This Podcast Will Kill You

Last updated

This Podcast Will Kill You
This podcast will kill you.jpg
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Erin Allmann Updyke
  • Erin Welsh
GenreMedical
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesBi-weekly on Tuesdays
Publication
Original releaseOctober 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)
Provider Exactly Right
Related
Website https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com

This Podcast Will Kill You is an American podcast hosted by disease ecologists and epidemiologists Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke. [1] Its first full-length episode was released on October 31, 2017. New episodes were released weekly until the second season, when they were released every two weeks. Each week a different disease is covered, the majority of which are infectious diseases with some exceptions, such as scurvy in episode 19. [2]

Contents

"This Podcast Will Kill You" is part of the Exactly Right Podcast Network, created by the hosts of "My Favorite Murder." [3]

Structure of Episodes

Each episode is about an hour in duration and generally starts with a firsthand account of someone affected by the disease. After that, the hosts create a mixed drink that is connected to the disease, called a 'Quarantini', [4] in a segment known as 'Quarantini time'. After this introduction, the biology of the disease is explained, then history, epidemiology, and finally, the disease's effect on the modern world. [2] Generally, Welsh tells the history of the disease and Updyke explains the biology epidemiology. [5] Finally, the hosts cite the sources used to present the information, and supply a link to their website where the sources can be found.

History

Erin Allmann Updyke, co-host, has an M.S. in epidemiology from the University of Hawaii and a Ph.D. in entomology and an M.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [5] Erin Welsh, co-host, has an M.S. in epidemiology from the University of Louisville and a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [5] "The Erins," as they've coined themselves, started "This Podcast Will Kill You" because they felt that the medical knowledge that they have gained from their education rarely transfers out of the academia world. [6] They wanted to make medical knowledge more accessible and easier to understand to the general public, without diluting it. [6] Their first episode aired on October 31, 2017. [7] In 2018, prior to launching Season 2, "This Podcast Will Kill You" joined The Exactly Right Network. [3] In doing so, their downloads rose four times. [8] The show was nominated for a 2019 Webby Award in the Science and Education Podcasts category. [9] In 2020, they started a special series of episodes focusing on the COVID-19 Pandemic. [10] In 2023, Season 6 featured a miniseries of bonus episodes focussing on popular science books, "TPWKY book club". [11]

List of Episodes

Season 1 [7]

DateEpisodeTitle
October 23, 20170Trailer
October 31, 20171 Influenza Will Kill You
November 7, 20172[ Leprosy:] Skin in the Game, Horse in the Race
November 14, 20173[ Smallpox:] Gnarlypox
November 21, 20174[ Cholera:] The Poop Show
November 28, 20175 Plague Part I: The GMOAT
December 5, 20176Plague Part II: TGFA
December 12, 20177Hit Me With Your Best (Polio) Shot
December 19, 20178ABRACADABRA - Go Away Malaria!
January 2, 20189 Tuberculosis: A Slow Burn
January 9, 201810 Yellow Fever: Is there a Hamilton song about this?
January 16, 201811 Ebola: The New Kid on the Block
January 23, 201812 HIV/AIDS: Apathy Will Kill You
January 30, 201813Bonus Episode: HIV/AIDS
February 27, 2018-Don't Tread on my Monkshood: Crossover with IDOP

Season 2 [12]

DateEpisodeTitle
November 27, 201814 Rabies, Don't dilute me, bro
December 11, 201815 MRSA: Make resistance Susceptible Again
December 24, 201816Scratch and Sniff Diphtheria Membrane
January 8, 201917Oh No Tetrodo: Crossover with TBOSP
January 22, 201918 Hantavirus: The Real Rat Race
February 5, 201919 Scurvy: Thanks a lot, evolution
February 20, 201920 Prions: Apocalypse Cow
March 5, 201921 Measles: The Worst Souvenir
March 19, 201922 Belladonna will dilate your mind: Crossover with IDOP
April 2, 201923Opening a can of Hookworms
April 16, 201924 Zika: Rumors and Rumours
April 30, 201925Put your hands together for: Gonorrhea!
May 16, 201926 Vaccines Part I: Let's hear it for Maurice
May 21, 201927 Vaccines Part II: Have you thanks your immune system lately?
May 28, 201928 H.pylori: Don't try this at home
June 11, 201929 Aspirin the Wonder Drug: Crossover w/ IDOP
June 25, 201930 Encephalitis Lethargica: Sleep Perchance to Dream (& Dream & Dream)
July 9, 201931 Giardia: Gerardia
July 23, 201932Ask the Erins
August 6, 201933 Chytrid: The Silent Forest
August 20, 201934 Cystic Fibrosis: Complete Somatic Rebellion
September 3, 201935 Lyme Disease: I'd like to check you for ticks

