The Curious Clinicians welcomed Dr. Mark Shapiro to the show to learn about the art of the question, and so much more! Mark is a hospitalist and physician leader in California, but is best known as an extraordinarily talented podcast interviewer and inspiring speaker. If you’ve listened to Mark’s podcast, Explore The Space, you’ll know that he has a knack for finding compelling stories in a wide range of areas (and he has produced a mind-boggling 336 episodes to date!). Our conversation with Mark touched on cutting through tension, cultivating human connections in healthcare, improvisational interviewing, artificial intelligence, climate change, serendipity, and how to laugh and and cry in the same podcast episode.
We also highly recommend Mark’s TEDx talk titled “Making Friends as an Adult”:
Finally, Tony appeared as a guest on Episode 151 of Explore The Space back in 2019, discussing the importance of curiosity in medical education. Check it out!
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Credits & Suggested Citation
Audio edited by Clair Morgan of nodderly.com
Cooper AZ, Abrams HR, Breu AC, Shapiro M. The Art of the Question, with Dr. Mark Shapiro. The Curious Clinicians Podcast. September 24, 2025.
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Image Credit: Mark Shapiro
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