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There’s a lot we don’t know about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus but there is a consensus that it came from animals. This is called zoonosis. H...
- Added: May 14, 2021
- Length: 04:18
In this episode, we discuss the current state of California’s climate - how it’s changed in recent years, and what we face in 2021, including a sig...
- Added: Apr 30, 2021
- Length: 29:30
In this segment of EPIDEMIC, Dr. Celine Gounder looks at disinformation during the pandemic. Specifically, we’re going to look at how the Russian g...
- Added: Apr 29, 2021
- Length: 04:06
This week on the show: What is going wrong in the minds of conspiracy theorists when they end up jumping to false conclusions? Also, why are peopl...
- Added: Apr 16, 2021
- Length: 30:00
We’re looking at the variant that emerged in South Africa: 501Y.V2. This variant is not only more transmissible, but has demonstrated the troubling...
- Added: Mar 11, 2021
- Length: 04:00
This week on the show: Are there COVID-19 vaccines that don't require a needle? How, exactly, do feelings of boredom affect the spread of the coro...
- Added: Mar 04, 2021
- Length: 30:00
Combating misinformation has become more important than ever during the pandemic. The novel coronavirus, social media, and a polarized political en...
- Added: Mar 01, 2021
- Length: 04:00
Overdoses have spiked during the pandemic. One of the reasons is a breakdown in the community support so critical to keeping people off drugs. Soci...
- Added: Feb 25, 2021
- Length: 04:21
This week on the show: Are parents planning to vaccinate their kids? And are there any reasons not to? Also, a study reaches the strange conclusi...
- Added: Feb 17, 2021
- Length: 30:00
This week on the show: As Germany doubles down on the lockdown, new data suggests vaccines will keep us all safe for a long, long time. But even a...
- Added: Jan 22, 2021
- Length: 30:00
This week on the show: In late January 2020, a doctor in Munich made a startling discovery about COVID-19 with major implications. It ended up be...
- Added: Jan 01, 2021
- Length: 30:00
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews:
Trump’s Deadly ‘Herd Immunity’ Policies Sought to Infect Millions of Ame...
Bought by WKPW
- Added: Dec 23, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
This week on the show: Will Germans change their Christmas plans enough to avert a coronavirus catastrophe in January? Also, why are women so muc...
- Added: Dec 20, 2020
- Length: 30:00
Surely, in the face of a deadly pandemic, people would give anything to get a vaccination. Right? Think again. On this show, you'll hear from peopl...
Bought by WXDU and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 19, 2020
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 2
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Could having Neanderthal DNA be beneficial if you contract COVID-19? How can scary movies, haunted houses, and apocalypti...
- Added: Oct 22, 2020
- Length: 30:00
This week on the show: "rapid tests" are on the way, but how — and where — will we actually get our hands on them? Also, why countries in Africa h...
Bought by WRKF
- Added: Sep 11, 2020
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 1
In this episode, we explore California’s dynamic and shifting climate, which impacts so much across the Bay area, region, and state, including our ...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida
- Added: Aug 27, 2020
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
This week on the show: listeners send in their theories on Gabe's viral infection. Also, what we know (or really don't) about the "Russian vaccin...
- Added: Aug 27, 2020
- Length: 30:00
This week on the show: Feeling down? Join the (global) club! In this episode we tackle some of the pandemic-induced mental health issues facing ...
- Added: Aug 16, 2020
- Length: 30:00
Our star is only one among hundreds of billions in the Milky Way galaxy which itself is only one of a hundred billion or more galaxies in the known...
Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP and more
- Added: Aug 14, 2020
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 13
This week on the show: I wish I could remember your phone number -
Feeling forgetful? Then join us for a memory master class from a German world...
- Added: Aug 09, 2020
- Length: 30:00
On this week’s episode, we take a closer look at contact tracing in California and what it might look like in the future. We hear from San Francisc...
Bought by WMUU-LP and WHCP-LP Cambridge
- Added: Jun 23, 2020
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews:
Donald Trump’s Malignant Narcissism Key Factor in Federal Government’s Fai...
- Added: Apr 08, 2020
- Length: 29:00
Michael Osterholm, PhD, is director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy and author of the book, Dead...
Bought by KSRQ and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
- Added: Mar 31, 2020
- Length: 15:48
- Purchases: 2
Topic 1: Downstairs at the White House. Topic 2: A new way to counter the generic drug shortage.
- Added: Mar 09, 2020
- Length: 49:49
