Podcast appearances and mentions of Ed Cohen

Coming to you from #NCPA2025, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with Trent Twomey, BPharm, national president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, about how pharmacy operates differently in Australia compared to the U.S., and the central role community pharmacy plays in supporting patients.

This episode features Ed Cohen from Smart Start MN, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, The Loop's Kevin Cusick, Erin Wondra, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

Coming to you from the #NCPA2025 expo floor, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with 2024-2025 NCPA President Jeff Harrell, PharmD, and 2025-2026 President Kristen Riddle, PharmD. They discuss lessons learned, what lies ahead, and the importance of unity as community pharmacy moves forward together.

Host John Beckner is joined by Ed Cohen, founder and COO of PharmTeam Associates, and Megan Smith, PharmD, director of the UAMS Community-Based Residency Program and associate professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to explore how community pharmacy has evolved, and why no two community pharmacies are the same.

This episode features Mike Bryant from Bradshaw & Bryant, Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg from Smart Start MN, The Loop's Kevin Cusick, and Rod from Tech Warrior.

Recorded live from the #NCPA2025 expo floor, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with Joe Greenwood, PharmD, and Jacqueline Eide, PharmD, about why reporting matters in pharmacy operations. The conversation highlights how actionable data helps pharmacies make smarter decisions and run more successful businesses.

This episode features The Loop's Kevin Cusick, Ed Cohen from Smart Start MN, Rod from Tech Warrior, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

Recorded at #NCPA2025, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with Shahida Choudhry, PharmD, owner of Palms Pharmacy, about using social media as a tool for patient education, engagement, and business growth through consistent communication.

Ed Cohen, owner of SmartStartMN, and our dear friend, was on the Brian Oake Show.  Ed has been to more shows than Brian or Sean combined.  He's passionate about music and tells great stories about the gift his kids gave him and his wife, Joan and the band that changed his life.  Listen and subscribe.  

This episode features The Loop's Kevin Cusick, Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg from Smart Start MN, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Erin Wondra, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

Coming to you from the #NCPA2025 expo floor, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen chat with Bill Locke, vice president of trade services at Prasco, to discuss Prasco's deep commitment to community pharmacy. The conversation explores Prasco's authorized generic business model and how it helps advance pharmacy practice while supporting independent pharmacies.

This episode features Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg from Smart Start MN, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, The Loop's Kevin Cusick, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

Recorded live at #NCPA2025, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen sit down with Oluwatoyin Fadeyibi, PharmD, director of pharmacy initiatives at Community Behavioral Health, and Andrew Patterson, professor of pharmacy at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, for a timely conversation on behavioral health. They discuss the ongoing shortages in mental health care, the growing role of community pharmacies, and how collaborative partnerships across Pennsylvania are helping pharmacies become another critical access point — or "door" — to behavioral health support.

This episode features Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg from Smart Start MN, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Erin Wondra, radio legend Mike Gelfand, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

Aaron Goldhammer and Emmett Golden are in for Evan, Canty and Michelle on Christmas day! We kickoff the third hour with Hammer & Emmett's top 3 Naughty and top 3 Nice from the NFL. We ask you what backup quarterbacks come to mind throughout history. Then, Ed Cohen, ESPN Radio play-by-play broadcaster joins to get us ready for Spurs vs Thunder on Christmas Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron Goldhammer and Emmett Golden are in for Evan, Canty and Michelle on Christmas day! We kickoff the third hour with Hammer & Emmett's top 3 Naughty and top 3 Nice from the NFL. We ask you what backup quarterbacks come to mind throughout history. Then, Ed Cohen, ESPN Radio play-by-play broadcaster joins to get us ready for Spurs vs Thunder on Christmas Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron Goldhammer and Emmett Golden are in for Evan, Canty and Michelle on Christmas day! We kickoff the third hour with Hammer & Emmett's top 3 Naughty and top 3 Nice from the NFL. We ask you what backup quarterbacks come to mind throughout history. Then, Ed Cohen, ESPN Radio play-by-play broadcaster joins to get us ready for Spurs vs Thunder on Christmas Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron Goldhammer and Emmett Golden are in for Evan, Canty and Michelle on Christmas day! We kickoff the third hour with Hammer & Emmett's top 3 Naughty and top 3 Nice from the NFL. We ask you what backup quarterbacks come to mind throughout history. Then, Ed Cohen, ESPN Radio play-by-play broadcaster joins to get us ready for Spurs vs Thunder on Christmas Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron Goldhammer and Emmett Golden are in for Evan, Canty and Michelle on Christmas day! We kickoff the third hour with Hammer & Emmett's top 3 Naughty and top 3 Nice from the NFL. We ask you what backup quarterbacks come to mind throughout history. Then, Ed Cohen, ESPN Radio play-by-play broadcaster joins to get us ready for Spurs vs Thunder on Christmas Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode features Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg from Smart Start MN, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, The Loop's Kevin Cusick, Rod from Tech Warrior, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

Coming to you from the #NCPA2025 expo floor, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with Brian Connelly, president and CEO of TheracosBio, about Brenzavvy (bexagliflozin), an FDA-approved oral SGLT2 inhibitor for adults with Type 2 diabetes. They discuss how the company's model bypasses PBMs to offer pharmacists and patients a fair, transparent price.

Recorded live at #NCPA2025, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with Leanne Haley-Brown, CPESN® Pharmacy Care at Home and Closed Door Facility Care lead, about practical and sustainable ways pharmacists can remotely monitor patients and deliver care in their homes. The conversation highlights how these models expand access for people living in rural or underserved areas with limited health care resources.

This episode features The Loop's Kevin Cusick, Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg from Smart Start MN, Erin Wondra, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode features Ed Cohen from Smart Start MN, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Erin Wondra from KLC Financial, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

We have a winner! Host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen sit down with Rachel Helbling, pharmacy student at the University of Texas at Austin and captain of the winning team in the 22nd annual Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. Recorded live at #NCPA2025, Helbling discusses how her team prepared, what made their plan stand out, and lessons learned along the way. 

This episode features Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg from Smart Start MN, The Loop's Kevin Cusick, Erin Wondra, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

Marc Ost, owner of Eric's Rx Shoppe, joins host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen during #NCPA2025 to discuss how pharmacy-provided immunization services have evolved, the critical role pharmacists play in vaccine access, and why these services continue to matter for public health.

This episode features The Loop's Kevin Cusick, Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg from Smart Start MN, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Erin Wondra, Rod from Tech Warrior, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

Coming to you from the #NCPA2025 expo floor, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen chat with Kevin Day, PharmD, owner of Day's Pharmacies and CPESN® Luminary of the Year, about how a team-based care mindset is improving patient outcomes and shaping the future of community pharmacy.

This episode features Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg from Smart Start MN, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Erin Wondra, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

Recorded live at #NCPA2025, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen sit down with Megan Smith, associate professor of community practice and director of the community pharmacy residency program at the University of Arkansas. They explore what practice transformation really looks like today and how the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative is shaping the future of community pharmacy.

This episode features Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg from Smart Start MN, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Erin Wondra, Solidarity HealthShare president and co-founder Chris Faddis, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode features The Loop's Kevin Cusick, Ed Cohen from Smart Start MN, Erin Wondra from KLC Financial, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features The Loop's Kevin Cusick, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features The Loop's Kevin Cusick, ProjectWe co-founder Erik Gabrielson, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features The Loop's Kevin Cusick, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Erin Wondra, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features The Loop's Kevin Cusick, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Erin Wondra, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, and Rod from Tech Warrior.

