ZERO President and CEO Jamie Bearse hosts the ZERO podcast, featuring unfiltered discussions with researchers, caregivers, patients, and medical professionals. Listen online, or subscribe and download on your favorite podcasting platform. Episodes are available for listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Anchor.fm, TuneIn Radio, PlayerFM, Pocket Casts, PodBean, RadioPublic, and more.
Podcast Series Six
Prostate Cancer Uncensored: Prostate Cancer Uncensored: ZERO360 | A Comprehensive Patient Support Service
What is ZERO360, and how does a case manager work with you to make your prostate cancer journey easier? ZERO’s Director of Patient Programs, Jeremy Patch, sits down with ZERO360 case manager, Beth Scott to discuss how case managers ease the stress of a prostate cancer diagnosis and help navigate healthcare needs for patients across the country.
Prostate Cancer Uncensored: Feat. Craig Gelfand
Podcast Series Five
Prostate Cancer Uncensored Podcast | Feat. Max Wade “Cowboy Max”
In this special Prostate Cancer Awareness Month edition of Prostate Cancer Uncensored, Host Jay Jay French (of Twisted Sister) chats with “Cowboy Max” of TikTok fame. Max is a goat farmer from New Mexico who was diagnosed with prostate cancer at just 46. This lively conversation between an ‘80s rocker and a modern day cowboy you don’t want to miss.
Prostate Cancer Uncensored: Hosted by Jay Jay French | Feat. Judas Priest’s Rob Halford
Prostate Cancer Uncensored: Hosted by Jay Jay French | Feat. Judas Priest’s Rob Halford – PCAM Edition
In this extended version of our podcast with Rob Halford of the rock band Judas Priest, Rob goes into detail about how sobriety and sexuality factored into his own prostate cancer journey. Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister is our Prostate Cancer Uncensored guest host. Jay Jay is a rocker, author and prostate cancer survivor. As you’ll see in this dynamic conversation, he and Halford have many similarities and differences when it comes to their prostate cancer journeys. To learn more about prostate cancer, visit https://zerocancer.org/were-not-gonna-take-it-campaign/.
Prostate Cancer Uncensored: Hosted by Jay Jay French | Feat. The Commodores’ William King
In the latest We’re Not Gonna Take It podcast, William King of The Commodores chats with Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French to discuss his prostate cancer journey and how being an African American man has influenced his perspective on his diagnosis.
Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister is our We’re Not Gonna Take It podcast guest host. Jay Jay is a rocker, author and prostate cancer survivor.
For more information on prostate cancer and the We’re Not Gonna Take It campaign, please visit zerocancer.org/WNGTI.
Podcast Series Four
Prostate Cancer Uncensored: Black Men’s Prostate Cancer Initiative & Support Groups – Guests: Hakim Asadi & Marcus Jones
Join Dr. Reggie Tucker-Seeley (ZERO’s Vice President of Health Equity) and Kris Bennet (ZERO’s Director of Health Equity, Community Organizing & Engagement) for a special discussion on ZERO’s Black Men’s Prostate Cancer Initiative Support Groups with guests Hakim Asadi and Marcus Jones. To learn more about support groups, the Black Men’s Prostate Cancer Initiative, and more, visit zerocancer.org.
Prostate Cancer Uncensored | Feat. Grant Hill
In this special Prostate Cancer Awareness Month edition of Prostate Cancer Uncensored, we feature NBA all-star Grant Hill. Tune in to hear why Hill is so passionated about saving Black men from prostate cancer – and how he’s spreading the message that EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES.
Prostate Cancer Uncensored Podcast | Feat. Dr. Joseph Osborne & Mr. Faulk
In this edition of Prostate Cancer Uncensored, hear from Mr. Faulk, a prostate cancer survivor, in a discussion with Dr. Joseph Osborne, the Chief of Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics, Professor of Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Attending Radiologist at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine.
To learn more or to listen to additional episodes of Prostate Cancer Uncensored, visit zerocancer.org.
Podcast Series Three
Prostate Cancer Uncensored: Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French – PART THREE
The final – and most personal – episode of ZERO’s podcast series with Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French is ready for viewing! In this episode, Jay Jay shares how personal and professional challenges prepared him for his prostate cancer diagnosis. To learn more about Jay Jay, ZERO, and prostate cancer, please visit zerocancer.org. THIS IS PART THREE OF OUR CHAT WITH JAY JAY. Click here to for a PDF transcript of this podcast.
