Episode 35 Lyme Disease: I’d like to check you for ticks
For our last episode of this season, we’re going out with a bang, or should we say bite? This week we’re tackling […]
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Episode 34 Cystic Fibrosis: Complete Somatic Rebellion
Despite being one of the most common genetic disorders, affecting millions of people worldwide, cystic fibrosis evaded medical description for thousands of […]
Episode 33 Chytrid: The Silent Forest
Walking through a forest at dusk, you’ve likely heard the croaks and groans of frogs and toads forming a chorus in the […]
Episode 32 Ask the Erins
What exactly is disease ecology anyway? How did TPWKY come to be? How do we come up with our quarantinis? What’s our […]
Episode 31 Giardia: Gerardia
Giardia may be the most common intestinal parasite in the US and one of the most common worldwide, but did you know […]
Episode 30 Encephalitis Lethargica: Sleep Perchance to Dream (& Dream & Dream)
Imagine this: a sickness where millions fell into a deep slumber from which they never woke. Of those that did, many remained […]
Episode 29 Aspirin the Wonder Drug: Crossover w/ IDOP
On this very special crossover episode with our friend Matt Candeias from In Defense of Plants, we’re switching things up from poison […]
Episode 28 H. pylori: Don’t try this at home
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 […]
Episode 27 Vaccines part 2: Have you thanked your immune system lately?
Were you stoked about the history and biology of vaccines we covered in part 1, but left with even more questions? Were […]
Episode 26 Vaccines Part 1: Let’s hear it for Maurice
The wait is finally over: this week we are very excited to bring you the episode we’ve been teasing for weeks: vaccines! […]
