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Ep 41 Ricin: A Bad Seed
Season 3
Have you missed learning about plant poisons? Well, it’s your lucky day! Today is our first crossover of season three with our friend Matt Candeias of In Defense of Plants. In this episode we delve i…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
Ep 40 Dancing Plague: Worst Dance Party Ever
Season 3
In 1518 a strange sight could be seen all over the town of Strasbourg. Crowds of people dancing unceasingly, unable to control their movements, seemingly heedless of their blistered and bloodied feet…
Published on 6 years ago
Ep 39 Toxoplasmosis: Calling All Cats
Season 3
You’ve seen the headlines: could this cat-associated parasite be controlling your every move? Is the love you have for cats pure or merely a manipulation? Join us as we discuss Toxoplasma gondii, the…
Published on 6 years ago
Ep 38 Lead Poisoning: Heavy Metal Episode
Season 3
This episode, our first foray into toxic metals, is heavy in all kinds of ways - metallically, emotionally, informationally, politically. Lead poisoning has been around for about as long humans have …
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Ep 37 E. coli (unless it's beets)
Season 3
E. coli. Such a short name for such a massive topic. This episode we explore the delightful diversity of Escherichia coli, the ubiquitous bacterium that predates humans and can range in virulence any…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Ep 36 Shades of Syphilis
Season 3
That’s right, we’re back! And we’re starting off with a bang. Syphilis, aka the Great Imitator, is the subject of today’s long-awaited episode, and it’s got everything you could imagine. When you wok…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
Ep 35 Lyme Disease: I'd like to check you for ticks
Season 2
For our last episode of this season, we’re going out with a bang, or should we say bite? This week we’re tackling the doozy of a disease called Lyme, the most prevalent tick-borne infection in the no…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Ep 34 Cystic Fibrosis: Complete Somatic Rebellion
Season 2
Despite being one of the most common genetic disorders, affecting millions of people worldwide, cystic fibrosis evaded medical description for thousands of years after its first appearance. But the l…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Ep 33 Chytrid: The Silent Forest
Season 2
Walking through a forest at dusk, you’ve likely heard the croaks and groans of frogs and toads forming a chorus in the damp undergrowth. But what if the forest were suddenly, inexplicably, silent? In…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Ep 32 Ask the Erins
Season 2
What exactly is disease ecology anyway? How did TPWKY come to be? How do we come up with our quarantinis? What’s our favorite pathogen? In this very special episode, you get to hear exactly what you…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago