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Special Episode: Electricity from 2022-03-29T08:00
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! T...
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Ep 93 Lightning&Other Stories: Power Hour (and a Half) from 2022-03-22T08:00
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...
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Bonus Episode: Epstein-Barr Virus from 2022-03-15T08:00
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 fact...
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Ep 92 Multiple Sclerosis: Scarred nerves&skating saints from 2022-03-08T09:00
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...
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Bonus Episode: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus from 2022-03-01T09:00
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 ...
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Ep 91 Myxomatosis: Down the rabbit hole from 2022-02-22T09:00
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. I...
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Bonus Episode: Human African Trypanosomiasis&Drug Development from 2022-02-15T09:00
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) ov...
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Ep 90 Human African Trypanosomiasis: A lot to unpack from 2022-02-08T09:00
Here on the podcast, we’re no strangers to multi-host parasites with complicated life cycles, intricate ecologies and dense human histories. But human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) might require th...
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Bonus Episode: Hep B Stigma&Discrimination from 2022-02-01T09:00
Blood tests and liver function results can only tell us part of the story when it comes to the impact that hepatitis B has on people living with the virus. Far too often overlooked is how stigma an...
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Ep 89 Hepatitis B: Hepatiti, Take 2 from 2022-01-25T09:00
This week, we’re dipping a toe back into the vast waters of hepatitis viruses, this time with a focus on hepatitis B. The hepatitis B virus, though second to be named, was first to be discovered, a...
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Ep 88 Endometriosis: Menstrual Backwash from 2022-01-11T09:00
Chances are you know someone with endometriosis, or perhaps you’re affected yourself. But despite its incredibly high prevalence, endo remains almost criminally understudied, undertreated, and unde...
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Ep 87 C. diff: Fighting poop with poop from 2021-12-28T09:00
In this week’s episode, we cover a bacterium whose recent emergence and rapid spread has been largely an epidemic of our own making. Clostridium difficile isn’t your typical pathogen - in many case...
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Ep 86 Typhus: Another lousy episode from 2021-12-14T09:00
We’re back with our first episode of Season 5, and we’re starting off with a bang! Epidemic typhus, that friend of war and famine, may have caused more wartime deaths than all battles combined, and...
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Ep 85 Alcohol: Beer for Thought from 2021-11-02T08:00
To say that alcohol is a part of human culture is a bit of an understatement. The relationship our species has with alcohol can be traced so far back that we see evidence of it in our DNA, in the w...
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Ep 84 West Nile virus: The Crow in the Coal Mine from 2021-10-19T08:00
It’s the summer of 1999 in New York City, and everyone's looking towards the future, towards millennium parties and potential Y2K catastrophes. But if they turned their eyes to the streets around a...
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Ep 83 Diabetes: Short&Sweet from 2021-10-05T08:00
Almost everyone is familiar with diabetes mellitus in some way. Whether we know family or friends that have been diagnosed with the condition or we’re directly impacted ourselves, diabetes mellitus...
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Ep 82 Anthrax: The Hardcore Spore from 2021-09-21T08:00
Twenty years ago this month, letters containing Bacillus anthracis spores were mailed to various politicians and news media offices in the US, resulting in illness, death, and a widespread fear tha...
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Ep 81 Chagas disease: The Reverse Triple Discovery from 2021-09-07T08:00
A nighttime “kiss” from a bug that casts a curse on its recipient in the form of a lifelong, and possibly fatal, illness. No, this isn’t some half-remembered fairy tale. It’s the true story of Chag...
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Ep 80 Dysentery loves a disaster from 2021-08-24T08:00
While many of us know how deadly dysentery can be from playing countless hours of The Oregon Trail, there’s only so much that the classic game covered regarding this multifaceted disease. For insta...
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Ep 79 Hemophilia: A Hemorrhagic Disposition from 2021-08-10T08:00
Bumps and bruises. Cuts and scrapes. Gashes and gouges. Injuries small and large are familiar to all of us, but what happens when part of our body’s innate healing ability is disrupted? What happen...
