Welcome to the Aural Apothecary Podcast. A lighthearted take on the world of medicines, pharmacy and healthcare in the UK from Jamie, Gimmo and Steve the Chemist. In this, our first episode, the boys introduce themselves and take on topics ranging from Aspirin to Compassion. Bruce Willis even makes a guest appearance.

You can listen to the Aural Apothecary Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/user/steve.williams55/playlist/3OsWj4w8sxsvuwR9zMXgn5?si=G50Q9tGHRoypwzQrZmbRwQ

Jamie’s book choice was ‘Beyond Command and Control’ by John Seddon. You can find more about it here; https://vanguard-method.net/beyond-command-and-control-book/.

The Freakanomics podcast ‘How do you cure a compassion crisis?’ can be found at https://freakonomics.com/podcast/compassionomics/ and the article Gimmo refers to is here; https://complexwales.com/2019/08/05/compassionistas/#more-2119

You can find out more on the History of Aspirin here in the Pharmaceutical Journal - https://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/news-and-analysis/infographics/a-history-of-aspirin/20066661.article

And finally – Bruce Willis really was kicked out of a Pharmacy in LA https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55644107 .