Owen Scott Muir, M.D.

The Frontier Psychiatrists

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The Frontier Psychiatrists Substack has this companion podcast. Owen Scott Muir, M.D. is a writer, physician, scientist, and podcaster, bringing content about healthcare that is personal, weird, and less boring than most of the things you’ve heard. Subscribe at https://thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/ thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com

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Owen Scott Muir, M.D.

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Health

Latest episode

Apr 30, 2026

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Episodes

Rethinking Heroes 11.06.2023

There are many new podcast versions of articles on the RSS feed…this is not a RECYCLED post. It’s a recycled radio appearance. Check out: Rethinking Heroes for your drug discount card. And please leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts. It is a big deal. Then subscribe and tell your friends. Many of my articles that are paywalled in writing are free in audio…just saying. The Frontier Psyc...

What "Works" For Borderline Personality Disorder: Podcast Edition 10.06.2023

I had a little fun with this article on Borderline Personality Disorder, well beyond voice-over only. I hope it’s enjoyable, It’s worth noting I have some books on Borderline Personality Disorder by your author available at Amazon! Also, I wrote a chapter in this one! And coedited this one: thanks for listening and reading! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscri...

William Osler, M.D. for Psychedelic Medicine Key Opinion Leader 07.06.2023

Dear readers, the potential of innovative technology is here, and we need to downplay it. In keeping with my ongoing advocacy for “the rules,” I draft this missive. I welcome Everyone in All Psychedelic Medicine Related Endeavors to this newsletter so they can take my excellent advice.* Thank you for reading The Frontier Psychiatrists. This post is public, so feel free to share it. * this advice h...

Frankenstein and Internet Harassment. 06.05.2023

This is an alternate edit to take into account our life and times. It’s the story of getting harassed on the internet. This, of course, never happens anymore. I recorded, wrote, edited, scored, etc. Some music is a gift of John Vanderslice. Here is his Patreon. Also, I now have books on Amazon. The Frontier Psychiatrists is a remarkable media brand. Music, narrative journalism, and enough absurdit...

The End of The Pandemic Podcast 16.04.2023

Most of this was recorded over a year or more ago. It’s strange to hear it now, but I also captured how much this experience made us all feel a lot of feelings. It’s worth hearing, if in a different context than we might have at the time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subsc...

Generative Compliance: The Podcast! 16.03.2023

The Story Continues! In short, not-for-profit hospitals have an obligation to provide free or reduced-price care and a bunch of other stuff about billing consents. They didn't do that with me , and he didn't inform me about it, and they didn't follow their own written consent, I red-lined their consent, and I wrote some articles about it , and I got a call back before the end of the day. They were...

Medicare Advantage is a Scam. 24.02.2023

I'm loving these Medicare advantage scammers. But they're a helpful reminder! The whole thing is a scam. Wendell Potter goes deep on the details. Thanks for listening. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

Self-Disclosure: Living as Your Authentic Self is Lifesaving Gift 27.01.2023

This is one of the episodes of I made after I won the Rudin and Fellowship in Ethics and Humanities at NYU. It’s the story of Dr. Nate Sharon, a child psychiatrist who was assigned female at birth. It’s a story of learning to understand yourself, and finding allies in unexpected places. It’s a story of hope. I hope you enjoy it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other su...

Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Healthcare. 25.01.2023

In the future, ethics and compassion will be the most crucial human qualities healers can possess, and our AI buddies can take care of the knowledge base.   https://thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

A Psychiatrist Copes with Depression After a Miscarriage 20.01.2023

Kelly Fiore, M.D. is a psychiatrist, and new at her job. In this episode of the podcast, Owen Muir, M.D. interviews Dr. Fiore about her experience loosing a pregnancy she had hoped for, in her first week at a new job. Join the conversation at: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/...

Pandemic Flashback: April 10th, 2020 10.01.2023

This episode of my podcast was never aired. It was recorded on April 10, 2020, and just never made it out the door. It holds up pretty well in retrospect. The pandemic changed so much, and it continues to change how we think, how we think, and how we love. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists....

Did Elon Musk Just Acquire The North Pole Too? 25.12.2022

This Christmas, I had to pick up my mother in my Tesla, because her car ran out of gas. There was no gas to be found. While charging went a little bit slower because of the cold, this poem happened while I waited. So maybe it’s a little holiday miracle… Thank you for reading The Frontier Psychiatrists. This post is a Christmas miracle. Please share it with Elon Musk. This is a public episode. If y...

I Never Learned to Draw Blood 11.11.2022

While we wait for the blizzard of content coming from our Clubhouse activities, a blast from the past-cast. This podcast is the first episode made by Owen when he started making podcasts. It ended up being part of a project funded by the Rudin Fellowship in Ethics and Humanities throughout the NYU School of Medicine. It’s about learning to draw blood….enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like...

The Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Podcast 04.11.2022

Welcome to the audio companion podcast to our article about the clinical TMS meeting. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

Vampires: A Private Equity Cautionary Tale 29.10.2022

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

Pandemic Flashback: April 10th, 2020 19.10.2022

Throughout the pandemic, I have been documenting in a narrative journalism style what was happening for our team as mental health professionals in the middle of some pretty deep weirdness. In order to keep our transcranial Magnetic stimulation service running throughout the worst parts of 2020, our team, including technicians like Sequoiah Thomas-Frasier, Had to live like a monks. This episode is...

Toxic Celebrity Culture 10.10.2022

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

Hold Me Closer, Robitussin. 26.09.2022

Enjoy the podcast version of my hit article! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

It’s the End of Telehealth as We Know it (and I Feel Fine)* 12.08.2022

Welcome to the narration of the Frontier Psychiatrists substack article about what happens when the DEA stops being polite, and starts getting real. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

The Passion of the Medical Loss Ratio: Why Hath Payers Forsaken Mental Health Treatments that Work? 26.07.2022

The Christian tradition talks about the concept of “original sin,” which becomes the basis for why our western tradition’s leading man—Jesus— had to die in such a dramatic way for the story to have real forward momentum. As scholars of the biblical story of Jesus, some have chosen to focus on the suffering he endured in the peri-crucifixion period. The psychological pain — how much it would suck t...

Cerebral: Vastly Exceeding the Standards of Care 24.07.2022

So it turns out you can read your Substack posts and they become a decent podcast… A maiden voyage. Link to post This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

#FreeBritney Podcast 17.08.2021

Edited 30min highlights of our New Frontiers Creator First Show. Join us. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

Bipolar Disorders: Myths Busted. 10.08.2021

Welcome to the unedited recording of our August 8 edition of mental health myths busted with Jeremy Fox and friends on clubhouse. Thanks for supporting the show, please feel free to continue your support at asksphere.club This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

A Field Reporter’s Guide to American Healthcare 01.08.2021

A short primer on the US Health Care expense and lack of sanity. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

DID TikTok: The podcast version 12.07.2021

Here is the podcast edit of the clubhouse room! Join us for subscribers only content. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

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