Stories are how we learn to face and name fears and emotions. As a neurologist, I studied the brain’s response to fear and wonder; as a father, I discovered that both belong at the bedside.
This blog and podcast guesting is where I share those lessons—reflections from a lifetime in medicine and storytelling, where the human mind remains the most mysterious landscape of all.
I’ll be sharing my stories across the U.S. and parts of Canada. Take a look at my Events calendar—I hope our paths cross along the way.
PODCAST EPOSIDES
EPISODE: The Parenting Wisdom Podcat
HOST: Efrat Amira
RECORDED: April 9, 2026
AIRING: TBD
EPISODE: The Advisor
HOST: Stacey Chillemi
RECORDED: April 10, 2026
AIRING: TBD
EPISODE: The Art of Playful Parenting
HOST: Jill Lerman
RECORDING: April 20, 2026
AIRING: TBD
EPISODE: Your Anxious Child
HOST: Dr. Edward Plimpton
RECORDING: May 3, 2026
AIRING: TBD
EPISODE: Wellness in Every Season
HOST: Autumn Carter
RECORDING: Sept 25, 2026
AIRING: TBD
EPISODE: Chats from the Blog Cabin
HOST: Melissa Vera
RECORDING: Oct 26, 2026
AIRING: TBD
Randolph B SchifferA sharp and satirical reflection on cultural decline, this blog revisits Oswald Spengler’s warning about the erosion of Western values and questions what has been lost in modern society. Through humour, history, and social commentary, it explores whether courage, art, discipline, and depth are quietly being replaced by something far more shallow.
Randolph B SchifferA reflective look at what courage means in today’s world, and whether we are still teaching it to the next generation. Drawing from war memories, Yale traditions, and modern parenting culture, this blog challenges the idea that protecting children from discomfort always serves them well.
Randolph B SchifferIn Aequanimitas, Dr. Randolph B. Schiffer reflects on courage, character, and the dangers of raising children shielded from hardship. The stories in Bedtime Stories That Will Terrify Children challenge fear and cultivate resilience.
Randolph B SchifferWhen the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the Doomsday Clock to eighty-five seconds before midnight, most people respond with alarm. This piece does not. Instead, it turns its attention to a quieter, more intimate question: not whether the world ends, but how. Set against the backdrop of a brutal winter storm in Michigan, this reflection explores cold as both literal force and moral metaphor. In seventy-two powerless hours, strangers huddle, hierarchies soften, and an unexpected fellowship emerges in the dark. With dry wit and unsentimental observation, Doomsday considers character, climate, and the curious human tendency to find warmth in the very conditions that threaten us.
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