Mutant Hollow Podcast

🎙️ Episode 5: Parasites Pt 2 – Tapeworm Tapenade Welcome back to Mutant Hollow for Part Two of our three-part parasite series—where things get slimier, squirmier, and far more grotesque. This episode is all about the monsters that feed inside us: tapeworms, roundworms, and other writhing hitchhikers that blur the line between horror and biology. From chilling case studies of Trichinella outbreaks...

Parasite Master of Puppets, Part One | S1E4 Episode Summary: Welcome to Mutant Hollow, the show where creepy-crawlies meet speculative science and the apocalypse gets… uncomfortably plausible. In Parasite: Master of Puppets, Part One, we dive deep into the world of parasitic puppet-masters, starting with three spine-crawling heavyweights: The zombie snail (Leucochloridium paradoxum), whose tentacl...

🎙️ Episode 3.5: Mini - Prion Holiday in Cambodia ⚠️ Warning: This mini episode dives into some of the strangest and darkest tales from the history of prion disease. Expect unsettling science, grim memories from the Midwest, and a dose of satire so twisted you’ll wonder if it was ever real. In this nightmarish detour through the world of prions, Amber and Stacy unearth a trio of disturbing stories:...

🎙️ Episode 3: Prions – The Cows Are Mad They say madness spreads like wildfire… but what if it spreads like dinner? In this chilling third installment of Mutant Hollow, we’re diving headfirst into the strange, stomach-churning, and scientifically horrifying world of prions—rogue, misshapen proteins that turn brains into sponge-like death traps. These microscopic nightmares are behind some of histo...

Episode 2.5 – ( Case Studies, Hypotheticals, Listener Stories) Foaming at the mic for more? You’re in luck. Welcome to Episode 2.5, the unhinged sidecar to our full-length rabies episode—where we roll up our sleeves and dive deeper into the most hair-raising rabies case studies, speculative science bites, and a few hilarious (and mildly horrifying) listener submissions you had to hear to believe....

🧟‍♀️ Episode 2 – Rabid Instincts: The Virus That Bites Back 🧪 Welcome back to Mutant Hollow, where science gets speculative, spooky, and just a little unhinged. In this episode, we sink our teeth into rabies—a virus so bizarre and terrifying that it may be the closest real-world equivalent to a zombie infection. From ancient cave etchings to vampire legends and 28 Days Later fan theories, rabies...

Ep 1.5 – Infectious Tangent: Pharaoh’s Curse & Mummy Dust Rituals Ever wonder what would happen if a microbiologist and a creature doctor opened a cursed tomb… and immediately started planning a party? Welcome to our very first Infectious Tangent — the mutant mini-episodes where we follow the weird, winding trail of uncut rants, historical horror, and unhinged science that didn’t quite fit int...

Welcome to the very first episode of Mutant Hollow, where microbiology meets mayhem. In this premiere, we dig into the real science behind the infamous zombie fungus—Cordyceps. Amber and Dr. Stacy (our resident “creature doctor”) explore how this mind-controlling parasite hijacks insects in the real world… and whether it could ever leap into humans. From spore warfare to body-snatching behavior, w...