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Making the Cut: The (mostly) True Life Story of a Retired Surgeon



Synopsis:

Listen in as the true-life story of Dr. Michael Marwan Meguid's coming of age is shared in an unforgettable way. Dr. Meguid, born in Cairo and raised in Germany and England, grew up to become an internationally renowned surgeon, founding a medical journal while practicing and conducting research at Harvard's Mass General, Brigham & Women's, MIT, UCLA, and Syracuse University.

Featuring 99 roles performed by voices actors all over the world, from Saudi Arabia to Scotland, Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi, MAKING THE CUT is a story-telling unlike anything you've heard before. Prejudice, Love, Passion, Betrayal, Loyalty, Triumph, Devastation, Redemption: it's all here in MAKING THE CUT: The (mostly) True Life Story of a Retired Surgeon.


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Episodes:

#30 - Making the Cut

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Important mail arrives as Michael re-takes the exam for the Primary Surgical Fellowship, the gateway to becoming a surgeon. Will he make the cut?

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#29 -"Poppy"

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael's relationship with Hanna takes a turn that will forever change them both.

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#28 - Facing the Music

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000

 

Having succumbed to the temptations of Hanna rather than hitting the books, Michael now pays a price for his choices.

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#27 - Atonement and Worship

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000

 

Michael says yes to a fellow doctor's cry for help in order to atone for his sins, inadvertently making way for his surgical idol to appear. 

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#26 - In Times of Trouble

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000

 

When new challenges emerge in Michael's journey and that of others, a helping hand in times of trouble tips the scale of life and death.

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#25 - Cutting

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael enjoys the thrill of cutting even as he wrestles temptation.

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#24 - Thunderclap

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael gets caught up in a storm both outside and in. As the winds rage through his heart, the next chapter of his medical career is set in motion.

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#23 - The Beginning of an End

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000

When racial prejudice prevents Michael from getting a position at his chosen hospital, he is forced to look elsewhere, setting him on the path of a major life complication.

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#22 - Home...Alone

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael and Victoria return to London and attempt a transition into living as husband and wife.

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A Making The Cut Announcement

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000

While we bring you an announcement about Making the Cut, enjoy one of our favorite clips from the season so far.

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#21 - Harvard

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000

 

Michael, at last, heads to Harvard's Massachusetts General.

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#20 - Bureaucracy

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000

 

Michael takes some advice from Mr. Hart and gets exactly the opportunity he needs to advance his education. He just has to jump through a few bureaucratic hoops first.

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#19 - This Fragile Life

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael crashes headlong into the undeniable fragility of life itself as he finishes his obstetrical rotation.

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#18 - Choices

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 04:02:19 +0000

During his obstetrical rotation, Michael is surrounded by the outcomes of choices his patients made. When a former love re-appears, he must make a choice as well. 

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#17 - The Hardened Hart

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000

In the second half of his stint as Locum House Officer, Michael learns the hard way that some surgeons harm rather than heal.

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#16 - Mentorship

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael encounters a much-needed mentor and father figure while learning a great deal about the true practice of healing.

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#15 - A Stitch in Time

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael encounters two mentor possibilities and participates in a surgery for the first time. 

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#14 - Blood and Roses

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael is exhilarated when he is assigned to clerk the patient of a prominent surgeon. His efforts to impress, however, don't quite go according to plan. 

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#13 - Isaac

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael experiences a crushing loss that brings the challenges of making it through medical school into stark detail. 

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#12 - Crossing the Rubicon

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael finally earns his way across Gower Street and begins seeing patients. He also crosses into untouched lands elsewhere.

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#11 - Imperfect Serenity

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael and Victoria visit her family on the Isle of Wight. As their relationship deepens, Michael navigates the choppy waters of familial acceptance.  

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#10 - Miss Perfect

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael meets his incomparable British rose. 

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#9 - Shifting Sands

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael and his friend travel to the Meguid family village in Egypt where Michael learns more about his father, mother, and what it means to belong. 

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#8 - Bliss and Bureaucrats

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael encounters the cataclysmic combination of emotion and intimacy, only to be dashed against the rocks of bureaucratic bedlam. 

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#7 - Brotherhood & Banquets

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael seeks the bonds of brotherhood by joining the University College First 8. He faces his first real societal responsibility as President of the Physiology Society: a banquet. The additional activities, though, have an impact on his academics and awaken a ghost from the past.

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#6 - Pride and Prejudice

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael begins at University College and quickly encounters two very different reactions to his presence on campus. 

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#5 - Marie

Thu, 28 May 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Michael moves to London to embark on his educational journey at University College, London. He's done it! He's made it into the college of his dreams! But first, a different kind of educational experience awaits: Marie.

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#4 - The Beadle?!

Tue, 26 May 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Young Michael interviews for admission at University College, London despite a complete lack of confidence from Burnage's Headmaster. Befitting his own station, the news that Michael's life trajectory has changed comes from an unlikely source.

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#3 - Weetabix & Wanting

Thu, 21 May 2020 12:10:16 +0000

As his mother abandons him again and again, the popular English cereal Weetabix becomes a metaphor for Michael's growing resentment.

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#2 - Bury Your Dead, Find New Life

Tue, 19 May 2020 04:01:00 +0000

Celebrities and dignitaries show up to pay their respects at the untimely passing of Michael's family member. Michael seeks a way out of Egypt, and finds it through unexpected means.

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#1 - Life Begins and Ends

Thu, 14 May 2020 04:01:00 +0000

This debut episode begins where Dr. Meguid began: Cairo, land of his birth. As young Michael is uprooted and replanted in multiple countries, he faces incredible challenges and loss that will mold and shape him for years to come.

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Introducing Making the Cut: The (mostly) True Life Story of a Retired Surgeon

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:58:28 +0000

From 1C Productions comes an international tale, and a brand new way of hearing it, you won't want to miss.
Listen in as the (mostly) true-life story of Dr. Michael Marwan Meguid's coming of age is shared. Born in Cairo, Egypt and raised in post-WWII Germany and England, Dr. Meguid would go on to become an internationally-renowned surgeon, founding a medical journal while practicing and conducting medical research at Harvard's Mass General, Brigham & Women's, MIT, UCLA, and Syracuse University. 
Featuring 99 roles performed by voice actors all over the world, from Saudi Arabia to Scotland, Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi, MAKING THE CUT is a story-telling unlike anything you've heard before.

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