Get It Done – Host: Chas Rodgers and Guests Dr. Arnold Bullock and Prostate Cancer Patient Marc
Prostate Cancer Uncensored: Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French – PART TWO
Jay Jay French, founder, guitarist, and manager for the heavy metal band “Twisted Sister” continues his conversation with ZERO about living with prostate cancer.
THIS IS PART TWO OF OUR CHAT WITH JAY JAY. Click here for a PDF transcript of this podcast.
Prostate Cancer Uncensored: Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French – PART ONE
If you know the songs “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock” – then you know our guest on today’s podcast. His name is Jay Jay French and he’s the founder, guitarist, and manager for the heavy metal band “Twisted Sister.” Jay Jay is also a prostate cancer survivor. To learn more about Jay Jay, ZERO, and prostate cancer, please visit zerocancer.org. THIS IS PART ONE OF OUR CHAT WITH JAY JAY. Click here for a PDF transcript of this podcast.
Podcast Series Two
ODU Coach Jeff Jones: My Prostate Cancer Journey
Old Dominion University men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones opens up about his battle with prostate cancer. In this episode of Prostate Cancer Uncensored, Coach Jones talks about how he told his family, how he told his team, and his advice for men battling this disease. ZERO president and CEO Jamie Bearse hosts. Click here for a PDF transcript of this podcast.
Fake Prostate Cancer News – Guest: Stacey Loeb
FAKE NEWS – when it comes to prostate cancer, it’s everywhere. From dated statistics to untested treatments, there’s bad – and sometimes dangerous – information at every edge of the digital universe. In this podcast, Dr. Stacy Loeb, a Urologic Oncologist, joins host Jamie Bearse to help prostate cancer patients and caregivers navigate the online seas of misinformation. Click here for a PDF transcript of this podcast.
Podcast Series One – Sex After Prostate Cancer
The prostate gland is a key component in the male reproductive system. Thus, prostate cancer can have serious implications on a man’s sexual health. Long-term or lifelong side effects from the disease and/or its treatments include erectile dysfunction, loss of sex drive, infertility, or other hormone-related issues.
Prostate cancer patients and survivors often feel shame around side effects that result from prostate cancer and/or its treatments. When those side effects impact sexual health or virility, feelings of shame and embarrassment are amplified. This podcast series will shine a light on these topics, and help men understand that they’re not alone.
Episode 4: A Gay Man’s Journey with Prostate Cancer – Guest: Chris Hartley
Is a gay man’s experience with prostate cancer different from a heterosexual man’s? In this episode of Prostate Cancer Uncensored, ZERO’s CEO and President Jamie Bearse speaks with Chris Hartley. Chris is a 45 year old gay man from Austin, Texas. He’s a husband, a father, a prostate cancer awareness advocate – and he’s a prostate cancer survivor. He’s open and honest about his diagnosis, what it took to get his sexual life back on track – and how his life as a gay man shaped his cancer journey. Click here for a PDF transcript of this podcast.
Episode 3: Prostate Cancer and Dating – Guest: Jon Di Gesu
Just six months after a divorce, Jon Di Gesu was diagnosed with prostate cancer. While navigating his prostate cancer journey, he quickly realized that there was a lack of resources for single men battling this disease. And if that wasn’t enough, he also faced numerous uphill battles in his search to find love again. Click here for a transcript of this podcast.
Episode 2: Sex After Diagnosis – Guest: Dr. Rachel Rubin
Dr. Rubin is a urologic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of sexual dysfunction in both men and women. In this episode of Prostate Cancer Uncensored, she discusses sexual side effects of prostate cancer surgery as well as the treatments that are available. Click here for a PDF transcript of this podcast.
Episode 1: Sex After Prostate Cancer – Guest: Glenn Consor
In the debut episode, ZERO President and CEO Jamie Bearse is joined by Emmy-award winning NBA analyst and host Glenn Consor. Consor, a prostate cancer survivor, talks candidly about his experience of sex after prostate cancer. Listen now! Click here for a PDF transcript of this podcast.
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