Best Tpwky Podcasts (2024)

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Special Episode: Dr. Emily Monosson & Blight 59:58

19h ago59:58

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We really don’t give fungi the credit they deserve. Over the years of this podcast, we’ve covered only a handful of fungal pathogens, and pathogenic fungi themselves represent a teeny tiny proportion of the incredible diversity of fungal life on this planet. But with this book club episode, we’re attempting to correct this oversight, at least a lit…

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Ep 157 Retinoids Part 2: …how it’s going 1:08:34

11d ago1:08:34

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That same little bottle of retinol serum sitting on your bathroom counter - how does it work? Does it actually work? Those are the questions we’re taking on in part two of our retinoids two-parter. The answers, as you might expect, are complicated. Because as it turns out, “retinoid” is a catch-all term for a bunch of different types of compounds, …

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Ep 156 Retinoids Part 1: How it started… 1:03:04

18d ago1:03:04

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That little bottle of retinol serum sitting on your bathroom counter - what do you know about its history? This week, we’re digging deep into the man behind the medicine, renowned dermatologist Dr. Albert Kligman, and the unethical research he conducted at Holmesburg Prison in the mid-20th century. Kligman’s research program at Holmesburg spanned d…

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Special Episode: Kate Zernike & The Exceptions 1:02:04

25d ago1:02:04

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When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted in 1999 that they had discriminated against women on its faculty, it sent shockwaves throughout institutions of higher learning across the country. In this TPWKY book club episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kate Zernike joins us to discuss her book The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, a…

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Ep 155 Stiff Person Syndrome: A rare disease in the spotlight 1:29:41

1M ago1:29:41

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Stiff person syndrome, like many rare diseases, does not get nearly the same amount of screen time or name recognition that other, more common diseases do. For many people, Celine Dion’s announcement of her diagnosis with the condition in 2022 marked the first time they had heard of it. This limited awareness surrounding stiff person syndrome marks…

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Ep 154 Ask The Erins (Again!) 1:26:55

1M ago1:26:55

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Five years ago, we asked you all to ask us anything, and you delivered. We answered dozens of listener questions, like how we first met, our favorite quarantinis, where we were in our career journeys, and so many more. But in the years since that first “ask us anything”, a lot has changed for both of us! So we’re coming back to you with the answers…

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Special Episode: Dr. Charan Ranganath & Why We Remember 1:03:27

2M ago1:03:27

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How is it that we can’t remember where we put our keys or the name of the person we just met, but we can recall in excruciating detail the embarrassing interaction we had at the grocery store ten years ago? Sometimes it seems like our memory works against us more than it does for us. But, as it turns out, this aspect of our memory is more a feature…

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Ep 153 Alpha-Gal Syndrome: A tick bite gone bad 1:15:58

2M ago1:15:58

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One day, you’re enjoying a beautiful hike through the tall grass. A few months later, you find yourself in anaphylaxis from a post-hike hamburger. The culprit: a tick bite. In this much-requested episode, we take on alpha-gal syndrome, the red meat allergy triggered by the bite of a tick. Sometimes science is stranger than fiction. How exactly does…

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Ep 152 Hemochromatosis: Ironing out the details 1:19:18

2M ago1:19:18

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For life on this planet, iron is not optional. It is essential. When our iron levels are low, we can get sick, and when they get really really low, we can even die. But you know what they say, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. In the case of iron, the genetic condition hemochromatosis is often to blame for iron overload, but why is too m…

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Special Episode: Dan Egan & The Devil’s Element 55:10

2M ago55:10

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Phosphorus is an element that wears many faces. Its overuse as a fertilizer has polluted freshwater ecosystems, transforming rivers and lakes from thriving communities to lethal zones devoid of life. Its role as an explosive has brought fiery death and suffering to many during times of war. And its dwindling global supply poses an existential threa…

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Ep 151 Stethoscope: Lub dub 1:24:26