This episode of The BS Show features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Erin Wondra, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Erin Wondra, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Erin Wondra, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Erin Wondra, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Erin Wondra, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

In March 2012, two lifelong friends and former Marines, Ken Henderson and Ed Cohen, embarked on what should have been a perfect fishing trip to the oil rigs 50 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Within minutes, their 30-foot boat suffered catastrophic failure and sank beneath them, leaving them stranded in frigid 65-degree waters with no rescue in sight. Learn about this harrowing 30+ hour survival ordeal that tested every limit of human endurance, friendship, and sacrifice. Ken, a retired sheriff's deputy and water rescue expert, and Ed, a devoted father and grandfather, faced hypothermia, hallucinations, and the vast emptiness of the Gulf's treacherous currents. This deeply moving story explores the unbreakable bond between Marines, the impossible choices that love sometimes forces us to make, and the devastating reality that sometimes survival comes at the ultimate cost. Through expert analysis of cold water survival, Gulf of Mexico maritime hazards, and the psychology of extreme situations, discover how preparation, training, and the power of human connection can mean the difference between life and death. Warning: This episode contains mature themes and emotional content related to life-and-death survival situations. A tribute to friendship, sacrifice, and the courage to make impossible decisions when everything depends on it. Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to the Crux True Survival Story Podcast 00:34 A Perfect Day Turns into a Nightmare 01:30 The Gulf of Mexico: A Dangerous Beauty 03:09 Meet Ken and Ed: Brothers in Arms 04:35 The Fishing Trip Begins 07:28 Disaster Strikes: The Boat Sinks 09:56 Struggling to Survive in the Gulf 17:11 A Heart-Wrenching Decision 18:57 Ken's Fight for Survival 21:09 The Aftermath: Coping with Loss 23:17 Conclusion and Listener Call to Action Listen without advertisements and support the podcast. http://patreon.com/TheCruxTrueSurvivalPodcast Email us with suggestions! thecruxsurvival@gmail.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecruxpodcast/ Get schooled by Julie in outdoor wilderness medicine! https://www.headwatersfieldmedicine.com/ Primary Source Materials News Articles and Reports: International Business Times - "Ken Henderson and Ed Coen: Tragedy Strikes Gulf After Boating Accident Claims 1" by Dave Smith, March 28, 2012 NBC News - "Boating tragedy recounted: 'Kiss them babies for me'" by Ramit Plushnick-Masti (Associated Press), March 28, 2012 New York Daily News - "Texas man leaves best friend to die, survives 35 hours in the Gulf of Mexico" (Associated Press), Updated January 10, 2019 Daily Mail - "'Kiss them babies for me': The last words beloved father said to his best friend after their fishing boat sank" (Associated Press), March 27-28, 2012 Conroe Courier - "Hard choice means life and death for two friends" by Nancy Flake and Carrie Thornton, March 26, 2012 Television Documentation: "Fight to Survive" - Ken Henderson Story (Season 1, Episode 1 or Season 3, Episode 1 - sources show conflicting season numbers) Aired on multiple platforms including Apple TV, Prime Video, and Pluto TV Documentary featuring Ken Henderson's detailed firsthand account of the incident Show description: "Best friends, Ed Cohen and Ken Henderson, set out for two days of Texas gulf fishing. Tragedy strikes and the two men are stranded adrift in hostile waters." Background Information Sources Gulf of Mexico Information: Wikipedia entry for Gulf of Mexico, including geographical, meteorological, and safety data Gulf of Mexico water temperature data for March conditions Information about Gulf currents, weather patterns, and offshore fishing conditions

This episode of The BS Show features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, an excerpt from The JimBob Sports Jam, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Erin Wondra, Rod from Tech Warrior and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features Zach Cook, aka Cookie The Clown, who is performing tonight, Friday night and Saturday night at the Buffalo Rodeo, as well as Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, Erin Wondra and psychic Ruth Lordan.

This episode of The BS Show features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, The Sports Professor Rick Horrow, Smart Start MN's Ed Cohen and Mike Friedberg, and psychic Ruth Lordan.