Cancer and Comedy

Updated: 26 Sep 2025 • 103 episodes
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The Cancer and Comedy Podcast is for Cancer Impacted People Who are Not Done Living and Are Passionate About Facing the Grim with a Grin. My name is Dr. Brad Miller and The Cancer and Comedy Podcast became my Passion Project At Christmas time 2022 when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer just after retiring from a 43 year career as a pastor. My response was to laugh to keep from crying. I decided after a Christmas visit with my pre-school granddaughters that God wasn't done with me yet and I was going to fully live my life in such a way as to see those granddaughters grow up. I decided to combine my experience as a pastor with my Doctoral Degree in Transformational Leadership with my love of comedy to create the Cancer and Comedy Podcast as place for Cancer Impacted People to Cope with Hope and Humor. I like to say the Cancer and Comedy Podcast is a Place to Turn the Grim into a Grin. Along with my co-host Deb Krier from TryingNotToDie.Live, who is a cancer warrior in her own right, we are dedicated to produce a weekly podcast which brings education, inspiration and entertainment to our audience with practical stories, interviews, funny stories and bad jokes which are designed to help cancer impacted people cope with hope. We will also have faith-based segments in the episodes. Moreover, we love to feature uplifting stories of how people kicked cancer in the butt and won at life. So if you are a cancer impacted person please join me right here on the Cancer and Comedy Podcast where we are all set to lift you up. Dr. Brad Miller, January 2025

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Mark Light is Brad Miller’s guest on the Cancer and Comedy Podcast.[Text Wrapping Break]Mark is the author of Rock Bottom to Resilient: Transform Your Mind and Become Unshakable When the Crap Hits the Fan.  In this episode, Mark shared his powerful story of being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in 2022, after al

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Episode Summary: In this episode of Cancer and Comedy, host Brad welcomes back Edward Miske—singer, actor, author, and founder of the Remission Film Festival. Edward shares his journey as a rare non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor, the inspiration behind his book "Cancer and Musical Theater and Other Chronic Illnesses," an

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Russ Hedge is Dr. Brad Miller’s guest on this episode of “Cancer and Comedy.”  Russ is an inspirational speaker, author of Befuddled: Live the Life You Choose, and the host of “Marketing with Russ.” He’s also a cancer survivor whose journey through stage 4 melanoma reshaped his faith, perspective, and mission in life. 

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Nature has always been a place of peace, but what if it could also be part of a real treatment plan? In this episode of the Cancer and Comedy podcast, Dr. Brad Miller and Deb Krier share how time among the trees—whether in the mighty redwoods of California or a shady sycamore in the backyard—can play a surprising role

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In this episode of the "Cancer and Comedy" podcast, Dr. Brad Miller and Deb Krier talk about the bright side of diagnosis based on material from comedian Hank Green, where he talks about cancer, laughter, and leadership.    Dr. Brad Miller and Deb Krier discuss how Hank chose to approach his diagnosis by seeking the br

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Brad Miller & Allen Klein 07 Aug 2025 • EN

How to Rise Above Tragedy with Humor with Jolytologist Allen Klein

When life gets heavy, sometimes what you need most is a red rubber nose. In this episode of the Cancer and Comedy podcast, Dr. Brad Miller sits down with Allen Klein, author, speaker, and self-proclaimed “Jollytologist,” to talk about how humor isn’t just a momentary relief—it’s a life-saving mindset.  Allen lost his w

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