Ep 37 E. coli (unless it's beets)
E. coli. Such a short name for such a massive topic. This episode we explore the delightful diversity of Escherichia coli, the ubiquitous bacterium that predates humans and can range in virulence anyw...
12 Nov 20191h 10min
Ep 36 Shades of Syphilis
That’s right, we’re back! And we’re starting off with a bang. Syphilis, aka the Great Imitator, is the subject of today’s long-awaited episode, and it’s got everything you could imagine. When you woke...
29 Okt 20191h 39min
Ep 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 the doozy of a disease called Lyme, the most prevalent tick-borne infection in the nor...
3 Sep 20192h
Ep 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 years after its first appearance. But the la...
20 Aug 20191h 37min
Ep 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 damp undergrowth. But what if the forest were suddenly, inexplicably, silent? In ...
6 Aug 20191h 31min
Ep 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 favorite pathogen? In this very special episode, you get to hear exactly what you’...
23 Jul 20191h 51min
Ep 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 it was only in the last 40 years that it was officially recognized as a human pathog...
9 Jul 20191h 14min
Ep 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 trapped in a cage of their own bodies, unable to move or speak but fully a...
25 Jun 20191h 27min