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Ep 78 Bartonella: Keep Calm and Carrión from 2021-07-27T08:00
“Let’s do Bartonella next,” we said. “It’ll be straightforward and fun,” we promised ourselves. Turns out we were half right. In this fun but not quite straightforward episode, we tackle not one, n...
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Ep 77 Legionnaires' Disease: A Killer Mist from 2021-07-13T08:00
Celebration wasn’t the only thing in the air in Philadelphia in July of 1976. Over the course of several days during the 58th Annual Convention of the American Legion, a killer mist spewed out of t...
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Ep 76 Chickenpox: There's always a 'but' from 2021-06-29T07:00
Ah, chickenpox, that pesky old childhood illness. And that’s all it is, right? Just a mild, routine infection that we all used to catch until the vaccine came around? Not quite. In this episode, we...
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Ep 75 Mercury: The cost of progress from 2021-06-15T07:00
When you think of mercury, what springs to mind? Is it the entrancing drop of shimmery liquid that flows from a broken thermometer, giving the metal the name quicksilver? Or is it the warnings of o...
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COVID-19 Chapter 20: Looking forward by looking back from 2021-06-08T07:00
Over the past year and a half, we have learned so much about this virus, but there is still more to know. There always will be. We have seen the widespread impacts that the pandemic has had on all ...
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Ep 74 Naegleria fowleri: The "brain-eating amoeba" from 2021-06-01T07:00
Every summer, when the warm weather rolls around and the local ponds and lakes heat up enough for a tempting dip, remember that there may be something else lurking in those waters besides the peopl...
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COVID-19 Chapter 19: Your Stories from 2021-05-25T07:00
From virology to vaccines, from education to economics, and from disparities to disease, our Anatomy of a Pandemic series has covered many different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. With such a br...
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Ep 73 Puerperal Fever: Seriously, wash your hands from 2021-05-18T07:00
Our sign-off, “wash your hands, ya filthy animals”, has never been more appropriate than with this episode on puerperal or childbed fever, now known as maternal peripartum infections. It took us ov...
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COVID-19 Chapter 18: Conservation&Pandemics from 2021-05-11T07:00
The COVID-19 pandemic has touched all of our lives in incredibly varied ways, with no two experiences exactly alike. Despite this, we all probably share the same thought: how can we stop this from ...
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Ep 72 White-Nose Syndrome: How deep is your torpor? from 2021-05-04T07:00
A fluffy white fungus and a little brown bat. A deafening silence and an uncertain future. In this episode, we explore one of the most devastating wildlife diseases in recent times, white-nose synd...
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COVID-19 Chapter 17: Frontline Mental Health from 2021-04-27T07:00
This pandemic has certainly taken its toll on all of us, but one group that has been particularly hard hit are those who have been on the front lines, continuing to take care of patients even when ...
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Ep 71 Onchocerciasis/River Blindness: So many mysteries from 2021-04-20T07:00
In this classic TPWKY episode we travel down rivers and into worm-laden nodes as we take a look at the complex world of Onchocerca volvulus, the vector-borne parasite that causes river blindness. J...
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COVID-19 Chapter 16: Disparities, Take 2 from 2021-04-13T07:00
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted racial and ethnic minorities, especially here in the United States. Higher infection, hospitalization, and death rates due to COVID-19 have bee...
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Ep 70 Henrietta Lacks: HeLa, There,&Everywhere from 2021-04-06T07:00
Of the many topics our podcast has covered in the past, from smallpox to scurvy, vaccines to birth control and beyond, one factor has linked nearly all of them: HeLa cells. These cells and the woma...
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COVID-19 Chapter 15: Disease, Take 2 from 2021-03-30T07:00
We’re over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and our understanding of this virus and the disease it causes has grown immensely. And while we’ve learned so much about the spectrum of disease severi...
