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Do you know the difference between a seal and a sea lion? Do you know what their relationship to bird flu is? In this episode we take the plunge into raw eggs, the spread of zoonotic diseases (don't worry, we explain!), and pandemic preparedness. 

Have you ever looked at someone and thought "man, how did they get that job, they are SO unqualified!". How about an entire administration? This week we deep dive into the unqualified individuals that are leading the health decision making in the United States, touching on Dr. Oz and his daytime Emmy awards, RFK (of course), and Casey Means, among others. When the fringe becomes the focus, we all...

Kiely takes us through the upsettingly modern history of Polio, filling us in on what it looks like, what an iron lung is, and how you really, really don't want it. Together we dig into the importance of the polio vaccine, and when the invisible, becomes visible! 

Measles is back, baby but it...really really didn't have to be. We're talking about the West Texas outbreak that tore through a Mennonite community and somehow got blamed on God's will instead of a preventable virus. We dig into what MAHA actually is, the choke hold of 'medical freedom', and how vaccine skepticism went from a fringe idea to a fully funded political movement. Join us for our inaugu...

Welcome to our inadvertent inaugural episode! Our public health podcast is all about combatting misinformation, making jokes, and creating a mildly chaotic safe space, so there seemed like no better time (or disease) to start than the recent outbreak of Hantavirus. Join us as we talk all things rodents, our favorite cruise ship hacks, and Gene Hackman. We hope by the end we will have alleviated so...

In our upcoming bi-weekly podcast (the every other week one, not the twice a week one!), we will talk all things within the broad scope of public health. Come meet your hosts, and get ready for this new podcast, launching in May!