Podcast Episodes

Ep 125 Blastomycosis: How fungus became amongus

Season 6

Fungal infections don’t often make an appearance on this podcast, but when they do, you know you’re in for a wild ride. In this episode, we explore the rare but potentially deadly fungal infection bl…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Ep 124 The full spectrum of color vision deficiency

Season 6

There’s no denying that human imagination is a powerful thing. It has led us to create incredible works of art, literature that transports its readers to other realms, technology that revolutionizes …

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Ep 123 Hand, Foot, and Mouth (and Butt?) Disease

Season 6

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). The dreaded scourge of daycares, kindergartens, even occasionally college campuses, and the topic of this week’s episode. From the multiple viruses that cause HF…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Wondery Presents - Over My Dead Body: Gone Hunting

When Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the authorities suspect he was eaten by alligators but the true predators who took Mike may lurk much closer to home. The mystery of Mike’s disappearanc…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Ep 122 Asthma: A phlegmy episode

Season 6

Most of us are familiar with asthma. Maybe you have the disease yourself or maybe a friend, family member, or coworker has it. Or maybe you’ve just watched a tv show or movie featuring a character wi…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Special Episode: Ed Yong & An Immense World

Season 6

Our final TPWKY book club selection of the season will test the limits of your imagination by asking you to consider what it might be like to smell the world through the nose of a dog or to see flowe…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Ep 121 Tularemia: Hare today, gone tomorrow

Season 6

The CDC’s list of highest priority bioterrorism agents is a short one, with only six pathogens making the cut. Among the more familiar names on the list, such as anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Special Episode: Deborah Blum & The Poison Squad

Season 6

Oh, to taste the food of the past. Strawberry jam made from farm-fresh strawberries. Milk straight from the cow. Cookies baked with freshly churned butter and brown sugar. Because that’s how it was, …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Ep 120 Acetaminophen/Paracetamol: Pain. Killer.

Season 6

It’s safe to assume that the vast majority of you have a bottle or blister pack of acetaminophen/paracetamol/Tylenol/Panadol in your home medicine cabinet, and an even vaster majority of you have tak…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Special Episode: Dr. Andrew Wehrman & The Contagion of Liberty

Season 6

Riots over inoculations. Large-scale quarantines and lockdowns. Criticisms of government action (or inaction) during disease outbreaks. The spread of mis- and disinformation about the safety of immun…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago