So what's this all about anyways?
Grad students studying disease ecology, Erin and Erin found themselves disenchanted with the insular world of academia. They wanted a way to share their love of epidemics and weird medical mysteries with the world, not just colleagues. Plus, who doesn't love an excuse to have a cocktail while chatting about pus and poop?
Erin Welsh
Erin Welsh, PhD is a disease ecologist and epidemiologist now working full-time as a science communicator through her work on This Podcast Will Kill You. She loves bourbon and sour beers, and yes, she's probably already read that book.
Erin Allmann Updyke
Erin Allmann Updyke, MD, PhD is an epidemiologist and disease ecologist currently in a medical residency program to complete her training. She loves pink wine and pale ales, and yes, she's bringing a cake to your party.
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October 31, 2017 – present |
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"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 being infectious, but some exceptions have occurred, such as scurvy in episode 19.[2]
"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[edit]
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[edit]
Erin Allmann Updyke, co-host, has an M.S. from the University of Hawaii and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in epidemiology.[5] Erin Welsh, co-host, has an M.S. in epidemiology from the University of Louisville and a Ph.D. in ecology 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]
List of Episodes[edit]
Season 1[7][edit]
October 23, 2017 | 0 | Trailer |
October 31, 2017 | 1 | Influenza Will Kill You |
November 7, 2017 | 2 | [Leprosy:] Skin in the Game, Horse in the Race |
November 14, 2017 | 3 | [Smallpox:] Gnarlypox |
November 21, 2017 | 4 | [Cholera:] The Poop Show |
November 28, 2017 | 5 | Plague Part I: The GMOAT |
December 5, 2017 | 6 | Plague Part II: TGFA |
December 12, 2017 | 7 | Hit Me With Your Best (Polio) Shot |
December 19, 20117 | 8 | ABRACADABRA - Go Away Malaria! |
January 2, 2018 | 9 | Tuberculosis: A Slow Burn |
January 9, 2018 | 10 | Yellow Fever: Is there a Hamilton song about this? |
January 16, 2018 | 11 | Ebola: The New Kid on the Block |
January 23, 2018 | 12 | HIV/AIDS: Apathy Will Kill You |
January 30, 2018 | 13 | Bonus Episode: HIV/AIDS |
February 27, 2018 | - | Don't Tread on my Monkshood: Crossover with IDOP |
Season 2[11][edit]
November 27, 2018 | 14 | Rabies, Don't dilute me, bro |
December 11, 2018 | 15 | MRSA: Make resistance Susceptible Again |
December 24, 2018 | 16 | Scratch and Sniff Diphtheria Membrane |
January 8, 2019 | 17 | Oh No Tetrodo: Crossover with TBOSP |
January 22, 2019 | 18 | Hantavirus: The Real Rat Race |
February 5, 2019 | 19 | Scurvy: Thanks a lot, evolution |
February 20, 2019 | 20 | Prions: Apocalypse Cow |
March 5, 2019 | 21 | Measles: The Worst Souvenir |
March 19, 2019 | 22 | Belladonna will dilate your mind: Crossover with IDOP |
April 2, 2019 | 23 | Opening a can of Hookworms |
April 16, 2019 | 24 | Zika: Rumors and Rumours |
April 30, 2019 | 25 | Put your hands together for: Gonorrhea! |
May 16, 2019 | 26 | Vaccines Part I: Let's hear it for Maurice |
May 21, 2019 | 27 | Vaccines Part II: Have you thanks your immune system lately? |
May 28, 2019 | 28 | H.pylori: Don't try this at home |
June 11, 2019 | 29 | Aspirin the Wonder Drug: Crossover w/ IDOP |
June 25, 2019 | 30 | Encephalitis Lethargica: Sleep Perchance to Dream (& Dream & Dream) |
July 9, 2019 | 31 | Giardia: Gerardia |
July 23, 2019 | 32 | Ask the Erins |
August 6, 2019 | 33 | Chytrid: The Silent Forest |
August 20, 2019 | 34 | Cystic Fibrosis: Complete Somatic Rebellion |
September 3, 2019 | 35 | Lyme Disease: I'd like to check you for ticks |
Season 3[12][edit]
October 29, 2019 | 36 | Shades of Syphilis |
November 12, 2019 | 37 | E. coli (unless it's beets) |
November 26, 2019 | 38 | Lead Poisoning: Heavy Metal Episode |
December 10, 2019 | 39 | Toxoplasmosis: Calling All Cats |
December 24, 2019 | 40 | Dancing Plague: Worst Dance Party Ever |
January 7, 2020 | 41 | Ricin: A Bad Seed (crossover with IDOP) |
January 21, 2020 | 42 | Dandy Dengue Fever |
