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Did you ever talk with someone at a party or meeting and realize you didn’t know their name and probably should?  And maybe it’s your third time meeting them and maybe they told you their name the first two times and you forgot it and you certainly can’t ask now because it’s just too late in the game?  For some people I know, this is like podcasts.  I have come to realize that a lot of people have heard about the podcasts and are interested in hearing the interviews we have been doing but simply don’t know how to access them.  And they are embarrassed to admit that they don’t know an iPod from an eyeball and since they didn’t ask sooner, they feel it’s too late to bring it up now.  Fear not, my somewhat technically challenged friend!  If you’d like to listen to some great interviews with important people in chiropractic, alternative medicine and healthcare, here is my brief how-to manual entitled:

How to Listen to the On The Other Hand Podcast

First, let’s look at this misleading word ‘podcast’.  The first mention of the term was in a 2004 Guardian newspaper article as one of several terms for portable listening to audio blogs suggested by Ben Hammersley. The possible names he suggested for this new medium alluded to “pod”  from Apple’s “iPod” digital media player; and “cast” from traditional radio broadcasting. Herein lies one of the primary confusing points for the uninitiated: Podcast is named after Apple’s iPod but in no way does it mean that one must own an iPod (or even any portable digital media player) to hear a podcast.

A podcast is sort of like an on-demand version of internet radio.  And kind of like a DVR or TiVo, you can select what episodes you want to listen to, when and for how long without regard to when they are broadcast.  You can listen on a portable media device (like an iPod or MP3 player) or directly on your computer. You can even listen in your car using a burned CD! There are so many easy ways to listen to podcasts, you just might kick yourself for not doing it sooner.  Here are 5 ways to hear our show:

(1) Direct Player
The episodes for our show, OnTheOtherHand, can be played directly on your computer by going to the hosting website here. Each episode has a little built-in media player. You just click the little play button and listen away!  Super simple!

(2) Download
Once you are on the podcast host website find the episode you want to hear and click “download” at the bottom of each episode description. Then you can save that audio file (it is in MP3 format) and play it at your leisure on your computer — or –

(3) Burn that MP3 to a CD and play it on any CD player  — or –

(4) Copy the MP3 onto any portable digital media player  — or –

(5) Already have iTunes and an iPod? Use the Apple iTunes software which is free and makes it really easy to subscribe to podcasts.  Using iTunes, you can play episodes on your computer, sync them to your iPod and make sure any new episodes are automatically downloaded to your PC. Just go to the iTunes store, and in the search box type OnTheOtherHand. Scroll down until you see the icon for our program and click the subscribe button. You can even use iTunes if you don’t own an iPod — it’s a nice way to organize your music too.

There are literally at least a dozen other ways to listen but one of the above is sure to get you started.  Once you’ve heard an episode, our podcast website has a place for listeners to leave comments about each episode and if you want, to enter into a discussion with other listeners.  You can also rate our podcast on iTunes which is a huge help in boosting our exposure to new listeners.

See? Not so tough, right?

Dr. Randy Ferrance is a medical physician who was a practicing chiropractor when he entered medical school. Raised in an evangelical chiropractic family, he wasn’t vaccinated as a child. He speaks on bridging the gap from chiropractic to medicine, on his experiences making the transition from chiropractic to medicine and on how chiropractors can best develop working relationships with medical doctors.

Does Dr. Ferrance experience prejudice for being a chiropractor/medical doctor? Yes…but it’s not from whom you’d think.

Interview conducted with Dr. Brett L. Kinsler.

Get the podcast here or look for OnTheOtherHand Podcast on iTunes.

This podcast episode was sponsored by XSite Pro website design and management software. The software I use for my own office website.  Try their software with a 30 day money back guarantee.

If you listen to the podcast on chiropractic, alternative medicine and health care, you know that ColdLaserTherapy.us has been a great sponsor from very early on. If you don’t listen to the podcast, the first thing I want to say is: why the heck not?  The second thing I want to do is tell you that listeners to the On The Other Hand podcast can get a discount on excellent quality cold laser therapy equipment by using the coupon code PODCAST at www.ColdLaserTherapy.us website.

Their units are small, rechargeable, affordable and come with a 120 day money back satisfaction guarantee. Unbelievable, right?

Cold laser therapy has changed the way I practice by providing me with one more tool in my toolbox that I can use for patients who may not be responding to other treatments.  It has made a huge difference in reducing some patients’ pain and improving their function.  My cold laser unit paid for itself the first month I owned it mainly since I knew I had an ethical, effective treatment that my patient had never before tried.