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Ep 69 Huntington’s disease: Let’s talk frankly from 2021-03-23T07:00
Despite being one of the earliest recognized genetic diseases, many aspects of Huntington’s disease remain shrouded in mystery. This stems in part from our limited grasp on how our own minds work b...
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Ep 68 Coccidioidomycosis: It’s never a spider bite from 2021-03-09T08:00
Don’t be daunted by the length of this disease name or just how difficult it looks to pronounce. By the end of the episode, you’ll be saying it right along with us, and bonus, you’ll also be armed ...
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Ep 67 HPV: My wart be with you from 2021-02-23T08:00
The world of human papillomaviruses is vast and varied, and causing cervical cancer is just one of the many roles these viruses can take on. From their carcinogenic tendencies to their more benign ...
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Ep 66 The Outs and Ins of Organ Transplantation from 2021-02-09T09:00
From the first skin grafts to the future of 3D printed organs, the science of organ transplantation has always seemed like something out of a sci-fi novel. How on earth can an organ from one person...
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Ep 65 Sweating Sickness: Ready, Sweat, Go! from 2021-01-26T09:00
Here’s a pop quiz for all of you: what disease makes you sweat profusely, run a slight fever, develop body aches and a pounding head and then makes you drop dead within hours of symptom onset? If y...
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Ep 64 Rubella: Timing is Everything from 2021-01-12T08:00
For many of us, rubella has simply come to mean the R in MMR, the routine childhood measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. But that hasn’t always been the case. There was once a time when the rubella...
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COVID-19 Chapter 14: Virology, Take 2 from 2021-01-05T08:00
The fourteenth installment of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series on COVID-19 dives into what we’ve learned about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Curious about the new strains or variants ...
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Ep 63 Poison Ivy: It's Just Us from 2020-12-29T08:00
Our first crossover episode this season with Dr. Matt Candeias of In Defense of Plants stars everyone’s favorite irritating plant-originated substance: urushiol! Join us for a light-hearted deep di...
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COVID-19 Chapter 13: Vaccines, Take 2 from 2020-12-22T08:00
We’re back with another episode in our Anatomy of a Pandemic series on COVID-19. This time, our subject matter is the one everyone has been waiting for: vaccines. In this episode, with the help of ...
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Ep 62 Leishmaniasis, Relationship Status: It's Complicated from 2020-12-15T08:00
The neglected tropical disease known as leishmaniasis is really more of a collection of diseases caused by a variety of parasites transmitted through the bite of a diversity of sandfly species. Sou...
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COVID-19 Chapter 12: Control, Take 2 from 2020-12-10T08:00
That’s right, we are rebooting our Anatomy of a Pandemic series in which we cover various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic that has held the world in its grip since early 2020. Since our first epis...
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Ep 61 Typhoid: There's Something About Mary from 2020-12-01T08:00
Your long wait is finally over - the season four premiere of This Podcast Will Kill You has arrived! And to mark the special occasion, we’re taking on a topic that is both classic TPWKY material as...
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Ep 60 Giving birth to "The Pill" from 2020-10-13T07:00
Well, TPWKY listeners, it has been a heck of a year, and it’s not even over yet! But one thing has come to an end: our third season. Given the profound implications these next couple of months will...
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Ep 59 Thalidomide: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied from 2020-09-29T07:00
The story of thalidomide is often employed as a cautionary tale - why testing a drug’s safety during pregnancy is crucial or why it’s important to choose the right animal models. Or it’s framed as ...
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Ep 58 Guinea worm: (Almost) Ancient History from 2020-09-15T07:00
You’ve heard about smallpox, and you’ve learned about rinderpest. Now it’s time to meet what may be the third disease to ever be eradicated: dracunculiasis, also known as Guinea worm disease. In th...
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Ep 57 Herpes: Stop the STIgma from 2020-09-01T07:00
The harm caused by herpes simplex viruses (HSV) 1&2 often arises not from the pathology of the viruses themselves but rather from the stigma and shame associated with a positive diagnosis. In this ...
