About Us

All joking aside—we know health is a very important issue and our fabulously successful and funny RN’s/co-hosts Casey Hobbs & Maggie McDermott love giving good advise—but making people laugh...oh it is so rich. It practically makes them shake! Sometimes they’re naughty and sometimes they’re nice but they’re ALWAYS entertaining and informative. And Casey—well she never met a strong opinion that wasn’t hers. Maggie, nice middle aged Irish Catholic—loves to go to funerals because—unlike weddings—when she attends a funeral, she doesn’t have to take a gift and enjoys a free meal.

These 30 year vets have experienced it all—they’ve been on the front lines—in the trenches—treating coughs, colds, flu, constipation, diabetes, obesity—and that’s just their own medical history! NurseTalk™ delivers the goods with heart, humanity and laughter.


Who is doing this?

Pattie Lockard, Executive Producer

Pattie has been involved in theatre, music and creative producing since she was 4. That's a stretch, but the dream was there at a very early age. Pattie is currently owner/producer of Harmax Productions located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Harmax produces NurseTalk, and a variety of other projects including live theatre, music and television.

Casey Hobbs, RN, Host and Co-Creator

Casey found her passion for nursing in her early twenties and has been at it since then. She served her time in hospitals, home-care nursing and hospice. From the floors of the hospitals to managing start up and existing health care organizations, Casey has always maintained that "laughter is the best medicine". Her dream for NurseTalk started while listening to two guys named Tom and Ray talk about cars on NPR.

Maggie McDermott, RN, Co-Host

Where did she get that thick accent? Her home country, Ireland, of course. Maggie came to America at the young age of twenty-four and worked her way up and into the nursing profession. After thirty-three years of nursing and telling jokes on the job—she was kidnapped by Casey and put into the co-host chair for NurseTalk.

Carlotta Ahern, Hair and Make-Up

What can we say—after thirty years in cosmetology school she finally landed her first job at NurseTalk. Her job is to ensure a professional, yet hip look for the hosts. After all "laughter is the best medicine" but beauty is nearly as important.

June Miller, Sound Engineer

Our sound engineer extraordinaire has been awarded the prestigious Telly Award for the past 6 years for mixing and Audio Post. June’s most recent award, mixing the successful History Channel series,  "Man, Moment, Machine."

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Raves from our listeners:

"I found you accidentally but now that I found you I'm
a loyal listener."

"Love your show—it's Car Talk meets Dr. Dean Edell—two of my favorite shows."

"NurseTalk is the best show on this station."

"I tell all of my friends to listen to this new crazy show called NurseTalk. It's funny and very informative too."

We gave 'em something to talk about and they talked back.