The Uromigos

Led by Thomas Powles, MD, and Brian Rini, MD, FASCO, The Uromigos highlight the latest developments in genitourinary cancers. Their podcast episodes feature guest experts from around the world discussing the latest data, debates, and manuscripts relevant to the practical clinical care of GU oncology patients. The Uromigos formed in early 2017 as a group of friends attempting to provide balanced, scientific content about GU malignancies on Twitter. It was hoped that this diverse group would represent various positions on a given topic, which has not always been the case on social media. This attempt was ‘moderately successful’ as Tom would say. Different viewpoints were represented, but they weren’t that good at Twitter. In early 2020, Tom and Brian decided to try their hand at podcasting. With more enthusiasm than expertise, the Uromigos podcasts were launched. Over 300 podcasts and nearly 350,000 cumulative listens later, they hope the podcasts have become a significant resource for balanced scientific content related to the care of patients with GU malignancies. Built around the conversational style of podcasts, the first Uromigos Live meeting was held in Nashville in late 2022. The foundational principles of both the live meeting and podcasts are to challenge conventional thinking, to encourage diverse and unbiased viewpoints and to promote early career researchers.