You're Kidding, Right?

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Paediatrics, made clinically memorable.

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You're Kidding, Right? turns paediatric and paediatric-surgical topics into structured clinical teaching. Episodes move from definitions and pathophysiology to complications, investigations, management choices, and the language clinicians might use with families.

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About You're Kidding, Right?

You're Kidding, Right? is a paediatric medical education show shaped like a focused teaching conversation. It is clinical, but not stiff. Episodes move through paediatric topics by asking the kinds of questions that appear on wards, in teaching rooms, and in exams: what is happening, why does it matter, what can go wrong, and what should be done next. The show has a strong appetite for structure. Neonatal jaundice becomes bilirubin physiology, nomogram thresholds, phototherapy decisions, and the prevention of kernicterus. Lupus becomes organ involvement, paediatric versus adult disease, serology, complement, nephritis, flares, and remission. Oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis becomes joint counts, ANA positivity, uveitis screening, limb length discrepancy, NSAIDs, steroid injections, methotrexate, and biologic DMARDs. Surgical and congenital topics get the same treatment, with exomphalos and congenital diaphragmatic hernia explained through anatomy, antenatal diagnosis, associated anomalies, postnatal instability, and operative planning. The show is detailed. It is also human. Freya and Anne often pause for a joke, a correction, a memory lapse, or a brief aside before returning to the teaching path. Guest appearances, such as Dr. Myles Lachnan on lupus and neonatal jaundice, keep the question-and-answer rhythm fresh without changing the show's core purpose. The register is colleague-to-colleague rather than professor-to-student. That makes complex material easier to stay with. It does not flatten the medicine, though. Serious complications, including seizures, hearing loss, cerebral palsy, pulmonary hypertension, vision-threatening uveitis, and major organ disease, are described directly and soberly. The result is a show for learners who need paediatric knowledge that is organized enough to revise from and practical enough to remember in clinical work.

Made for: Best for medical students, junior doctors, nursing graduates, general practice trainees, and clinicians revising paediatric topics. It also suits listeners who prefer systematic teaching with enough conversation to keep dense medicine approachable.

What sets it apart: The show combines exam-friendly structure with real clinical texture: cutoffs, buzzwords, mechanisms, complications, and family-facing explanations all sit in the same episode. Its warmth comes from working-clinician conversation rather than scripted polish.

In their own words

You're Kidding, Right is a podcast by two doctors for everything you need to know about paediatrics). Each week we release 2 episodes on key topics that will help you understand how our littlest patients work. Whether you're a junior doctor, medical student, nursing grad, general practice trainee or anyone who wants to learn the who, what, when, where and how of kids, we will do our very best to make your learning a little easier, and a little more fun! https://www.instagram.com/yourekiddingrightdoctors/This podcast is for educational purposes only. Please see your own doctor or local guidelines for information specific to your situation.

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A swollen knee becomes an eye-screening alarm before you can say "oligoarticular."

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  • Freya and Anne to make pediatric buzzwords stick without sanding off the clinical detail
  • a clear route from jaundice and phototherapy to why the bilirubin nomogram matters
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Neonatal Jaundice | SPECIAL GUEST Dr MylesJun 17, 2025

A practical newborn jaundice refresher that keeps the clinical stakes visible.

Neonatal jaundice gets a careful second pass, with Dr. Freya Bleethman and Dr. Myles Lachnan tracing bilirubin from the blood to the brain and back again to the practical question of when watchful waiting should give way to phototherapy.

Lupus | Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE)Mar 26, 2025

A brisk clinical guide to lupus, centred on childhood disease and lupus nephritis.

Lupus has an unsettling reach, and this compact teaching episode gives that reach a clear clinical shape. Dr. Freya Blythman and Dr. Myles Lachnan move from broad organ involvement into the particular risks of childhood-onset SLE, where major organ disease and lupus nephritis…

Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | the most common JIA subtypeAug 5, 2024

A compact guide to oligoarticular JIA, with clear attention to chronic uveitis and long-term follow-up.

The review keeps its focus on oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, using the most common JIA subtype as the anchor while also making room for the need to separate systemic JIA from the other categories.

Genetic Imprinting | what usually happens, and how it can go wrongJul 6, 2024

A clear, compact look at how imprinting can leave one gene copy carrying all the weight.

Genetic imprinting is presented as a system where only one copy of a gene is active at a time, so losing that copy leaves little margin for error.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Neonatal Jaundice | SPECIAL GUEST Dr Myles

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    Jun 17, 2025·22m·1 clip
  2. 2

    Lupus | Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE)

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    Mar 26, 2025·18m·1 clip
  3. 3

    Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | the most common JIA subtype

    Hidden gem

    Freya and Anne focus on oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

    Aug 5, 2024·30m·2 clips
  4. 4

    Exomphalos | Omphalocoele

    Jul 21, 2024·21m
  5. 5

    Genetic Imprinting | what usually happens, and how it can go wrong

    Hidden gem

    Anne and Freya take up genetic imprinting.

