Episode # 286 • 04 Aug 2026
What's The Big Deal With This BackTable App?
BackTable is moving beyond the traditional podcast experience and into a platform built specifically for clinicians. On this episode of the BackTable ENT & Allergy Podcast, hosts Drs. Gopi Shah and Ashley Agan welcome Dr. Aaron Fritts, interventional radiologist and BackTable CEO and Co-Founder, to discuss the history and future of BackTable, and what listeners can look forward to on the new BackTable App.
Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:51 - Meet the CEO and Co-Founder
02:32 - How Backtable Got Its Name
04:32 - Why Move to the App
07:31 - Community and Learning Features
12:36 - Playlists and Transcripts
15:42 - Beyond Backtable Content
18:07 - Searchability and Other Platform Limits
19:35 - Privacy and NPI Verification
21:31 - Download the App and Give Feedback
22:53 - October Timeline and Academy Party
24:26 - Closing Thoughts
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More about this episode
Dr. Fritts shares how BackTable started as an app concept for medical devices in 2016, evolved into the IR podcast in 2017, and expanded to the ENT show in 2020. He explains how Gopi coined the name “BackTable” as an homage to the informal, behind-the-scenes conversations that fuel clinical learning. With eight shows now producing 30 to 40 episodes each month, BackTable will begin releasing most new podcast episodes exclusively on the BackTable app starting in October.
The conversation highlights the app’s robust features designed for busy clinicians, including physician-only NPI-verified guest Q&As, quick-study cases, searchable and organized playlists, episode transcripts, offline listening, upcoming CarPlay integration, and access to resources like the Curbsiders internal medicine podcast. The BackTable app is free to download and free to use, providing easy access to a growing library of high-yield medical education content.
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