PITT TO PUNCHLINES
From the chaos of the emergency department to the chaos of the stage, AK Agunbiade—ER Doc and Comedian—shares stories, lessons, and the humor from both worlds.
PITT TO PUNCHLINES
Latest Episodes
The Trust Crisis in Medicine & How MAHA Became Possible
We trace the real reasons so many Americans distrust doctors and vaccines, from profit incentives and broken access to the chaos of COVID messaging. We also dig into the specific history and lived experience that shape Black communities’ relati...
To Twerk Or Not To Twerk
We start with a goofy twerking question and end up in a serious debate about privacy, power, and empathy in healthcare. We talk through what makes medical jokes feel human versus cruel, and why community matters more than public pile-ons when p...
Hecklers, Med School, and the Mic That Changed Everything
I share how I ended up living a double life as an emergency medicine doctor and a stand-up comedian, even when people think it makes no sense. I trace the moments that pushed me from college jokes to DC open mics, Chicago stages, COVID Zoom set...
The Wildest Thing That Happened After a Stand-Up Show
We leave a comedy show and drive into a real emergency, shifting from punchlines to patient care in minutes. A slumped driver, deep lacerations, a busy Vancouver road, and the small actions that kept a chaotic scene from tipping over.• ...