Season 3 [13]

DateEpisodeTitle
October 29, 201936Shades of Syphilis
November 12, 201937 E. coli (unless it's beets)
November 26, 201938 Lead Poisoning: Heavy Metal Episode
December 10, 201939 Toxoplasmosis: Calling All Cats
December 24, 201940 Dancing Plague: Worst Dance Party Ever
January 7, 202041 Ricin: A Bad Seed (crossover with IDOP)
January 21, 202042Dandy Dengue Fever
February 4, 202043M-m-m-my Coronaviruses
February 18, 202044 Pertussis: Whoop Here It Is
March 3, 202045 Hepatitis C: Hepatiti?
March 17, 202046 Lactose Intolerance: Never trust a fart
March 31, 202047 Schistosomiasis: A Snail's Pace
April 14, 202048 Botulism: Why are you the way you are?
April 28, 202049 Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Triple EEEk!
May 12, 202050 Antibiotics: We owe it all to chemistry!
May 26, 202051The Path of Most (Antibiotic) Resistance
June 23, 202052 Rinderpest: Moo Cows, Moo Problems
July 7, 202053 Radiation: X-Ray Marks the Spot
July 21, 202054Wake up and Smell the Caffeine
August 4, 202055 Rocky Mountain spotted fever: the Tick must be destroyed!
August 18, 202056 Sickle Cell Disease: Invisible Illness, Enduring Strength
September 1, 202057 Herpes: Stop the STIgma
September 15, 202058 Guinea worm: (Almost) Ancient History
September 29, 202059 Thalidomide: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied
October 13, 202060Giving birth to "the pill"

Season 4 [14]

DateEpisodeTitle
December 1, 202061 Typhoid: There's Something About Mary
December 15, 202062 Leishmaniasis, Relationship Status: It's Complicated
December 29, 202063 Poison Ivy: It's Just Us
January 12, 202164 Rubella: Timing is Everything
January 26, 202165 Sweating Sickness: Ready, Sweat, Go!
February 9, 202166The Outs and Ins of Organ Transplantation
February 23, 202167 HPV: My wart be with you
March 9, 202168 Coccidioidomycosis: It's never a spider bite
March 23, 202169 Huntington's disease: Let's talk frankly
April 6, 202170 Henrietta Lacks: HeLa There, & Everywhere
April 20, 202171 Onchocerciasis/River Blindness: So many mysteries
May 4, 202172 White-Nose Syndrome: How deep is your torpor?
May 18, 202173 Puerperal Fever: Seriously, wash your hands
June 1, 202174 Naegleria fowleri: The "brain eating amoeba"
June 15, 202175 Mercury: The cost of progress
June 29, 202176 Chickenpox: There's always a ‘but’
July 13, 202177 Legionnaires’ Disease: A Killer Mist
July 27, 202178 Bartonella: Keep Calm and Carrión
August 10, 202179 Hemophilia: A Hemorrhagic Disposition
August 24, 202180 Dysentery loves a disaster
September 7, 202181 Chagas disease: The Reverse Triple Discovery
September 21, 202182 Anthrax: The Hardcore Spore
October 5, 202183 Diabetes: Short & Sweet
October 19, 202184 West Nile virus: The Crow in the Coal Mine
November 2, 202185 Alcohol: Beer for Thought

Season 5 [15]

In Season 5, a few of the regular podcast episodes were followed by a special episode often going deeper into detail on what was covered in the previous episode.

