Doctors Don't Talk

Med, Nik, Emezie, and Ayo are four junior doctors working in the UK who decided to put a microphone in front of the conversations they were already having privately. The result is Doctors Don't Talk, a short but impactful eight-episode series recorded across 2020 and 2021. The title is pointed: these are the discussions that happen in break rooms and WhatsApp groups but almost never in public. The show launched during the pandemic with "Life on The Front Line," capturing what it was actually like to be a junior doctor during COVID-19. From there, the episodes tackle Covid conspiracies and misinformation, mental health in the profession, workplace equality, work-life balance, and the four-day working week debate. Episodes run 30 to 46 minutes, long enough for genuine discussion without dragging. The group dynamic works well because you get four distinct perspectives rather than a single narrative. They disagree, they laugh, and they share frustrations that will feel familiar to anyone who's worked in the NHS. The series finale, "Moving on," wraps up their first chapter together with real reflection on growth and transitions. While the show only produced eight episodes, each one is dense with honest conversation. It's less of an ongoing commitment and more of a contained series you can work through in a weekend. For UK junior doctors specifically, there's a specificity to the NHS experience here that broader medical podcasts often miss. Sometimes the most valuable thing a podcast can do is simply say what everyone's thinking, and these four do exactly that.