Special Episode: Olivia Weisser & The Dreaded Pox
In a time when smallpox, tuberculosis, measles, and typhus ran rampant through the streets of London, there was another disease that instilled […]
Category: Season 9
Ep 209 Dietary Guidelines Part 2: Why is there protein in everything?
If you’ve come across the latest dietary guidelines, a few things may have caught your attention: a big ol’ steak front and […]
Episode 208 Dietary Guidelines Part 1: Who’s behind these guidelines?
Over the decades, dietary guidelines have taken a diverse array of shapes, from pamphlets to wheels, from plates to pyramids. In many […]
Special Episode: Adam Kucharski & Proof
Why do we believe what we believe? Is what we believe the truth? How can we convince others of our beliefs? If […]
Episode 207 Tear Gas: How can a chemical weapon be “humane”?
Tear gas is an expected, normalized part of protests today. But its use in international war is banned. How can that be? […]
Episode 206 Oropouche Virus: More than a smidge worrisome
Though discovered relatively recently, Oropouche virus has been making headlines as an emerging vector-borne infectious disease on the rise. Not transmitted by […]