DateEpisodeTitle
December 14, 202186 Typhus: Another lousy episode
December 28, 202187 C. diff: Fighting poop with poop
January 11, 202288 Endometriosis: menstrual backwash
January 25, 202289 Hepatitis B: Hepatiti, Take 2
February 1, 2022SpecialSpecial Episode: Hep B stigma & discrimination
February 8, 202290 Human African Trypanosomiasis: A lot to unpack
February 15, 2022SpecialSpecial Episode: Human African Trypanosomiasis & drug development
February 22, 202291 Myxomatosis: Down the rabbit hole
March 1, 2022SpecialSpecial Episode: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus
March 8, 202292 Multiple Sclerosis: Scarred nerves & skating saints
March 15, 2022SpecialSpecial Episode: Epstein-Barr virus
March 22, 202293 Lightning & Other Stories: Power Hour (and a Half)
March 29, 2022SpecialSpecial Episode: Electricity
April 19, 202294 Chlamydia: Double Trouble
April 26, 2022SpecialSpecial Episode: Chlamydia , Koalas and More!
May 3, 202295 Tetanus: An inhuman calamity!
May 10, 2022SpecialSpecial Episode: On the Origin of Epidemiology
May 17, 202296 Tapeworm: We encyst you listen
May 24, 2022SpecialSpecial Episode: Coprolites!
May 31, 202297 Snake Venoms: Collateral Damage
June 7, 2022SpecialSpecial Episode: Snake Venom Evolution
June 14, 202298 Folate: Marmite, anyone?
June 28, 202299 Salmonella: A hard egg to crack
July 12, 2022100 Monkeypox: Here we go again?
July 26, 2022101 Immortality; This Podcast Won't Kill You
August 9, 2022102 Arsenic: Paris Green with Envy
August 31, 2022103 Leptospirosis: Don't blame the rats
September 6, 2022104 The Bends: Industrial Revolution, Baby
September 20, 2022105Down in the Mumps
October 7, 2022106 Turner Syndrome: Let's talk about X
November 4, 2022107 Sepsis: It's a mess
November 4, 2022108 Gout: Toetally fascinating
November 15, 2022109 Chikungunya: Not dengue (or is it?)
November 29, 2022110 Influenza, Take 2: Fowl Play

Season 6 [16]

DateEpisodeTitle
January 31, 2023111 RSV: What's syncytial anyway
February 14, 2023112 Epilepsy: It's always the phlegm
February 28, 2023113 Vitamin D: The D stands for drama
March 14, 2023114 Listeria: It put Dairy on the map
March 28, 2023115 Altitude Sickness: Balloons though?
April 11, 2023116It's never lupus (except this time)
May 15, 2023117 Bedbugs: Bug-bitten and bedeviled
June 6, 2023118 Asbestos: Corruption and cancer and corporate greed, oh my!
July 4, 2023119 Marburg virus: Too fast, too furious
July 18, 2023120Acetaminophen/Paracetamol: Pain. Killer
August 1, 2023121 Tularemia: Hare today, gone tomorrow
August 15, 2023122 Asthma: A phlegmy episode
August 29, 2023123 Hand, Foot, and Mouth (and Butt?) Disease
September 12, 2023124The full spectrum of color vision deficiency
September 26, 2023125 Blastomycosis: How fungus became amongus
October 10, 2023126 Migraine: A Cacophany in Four Movements
October 24, 2023127 Bhopal: The 1984 Union Carbide Disaster
November 7, 2023128 Skin Cancer: We love and fear the sun
November 21, 2023129 Lymphatic Filariasis: Hiding in plain sight
December 5, 2023130 Cocoliztli: We do love a salty dish
December 19, 2023131 Parkinson's Disease: Dopamine & discoveries
January 2, 2024132 Osteogenesis Imperfecta: All bones about it
January 16, 2024133 Parvoviruses: Who let the dogs (and their viruses) out?
January 30, 2024134 Tonsils: Underestimated and underappreciated
February 13, 2024135 Menopause is whatever you want it to be

Season 7 [17]

