz Mossop.
Liz graduated from the E...
Ep 56: Dr Mandisa Greene - Inspiring Inclusivity and Diversity For All from 2021-10-07T14:27:02
On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr Mandisa Greene, the first black president of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, here in the UK.
Raised in Trinidad, Mandisa grew up surrounded by a...
Ep 55: Dr Robin Downing - Analgesia For The Soul from 2021-08-25T17:42:07
On today’s show I’m joined by the woman with potentially the new Blunt Dissection record (Sorry Sheilah) for the number of letters after a name, Dr. Robin Downing, DVM, DAAPM, DACVSMR, CVPP, CCRP, ...
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Ep 54: Dr Marty Becker - Fighting For A Better Future For Pets & People from 2021-07-28T14:51:48
On today’s show, I’m joining by Dr. Marty Becker.
Also known to the public as “America’s Veterinarian,” Marty is a genuine titan of vet medicine with an incredibly successful career spann...
Ep 53: Exhausted to Extraordinary with Dr Sharon Grossman from 2021-07-01T13:30:44
On today’s show I’m joined by Dr Sharon Grossman.
Dr. Grossman is a Psychologist, Life Coach, and Speaker, who is an expert in Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and managing burnout in high achi...
Ep 52: Megan Brashear - Career Pivots on the Road to Happiness from 2021-05-28T14:03:39
On today’s show, I’m joined by Megan Brashear.
Megan initially went to college as a History major, with the objective of teaching high school students. But quickly realising that, for her...
Ep 51 - Dr Fabian Rivers - Inclusion & Diversity in Veterinary Medicine from 2021-04-29T10:24:56
On today’s show I’m joined by Dr Fabian Rivers.
Fabian is an exotics vet, TV personality, social activist, and philosopher.
Hailing from Birmingham in the United Kingdom, Fabian, ...
Ep 50: Dr Peter Dommett - an Incredible Farming & Transforming Ecosystems Story from 2021-03-26T09:24:57
On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr Pete Dommett. Pete graduated from the Onderstepoort school of veterinary medicine in South Africa.
A born adventurer with a lust for life, he now lives i...
Ep 49: Dr Lisa Lippman - Carving Your Own Path in Veterinary Medicine from 2021-02-26T15:38:57
On today’s show, I’m joined by the socially savvy Dr Lisa Lippman.
Lisa is one of the most followed and socially influential veterinarians in the United States. She is a regular fixture o...
Ep 48: Dr Molly McAllister - Leading & Living with Purpose & Humanity from 2021-01-28T17:52:07
On today’s show, I’m joined by one of the most senior vets in the United States, Dr. Molly McAllister.
Molly graduated from Oregon State Vet School in 2004, holds a BA in biology, and a Ma...
Ep 47: 2020 - Messages From The Year That Got Away from 2020-12-23T16:49:50
Today’s show is the 2020 end of year review. Normally it is my job to interview and tease apart the life of interesting people from around the world of veterinary medicine.
But in our trad...
Ep 46: Dr Caroline Murray - The Wilderness Vet from 2020-11-26T14:47:47
On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr Caroline Murray aka the Wilderness Vet.
Caroline graduated from Liverpool University Vet School in 1997 and, in addition to her veterinary degree, holds ...
Ep 45: Laura Muir - The Vet Who's Going For Gold from 2020-10-22T15:01
On today’s show, I’m joined by double European record holder, gold medalist, and Olympic athlete, Laura Muir.
Laura made her debut in senior athletics representing Great Britain at the 2...
Ep 45: Laura Muir - The Vet Going For Olympic Gold from 2020-10-22T15:01
On today’s show, I’m joined by double European record holder, gold medalist, and Olympic athlete, Laura Muir.
Laura made her debut in senior athletics representing Great Britain at the 2...
Ep 44: Dr BJ Miller - Embracing our mortality for a better shot at life from 2020-09-23T19:26
On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr BJ Miller. BJ is a practising hospice and palliative medicine physician in San Fransico, an author and speaker, best known for his TED Talk, "What Really Matters ...
