About the Rest

By Joe Rodriguez

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I'm Joe Rodriguez, CRNA. After co-hosting the podcast Anesthesia Deconstructed for years, I kept running into the same problem. I was told that if I stayed clinically excellent and kept my head down, the rest would take care of itself. If you're reading this, you know all too well… IT DOES NOT. Unfortunately, time and time again, I discovered that the most impactful tools to leverage throughout my career in anesthesia (e.g. money, influence, deal negotiations, power) are never taught to us in school or in practice. I had to pick it all up at dinners, off the record, wherever the valuable conversations take place but go unheard. Honestly, my issue with every other podcast in our field is that clinical teaching and polite leadership talk are…are a little boring. I figure if it bores me, it bores you. So then, where can we learn how groups do or don't make money? How do hospital deals get structured? Why do subsidies keep climbing? What separates a holding company from private equity? What does it take to build leadership that holds up under pressure? The list goes on. Which brings us here. I present to you the show I've been wanting to see and got tired waiting around for. About the Rest is a twice-monthly inside baseball podcast for the people who run things. Join me as I sit down with fellow anesthesia business leaders Randy Moore and other key voices from the field to take real positions and hash out the big questions, warts and all. If it's in the public record, it's on the table: announcements, policy changes, lawsuits, the big RFP nobody will explain, the conference moment everyone clocked. If you want to learn how to get into the OR, this isn't it. About the Rest is about, well, the rest! Learn More: www.abouttherest.com About the Rest is a Human Content Production

Episode Date
USAP Paid Envision $9 Million to Stay Out of Dallas per FTC; Union Updates, Krewe Acquired
Sep 01, 2026
UnitedHealthcare $5.5B Profit, Another State Opts Out, and Why MIPS Is Dead
Aug 18, 2026
Does Your Schooling Actually Matter If You're Not Solving Problems for Surgeons and Patients?
Aug 04, 2026
Courts Hand CRNAs a Win
Jul 21, 2026
Why Non-Competes Exist (And When They Should Die)
Jul 07, 2026
The Anesthesia Workforce Shift: 3,000 CRNA Grads, Failing AA Bills, Lost Contracts
Jun 23, 2026
Goliaths at War: The Fight Over Anesthesia
Jun 23, 2026
Here’s What Nobody Talks About
Jun 16, 2026
A New Chapter: Mike & Joe’s Big Announcement!
Apr 01, 2026
Anesthesia Deconstructed: I Thought We Were Winning. Then, We Got Fired: Essentials of Anesthesia Leadership
Aug 21, 2025
Anesthesia Deconstructed: What If the AANA Disappeared? Inside the CEO’s Role with Bill Bruce
Aug 12, 2025
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Inside Anesthesia - What (Really) Broke the Anesthesia Market
Aug 04, 2025
Anesthesia Deconstructed: One Anesthesiologist, 108K Followers, and Zero Filters
Jul 17, 2025
Anesthesia Deconstructed: I Got Sued for Malpractice. Here’s What Really Happens.
Jul 08, 2025
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Anesthesia Leadership Is Changing - and Not Everyone Will Make the Cut
Jun 06, 2025
Anesthesia Deconstructed: From ICU to CRNA - How Social Media is Transforming Nursing Education
Mar 12, 2025
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Navigating the Future - Do Those Prep Courses Work? Will Locums Stick Around? And More for 2025
Jan 10, 2025
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Lifelong Learning - ACCRAC Founder Jed Wolpaw, MD, on Education, Growth, and Anesthesia Excellence
Nov 26, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: FTC Loses, and Non-Competes Remain - Understanding Different Types of Restrictive Covenants and What It Means for You
Sep 30, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Point B - Joe Rodriguez Shares His Positions and Rationale on Proposed Changes to AANA Board Selection
Jul 23, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Point A - CRNAs Propose Significant Change to AANA Board Selection
Jul 23, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Did CMS Actually Miss an Opportunity To Reduce the Anesthesia Shortage?
Jul 19, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Should C-Sections Be Performed on an Outpatient Basis? Florida is going to find out.
Jul 16, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: RAISING ARIZONA Pt. 1 - Arizona's Zero to Hero Story with Ali J. Baghai, CRNA, AZANA Past President and Guide Anesthesia | AzAS Managing Partner
Jul 09, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: CRNAs - An American Innovation; Reflecting on Independence Day
Jul 04, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: FTC Update With Simon Willman, JD and What It Means for Anesthesia Providers
Jun 25, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: We Became The Top Anesthesia Podcast in the United States AND Episode Previews
Jun 14, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Mike MacKinnon is Back! Massachusetts Opt Out and What it Means vs
Jun 07, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Should CRNAs supervise AAs? And, updates on DC, SC, TN, and the Pre-CRNA Market
Jun 04, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Is it ethical to have pre-CRNAs pay for intro courses? And, where is our co-host?
May 15, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: AANA Election Time!
May 08, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Navigating New Frontiers - NorthStar Anesthesia's Approach to Modern Anesthesia Challenges
Apr 15, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Revolutionizing Recruitment - The MOTION Behind Transforming Anesthesia Careers
Apr 08, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Meet Annemarie Wiley CRNA and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star!
Feb 28, 2024
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Josh Condado, CRNA Deconstructs the Path to Real Estate Investing for Anesthesia Professionals
Dec 18, 2023
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Special Series - 5 Questions: Matt Mazurek, MD on Burnout and Anesthesia’s “Dirty Little Secret”
Nov 06, 2023
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Special Series - 5 Questions: Mike MacKinnon Addresses Criticisms and Answers What Keeps Him So Professionally Driven
Oct 23, 2023
Anesthesia Deconstructed: An Introduction to Our Special Series - 5 Questions
Oct 16, 2023
Anesthesia Deconstructed: A Look Into the Core Anesthesia App with its Creators - Cole Dill & Tanner Hulin
Sep 29, 2023
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Dr. Joe Rodriguez testifies against title protection bill in Wisconsin
Jun 21, 2023
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Medical Malpractice Policies - What you didn't know, but should
Apr 17, 2023
Anesthesia Deconstructed: The CRNA Scientist - Dr. Rhea Temmerand Designing Drugs with Spider Venom
Mar 23, 2023
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Simon Willman, JD - Do Non Competes Get Enforced?
Nov 23, 2022
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Mark Silberman JD - Former General Legal Counsel for the AANA
Aug 26, 2022
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Interview with A CPA - How to go 1099 to Maximize Career Benefits
Aug 25, 2022
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Part 3 - Interview with Dr. Randall Moore Chief Anesthetist Officer of Northstar Anesthesia
Jun 29, 2022
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Part 2 - Interview with Dr. Randall Moore Chief Anesthetist Officer of Northstar Anesthesia
Jun 15, 2022
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Interview with Dr. Randall Moore Chief Anesthetist Officer of Northstar Anesthesia Part 1
Jun 01, 2022
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Interview With A Lobbyist - Kelsey Lundy from Compass Strategies, Arizona
Mar 31, 2022
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Dr. Jeff Gadsden MD Discusses Regional Anesthesia & Nerve Injury
Feb 03, 2022
Anesthesia Deconstructed: The Butterfly IQ+ Ultrasound With Butterfly Network CMO Dr. John Martin
Nov 30, 2021
Anesthesia Deconstructed: From Anesthesiologist Assistant (AA) to Nurse Anesthesiologist (CRNA)
Oct 24, 2021
Anesthesia Deconstructed: The Title "Nurse Anesthesiologist"
Aug 31, 2021
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Rural Surgeon Talks About Surgery and CRNA Only Practice
Jun 30, 2021
Anesthesia Deconstructed: The Business of Anesthesia Part 2
May 04, 2021
Anesthesia Deconstructed: The Business of Anesthesia Part 1
Mar 27, 2021
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Chronic Pain Management & CRNAs
Dec 07, 2020
Anesthesia Deconstructed: The Federal Trade Commission, Medicine, APRNs & Anti-Trust
Jun 24, 2020
Anesthesia Deconstructed: You Have a Complaint Against Your License - Understand, Defend and Navigate
May 28, 2020
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Dr Cameron Kyle - Sidell MD: ER/CCM on Covid 19 in Brooklyn NYC, Experiences, Theories & Treatments
Apr 22, 2020
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Anesthesia on the Front Lines of Covid 19 in Detroit Michigan
Apr 17, 2020
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Covid 19 - What Anesthesia Providers Need to Know
Mar 27, 2020
Anesthesia Deconstructed: AANA CEO Dr. Randall Moore and the future of healthcare
Feb 12, 2020
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Meet Dr Sophia Thomas American Assoc. of Nurse Practitioners President
Jan 08, 2020
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Meet Scott Becker JD CPA of Beckers Healthcare
Dec 11, 2019
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Physician Anesthesiologist Dr Matthew Mazurek On CRNA history, politics, titles and surgeon supervision
Nov 06, 2019
Anesthesia Deconstructed: Erik Kramer CRNA FNP Mission Trips Mexico, Mosul and The Congo
Oct 09, 2019
Anesthesia Deconstructed: CRNA Recertification, the NBCRNA and the CPC with Dr. Terry Wicks
Sep 19, 2019