DateEpisodeTitle
April 9, 2024136 Long Covid: A long time coming
April 16, 2024137 ME/CFS: What's in a name? (A lot, actually)
April 30, 2024138 Fever: Take it to the limit
May 7, 2024139 Supplements: "This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA"
May 21, 2024140 Nipah virus: Of Fruit and Bats
May 28, 2024141 Maggots: Such noble work
June 11, 2024142 Leeches: It's stronger than magic, it's nature
June 25, 2024143 IVF, Part 1: Infertility
July 2, 2024144 IVF, Part 2: Invention
July 9, 2024145 IVF, Part 3: Industry
July 23, 2024146 Celiac Disease: Rootin tootin gluten
July 30, 2024147 Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease: Sympathy for the Devil
August 13, 2024148 Poison Control Part 1: Who you gonna call?
August 20, 2024149Poison Control Part 2: Call me maybe
September 3, 2024150 Norovirus: Tip of the poop iceberg
September 10, 2024151 Stethoscope: Lub dub
September 24, 2024152 Hemochromatosis: Ironing out the details
October 1, 2024153 Alpha-Gal Syndrome: A tick bite gone bad
October 15, 2024154Ask the Erins (Again)
October 22, 2024155 Stiff Person Syndrome: A rare disease in the spotlight
November 5, 2024156 Retinoids Part 1: How it started...
November 12, 2024157Retinoids Part 2: ... how it's going
November 26, 2024158 Scarlet Fever: You've changed
December 3, 2024159 Scabies: Tiny but Mite-y
December 10, 2024160 Appendicitis: Don't know what you've got til it's gone?
January 7, 2025161 Allergies Part 1: Pollens, nuts, & bugs
January 14, 2025162Allergies Part 2: Shots, pills, & pens
January 28, 2025163 Circadian Rhythm: Live from Perth, Australia
February 4, 2025164 Rift Valley Fever: Ruminating on ruminants
February 11, 2025165Fish Tongue Parasite: Parasite Appreciation Hour
February 18, 2025166 Amanita Poisoning: Death cap-tivating
February 25, 2025167Viagra/Sildenafil: Raising the bar
March 11, 2025168 Pregnancy: Act 1
March 18, 2025169 Pregnancy: Act 2
March 25, 2025170 Pregnancy: Act 3
April 1, 2025171 Pregnancy: Act 4

Season 8 [18]

DateEpisodeTitle
April 8, 2025172Childhood Vaccine Schedule 1: Let's give it at shot
April 17, 2025173Childhood Vaccine Schedule 2: Who's making the call?
April 29, 2025174What's the deal with raw milk: Part 1

COVID-19 Series [19]

To discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the podcast introduced "The Anatomy of a Pandemic" series in which each episode tackles a particular aspect of COVID-19. This mini-series not only addresses the virus itself, but also addresses how it can impact mental health and cause societal disarray. [20] The series reached its tentative end with Chapter 19.

SeasonDateEpisodeTitle
SpecialMarch 23, 2020Chapter 1COVID-19: Virology
SpecialMarch 23, 2020Chapter 2COVID-19: Disease
SpecialMarch 23, 2020Chapter 3COVID-19: Control
SpecialMarch 23, 2020Chapter 4COVID-19: Epidemiology
SpecialMarch 23, 2020Chapter 5COVID-19: Vaccines
SpecialMarch 23, 2020Chapter 6COVID-19: Mental Health
SpecialApril 6, 2020Chapter 7COVID-19: Spillover
SpecialApril 9, 2020Chapter 8COVID-19: Disparities
SpecialApril 20, 2020Chapter 9COVID-19: Economics
SpecialApril 23, 2020Chapter 10COVID-19: Schools
SpecialMay 4, 2020Chapter 11COVID-19: Modeling (Institute for Disease Modeling interview)
SpecialDecember 10, 2020Chapter 12Control, Take 2
SpecialDecember 22, 2020Chapter 13Vaccines, Take 2
SpecialJanuary 5, 2021Chapter 14Virology, Take 2
SpecialMarch 30, 2021Chapter 15Disease, Take 2
SpecialApril 13, 2021Chapter 16Disparities, Take 2
SpecialApril 27, 2021Chapter 17Frontline Mental Health
SpecialMay 11, 2021Chapter 18Conservation & Pandemics
SpecialMay 25, 2021Chapter 18Your Stories
SpecialJune 8, 2021Chapter 19Looking forward by looking back