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Ep 43: Debt & Money - The Elephant in the Room of Veterinary Medicine from 2020-08-27T19:19:20
On today’s show I’m joined by not one, but two awesome guests as we take on the towering elephant in the room of veterinary medicine - MONEY! More specifically, DEBT!
To dissect this huge ...
Ep 42: Dr Melinda Merck and the World of Veterinary Forensics from 2020-07-23T14:25:14
On today’s show, we go on a dive into the dark side of humanity as I am joined by veterinary forensics expert, Dr Melinda Merck.
Dr Merck is the owner of Veterinary Forensics Consulting...
Ep 41: Dr Lisa Radosta - Being Unbreakable (and much more besides) from 2020-06-25T14:52:40
On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr Lisa Radosta.
Dr Radosta graduated in 2000 from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing an internship in small animal ...
Ep 40: Dr Sara Pizano & Her Mission to Transform Shelter Medicine from 2020-05-22T13:39:12
On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr Sara Pizano.
Sara is a Cornell Graduate and leading light in shelter medicine who has brought about enormous positive change to shelters across America.
Ep 39: Dr Saye Clement - The Veterinary Virtuoso from 2020-04-23T14:40:42
On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr Saye Clement. Saye graduated from Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph in 1993. During her career she has worked in emergency medicine and since 2003 has been a co-o...
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Ep 38: Dr Temple Grandin from 2020-03-26T14:12:58
My guest today is a genuine global superstar in the world of animal health, Dr Temple Grandin. The word ‘legend’ is often overused, but when you’re talking about one of the most respected animal be...
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Ep 37: Dr Karen Felsted - The Veterinary Economist from 2020-02-20T17:47:45
On today’s show, I’m joined by one of the most respected thought leaders on the planet when it comes to veterinary economics, Dr Karen Felsted.
Karen graduated from the University of Texa...
Ep 36: Dr Betsy Charles - Leadership & living in the tension between the good and the bad from 2020-01-23T17:43:55
On today’s show, which was performed and recorded in front of a live audience at Fetch Kansas City 2019, I am joined by an incredible woman, who is genuinely making a difference in veterinary medic...
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Ep 35: Falling Back In Love - With Our Profession & Ourselves from 2019-12-24T18:59:07
Today’s show is the 2019 end of year review. Normally it is my job to interview and tease apart the life of interesting people from around the world of veterinary medicine.
But in the now ...
Ep 34: Dr Sheilah Robertson - A Great Scot in America from 2019-11-29T00:48:02
On today’s show I’m delighted to welcome back (back extremely popular demand) anaesthesia, feline and end of Life care guru Dr Sheliah Robertson for our very first ever “round two” interview.
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Ep 33: Bill Schroeder - Marines, Marketing & Caring Like Crazy from 2019-10-25T18:43:29
On today’s show I’m joined by former US Marine turned marketing guru Bill Schroeder.
Bill has a fascinating career path and attended Western Illinois University where he gained his degree...
BD 32: Dr Steve Noonan - The Pursuit Of A Positive Life & Helping Others from 2019-09-26T23:30:31
On today’s show, I am joined by Dr Steve Noonan. Steve graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1983 and by 1986 (at the tender age of 27) he owned three veterinary clinics.
Thoug...
Ep 32: Dr Steve Noonan - The Pursuit Of A Positive Life & Helping Others from 2019-09-26T21:30:31
On today’s show, I am joined by Dr Steve Noonan. Steve graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1983 and by 1986 (at the tender age of 27) he owned three veterinary clinics.
Thoug...
Ep 31: Dr Robert M Miller - Equine Veterinarian, Cartoonist, Legend from 2019-08-30T17:52:32
On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr Robert M Miller. Dr Miller is an equine behaviourist, veterinarian, and author.
He was born in New York on March 4, 1927, and raised in Tucson, Arizona. ...