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Ep 56 Sickle Cell Disease: Invisible Illness, Enduring Strength from 2020-08-18T07:00
Neglected and ignored by the medical establishment throughout most of its history, sickle cell disease remains one of the most common (and commonly misunderstood) genetic conditions in the world. I...
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Ep 55 Rocky Mountain spotted fever: The tick must be destroyed! from 2020-08-04T07:00
Despite what its name might suggest, the story of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) takes us far beyond the jagged, snow-capped peaks of the western range. From the Bitterroot Valley to southeast...
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Ep 54 Wake Up and Smell the Caffeine from 2020-07-21T07:00
Are you one of the billions of people around the world who starts your day with a freshly brewed and deliciously aromatic cup of coffee or tea or maybe even hot chocolate? Or are you caffeine-avoid...
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Ep 53 Radiation: X-Ray Marks the Spot from 2020-07-07T07:00
“I have discovered something interesting, but I do not know whether or not my observations are correct.” With these words, Wilhelm Röntgen introduced the world to an invisible power, a power which ...
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Ep 52 Rinderpest: Moo Cows, Moo Problems from 2020-06-23T07:00
The second disease ever to be eradicated, rinderpest could be the most devastating and notorious infection you never knew existed. Though its name means “cattle plague”, the deadly rinderpest virus...
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Ep 51 The Path of Most (Antibiotic) Resistance from 2020-05-26T07:00
No story of antibiotics would be complete without the rise of resistance. As promised in our last episode, this week we dive into what the WHO calls ‘one of the biggest threats to global health, fo...
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Ep 50 Antibiotics: We owe it all to chemistry! from 2020-05-12T07:00
Fifty episodes. That’s fifty (sometimes) deadly viruses, bacteria, protozoa, parasites, and poisons. And don’t forget the fifty quarantinis to accompany each! What better way to celebrate this mome...
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COVID-19 Ch 11: Modeling from 2020-05-04T07:00
The eleventh episode of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series has arrived, and just in time. Have you found yourself trying to sift through headlines claiming “this model predicts that” and “that model ...
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Ep 49 Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Triple EEEk! from 2020-04-28T07:00
In 2019, eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, made headlines in much of the US as cases skyrocketed compared to previous years. But why is this disease so f...
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COVID-19 Chapter 10: Schools from 2020-04-23T07:00
In the tenth episode of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series on COVID-19, we continue our exploration of the diverse impacts of this pandemic by taking a look at how education and schooling has been af...
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COVID-19 Chapter 9: Economics from 2020-04-20T07:00
Episode 9 of our Anatomy of a Pandemic is here, and this week we’re stepping outside our public health sphere to examine COVID-19 from an entirely different perspective, that of an economist. Pande...
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Ep 48 Botulism: Why are you the way you are? from 2020-04-14T07:00
You don’t look surprised to see this in your podcast feed - or is that just the botox? This week we’re taking a tour of the wonderful world of Clostridium botulinum and the toxin it produces, at on...
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COVID-19 Chapter 8: Disparities from 2020-04-09T07:00
In the eighth episode in our Anatomy of a Pandemic series focusing on COVID-19, we discuss how this pandemic will likely lead to a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable populations around ...
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COVID-19 Chapter 7: Spillover from 2020-04-06T07:00
Coming at ya with our seventh episode in our Anatomy of a Pandemic series on the ongoing COVID-19 situation. So far in the series, we’ve discussed aspects of the virus’s biology, clinical disease, ...
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Ep 47 Schistosomiasis: A Snail's Pace from 2020-03-31T07:00
It’s back to your regularly scheduled programming this week with an episode on schistosomiasis (aka bilharzia), that scourge both ancient and modern. We kick off the episode by walking you through ...
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COVID-19 Chapter 6: Mental Health from 2020-03-23T07:05
Welcome to Chapter 6 of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series exploring the world of COVID-19. If you have made it this far in the series, you might be feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of the informatio...
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COVID-19 Chapter 5: Vaccines from 2020-03-23T07:04
Chapter 5 of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series covering all things COVID-19 goes through some of the exciting developments in potential vaccines for this new virus. Starting us off is an anonymous a...
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COVID-19 Chapter 4: Epidemiology from 2020-03-23T07:03
The fourth installment of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series takes a look at some of the epidemiological characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic. But first, we hear about the experience of Katie Bur...
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COVID-19 Chapter 3: Control from 2020-03-23T07:02
Welcome to the third chapter of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series, in which we cover the many aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this chapter, we discuss how epidemic control can be managed from t...
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COVID-19 Chapter 2: Disease from 2020-03-23T07:01
This marks the second installment in our Anatomy of a Pandemic series, in which we discuss the various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this second chapter, we explore what we currently know ab...
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COVID-19 Chapter 1: Virology from 2020-03-23T07:00
To discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are introducing Anatomy of a Pandemic, a series in which each episode tackles a particular aspect of COVID-19, from virus biology to clinical disease, f...
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Ep 46 Lactose Intolerance: Never trust a fart from 2020-03-17T07:00
Everyone loves a good poop story, don’t they? We certainly hope so, because our good friend Katie shares a fantastic one to kick off our episode on lactose intolerance. In this episode, we explore ...
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Ep 45 Hepatitis C: Hepatiti? from 2020-03-03T07:00
From its discovery only 30 years ago to the recent development of an effective treatment, the short life of the Hepatitis C virus certainly has been action-packed. This week, we take you through th...
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Ep 44 Pertussis: Whoop Here It Is from 2020-02-18T08:00
[TRIGGER WARNING: see below] Whooping cough, that terrible childhood scourge, has been making an alarming comeback due to lapses in vaccination coverage across the globe. And in this episode, we’l...
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Ep 43 M-m-m-my Coronaviruses from 2020-02-04T08:00
What better time to explore the world of coronaviruses than amidst an outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus that brings to mind memories of SARS and MERS? On this very special episode of This Podc...
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Ep 42 Dandy Dengue Fever from 2020-01-21T08:00
Our first vector-borne disease episode of season 3 and our first mosquito-borne pathogen in quite some time, dengue virus proves itself to be more than a worthy topic (and quite a formidable advers...
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Ep 41 Ricin: A Bad Seed from 2020-01-07T08:00
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...
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Ep 40 Dancing Plague: Worst Dance Party Ever from 2019-12-24T08:00
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 fe...
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Ep 39 Toxoplasmosis: Calling All Cats from 2019-12-10T08:00
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, t...
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Ep 38 Lead Poisoning: Heavy Metal Episode from 2019-11-26T08:00
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 hav...
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Ep 37 E. coli (unless it's beets) from 2019-11-12T08:00
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 a...
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Ep 36 Shades of Syphilis from 2019-10-29T07:00
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 w...
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Ep 35 Lyme Disease: I'd like to check you for ticks from 2019-09-03T07:00
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 ...
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Ep 34 Cystic Fibrosis: Complete Somatic Rebellion from 2019-08-20T07:00
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...
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Ep 33 Chytrid: The Silent Forest from 2019-08-06T07:00
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? ...
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Ep 32 Ask the Erins from 2019-07-23T07:00
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 y...
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Ep 31 Giardia: Gerardia from 2019-07-09T07:00
Giardia may be the most common intestinal parasite in the US and one of the most common worldwide, but did you know it was only in the last 40 years that it was officially recognized as a human pat...
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Ep 30 Encephalitis Lethargica: Sleep Perchance to Dream (&Dream&Dream) from 2019-06-25T07:00
Imagine this: a sickness where millions fell into a deep slumber from which they never woke. Of those that did, many remained trapped in a cage of their own bodies, unable to move or speak but full...
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Ep 29 Aspirin the Wonder Drug: Crossover w/ IDOP from 2019-06-11T07:00
On this very special crossover episode with our friend Matt Candeias from In Defense of Plants, we’re switching things up from poison to remedy, focusing on the plant-derived wonder drug, aspirin! ...
