Welcome. I'm Dr. Vinay Prasad. I'm a hematologist, oncologist, and I'm associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. In my professional life, I see patients, I teach trainees, and I do research in health care policy. This is plenary session. Plenary session is a

podcast at the intersection of medicine, oncology, and health policy. And you're listening to

season three on this week's episode. I'm back in plenary session, video edition joined via Zoom by

Mani Molyudin.

Mani is a great, a great asset to the field of multiple myeloma.

He is graduating from the University of Kansas Hematology Oncology Fellowship.

He's starting a faculty job at Utah.

He's going to focus on multiple myeloma, and he's going to make it great again.

You know, normally every week you hear me say, if you're fan of this show, go support

us on Patreon, you get access to the slides. I got something new to say this time. I think

the good old days are over. We're living in a unique time where people are very happy to

extinguish voices and ideas

that they deem unfit for consumption. And so I personally have gone on Patreon. I've supported

a number of people who I listen to, the podcast that I love, and I'm encouraging you to do the same.

The only way we can combat this growing force of illiberalism is to support with our dollar bills podcast we enjoy. So,

that's my plug.

Moni, it's great to see you. It's great to see you.

Pleasure's mine. Thank you. Boy, you know, it was a few months ago, I think, maybe even about a year ago that I think

you reached out to me.

You had followed the podcast.

You, one of the few people who've read the book, Malignant, few people.

And you said, you know, let's take some of these ideas and let's focus on myeloma.

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