2M ago1:24:26

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The stethoscope. It’s iconic. You’re playing Pictionary and you pull the “doctor” card? Easy - sketch a stethoscope. Need a last-minute Halloween costume? Easy - throw a stethoscope around your shoulders. Google image search “doctor” and you can count the number of stethoscope-less doctors on one hand. How did this instrument become so emblematic o…

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Ep 150 Norovirus: Tip of the poop iceberg 1:19:40

3M ago1:19:40

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“Is it gonna be poop or is it gonna be barf?” It’s the question we all fear during a bout of food poisoning when time is of the essence and a decision has to be made before it’s made for us. Often, the germ forcing this question upon us is none other than the dreaded norovirus. First called “winter vomiting disease” for reasons obvious to anyone wh…

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Special Episode: Maria Smilios & The Black Angels 1:04:57

3M ago1:04:57

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In the pre-antibiotic era, tuberculosis was one of the biggest killers humanity ever faced. The specter of the ‘great white plague’ hung over towns and cities across the world, cities like New York whose population boom in the early 20th century paved the way for this deadly disease to spread throughout crowded tenements. As tuberculosis rates in N…

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Ep 149 Poison Control Part 2: Call me maybe 59:37

3M ago59:37

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In last week’s episode/love song to poison control centers, we journeyed through the history of these centers, from idea to institution. This week, we pick up where we left off by taking stock of the incredible impact that poison control centers have had on public health and individual lives. We also get a thrilling behind-the-scenes look at the op…

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Ep 148 Poison Control Part 1: Who you gonna call? 56:04

3M ago56:04

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If you’ve ever called poison control, you probably already have a deep appreciation for the voice on the other end of the line who provides solid answers, emanates calm, and empowers you to take whatever steps necessary to be safe and healthy. If you haven’t, this episode will turn you into a superfan anyway. How did this incredibly valuable yet of…

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Special Episode: Ben Goldfarb & Crossings 1:00:57

4M ago1:00:57

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Roads are essential to our modern lives, so much so that they largely exist in the background of our minds. When we do think of roads, we’re either complaining about traffic or celebrating them for enabling our restless need to explore. Can you imagine if all of the world’s 40 million miles of roads were suddenly erased? Chaos for humanity. But a b…

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Ep 147 Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease: Sympathy for the Devil 1:27:09

4M ago1:27:09

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Think of an infectious disease. What comes to mind? A viral infection like influenza? Or a bacterial illness like cholera? Maybe some of you thought of a fungal pathogen or a parasite. But how many of you thought of a cancer? In this episode, we explore the bizarre, stranger than fiction story of devil facial tumor disease (DFTD), a transmissible c…

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Special Episode: Dr. Emily Monosson & Blight 59:58

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Ep 157 Retinoids Part 2: …how it’s going 1:08:34

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Ep 156 Retinoids Part 1: How it started… 1:03:04

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Special Episode: Kate Zernike & The Exceptions 1:02:04

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Ep 155 Stiff Person Syndrome: A rare disease in the spotlight 1:29:41

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Ep 154 Ask The Erins (Again!) 1:26:55

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Special Episode: Dr. Charan Ranganath & Why We Remember 1:03:27

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Ep 153 Alpha-Gal Syndrome: A tick bite gone bad 1:15:58

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Ep 152 Hemochromatosis: Ironing out the details 1:19:18

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Special Episode: Dan Egan & The Devil’s Element 55:10

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Ep 151 Stethoscope: Lub dub 1:24:26

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Ep 150 Norovirus: Tip of the poop iceberg 1:19:40

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Special Episode: Maria Smilios & The Black Angels 1:04:57

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Ep 149 Poison Control Part 2: Call me maybe 59:37

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Ep 148 Poison Control Part 1: Who you gonna call? 56:04

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Special Episode: Ben Goldfarb & Crossings 1:00:57

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Ep 147 Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease: Sympathy for the Devil 1:27:09

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