February 4, 2020 | 43 | M-m-m-my Coronaviruses |
February 18, 2020 | 44 | Pertussis: Whoop Here It Is |
March 3, 2020 | 45 | Hepatitis C: Hepatiti? |
March 17, 2020 | 46 | Lactose Intolerance: Never trust a fart |
March 31, 2020 | 47 | Schistosomiasis: A Snail's Pace |
April 14, 2020 | 48 | Botulism: Why are you the way you are? |
April 28, 2020 | 49 | Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Triple EEEk! |
May 12, 2020 | 50 | Antibiotics: We owe it all to chemistry! |
May 26, 2020 | 51 | The Path of Most (Antibiotic) Resistance |
June 23, 2020 | 52 | Rinderpest: Moo Cows, Moo Problems |
July 7, 2020 | 53 | Radiation: X-Ray Marks the Spot |
July 21, 2020 | 54 | Wake up and Smell the Caffeine |
August 4, 2020 | 55 | Rocky Mountain spotted fever: the Tick must be destroyed! |
August 18, 2020 | 56 | Sickle Cell Disease: Invisible Illness, Enduring Strength |
September 1, 2020 | 57 | Herpes: Stop the STIgma |
September 15, 2020 | 58 | Guinea worm: (Almost) Ancient History |
September 29, 2020 | 59 | Thalidomide: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied |
October 13, 2020 | 60 | Giving birth to "the pill" |
Season 4[13][edit]
December 1, 2020 | 61 | Typhoid: There's Something About Mary |
December 15, 2020 | 62 | Leishmaniasis, Relationship Status: It's Complicated |
December 29, 2020 | 63 | Poison Ivy: It's Just Us |
January 12, 2021 | 64 | Rubella: Timing is Everything |
January 26, 2021 | 65 | Sweating Sickness: Ready, Sweat, Go! |
February 9, 2021 | 66 | The Outs and Ins of Organ Transplantation |
February 23, 2021 | 67 | HPV: My wart be with you |
March 9, 2021 | 68 | Coccidioidomycosis: It's never a spider bite |
March 23, 2021 | 69 | Huntington's disease: Let's talk frankly |
April 6, 2021 | 70 | Henrietta Lacks: HeLa There, & Everywhere |
April 20, 2021 | 71 | Onchocerciasis/River Blindness: So many mysteries |
May 4, 2021 | 72 | White-Nose Syndrome: How deep is your torpor? |
May 18, 2021 | 73 | Puerperal Fever: Seriously, wash your hands |
June 1, 2021 | 74 | Naegleria fowleri: The "brain eating amoeba" |
June 15, 2021 | 75 | Mercury: The cost of progress |
June 29, 2021 | 76 | Chickenpox: There’s always a ‘but’ |
July 13, 2021 | 77 | Legionnaires’ Disease: A Killer Mist |
July 27, 2021 | 78 | Bartonella: Keep Calm and Carrión |
August 10, 2021 | 79 | Hemophilia: A Hemorrhagic Disposition |
August 24, 2021 | 80 | Dysentery loves a disaster |
September 7, 2021 | 81 | Chagas disease: The Reverse Triple Discovery |
September 21, 2021 | 82 | Anthrax: The Hardcore Spore |
October 5, 2021 | 83 | Diabetes: Short & Sweet |
October 19, 2021 | 84 | West Nile virus: The Crow in the Coal Mine |
November 2, 2021 | 85 | Alcohol: Beer for Thought |
COVID-19 Series[14][edit]
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.[15] The series reached it's tentative end with Chapter 19.
Special | March 23, 2020 | Chapter 1 | COVID-19: Virology |
Special | March 23, 2020 | Chapter 2 | COVID-19: Disease |
Special | March 23, 2020 | Chapter 3 | COVID-19: Control |
Special | March 23, 2020 | Chapter 4 | COVID-19: Epidemiology |
Special | March 23, 2020 | Chapter 5 | COVID-19: Vaccines |
Special | March 23, 2020 | Chapter 6 | COVID-19: Mental Health |
Special | April 6, 2020 | Chapter 7 | COVID-19: Spillover |
Special | April 9, 2020 | Chapter 8 | COVID-19: Disparities |
Special | April 20, 2020 | Chapter 9 | COVID-19: Economics |
Special | April 23, 2020 | Chapter 10 | COVID-19: Schools |
Special | May 4, 2020 | Chapter 11 | COVID-19: Modeling (Institute for Disease Modeling interview) |
Special | December 10, 2020 | Chapter 12 | Control, Take 2 |
Special | December 22, 2020 | Chapter 13 | Vaccines, Take 2 |
Special | January 5, 2021 | Chapter 14 | Virology, Take 2 |
Special | March 30, 2021 | Chapter 15 | Disease, Take 2 |
Special | April 13, 2021 | Chapter 16 | Disparities, Take 2 |
Special | April 27, 2021 | Chapter 17 | Frontline Mental Health |
Special | May 11, 2021 | Chapter 18 | Conservation & Pandemics |
Special | May 25, 2021 | Chapter 18 | Your Stories |
Special | June 8, 2021 | Chapter 19 | Looking forward by looking back |
See also[edit]
- List of history podcasts
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