After two years as host of the “First Opinion Podcast” and plenty of extra because the founding editor of STAT’s expansive, authoritative First Opinion platform, Pat Skerrett put down his modifying pen and microphone to start out a brand new chapter — retirement.
Pat bade us farewell with a favourite quote from Maurice Sendak’s “The place the Wild Issues Are”: “Let the wild rumpus begin!” However earlier than he left, he sat down with Torie Bosch, who has simply joined STAT as our new First Opinion editor. They chatted about hopes for the part, editorial pet peeves, and the vampire bats of Costa Rica.
Don’t fear — the podcast isn’t going wherever. We’ll be again later this spring in a brand new kind. Till then, make sure to join the “First Opinion Podcast” on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.
And when you have any suggestions for us — First Opinion authors to characteristic on the podcast, vocal mannerisms the host must jettison, kudos or darts — electronic mail us at [email protected] and please put “podcast” within the topic line.