You have nothing to lose by trying it out in your practice.  Remember to use the code PODCAST at checkout and you can save some money on their ridiculously low prices on cold laser equipment.

Timothy Mirtz, DC PhD from the University of South Dakota chatted with me about what athletic trainers and physical therapists think about chiropractors and what can be done to change the interprofessional relationships.

Find it on iTunes by searching for OnTheOtherHand or go here.

This is our first episode with our new sponsor. It’s very cool that a great business sees the value in our podcasts and wants to help us continue to make them.  I would appreciate if you would check out coldlasertherapy.us I’ve used them for years to buy all of my cold laser equipment. They have really fair prices and excellent customer service.  Complete cold laser setup with two pairs of safety goggles for under $1600.  For real!  Plus, listeners to the podcast get $50 off their order by using coupon code: PODCAST

A colleague has a “meter” by which he predicts the current level of doom and gloom facing the chiropractic profession.  Whenever something untoward occurs, he bumps up the “meter” a bit. I think if the meter ever fully registers 100%, the entire profession will explode like the world’s largest bottle of Diet Coke enveloping the world’s biggest Mento.

I am pleased to report that the doom and gloom-o-meter can be reduced a titch. As of today, our podcast “On The Other Hand” has had over 1000 downloads in it’s first two weeks of existence!  There is proof that people are interested in hearing about evidence oriented chiropractic from a scientific perspective.

It’s either that or they want to hear if I sound weird pumped directly into their skull through ear buds.  I’m cool with whichever one it is.  Thanks for listening, downloading and subscribing.  If you are so inclined to rate the podcast and leave us a review on iTunes, that would also be great.

Brett L. Kinsler, DC is a Rochester chiropractor, blogger, podcaster and, with your help, is responsible for lowering the chiropractic doom and gloom meter just a little bit.

The first real episode of the On The Other Hand podcast is now live.  In it, Dr. Stephen Perle discusses the topic of chiropractic and stroke with me.  You can get it through iTunes or from here. I’m interested to know what you think but for clarity I’m going to try to keep podcast comments on the podcast site or on iTunes.

Enjoy.

I just wanted to let you know that the podcast episodes are coming along nicely.  Today, I posted an introductory episode to make sure everything is working properly. It should be available in iTunes very soon.

The series is called On The Other Hand and it will contain interviews, commentaries and rants with responsible, scientific people in chiropractic, alternative medicine and healthcare.  Most of the interviews will stem from West Hartford Group members (the chiropractic think tank) but there are others as well from within and in other professions.

I’m just getting started so there will be a learning curve; I will have to play with the audio settings until it all sounds right, but hopefully it is something you will enjoy.

Episodes can be found at iTunes soon but will also be posted, along with show notes and links, at:  http://ontheotherhand.podbean.com/

So far, only the test episode is there but I do have complete episodes on their way!  Let me know what you think and please vote for me on iTunes to ensure rational, scientific information predominates when someone searches for “chiropractic podcasts.”

Dr. Brett L. Kinsler is a fulltime chiropractor, a sometime blogger and a first time podcaster.

I like Wikipedia as a shortcut to quick information but I am afraid to use the information there for any serious projects.  After all, the people producing and editing the content there are just average Joes.  Sure, if you put together enough average Joes and solicit their opinions, you are more likely to come to an accurate conclusion…sometimes.  Not exactly a bet I’d want to place.

Wouldn’t it be cool to have a wikifor medical information where only verified medical professionals can directly edit the material?  There is so much medical misinformation on the internet it would be nice to have a source that is more apt to be responsibly written.

Medpedia looks like it might fit that description.  Still in beta phasebut set to fully launch soon, the Medpedia Project is backed by Harvard Medical School, Stanford School of Medicine, Berkeley School of Public Health, University of Michigan Medical School and other leading global health organizations. The goal is to create a new model of how the world will assemble, maintain, critique and access medical knowledge. Over time, they expect to have a collection of up-to-date unbiased medical information, contributed and maintained by health experts around the world, and freely available to anyone who is interested.

This week, I was contacted by a Medpedia staffer. They requested permission to put my blog posts onto the News & Analysis section on their site.  I am pleased and proud to be among the bloggersinvited to participate and welcome the new Medpedia readers and their comments.

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