Vertical integration, loss of competition, and encroachment of cartels. Sound familiar? What drove our nation to Prohibition, and why and how we emerged from it a hundred years ago, have uncanny resonance today. In this special summertime episode, Wendy and Matt break down what the lessons of Prohibition can teach us about the business of healthcare.

What does it sound like when two seasoned podcasters, who admire each others' work but don't pull punches, sit down for a chat? In this special crossfeed drop, we're bringing you the unedited version of a recent episode of How I Doctor with Graham Walker featuring our very own Wendy Dean. It's an hour-long master class in moral injury you don't want to miss.

What does a morally defensible, healthy, legal, commercial marketplace look like, and how can we design one for healthcare? Nobel laureate Alvin Roth, Professor of Economics at Stanford University and the George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard University, joins us to about his new book, Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal About How Markets Work.

What do golf, horses, and healthcare have in common? Private equity, baby. And whether you're a patient, a practitioner, a player - or, goodness help you, all three - chances are you've experienced a change in service, quality, and delivery. Buckle up, Wendy and Matt have a rant straight from the heart for this one.

Will and Kristin Flanary are internet sensations as Dr. and Lady Glaucomflecken, posting hilarious and pointedly insightful videos about the physician and patient experience. What's less known is the how the families of patients and physicians share in those experiences along the way. Kristin joins us to talk about her work advocating for humanity centered healthcare for all involved in the healthcare system, and her personal experience as a co-survivor of medical trauma.

Reflection and introspection are not a daily practice for many of us. But would it be worth strengthening those skills if they helped mitigate moral injury? Wendy and Matt discuss how such practice can keep everyday work grounded in our oaths and alert us to the earliest signals of a slide toward transgression.

Forced arbitration is the secret justice system you've never heard of, and it's likely working against you. Brendan Ballou, former DOJ prosecutor and author of When Companies Run the Courts: How Forced Arbitration Became America's Secret Justice System exposes these little known clauses hidden in practically every service agreement we sign, explains the harms they can create, and tells us when and how to fight them.

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Mark Hertling spent decades leading soldiers in combat and across cultures before he transitioned to healthcare leadership when he retired from the US Army. He joins us to talk about the professional parallels he's witnessed along the way: the oaths we take, the life and death situations, the bonding among colleagues, the importance of our institutions, and the betrayals that threaten them both.

Leadership matters. Steve Edwards, former President and CEO of CoxHealth, a $2 Billion Missouri-based health system, joins us to talk about his 30 years of leadership in healthcare, and how he balanced the books while never losing sight of the mission.