To kick off the new CSA Podcast, Vital Times, we are going with a surefire crowd pleaser: Dr. Merlin Larson, the man behind the popular posts about History of Anesthesia on Twitter. He talks to Dr. Ludwig Lin about the relevance of history to every anesthesiologist. He also discusses his favorite bits of anesthesia history, picks out some incredible advances as well as shameful bits, and basically makes everyone want to sit up and pay attention. Want to get reacquainted with why we all fell in love with our specialty? You need to revisit the past, with Dr. Larson himself. Find Dr. Larson on Twitter @MerlinLarsonMD1