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Special Episode: Dr. Paul Offit & Tell Me When It’s Over
Season 7
The COVID-19 pandemic started with a bang - lockdowns, grocery store shelves cleared of their goods, toilet paper shortages, and a pervasive sense of panic. But more recently, it has slowly faded int…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Ep 141 Maggots: Such noble work
Season 7
Just reading the title of this episode may have been enough to make you feel grossed out and creepy crawly. And now we’re asking you to listen to a whole episode about maggots? But trust us, it’s wor…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Ep 140 Nipah virus: Of Fruit and Bats
Season 7
What does it take to make the WHO’s list of high priority pathogens of pandemic potential? Ask Nipah virus. Extremely deadly with a wide host range and no effective treatments or vaccine (yet), Nipah…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Special Episode: Dr. Sara Manning Peskin & A Molecule Away from Madness
Season 7
We live on the edge. Whether we fail to acknowledge it or try not to think of it, that fact remains true for most of us. A chemical shift, a rogue protein, a marauding molecule - our brains are vulne…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Ep 139 Supplements: “This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA”
Season 7
Does it seem like the supplement section of your grocery store gets bigger every time you go in? Or that all television commercials these days seem to be advertising dietary supplements that promise …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Ep 138 Fever: Take it to the limit
Season 7
A dull pounding headache. Body aches that come and go. Chills that set your teeth to chattering and have you reaching for the fluffiest blankets to warm up. But the thing is, you’re already warm, hot…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Special Episode: Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens & Medical Bondage
Season 7
The TPWKY book club is back in action, and we’re thrilled to be starting this season’s reading journey with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens, reproductive rights advocate, Associate Professor in the Universi…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Ep 137 ME/CFS: What’s in a name? (A lot, actually)
Season 7
In many ways, this week’s episode on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a companion piece to last week’s episode on Long Covid. The two share many similarities: a wide ran…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Ep 136 Long Covid: A long time coming
Season 7
We’re back with our season 7 premiere, and we’re kicking things off with a topic that we’ve wanted to cover for a long time, even if the topic itself hasn’t been around all that long. That’s right, w…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Ep 135 Menopause is whatever you want it to be
Season 6
For our season 6 finale, we’re spending some time with menopause. How many nicknames can you think of for menstruation? Quite a few, I’m sure. “That time of the month”, “Aunt Flo”, “the red wave”, “p…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago