AGA’s podcast Small Talk, Big Topics is back with a fresh perspective for its fourth season. Originally created to support trainees and early career GIs, this season is expanding to support the broader GI community — exploring the clinical, professional, and system-level challenges shaping the future of gastroenterology.
Every episode uses equity as a lens for understanding questions like, “Who experiences delays in care?” and “What can health care professionals do differently today to improve patient care and workplace culture?” From residents to GI fellows to established practitioners, all audiences will benefit from listening to relevant perspectives and practical ideas designed to foster conversation and learning.
This season welcomes back host Nina Nandy, MD, FACG, as well as two new hosts, Victor G. Chedid, MD, MS, and Ugo Iroku, MD, MHS, plus new guests every episode.
Subscribe & listen
Season four launches with the first six episodes, with the second half dropping later this year. Listen and subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts or watch the videos on YouTube.
Episode 1: Joan Culpepper-Morgan: Welcome Back to Small Talk, Big Topics
Episode 2: Fola May, Rhonda Souza, and Rebecca Ekeanyanwu: Successful mentorship of women in GI
Episode 3: Nikki Duong, Kara Jencks, and Hannah Phillips: LGBTQIA+ patients and professionals in GI
Episode 5: Sandra Quezada and Tina Aswani-Omprakash: IBD care beyond algorithms
Episode 6: Vivian Asamoah, Austin Chiang, and Iris Wang: Extraintestinal manifestations of a GI career path
Catch up with earlier seasons
Check out and listen to the full list of episodes from the first three seasons.