The Checkup Podcast

Checkup from the Neckup – long-form conversations on the body, the brain, and the questions a ten-minute appointment doesn’t have room for. On WCNY Community FM.

Apple Podcasts carries the show inside WCNY’s Community FM feed, alongside other Community FM programming.

• Episode 40 · Artificial Intelligence: Part One — Serife Tekin on how AI is starting to reshape medicine and mental health.
• Episode 38 · Sex and Health: The Facts, Part Two — Continuing the conversation on sexual health and STI prevention.
• Episode 38 · Sex and Health: The Facts, Part One — Nurse practitioner Kaytlyn Flansburgh on sexually transmitted infections and sexual health.
• Episode 37 · Yoga and Trauma-Adapted Yoga for Stress Relief and Personal Growth — Yoga as a practice for stress, trauma recovery, and personal growth.
• Episode 36 · Stress and Families — Dr. Nayla Khoury on family stress and what makes families more resilient.
• Episode 35 · Chasing Our Dreams: Early Choosing and Mid-life Re-Choosing — On choosing a path early in life and re-choosing one later.
• Episode 34 · Singlehood, Relationships, Happiness, and Attachment — What the research says about partnered and unpartnered life, and the role of attachment.
• Episode 32 · Motivational Interviewing — Fred Hintz on the conversational method that helps people make lasting change.
• Episode 31 · Autism: A Transformative Moment — Where the field stands on autism diagnosis, support, and identity.
• Episode 30 · Alcoholism: Causes, Costs, and Effective Treatment — A grounded look at what works in treating alcohol use disorder.
• Episode 29 · Federal $ Cuts and Your Longevity — How public-health funding decisions reach into individual lifespan.
• Episode 28 · Women’s Mental Health, Part Two: Menopause and Beyond — Mental health through menopause and the years that follow.
• Episode 27 · Women’s Mental Health, Part One: Periods, Babies, and Hormones — Mental health across the reproductive years.
• Episode 26 · Pot, CBD, THC: The Facts on the Highs and Lows — A clear-eyed look at what cannabis does to the body and brain.
• Episode 25 · Addiction: Lies, Truths, and Solutions — What the field has learned about treating addiction well.
• Episode 24 · De-stressing the Holidays — On surviving and enjoying the holiday season, expectations and all.
• Episode 23 · Weight Loss: The Latest — Dr. Tom Wadden on weight-loss medications and what we now know.
• Episode 22 · Election Stress with Dr. Claudia Byram — On staying grounded through a polarizing political season.
• Episode 21 · Dr. Do-Over and Dr. Neck-Up on Medical Aid in Dying — A two-doctor conversation on end-of-life choice.
• Episode 20 · Jon Frankel on True Success — A sportscaster’s reflections on meaning, work, and family.
• Episode 19 · All Things ADHD: The Facts — Dr. Steve Faraone on what ADHD is, what it isn’t, and what helps.
• Episode 18 · Gun Violence Prevention — On the public-health approach to firearm injury.
• Episode 17 · Climate Change and Climate Anxiety — The mental-health side of a warming world.
• Episode 16 · She’s 70 and Still Climbing — A profile in active aging, body and mind.
• Episode 15 · Quitting: Healthy Growth, Will to Quit, Changing Health Behavior — On the psychology of quitting and lasting behavior change.
• Episode 14 · Harnessing Life-Enhancing Anxiety — Dr. Kirk Schneider on anxiety as a signal, not just a symptom.
• Episode 13 · Devin’s Rec Room: Sustaining Recovery from Addiction — On building a recovery community that lasts.
• Episode 12 · Better Care for Our Aging Friends and Family — Practical guidance on caregiving and the systems that support it.
• Episode 11 · Mental Health for Trauma and Burn Victims — Recovery and resilience after severe physical trauma.
• Episode 10 · A Deep Dive on Depression — Dr. Thomas Schwartz on the nine symptoms of depression and how we treat it today.
• Episode 9 · Adolescent Mental Health and Suicide Prevention — Dr. Jessica Costosa-Umina on risk factors, protective factors, and what helps teens stay well.
• Episode 8 · Media Inclusion and Social Justice — How media representation shapes mental health and identity.
• Episode 7 · A Talk with CNY’s Dean of Social Work — George Blakeslee on a career in social work and the changing needs of the field.
• Episode 6 · Dr. Jack Sipple on Getting to 93, Healthy and Happy — Lessons from a 93-year-old on a long life, well-lived.
• Episode 5 · Dr. Sandra Tars on Senior Isolation — On loneliness in older adults and the science of staying connected.
• Episode 4 · Dr. Christopher Morley — The history of public health, its quiet wins, and the work still to do.
• Episode 3 · Dr. Xavier Amador — On reaching family members who don’t believe they’re ill.
• Episode 2 · Dr. Brian Johnson Discusses Opioid Addiction — On opioid addiction, treatment, and the recovery path.
• Episode 1 · Dr. Greg Eastwood — Leadership, parenting, retirement, and writing your life’s narrative.

Earlier Check Up From the Neck Up segments aired on Healthlink on Air at SUNY Upstate, on WSYR-FM and later WRVO public media. Browse the YouTube archive →