Special Episode: Dr. Kate Clancy & Period
Menstruation. Is there any other biological process that is so widely experienced yet is still discussed in hushed tones or with an […]
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Episode 116 It’s never lupus (except this time)
Even if you haven’t watched the TV show House MD, you’re probably familiar with the phrase “it’s never lupus”. But have you […]
Episode 115 Altitude Sickness: Balloons though?
In our episode on the bends, you joined us as we explored how low we can go. Now we’re back with a […]
Special Episode: Angela Saini & Superior
Listeners of this podcast are likely no strangers to the horrifying history of eugenics, a topic that has made an appearance in […]
Episode 114 Listeria: It put dairy on the map
For many of us, our encounters with listeria may not go beyond reading the occasional headline about an outbreak from contaminated hot […]
Special Episode: Sarah Everts & The Joy of Sweat
You may be wondering if there’s a typo in this week’s TPWKY book club selection – The Joy of Sweat? Are we […]
Episode 113 Vitamin D: The D stands for drama
There is no shortage of ailments that vitamin D has been claimed to prevent or cure – various types of cancers, heart […]
Special Episode: David Quammen & Breathless
What do you get when you combine a love of reading with an interest in biology/public health/medical history and a background in […]
Episode 112 Epilepsy: It’s always the phlegm
Only our second episode of the season and we’re already getting in over (and inside) our heads with one of the biggest […]
Episode 111 RSV: What’s syncytial anyway?
We’re kicking off our sixth season in the same way we ended our fifth: with another headline-making respiratory virus. But as our […]