TPWKY Book club series [16]

From Season 6 onwards, in between the regular episodes, several bonus episodes were released within a miniseries called the TPWKY Book club. These episodes feature interviews with authors of popular science books, covering topics ranging from why sweat matters to the history of food safety, from the menstrual cycle to the persistence of race science. [21]

SeasonDateTitle
6February 21, 2023Special Episode: David Quammen & Breathless
6March 7, 2023Special Episode: Sarah Everts & The Joy of Sweat
6March 21, 2023Special Episode: Angela Saini & Superior
6April 25, 2023Special Episode: Dr. Kate Clancy & Period
6May 26, 2023Special Episode: Mary Roach & Fuzz
6June 20, 2023Special Episode: Dr. Steven Thrasher & The Viral Underclass
6July 11, 2023Special Episode: Dr. Andrew Wehrmann & The Contagion of Liberty
6July 26, 2023Special Episode: Deborah Blum & The Poison Squad
6August 8, 2023Special Episode: Ed Yong & An Immense World
7April 23, 2024Special Episode: Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens & Medical Bondage
7May 14, 2024Special Episode: Dr. Sara Manning Peskin & A Molecule Away from Madness
7June 4, 2024Special Episode: Dr. Paul Offit & Tell Me When It's Over
7June 24, 2024Special Episode: Dr. Noah Whiteman & Most Delicious Poison
7July 16, 2024Special Episode: Dr. Rageshri Dhairyawan & Unheard
7August 6, 2024Special Episode: Ben Goldfarb & Crossings
7August 27, 2024Special Episode: Maria Smilios & The Black Angels
7September 17, 2024Special Episode: Dan Egan & The Devil's Element
7October 8, 2024Special Episode: Dr. Charan Ranganath & Why We Remember
7October 29, 2024Special Episode: Kate Zernike & The Exceptions
7November 19, 2024Special Episode: Dr. Emily Monosson & Blight
7December 17, 2024Special Episode: Philip Eil & Prescription for Pain
7January 21, 2025Special Episode: Robert Alpert, Merle Eisenberg, Lee Mordechai & Diseased Cinema
7March 4, 2025Special Episode: Rachel Gross & Vagina Obscura
8April 22, 2025Special Episode: John Green & Everything Is Tuberculosis

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Erins". This Podcast Will Kill You. February 7, 2018. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "This Podcast Will Kill You". Exactly Right Podcast Network. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  3. 1 2 McDonell-Parry, Amelia (November 28, 2018). "'My Favorite Murder' Hosts Launch Podcast Network". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ Dibdin, Emma (July 18, 2019). "8 Podcasts for the Tech Curious". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "This Podcast Will Kill You: Science communication through conversation". Life Sciences Institute. October 31, 2019. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Syrek, Ryan (July 16, 2019). "This Interview Will Kill You". Medscape. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Season 1 – This Podcast Will Kill You". March 6, 2018. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "'This Podcast Will Kill You' Shows 4x Growth with Exactly Right". Midroll. March 13, 2019. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Nominee - This Podcast Will Kill You". The Webby Awards. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ Cummings, Sinead (March 26, 2020). "'This Podcast Will Kill You' has a new series on COVID-19". PhillyVoice. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ "TPWKY Book Club – This Podcast Will Kill You". August 8, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Season 2 – This Podcast Will Kill You". September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Season 3 – This Podcast Will Kill You". October 13, 2020. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Season 4 – This Podcast Will Kill You". Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Season 5 – This Podcast Will Kill You". November 29, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  16. 1 2 "Season 6 – This Podcast Will Kill You". September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Season 7 – This Podcast Will Kill You". April 5, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Season 8 – This Podcast Will Kill You". April 29, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  19. ↑ "COVID-19 – This Podcast Will Kill You". Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  20. ↑ "This Podcast Will Kill You and The C-Word - The TLS". TLS. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Special Episode: David Quammen & Breathless – This Podcast Will Kill You". February 21, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.