    Jul 6, 2024·26m·1 clip
  6. 6

    Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia | an overview

    Hidden gem

    Freya and Anne explain congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a defect affecting about one in 3,000 pregnancies in Victoria that allows abdominal organs into the chest and impairs lung development.

    Jun 28, 2024·25m·1 clip
  7. 7

    Adolescent Asthma | work SMART not hard

    May 6, 2024·18m
  8. 8

    Paediatric Fasting Guidelines | when your patients are also hangry

    Apr 10, 2024·18m
  9. 9

    Meckel diverticulum

    Hosts Freya and Anne teach Meckel's diverticulum through a three-year-old patient named Mia, who arrives with maroon-coloured rectal blood and a haemoglobin of 85.

    Feb 27, 2024·31m·2 clips
  10. 10

    Dermoid cysts | spot the diagnosis

    Oct 9, 2023·13m
  11. 11

    Noonan Syndrome | what you need to know in 20 minutes

    Sep 14, 2023·23m
  12. 12

    JDM | Juvenile Dermatomyositis

    Aug 7, 2023·24m
  13. 13

    MCADD | medium chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

    Sep 19, 2022·19m
  14. 14

    Von Willebrand Disease | the most common inherited bleeding disorder

    Aug 28, 2022·18m
  15. 15

    Anne's Big News | choosing a specialty

    Aug 14, 2022·34m
  16. 16

    Cleft lip and palate in neonates | an overview

    Jul 4, 2022·18m
  17. 17

    Impacts of medicine on climate change | Royal Children's Hospital Green Week

    Jun 20, 2022·23m
  18. 18

    Ehlers Danlos Syndrome | we missed EDS awareness month but we tried

    Jun 12, 2022·15m
  19. 19

    Early Onset Sepsis in Neonates| EOS

    Jun 5, 2022·23m
  20. 20

    Febrile Neutropaenia | an oncological emergency

    May 29, 2022·10m
  21. 21

    Approach to the febrile child

    May 24, 2022·22m
  22. 22

    Medulloblastoma | the most common malignant brain tumour in children

    May 15, 2022·15m
  23. 23

    CPAM | congenital pulmonary airway malformation

    May 9, 2022·16m
  24. 24

    PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus) | not the kissing kind of PDA

    May 1, 2022·19m
  25. 25

    Paracetamol overdose | acetaminophen overdose

    Apr 24, 2022·23m
  26. 26

    Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome | WPW

    Apr 17, 2022·17m
  27. 27

    Newborn Hearing Screen

    Apr 11, 2022·11m
  28. 28

    Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | sJIA

    Apr 3, 2022·12m
  29. 29

    SMA syndrome | superior mesenteric artery syndrome

    Mar 27, 2022·10m
  30. 30

    ABPA | allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

    Mar 20, 2022·14m
  31. 31

    Erb's Palsy | brachial plexus injury in newborns

    Mar 18, 2022·12m
  32. 32

    Mesenteric Adenitis | the grand mimic of appendicitis

    Mar 14, 2022·7m
  33. 33

    Williams Syndrome | get ready to (cocktail) party

    Feb 27, 2022·18m
  34. 34

    Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | when having a big heart isn't a good thing

    Feb 13, 2022·24m
  35. 35

    Concussion | a mild traumatic brain injury

    Two pediatric doctors discuss their week and share peacock facts before diving into a medical topic on concussion.

    Feb 6, 2022·21m
  36. 36

    Alagille Syndrome | paucity of bile ducts and other associations

    Jan 30, 2022·18m
  37. 37

    Assessing head injuries | what to look out for and when to worry

    Two doctors discuss the assessment of head injuries in children, covering when imaging is needed and how to manage borderline cases.

    Jan 16, 2022·25m
  38. 38

    Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome | the zebra of peptic ulcer disease

    Jan 9, 2022·6m
  39. 39

    Tongue Ties | Ankyloglossia

    Dec 19, 2021·11m
  40. 40

    Adrenal Glands | salt, sugar, sex

    Dec 12, 2021·7m
  41. 41

    Helicobacter Pylori | the most common bacterial pathogen in humans

    Dec 5, 2021·20m
  42. 42

    Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis

    Nov 28, 2021·18m
  43. 43

    Parenteral Nutrition | intravenous feeding

    Nov 17, 2021·14m
  44. 44

    Hypokalaemia | it's bananas

    Nov 14, 2021·14m
  45. 45

    Interpreting iron studies

    Nov 10, 2021·8m
  46. 46

    Neonatal bilious vomiting | a general approach

    Nov 7, 2021·18m
  47. 47

    6 Month Milestones | and other things 6 month olds usually do

    Nov 3, 2021·12m
  48. 48

    Trisomy 21 | down syndrome - a bonus 21st chromosome

    Two doctors discuss their weekends and introduce a podcast aimed at teaching pediatrics to medical trainees.

    Oct 31, 2021·21m
  49. 49

    Acute otitis media | lend me your ears

    Two doctors discuss acute otitis media in a paediatric education podcast for medical trainees.

    Oct 27, 2021·23m