The Curbsiders Celebrates Two Year Anniversary on Patreon: A Milestone of Growth for the Kashlak Community

March 27, 2025 | By Matthew Watto, MD

Philadelphia, PA – March 27, 2025 – Today marks The Curbsiders’ second Patreon anniversary. Since launching on the platform, The Curbsiders has built an incredible community who has influenced our growth, allowing us to continue to deliver high-yield episodes and educational resources as well as opportunities for patrons to connect, engage and support each other through candid, thought-provoking discussions, shared experiences, and of course a touch of humor. 

Over the past two years, the Kashlak community has played a crucial role in:

Expanding Our Content: We’ve launched a Primary Care Starter Guide e-book, released over 45 exclusive bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes insights, Vault access to our central repository of 470+ show notes, infographics, and more. 

Growing Our Community: We’ve fostered a dedicated community of listeners, engaging through our Ask us Anything and Ask the Experts initiatives, private discussion groups and journal club chats via the Discord, event meet-ups, mentorship and more. 

Dedicated Support: We are committed to helping our community get the most out of their membership. In addition to How to Videos, FAQs, and regular communication in the Community Chat, our Member Relations team members are readily available to troubleshoot and guide patrons in navigating the app.

Launching New Initiatives: We listen and rely heavily on feedback we receive from the community when prioritizing new offerings. We have many exciting opportunities in the works, which we will share with our inner circle when the time is right!   

“For nearly a decade, The Curbsiders has been dedicated to creating and delivering practice-changing content in a fun, yet educational way,” said Co-Host and Founder Matthew Watto, MD. “Through Patreon, we can continue this mission while also helping to restore the joy in medicine and help healthcare professionals thrive again. At Kashlak, burnt-out medical professionals find a place where they can reconnect with their passion, learn, laugh and engage with like-minded peers. We offer more than just content – it’s a community where everyone is valued.” 

Benefits of Kashlak Admitting Privileges (the recommend tier):   

• All Episodes Ad-Free: including the entire back catalog 470+ episodes
• Twice Monthly High Yield Bonus Episodes (over 45 eps available now): Recap of key pearls, plus AMA with Matt & Paul, & more
• Unlimited access to Kashlak Vault: download PDF show notes, infographics and scripts
• Access to Kashlak’s Discord Server: connect, share ideas, ask us anything
• Dedicated Support: FAQs, How to Videos and a Dedicated team to helping patrons get the most out of Patreon
• Exclusive Curbsiders Merch
• Sunday Rounds – a brief, weekly digest of upcoming episodes, events and happenings at Kashlak
• Exclusive educational materials: a Primary Care Starter Guide (e-book)
• More coming soon…
  

What our Kashlak Community has to say about The Curbsiders Patreon:
“I enjoy the Patreon so much. It’s been a source of wisdom and support, along with recipes and other random tidbits. The Bonus Episodes are great to reinforce recently learned knowledge.” -Michelle Indelicato

“Patreon is an excellent source for my practice. The Vault is so convenient. This is my number one source for my brain hole as the information from specialists and the dialogue with the Curbsiders MDs is always very easy to apply to my most common questions regarding pathology and updated guidelines. I tell all my colleagues and students to tune in for the best current medical guidelines up to date. I appreciate you all!! I give you 10 hotcakes!” -Shanee Owens

“The Patreon has been great for me. I’m currently in the graduate phase of my MSTP program, and the episodes stored in the Vault have helped me keep up with my medical knowledge and also drastically improved the quality of my commute! I appreciate how well the episodes are divided by specialty to help me focus on specific topics. I also really enjoy how systematically you guys approach every case, so learners from any stage can follow the entire picture! The Curbsiders Patreon has definitely been a great way to bolster my learning.” –Antonio Fontanella

For more details on getting involved, please visit our Patreon page patreon.com/curbsiders. For a limited time, save 15% when you sign up for an Annual Membership using Promo Code: INNERCIRCLE.

The Curbsiders podcast network averages over 450,000 downloads per month and is currently available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you download podcasts. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at askcurbsiders@gmail.com. 

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About The Curbsiders 

The Curbsiders is THE medical podcast network for clinicians that uses expert interviews to bring you clinical pearls, practice-changing knowledge, and bad puns. Each show and mini-series makes your day easier by addressing common pain points to supercharge your learning and medical practice. Join a national team of board-certified physicians, students, residents and clinician educators as they serve up some knowledge food for your brain hole. No boring lectures here, just the stuff you wish they’d taught in medical school and residency. For more information, visit https://thecurbsiders.com/.

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