What It's Like to Be a Brain Surgeon, from Dan Heath
6/16/202642 min
We’re sharing an episode of What It’s Like to Be… from New York Times bestselling business book author Dan Heath. On the podcast, Dan explores the world of work, one profession at a time, and interviews people who love what they do. He finds out: How does a stand-up comedian come up with new material? Does a cattle rancher ever get attached to certain calves? What are the clues that suggest fraud to a forensic accountant? If you’ve ever met someone whose work you were curious about, and you had 100 nosy questions but were too polite to ask… this is the show for you. In this preview, Dan talks with a brain surgeon about the most harrowing part of a brain surgery, why he operates on people’s brains while they’re awake, and his remarkable path to the operating room. You can find more episodes of “What It’s Like to Be…” at https://link.mgln.ai/snapdanheath
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First 90 secondsGlynn Washington· Host0:00
[gentle music] Hey, Snappadappas. I'm sharing something special this week. It's an episode of the podcast, What It's Like to Be, from author Dan Heath. In every episode, Dan speaks to someone from a different profession: a veterinarian, an aircraft carrier commander, a Christmas tree farmer. He asks what it's like to do what they do, like how do the linemen know it's safe to grab wire carrying thousands of volts? What does a diplomat do when an entire embassy has to evacuate overnight? Or how does an aerospace engineer handle the seven minutes of terror that decide whether a Mars rover lands safely? If you've ever met someone whose work you were curious about, this is the show for you. Here, Dan asks a brain surgeon about the most harrowing part of a brain surgery, why he operates on people's brains while they're awake, and his remarkable path to the operating room. If you dig it, find more episodes of What It's Like to Be wherever you get your podcasts.
Dan Heath· Guest1:10
How should I refer to you? What do you prefer?
Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa· Guest1:22
You know, I can go for almost anything. My full name is Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa. [upbeat music] Some people