Renée Fleming: Opera Singer, Advocate for Music as Medicine with The FNIH

Renée Fleming has spent her life mastering sound. Now, she’s convincing science to see its power. Renée joins Jim to explore Music and Mind, her groundbreaking book, and Music as Medicine, their pioneering initiative with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), focused on advan…

Misty Copeland: Prima Ballerina and Founder of The Misty Copeland Foundation

Misty Copeland changed what was possible for generations of dancers to come. Jim and Kate sit down with Misty to talk about the determination it took to reach the top and why her focus today is on creating opportunity for others. They discuss motherhood and the work she's doing through The Misty Co…

Maimah Karmo Is Redefining What It Means To Survive

For Maimah Karmo, surviving cancer was just the beginning. In this episode of Get Real, Jim sits down with Maimah, founder and CEO of the Tigerlily Foundation, who is 20 years out from a diagnosis of stage two triple negative breast cancer. Maimah made a decision early on: she wasn’t just going to …

Isaac Barchas Sees The Next Biotech Boom

For decades, the biotech industry has been concentrated in a handful of coastal hubs. But according to Isaac Barchas, one of the most significant opportunities in medicine may be hiding in plain sight.In this episode of Get Real, Jim Weiss sits down with Isaac Barchas, co-founder of Arsenal Bridge …

Dr. Cheri Mah: Why Sleep Is the Ultimate Performance Drug

Dr. Cheri Mah has spent her career proving what elite athletes are finally starting to take seriously: sleep is not optional — it’s medicine. In this episode of Get Real, the internationally recognized sleep physician and researcher joins Jim to break down how sleep drives performance, recovery, in…

Vern Glenn: How Sports Build Communities and Change Lives

Few voices are as woven into Bay Area sports as Vern Glenn’s. In this episode of Get Real, the longtime broadcaster sits down with Jim to trace his journey to becoming one of the most recognizable storytellers in local television. Vern reflects on breaking into the business, making mistakes on air,…

Founder Len Kozhukh on The Oral Microbiome and Writing a New Playbook for Longevity

Founder Len Kozhukh sees a new horizon of health - using a quick assessment of your oral microbiome to PREVENT THE EVENT, one of the pillars of this show. In a special in-person episode, Jim and Len discuss Len's company nihl and how Len hopes it can be the start of a longevity revolution. We need …

Sean Khozin, MD: From Revolution to Precision Oncology

Sean Khozin has lived through revolution, rebuilt from scratch, and gone on to help reshape modern oncology. In this episode of Get Real, Sean shares his journey from fleeing Iran as a child to leading at the highest levels of cancer research, regulation, and innovation at the NCI, FDA, Johnson & J…

Dr. Robert Califf on the Future of Public Health

Former FDA Commissioner, practicing cardiologist, and adjunct professor at Duke University, Dr. Robert Califf joins the conversation to unpack the complex world of public health, drug regulation, and medical innovation. He offers a clear-eyed perspective on how the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio…

Bravery Is A Practice with Jill Schulman

Bravery expert, Jill Schulman, author of The Bravery Effect, reframes bravery as a trainable skill rather than an innate trait. She explains how “bravery reps” build confidence and self-trust by acting despite fear, and why fear is often a social signal pointing toward growth rather than real dange…