
Game On Glio Podcast
Presented by Brains for the Cure, hosted by Shannon M. Traphagen.
A brain tumor diagnosis can be an isolating and unsettling experience for a person, whether they are a patient or a loved one by their side. Brain tumors remain extremely rare, but unlike other types of cancer, their effects can be immediate and life-altering from day one. Yet, there are few places for people to turn to in order to receive reputable information and comfort to help them navigate through this journey.
The Game On Glio Podcast is a unique, first of its kind approach to supporting all who have been impacted by this disease. This podcast provides inspiration, hope, education, & real conversations around the difficult journeys with glioblastomas and other brain tumors. Guests will include world-class neuro-oncologist/neuro-surgeons, mental health professionals, brain tumor survivors, caregivers, and others who work hard on behalf of the community.
Brains for the Cure, a program of the Head for the Cure Foundation, is thrilled to partner with host, creator and caregiver, Shannon (S.M.) Traphagen.
The Game on Glio Podcast is made possible through the generous donations made to the Head for the Cure Foundation. If you’d like to support this podcast, click here.

Episode 10: ”I haven’t yet accomplished what I’ve set out to do.” – with Guest Dr. Sanai
For this month’s episode of Game on Glio, host Shannon Traphagen talks to neuro-oncologist Dr. Nader Sanai, MD, director of Ivy Brain Tumor Center, part

Episode 9: ”Tis’ the Season: Inspiration from a 7 year GBM Survivor” – with Guest Greg Link
We all want to believe in magic this time of year; hope, inspiration, the possibility that something good can happen. In this episode, we get

Episode 8: ”A Small Radiation Tile is Changing the Game in Brain Tumor Therapy” – with guests Matthew Likens and Shannan Achens
Being diagnosed with brain cancer is scary. It’s overwhelming. It’s diving into a future of unknowns. However, there are many in the scientific and neuroscience

Episode 7: ”Death and Dying: A Journey through Grief and Loss” –with Guest Dr. Erica Sirrine
For the seventh episode of Game on Glio, the podcast about people who face brain tumors, host Shannon Traphagen sits down with social worker and

Episode 6: Finding Life and Love Through Brain Cancer- With Guest Jenny Williams.
Today, regular Brains for the Cure contributor Jenny Williams, aka Jenguin, joins host Sharon Traphagen for an in-depth discussion on what it’s like to battle

Episode 5: There’s No End of Remembering with Matt Anthony
Today’s guest, Matt Anthony, is the driving force behind the Head for the Cure Foundation, which is the parent organization of this publication. Matt founded

Episode 4: Katie Schwartzmeyer-Stearns
For today’s episode of Game on Glio, glioblastoma caregiver Katie Schwartzmeyer-Stearns sits down with host Shannon M. Traphagen to discuss what it’s like to find

Episode 3: Priya Kumthekar
In the latest episode of Game On Glio, host Shannon M. Traphagen is joined by neuro-oncologist and principle investigator Dr. Priya Kumthekar of Northwestern University

Episode 2: DJ Stewart
For the second episode of the Game On Glio, host Shannon M. Traphagen sits down for an fired-up conversation with glioblastoma “thriver” DJ Stewart. Hear

Episode 1: John Boockvar
For the initial episode of Game on Glio, presented by Brains for the Cure, host Shannon Traphagen talks to John Boockvar, a leading neurosurgeon and