Brain Smarts Brings the Heat: Ashli Selke Joins Clay and Caitlin Palmer for an Episode You Literally Cannot Miss

Think you know everything about veterinary medicine? Ha! Hold on to your stethoscopes and buckle up, because the latest episode of Brain Smarts, Vet Candy’s no-rules, all-laughs game show, is about to turn your brain into a popcorn machine.

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This week, your favorite vet power couple — the unstoppable Clay and Caitlin Palmer, VRCE (Very Ridiculously Cool Entertainers… okay, we made that up, but it fits) — are bringing in a guest so iconic, so unstoppable, she might just file a motion to change gravity itself: Ashli Selke.

Yes, that Ashli Selke.

If you don’t already know Ashli, consider this your official wake-up call. She’s the veterinary technician powerhouse who has done more in one day than most of us do in a month (or, let's be honest, a lifetime of “self-care days”). Former NAVTA President? Check. Board member? Obviously. Legal strategist? You bet. Champion for rising leaders? She basically invented the term.

Ashli isn’t just shattering glass ceilings — she’s turning them into confetti and throwing a dance party so that everyone has a chance to come up and bust a move.

In this episode, expect hot takes so spicy you might need to keep a fire extinguisher handy (or at least a big glass of oat milk). Ashli dishes on what it really takes to thrive in veterinary medicine, why leadership doesn’t have to be a lonely mountaintop, and how she’s rewriting the rules to make sure the right people rise to the top.

Oh, and there are games. Ridiculous, laugh-out-loud games that will make you question how Clay and Caitlin manage to keep their scrubs from splitting. Spoiler: they don’t. Expect jokes that are borderline illegal in three states, behind-the-scenes tea so hot it needs its own cool-down protocol, and more “did-they-really-just-say-that” moments than a reality TV reunion.

Whether you’re a vet tech, a vet student, or a vet-adjacent human who just loves chaos and corny jokes, this episode is basically the serotonin boost you didn’t know you needed. And if you’ve ever wanted to hear a room full of smart veterinary professionals roast each other with the affection of a slightly tipsy family holiday dinner, this is your moment.

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🎧 Stream it NOW on Apple Podcasts, where Vet Candy is #1 in the Pets & Animals category.

Seriously, if you miss this episode, your future self will come back from 2045 to ask you what the heck you were doing. So grab your headphones, grab your favorite beverage, and get ready to laugh so hard your coworkers will think you’ve finally lost it.

👉 Listen now. Your funny bone will thank you.

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