Ep 30: Striving To Make Veterinary Regulation Compassionate And Empowering, with Lizzie Lockett from 2019-07-31T20:15:20
On today’s show, I super-excited to be joined by the Chief Executive of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Lizzie Lockett.
Lizzie, originally from a farming background in the North...
Ep 29: A Life Less Ordinary with Jolle Kirpensteijn from 2019-06-20T22:39:07
On today’s show, I am joined by the multi-talented Jolle Kirpensteijn.
Jolle graduated from the Utrecht Veterinary School in Holland and promptly moved to the US where he completed his res...
Ep 28: Authentic Marketing And How It Applies To Veterinarians, with Chris Brogan from 2019-05-23T14:24:19
On today’s show I super excited to be joined by one of my writing and business idols, Chris Brogan.
Chris is one of the original group of people who, in the late nineties, decided this ne...
Ep 27: Inside The World Of A Veterinary Technician with Nicole LaForest from 2019-04-20T07:48:44
On today’s show, I’m joined by Veterinary Technician, campaigner and veterinary Instagram celeb Nicole LaForest.
Nicole is a co-owner, manager and Licensed Veterinary Technician for Mayo ...
EP 26: How Bad Do You Want It? With Veterinarian and Bodybuilder Dr. Jessica Wilson from 2019-03-20T19:02:32
On today’s show, I am joined by Dr Jessica Wilson. Jessica is a veterinarian and professional athlete. In fact, as of now, she holds a new record - being the first pro-athlete to appear on Blunt Di...
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Ep 25: The Art and Science of Being A Veterinarian with Dr. James Greenwood from 2019-02-22T09:41:38
On today’s show, I am joined by Dr James Greenwood. James is a practising vet living and working in Bristol, England. Originally from the flat cap, whippet and ferret loving county of Yorkshire, J...
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Ep 24: Compassion Fatigue with Dr Bree Montana from 2019-01-16T19:01:13
Today’s episode marks a very big mile stone on the Blunt Dissection pathway as we reach our two year and 24 episode-th birthday! (Apologies to the English language for that abuse).
We nee...
Ep 23: Crush Your Fear from 2018-12-21T12:20:55
Today’s show is the 2018 end of year review. Normally it is my job to interview and tease apart the life of interesting people from around the world of veterinary medicine.
But in this end...
Ep22: Mr Veterinary Communication - Dr Roeland Wessels from 2018-11-15T08:41:32
On today’s show I am joined by Dutch Veterinary Royalty and Communication Master Dr Roeland Wessels.
Roeland graduated from Utrecht University with a doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1...
Ep 21: Bash Halow from 2018-10-17T19:43:13
On today’s show, I am joined by Bash Halow. Bash, is one of the most entertaining speakers on the veterinary circuit, firstly because he is tear-inducingly funny when he hits his flow, highly eloqu...
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Ep 20: UQ Vet Students Interview Dr Dave from 2018-09-19T14:00:36
Normally on Blunt dissection it is my job to interview and get under the skin of the great and good of veterinary medicine, to get them to tell their story as you’ve never heard before and to learn...
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Ep 19: Nancy Slessenger from 2018-08-22T17:28:41
On today’s show, I am joined by Nancy Slessenger. Nancy, I’m quite confident, most of you have never heard of before. But I’m also confident that you are going to learn more in this show that will ...
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Ep 18: Dr Cody Creelman Cow Vet from 2018-07-18T21:17:24
On today’s show, I am joined by Dr Cody Creelman Cow Vet. Cody, our second Canadian in a row, is cow vet “extraordinaire” growing up near Beaverlodge, Alberta on a commercial cattle operation and a...
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Ep 17: Dr Susan Little from 2018-06-21T17:20:59
My guest on today’s show is cat vet extraordinaire, Dr Susan Little. Susan received her DVM from Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph and has been in feline practice since 1990, achieving board certi...
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Ep 16: Dr Sheilah Robertson from 2018-05-17T10:00:03
On today’s show, I’m delighted to welcome one of the most well-read, insanely qualified and awesome people in veterinary medicine you’ve most likely never heard of, Dr Sheilah Robertson.
