Behind the Scenes at the City Morgue
21:23 minutes
What does it take to become a medical examiner? In her memoir Working Stiff, forensic pathologist Judy Melinek tells the story of her “rookie season” as a medical examiner at the New York City morgue. She explains what goes into performing “the last doctor’s examination you will ever have.” Plus, we see if SciFri listeners can solve a real-life medical mystery.
Read an excerpt from Working Stiff here.
Segment Guests
Judy Melinek
Judy Melinek is a forensic pathologist, author of Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner (Scribner, 2014), and assistant clinical professor of pathology at the University of California, San Francisco in San Francisco, California.
Heard on the Air
Read an excerpt from Working Stiff, and see if you can solve this medical mystery.
Meet the Producer
About Annie Minoff
@annieminoffAnnie Minoff is a producer for The Journal from Gimlet Media and the Wall Street Journal, and a former co-host and producer of Undiscovered. She also plays the banjo.