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! […]
Episode 25 Put your hands together for: Gonorrhea!
This bug deserves a big round of applause and not just because it’s nicknamed “The Clap”. Check out this week’s episode to […]
Episode 24 Zika: Rumors and Rumours
Zika virus may not have as long and storied a history as many diseases we’ve covered, but in a short time it […]
Episode 23: Opening a can of Hookworms
Today we’re taking a bite out of hookworm, our first macroparasite. We start, as all hookworm journeys must, from the dewy grass, […]
