This is philosophy versus improv, where two sages try to teach each other a thing or two,

and maybe you, the audience, gets something out of it as well.

This is Bill Arnett, an improv chief of surgery, yet merely a philosophy orderly.

This is Mark Linson-Myer, a philosophy ER floating head.

Gosh, I haven't watched enough medical traumas recently to have the terminology top of mind,

but definitely a first-year resident as far as improv goes. Okay, but a resident, not a medical

student, not an undergrad. No, no, they don't let undergrads in the hospital.

There's a rope.

I mean, they can be patients.

Our special guest, please introduce yourself.

Mike Gorgone?

I guess I'm going to classify myself as a hospital maintenance worker as far as my philosophy level goes.

Okay, okay.

Cleaning up messes, probably.

So you're not the case of the week.

You're not the patient of the week.

That's the audience.

I could be.

I mean, I know usually you would think the audience of the podcast would correspond

with the audience of the medical drama, but we're just assuming that nobody ever listens

to our show more than once.

They're cured.

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