Big C Energy

Cara Jade Myers went in for her very first mammogram at 40. What followed was the last thing she expected: cancer was found in both breasts. In Episode 10 of Big C Energy, actress and writer Cara Jade Myers joins Alison Haislip for a uniquely personal conversation during October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cara is the first guest on the show who was diagnosed after Alison, and the two act...

Toks Olagundoye didn’t just survive breast cancer. She became one of the people helping others figure out how the hell to survive the experience, too. In Episode 9 of Big C Energy, actress Toks Olagundoye joins Alison Haislip for an especially personal conversation. A year before this episode, Toks was one of the first breast cancer survivors Alison spoke with after her own diagnosis, becoming an...

Shannon Miller knew how to push through pain, pressure, and impossible odds. Then cancer taught the seven-time Olympic medalist that some things simply can’t be outworked. In Episode 8 of Big C Energy, Olympic gymnastics legend Shannon Miller joins Alison Haislip for an honest conversation about being diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer in her 30s, undergoing surgery and nine weeks of che...

Marissa Jaret Winokur was 27, newly diagnosed with cervical cancer, and fighting for doctors to listen to her. At the same time, she was fighting for the role that would change her career. In Episode 7 of Big C Energy, Tony Award-winning actress Marissa Jaret Winokur joins Alison Haislip for a hilarious and deeply honest conversation about being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cervical cancer...

Rob Paulsen has spent his career giving a voice to some of animation’s most beloved characters. Then throat cancer threatened the very thing that made his career possible. In Episode 6 of Big C Energy, legendary voice actor Rob Paulsen joins Alison Haislip for a hilarious, heartfelt conversation about his stage III throat cancer diagnosis, undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, and finding humor w...

Barry Watson was just 28 years old and starring on 7th Heaven when he was diagnosed with Stage 2B Hodgkin lymphoma. In Episode 5 of Big C Energy, Barry joins Alison Haislip for a heartfelt conversation about navigating cancer in the public eye, enduring chemotherapy while at the peak of his career, and how surviving cancer gave him an entirely new appreciation for life. Barry shares the shocking m...

Scott Hamilton has beaten cancer more than once. But he'd tell you that's only part of the story. In Episode 4 of Big C Energy, Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton joins Alison Haislip for a heartfelt conversation about surviving cancer, finding purpose through adversity, and why he believes cancer was one of the greatest teachers of his life. Scott reflects on his battle with testicular...

What happens when one of the internet's favorite science communicators becomes the patient? In Episode 3 of Big C Energy, Alison Haislip sits down with author, educator, YouTuber, and Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor Hank Green for an honest, funny, and surprisingly hopeful conversation about navigating a cancer diagnosis. Together, they compare treatment experiences, chemo side effects, brain...

The worst club with the best members. In Episode 2 of Big C Energy, Alison Haislip sits down with comedian, creator, and breast cancer survivor Grace Helbig for an honest, hilarious, and deeply relatable conversation about navigating a breast cancer diagnosis. Although Alison and Grace shared the exact same diagnosis — triple-positive breast cancer — their experiences and treatment journeys were c...

What happens when one of television's most beloved doctors gets a cancer diagnosis of his own? In the premiere episode of Big C Energy, Alison Haislip sits down with actor James Pickens Jr. (Grey's Anatomy) to talk about joining what he calls "the club nobody wants to be in." James opens up about his prostate cancer diagnosis, the family history that made him vigilant about scree...

Stars! They're just like us... They get cancer too. Welcome to Big C Energy, the new podcast hosted by Alison Haislip. Actor, host, and very current breast cancer patient, Alison sits down with celebrities and notable guests to have the conversations most people don't hear about life after a cancer diagnosis. The good parts. The bad parts. The awkward parts. The emotional parts. And the do...