Each 15-minute podcast will provide an overview of the issue's contents and relevant news in the field of basic/translational cardiovascular biology followed by an in-depth discussion of a featured article. This discussion will pull opinions from the podcast hosts, editorial team, research leaders and authors – both the corresponding authors as well as the trainee(s). We will provide lively discussions that give the listener a behind the scenes look at how science gets done and the implications of these fascinating discoveries.