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Ep 28 H. pylori: Don't try this at home from 2019-05-28T07:00
This week's episode comes with a warning: don't attempt this at home. While self-experimentation has led to many a scientific breakthrough, we're definitely not advocating it. But it happened to wo...
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Ep 27 Vaccines Part 2: Have you thanked your immune system lately? from 2019-05-21T07:00
Were you stoked about the history and biology of vaccines we covered in part 1, but left with even more questions? Were you really hoping to hear us talk about anti-vaccine sentiment and address mi...
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Ep 26 Vaccines part 1: Let's hear it for Maurice from 2019-05-14T07:00
The wait is finally over: this week we are very excited to bring you the episode we’ve been teasing for weeks: vaccines! This week and next (you don’t have to wait a full two weeks for the next epi...
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Ep 25 Put your hands together for: Gonorrhea! from 2019-04-30T07:00
This bug deserves a big round of applause and not just because it’s nicknamed “The Clap”. Check out this week’s episode to gasp in wonder at the tricks that Neisseria gonorrhoeae uses to tiptoe pas...
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Ep 24 Zika: Rumors and Rumours from 2019-04-16T07:00
Zika virus may not have as long and storied a history as many diseases we've covered, but in a short time it has managed to make a big impression. Today we'll talk about how Zika wriggled its way o...
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Ep 23 Opening a can of Hookworms from 2019-04-02T07:00
Today we’re taking a bite out of hookworm, our first macroparasite. We start, as all hookworm journeys must, from the dewy grass, where larvae burrow into your exposed flesh and make their long and...
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Ep 22 Belladonna will dilate your mind: Crossover w/ IDOP from 2019-03-19T07:00
Are you ready to dilate your mind? Or at least your eyes? We hope so, because that means you’re ready for another Poisoncast episode! This week we’re joined by our friend Matt Candeias from In Defe...
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Ep 21 Measles: The Worst Souvenir from 2019-03-05T08:00
You’ve seen the recent headlines and heard the news reports, but they’re only part of this deadly virus’s story. This week we’re covering the rest. We take you on a one-of-a-kind tour of measles, e...
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Ep 20 Prions: Apocalypse Cow from 2019-02-19T08:00
This week's episode is nothing like any of our past episodes, and there will never be another quite like it. How can we be so sure, you ask? Because this week, we're covering prions, the terrifying...
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Ep 19 Scurvy: Thanks a lot, evolution. from 2019-02-05T08:00
Arr, mateys, climb aboard for a swash-buckling tale of when the high seas were full of disease! Today we’re covering a non-infectious but no less terrifying scourge that has wrecked millions of liv...
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Ep 18 Hantavirus: The Real Rat Race from 2019-01-22T08:00
What do Korea, Slovenia, Finland, and the southwestern US all have in common? If you guessed Hantaviruses, you’d be quite correct. Today we bring you all the details on hantaviruses, from the deadl...
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Ep 17 Oh No Tetrodo: Crossover w/ TBOSP from 2019-01-08T08:00
Are you hungry for braaaaiiiinnnnssss? Or for fugu at the very least? We hope so, because this week we’re talking zombies and tetrodotoxin. In this crossover episode with Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton ...
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Ep 16 Scratch and Sniff Diphtheria Membrane from 2018-12-24T08:00
This episode is so good that we’re putting it out a full day early. Pour yourself a quarantini and cozy up with us as we tell you a story of a bacterium that slowly strangles children to death, a s...
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Ep 15 MRSA: Make Resistance Susceptible Again from 2018-12-11T08:00
We've gotten pretty graphic on this podcast before, but this episode takes it to a whole new level. The omnipresent Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that wears many faces. Often that face is ha...
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Ep 14 Rabies: Don't dilute me, bro from 2018-11-27T09:00
After a long hiatus we are back with a much anticipated look at one of the most feared diseases of all time: rabies. We cover everything from its evolutionary history to its massive case fatality r...
