#30 - Bleeding Gums and Dogs for Dinner: How Amundsen Won and Scott Died
The Race to the South Pole wasn’t won by luck — it was won by understanding one invisible killer: scurvy. In this episode, we follow Roald Amundsen’s triumph and Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic death, ...
30 Apr 57min
#29 - The Hidden World Within: Unraveling the Microbiome
Trillions of microbes live inside you. More than your own cells, rivaling the stars in our galaxy, and they’re quietly controlling your mood, anxiety, fear, boldness, and even your cravings. This epis...
10 Apr 56min
#28 - White Gold or White Lie? The Truth About Salt and Health
Uncover salt's epic history—from empire-building currency to Gandhi's revolution-sparking march. Explore its biological necessity, animal cravings, and the flawed "salt scare" that wrongly equates low...
4 Jan 55min
#27 - Maggots & Misery vs. Mankind & Beef
The flesh-eating screwworm that devours cattle and wildlife alive is threatening the US again. Once a major beef production issue has since been largely solved thanks to Knipling and Bushland inventi...
19 Nov 202553min
#25 - What a Plant Knows
Sunflowers turn before dawn, vines mimic their neighbors, corn recruits wasps to kill caterpillars, and trees chat underground. What secrets are plants hiding, and are they smarter than we think? Join...
9 Jul 20251h 3min
#024 - Time For a COOL Change?
Should imported beef be labeled “Product of the USA” when it’s not born or raised here? We discuss the complex issue of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), which would ensure every package reveals its ...
7 Mai 20251h 11min
#23 - Need a Change of Heart? Pigs to the Rescue
Donor organs are desperately needed. The waiting list for a heart. kidney, lung is long and uncertain. Enter the emerging world of Transgenic and Chimeric Pigs. What if pigs can grow a new heart, just...
6 Mar 202540min
