Blog & Media Events

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

Voices of Bois Blanc Island

AEQUANIMITAS

AEQUANIMITAS

AEQUANIMITASRandolph B Schiffer
Published on: 12/03/2026

In 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.

Blogs
DOOMSDAY

DOOMSDAY

DOOMSDAYRandolph B Schiffer
Published on: 20/02/2026

When 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.

Blogs

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