Podcast Episodes

From the Vault - Endometriosis: Menstrual Backwash (Ep 88)

Season 8

This episode originally aired on January 11th, 2022.

Chances are you know someone with endometriosis, or perhaps you’re affected yourself. But despite its incredibly high prevalence, endo remains alm…

Published on 9 hours ago

From the Vault - Hepatitis B: Hepatiti, Take 2 (Ep 89)

Season 8

This episode originally aired on January 25th, 2022.

In light of the recent changes by RFK jr’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to eliminate the universal birth dose of the hepati…

Published on 1 week ago

Ep 196 Health Myths: Fact or fiction?

Season 8

Did your grandma ever warn you against going out in the cold with wet hair because “you’ll catch your death”? Or have you ever tossed a few more carrots into your shopping basket in the hope that the…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Special Episode: Dr. Homer Venters & Outbreak Behind Bars

Season 8

[Content warning: self-harm, suicide, violence]

In this day and age, we are equipped with an abundance of tools and knowledge to fight the spread of disease. Yet what good does that toolkit do if we …

Published on 3 weeks ago

Ep 195 Salt Part 2: The Substance

Season 8

We ended last week’s episode on a bit of a cliffhanger: is salt actually bad for us and if so, why does there still seem to be a debate? This week’s episode holds all the answers. We’re sifting throu…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Ep 194 Salt Part 1: The Seasoning

Season 8

Have you ever thrown a pinch of spilled salt over your left shoulder? Or said to someone “well, take his opinion with a grain of salt”? Or looked up the potential salary of a job listing? Salt is so …

Published on 1 month ago

Special Episode: Gabriel Weston & Alive

Season 8

In an anatomy and physiology class, you may learn how the different heart valves work to circulate your blood, how the structure of your kidney helps to maintain electrolyte levels, and how the expan…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Ep 193 Necrotizing Fasciitis: A strange beast

Season 8

If you were asked to describe necrotizing fasciitis in three words, you might choose: rapid, deadly, and rare. The third of those adjectives may provide some comfort, but the first two are the clear …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ep 192 New World Screwworm: Oh-oh here they come

Season 8

It’s the stuff nightmares are made of. A fly lands on an open wound and lays hundreds of eggs, from which hatch countless ravenous maggots. There they writhe, devouring flesh, insatiable and relentle…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Special Episode: Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal & Dead Ends!

Season 8

Science doesn’t always get it right the first time (or the second, or the third, or even the ninety-ninth!). And while we may chuckle at the outlandish things people believed or the goofy experiments…

Published on 2 months ago