A brief update from RTL - Run the List

Run the List Podcast – A Brief Update from RTL (February 10, 2025)

Episode Overview

This brief episode features an update from the Run the List podcast hosts regarding recent changes and the future direction of the show. After a period of infrequent releases, the team reassures listeners of their commitment to continuing high-yield internal medicine education, shares reflections on their journey, and explains plans for sustainability and expanded content coverage.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Appreciation for Audience and Podcast History

[00:00–00:31]

Host expresses deep gratitude for listener support spanning nearly six years.
Recaps the show's initial episode in August 2019 and touches on transitions and changes since then.
Acknowledges a slowdown in episode release frequency during 2023–2024.
Announces plans to increase regular content production with only minimal changes to the show's core format.

“We’ve regrouped and come up with a more sustainable way to keep creating content for you with only minimal changes to our regular format.”
— Emily, [00:22]

2. Renewed Content Strategy and Focus

[00:32–01:36]

Hosts considered shifting show direction but committed to continuing comprehensive coverage of internal medicine topics for a diverse audience, including:
- Medical students
- Residents and fellows
- Attendings
- Nurse practitioners and PAs
Highlighted the traditional emphasis on inpatient medicine in medical education and how the podcast has mirrored this trend.
Recognizes the importance and breadth of outpatient topics, which have been underrepresented and are slated for more coverage moving forward.
Plans to build on earlier, system/specialty-structured content, but now with flexibility—episodes will be released as guest availability allows, rather than a predetermined order.

“We really want to target the same audience of anyone trying to learn or review these topics… most generalists and most specialists spend much more of their time in the outpatient world, and there’s really just a huge number of topics that we’ve yet to cover or update.”
— Walker, [00:36]

3. Reflections from the Team and Looking Ahead

[01:36–End]

Hosts share personal significance of the podcast in their educational careers.
Recent episodes leaned more on their specialty expertise (gastroenterology) for content continuity during the transition.
Emphasizes a return to broader internal medicine topics and encourages listener feedback for future episode ideas.

“Run the List is truly an internal medicine podcast. And so we promise moving forward, we’re going to get back to doing all the various core topics in internal medicine that we have yet to cover.”
— Navin, [01:55]

Reiterates commitment to concise, case-based, and high-yield content as hallmarks of their education style.
Reassures listeners of increased regularity in episode releases.
Expresses heartfelt thanks for continued listener loyalty and engagement.

“We love doing this. We can see that we’re reaching a lot of learners this way and we’re going to continue to bring great content in the case based and concise episodes that are high-yield—the features that really define the way we do Run the List.”
— Navin, [02:19]

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

“We’re so grateful to our audience for your continued support over the past almost six years.”
— Emily [00:07]
“We also recognize that most generalists and most specialists spend much more of their time in the outpatient world… there’s really just a huge number of topics that we’ve yet to cover or update.”
— Walker [00:46]
“We promise moving forward, we’re going to get back to doing all the various core topics in internal medicine that we have yet to cover.”
— Navin [01:55]
“We love doing this… we’re going to continue to bring great content in the case based and concise episodes that are high yield.”
— Navin [02:19]

Timeline of Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | Notes | |-----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| | 00:00 | Host introduces update | Thanks to the audience and podcast history | | 00:32 | Strategy discussion | Focus on content direction and audience | | 01:36 | Personal reflections | Significance of show, promises for future content | | 02:19 | Commitment and gratitude | Reaffirms values, invites feedback, and closes episode |

Summary:
This update reaffirms Run the List’s dedication to internal medicine education, outlines how the team will ensure sustainable content production, and emphasizes a broader approach encompassing both inpatient and outpatient care topics. The hosts’ appreciation for their listeners and the value they find in podcasting shine through, setting a positive, forward-looking tone for the next phase of the show.

Transcript

A (0:00)

Hi, everyone. We just wanted to take a minute and give you a little update on some of the recent changes that run the list. We're so grateful to our audience for your continued support over the past almost six years. We released our first episode in August 2019, and since then, we've gone through several different transitions. But More recently, in 2023 and 2024, we've been posting episodes far less frequently than we would have liked to. We're hoping to change that now We've regrouped and come up with a more sustainable way to keep creating content for you with only minimal changes to our regular format.

B (0:31)

Thanks so much, Emily. So while we considered pivoting in a different direction, we've ultimately decided to just continue covering any and all topics that fall within internal medicine. And we really want to target the same audience of anyone trying to learn or review these topics, whether they be medical students, residents, fellows, even attendings, nurse practitioners, or physicians assistants. Inpatient medicine is often disproportionately emphasized during the course of our training in many medical education efforts initially focus more on inpatient topics. And so we have highlighted. Highlighted a lot of those with our prior content. But we also recognize that most generalists and most specialists spend much more of their time in the outpatient world, and there's really just a huge number of topics that we've yet to cover or update. So we want to make sure that we continue to build upon our earlier content that was sort of organized by system or specialty. But in doing so, we're going to really just go through episodes as we find really excellent guests to come on and interview. And so whichever order we record them, we'll be releasing them. And with that, I'll turn it over to Naveen to close us out.

C (1:36)

Yeah. Thank you both Emily and Walker. So I can just say that this has been one of the most meaningful things I've done in education, and Walker and Emily, I know feel the same, and which is why we want to continue bringing our version of medical education to you all in the way that we do it now to get through this kind of transition phase. Myself and Walker, we kind of leaned heavily on our own specialty of gi, because we know it well and we know we can teach it effectively. But we also recognize that Run the List is truly an internal medicine podcast. And so we promise moving forward, we're going to get back to doing all the various core topics in internal medicine that we have yet to cover. And as always, if you have suggestions, we'd love to hear from you. And please reach out at our gmail address if you have feedback or ideas for topic episodes. And just in general, we just want to thank you all for your continued support. We love doing this. We can see that we're reaching a lot of learners this way and we're going to continue to bring great content in the case based and concise episodes that are high yield the features that really define the way we do Run the List. So thank you all. We look forward to creating this new content very soon and with regularity. And thanks again for being so loyal to our podcast. So with that, I will say goodbye from Run the List and we will see you soon.