- October 7, 2025
- Credentialing
Whether you’re hiking, on a road trip, or just taking a break in your day, podcasts have become an increasingly favorite pastime for many of us. We caught up with John Bou, Modio’s president and co-founder (and avid podcast listener), to share his go-to picks. From science deep-dives to business insights, here are his top 5 (and a few episode recommendations to get you started).
The Incrementalist with Dr. Nick van Terheyden (aka Dr. Nick), looks at the impact of new technologies on healthcare and, with his guests, discusses what the future of healthcare looks like, how we will get there, and what it will take to improve healthcare for all. John’s recommended episode (and self-promotion): “I had a great time being interviewed recently on this show. Hope you tune in!” Check out all the episodes here.
How I Built This with Guy Raz: On this podcast, host Guy Raz interviews some of the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders share intimate moments of doubt and failure, and insights on their eventual success. John’s recommended episode: “The episode with the founder of Dyson is great. He talks about growing the business, his many failures along the way, and how his focus on product and commitment to building an engineering-driven company ultimately led to its massive success.” Check out all the episodes here.
Unexplainable (VOX) takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. This podcast tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn diving into the unknown. John’s recommended episode: “The Disease We Let Win” is a powerful reminder that despite having a cure for Tuberculosis, it still kills millions every year – largely due to geopolitical and economic factors. It highlights that healthcare issues cannot always be solved by science and technology alone. Check out all the episodes here.
The Peter Attia Drive is a deep-dive podcast that explores the science and art of living the longest and healthiest life possible. The podcast investigates everything from exercise and nutritional biochemistry to cardiovascular health, cancer, cognitive health, mental and emotional well-being, and beyond. John’s recommended episode: “The conversation he has with my wife, Dena Dubal (a physician-scientist and professor of neurology at UCSF) about the potential of Klotho to treat neurocognitive disease is fascinating.” Check out all the episodes here.
Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior. John’s recommended episode: “As president of a provider credentialing company, I loved the episode with Rebecca Allensworth discussing her recent book that takes a deep dive into professional licensing across different industries.” Check out all the episodes here.