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Don't Tread on my Monkshood: Crossover w/ IDOP from 2018-02-27T17:14:39
What's the difference between a physician and a pretender, a magician and a poisoner? That's a question we'll try and answer in today's episode! We are very excited to bring you our first botanical...
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Bonus Episode HIV/AIDS from 2018-01-30T06:00
The cherry on top of our first season, this bonus episode features more of Frank, Hillel, and Brryan's stories. Frank and Hillel, who live on opposite coasts of the US, share what it was like for t...
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Ep 12 HIV/AIDS: Apathy Will Kill You from 2018-01-23T06:00
This is it, y'all: the season finale. This week we’re talking about HIV/AIDS, one of the biggest pandemics of modern times. We were fortunate enough to speak with three individuals who have had vas...
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Ep 11 Ebola: The New Kid on the Block from 2018-01-16T07:49:13
Let's face it. This is the episode you've been waiting for. Are you ready for one of the most publicized epidemics of the century? Because we're ready to tell you about it. Ebola has been in the sc...
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Ep 10 Yellow Fever: Is there a Hamilton song about this? from 2018-01-09T06:00
Today we're talking about yellow fever, a disease with a history as colorful as its name, and a vector as pretty as a picture (depending on whom you ask, I suppose). From an epidemic that decimated...
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Ep 9 Tuberculosis: A Slow Burn from 2018-01-02T06:00
Today, we’re taking a page straight out of Dickens and talking about tuberculosis- a disease as rich in history as it is in bloody sputum. We'll travel the path of an individual Mycobacterium tuber...
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Ep 8 ABRACADABRA - Go Away Malaria! from 2017-12-19T06:00
It's both a disease of dinosaurs and a plague of people. A gin and tonic might make you forget how much those bites itch, but it won't protect you much from this mosquito-borne monster. That's righ...
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Ep 7 Hit Me With Your Best (Polio) Shot from 2017-12-12T06:00
A scientific rivalry for the ages, a president with a closely kept secret, and a summertime with no pool time. What do all these things have in common? Well step right up and take a listen- today w...
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Ep 6 Plague Part 2: TGFA from 2017-12-05T06:00
We're back with another episode all about plague-TGFA: Thank Goodness For Antibiotics! Today we'll focus on the status of plague in the modern world: where it is, where it isn't, and what we can do...
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Ep 5 Plague Part 1: The GMOAT from 2017-11-28T06:00
That's right y'all... Today we're talking the GMOAT: The GREATEST MORTALITY OF ALL TIME: BLACK DEATH. This episode we'll cover the biology and history of one of the most epic diseases of all time- ...
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Ep 4 The Poop Show from 2017-11-21T06:00
That's right.. this is the poop show! Today we talk cholera- the bacterial disease that makes you liquid-poop your pants (and then some). Travel back in time with us to when London was a sewage-fil...
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Ep 3 Gnarlypox from 2017-11-14T06:00
This week we pay tribute to one of the gnarliest diseases of all time, and the only human disease that's ever been eradicated (thus far). That's right, people- we're talking smallpox! It's gonna ge...
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Ep 2 Skin in the Game, Horse in the Race from 2017-11-07T06:00
This week we tackle leprosy. That biblical (or is it?) infection that, believe it or not, is still with us today. Leprosy has an ancient history that exemplifies some of the worst of human behavior...
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Ep 1 Influenza Will Kill You from 2017-10-31T06:00
In Episode 1 we're talking all things flu, just in time for the start of flu season! We'll dive into the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed literally millions of people, then talk about the state ...
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Episode 0 - TPWKY Season 1 Trailer from 2017-10-23T21:04
Welcome to This Podcast Will Kill You, your new favorite way to learn about disease biology, history, and stuff to gross out your dinner party guests. Join us October 31st for Episode 1 of Season 1...
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Episode 0 - TPWKY Season 1 Trailer from 2017-10-23T21:04
Welcome to This Podcast Will Kill You, your new favorite way to learn about disease biology, history, and stuff to gross out your dinner party guests. Join us October 31st for Episode 1 of Season 1...
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