S...
Ep 15: Dr Mia Cary from 2018-04-19T09:04:19
On today’s episode, it’s a pleasure to be joined by Dr Mia Cary. When I ask for guest recommendations from you guys, Mia’s is a name that comes up frequently, and here’s why. She has seen animal ca...
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Ep 14: Squadron Leader Tim Davies from 2018-03-15T14:15:24
On today’s show, I am delighted to be joined by Squadron Leader Tim Davies, a qualified fast jet instructor for the Royal Air Force.
Over his 20 year career, Tim has been a frontline Torn...
Ep 13: Dr Gerardo Poli from 2018-02-15T04:13:17
On today’s show, we welcome Dr Gerardo Poli, author of the minivet guide, Emergency Veterinarian and Director at Animal Emergency Service, a business with four hospitals based in Queensland, Austra...
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Ep 12: The E-myth Veterinarian - Dr Peter Weinstein from 2018-01-18T13:32:31
On the podcast today I’m joined by Dr Peter Weinstein. Peter has had a rich, varied and successful career based in Southern California. He is a graduate of Cornell University and got his veterinary...
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EP 11: Ten Of The Best from 2017-12-21T11:57:33
This month’s episode is a mash up from all ten of my guests from around the world in 2017. I’ve cut five of the most powerful minutes from each interview into one episode so you can distill a huge ...
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Ep 10: Dr Andy Roark from 2017-11-15T11:14:51
On today’s show I am joined by my good friend Dr Andy Roark. Andy is one of the hottest properties in veterinary medicine with good reason. He’s a tireless networker, innovator and one of the best ...
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Ep 9: Dr Dani McVety from 2017-10-21T17:37:19
On today’s show I am joined by Dr Dani McVety. Dani is the CEO and co-founder of Lap of Love, a business that delivers end of life hospice care to pets across America. She started the business imm...
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Ep 8: Professor Stuart Carmichael from 2017-09-21T22:12:47
Today’s podcast guest is one of the UK’s finest, Professor Stuart Carmichael. Stuart is one of the few people on earth to have headed up the clinical services team of not one, but two of the best V...
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Ep 7: Let's Talk About Veterinary Suicide from 2017-08-24T06:09:40
Normally on Blunt Dissection, I put a person under the spotlight. But in this episode, I decided to place a subject there instead. And since you can’t ask a subject questions I’ve invited two exper...
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Ep 6: John Sheridan MRCVS from 2017-07-19T06:16:37
Today’s guest is the global high priest of veterinary business John Sheridan. John, one of the profession's true trail blazers and his journey stretches back to a wartime education during The Blitz...
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Ep 5: Women In Veterinary Leadership with Dr Karen Bradley & Dr Kim Therrien from 2017-06-22T15:15:38
The first of my guests on episode five of the Blunt Dissection podcast is Dr Karen Bradley. Karen has been a vet for over twenty years and, having been inspired while working alongside a group of v...
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Ep 4: Dr Sue Ettinger "The Cancer Vet" from 2017-05-25T10:05
On the podcast today I talk with Dr Sue Ettinger aka “ The Cancer Vet”. Dr Sue is a boarded oncologist and heads up the Oncology Department at the Animal Specialty & Emergency Center in the Hudson ...
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Ep3: Royal Vet College - Class Of 2017 from 2017-04-26T17:35:39
In today’s podcast, I visit the Royal Vet College, London to talk with five final year vet students ready to start their careers.
We talk vet school life, student debt, job expectations &...
Ep 2: Dr Garret Turley from 2017-03-30T04:49:43
In today's episode we talk to veterinary entrepreneur turned private equity financier Garret Turley. Garret was one of the founders of Pet Doctors which he grew in 1995 from one site clinic to a 30...
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Ep 1: Dr Diederik Gelderman from 2017-02-07T22:57:32
The guest on episode one of Blunt Dissection is Dr Diederik Gelderman Australian veterinary business legend, former veterinary hospital owner, current Australian Veterinary business Association (AV...
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