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, […]
Episode 22 Belladonna will dilate your mind: Crossover w/ IDOP
Are you ready to dilate your mind? Or at least your eyes? We hope so, because that means you’re ready for […]
Episode 21 Measles: The Worst Souvenir
You’ve seen the recent headlines and heard the news reports, but they’re only part of this deadly virus’s story. This week we’re […]
Episode 20 Prions: Apocalypse Cow
This week’s episode is nothing like any of our past episodes, and there will never be another quite like it. How can […]
Episode 19 Scurvy: Thanks a lot, evolution.
Arr, mateys, climb aboard for a swash-buckling tale of when the high seas were full of disease! Today we’re covering a non-infectious […]
