Podcast Episodes

Ep 94 Chlamydia: Double Trouble

Season 5

With this episode, you’re getting much more than you probably bargained for, thanks to the quirks of Chlamydia trachomatis. This small but mighty bacterium can cause a number of different conditions …

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Re-Release: Ep 27 Vaccines Part 2: Have you thanked your immune system lately?

Season 5

[This episode is a re-release of Ep 27 Vaccines Part 2: Have you thanked your immune system lately?, originally published May 21, 2019]

Were you stoked about the history and biology of vaccines we cov…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Re-Release: Ep 26 Vaccines Part 1: Let's hear it for Maurice

Season 5

[This episode is a re-release of Ep 26 Vaccines Part 1: Let's hear it for Maurice, originally published May 14, 2019]

The wait is finally over: this week we are very excited to bring you the episode w…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Special Episode: Electricity

Season 5

While last week’s episode covered ample ground when it came to lightning strikes, there is so much more to the world of electricity left to explore. Fortunately, there’s a bonus episode for that! Thi…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Ep 93 Lightning & Other Stories: Power Hour (and a Half)

Season 5

Lightning strikes have an aura of myth and legend around them, and their mystical reputation is inflated by stories that tell of people who, after having been hit by lightning, are suddenly able to s…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Special Episode: Epstein-Barr Virus

Season 5

In last week’s episode, we explored the mysterious world of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the ongoing quest to determine what causes this autoimmune disease. While it’s likely that no one single factor…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Ep 92 Multiple Sclerosis: Scarred nerves & skating saints

Season 5

Like many autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis so clearly illustrates how detection and description of a disease only gets us so far when it comes to prevention, treatment, and cure. In the over 1…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Special Episode: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus

Season 5

We ended our myxoma virus episode on a bit of a cliffhanger, briefly alluding to the emergence of another deadly rabbit virus on the global scene. In this follow-up bonus episode, we take a closer lo…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Ep 91 Myxomatosis: Down the rabbit hole

Season 5

Invasive rabbits so numerous they form a “gray blanket” across the land. A killer virus, intentionally released to keep the bunnies at bay. An ensuing evolutionary arms race with no end in sight. It …

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Special Episode: Human African Trypanosomiasis & Drug Development

Season 5

Our episode last week ended on a hopeful note, a rare occurrence for this podcast, and it was due in large part to the incredible decline in reported cases of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) over…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago