Episode 90 Human African Trypanosomiasis: A lot to unpack
Here on the podcast, we’re no strangers to multi-host parasites with complicated life cycles, intricate ecologies and dense human histories. But human […]
Special Episode: Hep B Stigma & Discrimination
Blood tests and liver function results can only tell us part of the story when it comes to the impact that hepatitis […]
Episode 89 Hepatitis B: Hepatiti, Take 2
This week, we’re dipping a toe back into the vast waters of hepatitis viruses, this time with a focus on hepatitis B. […]
Episode 88 Endometriosis: Menstrual Backwash
Chances are you know someone with endometriosis, or perhaps you’re affected yourself. But despite its incredibly high prevalence, endo remains almost criminally […]
Episode 87 C. diff: Fighting poop with poop
In this week’s episode, we cover a bacterium whose recent emergence and rapid spread has been largely an epidemic of our own […]
Episode 86 Typhus: Another lousy episode
We’re back with our first episode of Season 5, and we’re starting off with a bang! Epidemic typhus, that friend of war […]
Episode 85 Alcohol: Beer for Thought
To say that alcohol is a part of human culture is a bit of an understatement. The relationship our species has with […]
Episode 84 West Nile virus: The Crow in the Coal Mine
It’s the summer of 1999 in New York City, and everyone’s looking towards the future, towards millennium parties and potential Y2K catastrophes. […]
Episode 83 Diabetes: Short & Sweet
Almost everyone is familiar with diabetes mellitus in some way. Whether we know family or friends that have been diagnosed with the […]
Episode 82 Anthrax: The Hardcore Spore
Twenty years ago this month, letters containing Bacillus anthracis spores were mailed to various politicians and news media offices in the US, […]
