In a fascinating twist to our pandemic narrative, President Trump got Covid-19. He survived, thanks to experimental new treatments. This commentary asks what we, and our leaders, have become in a world of antibody cocktails and experimental the

Conclusion - Pandemics as Vampires

Aug 16th, 2020 13m 1s

Like vampires, pandemics have been stalking us for millennia, draining us of our vitality and causing dissension in our ranks. Do we really need to live with them, or is eradication a more worthy goal?

Ebola - the structural racism of global health

Aug 14th, 2020 34m 26s

Ebola, the most terrifying of pandemics, is a deadly infectious disease but it is also a symptom of the racism inherent in our global medical system.

HIV and the Geography of Blame

Jul 10th, 2020 31m 4s

HIV AIDS changed sexuality forever, but its most profound impact was on its home turf of Africa.

Influenza - Under the Influence of the Stars

Jun 9th, 2020 43m 36s

We have a dysfunctional relationship with Influenza, our buddy, the "flu." It comes to visit us regularly and we have come to accept its presence, despite the fact that we might just be able to defeat it someday, maybe.

Cholera - a 19th century world tour

Jun 2nd, 2020 40m 51s

Cholera and humanity build a dysfunctional relationship in the 19th century.

Smallpox - from genocide to eradication

May 21st, 2020 35m 55s

Smallpox is defeated but it is not gone. It has disfigured global societies permanently, often with our blessing. We have imprisoned it within the bowels of our secret laboratories, but are reluctant to eradicate it forever. In this podcast, s

Bubonic Plague - the three-peat

May 8th, 2020 40m 34s

There have been three major pandemics of bubonic plague, each changing out world dramatically. What the plague revealed about power relations and our moral and ethical weaknesses can teach us much about how to manage our pandemic, COVID-19.

Pandemic disease - pathological blight and social plight.

May 8th, 2020 19m 16s

Every pandemic follows certain rules. The pathogen seeks to reproduce and its hosts seek to fight it off. The results tend to follow a pattern of denial, anger, bargaining, acceptance, and even gratitude. In this episode, we will find out wha

Episode 1 - What Causes COVID-19?

May 8th, 2020 27m 15s

Like every pandemic, COVID-19 is more than just a disease caused by a microscopic pathogen - it takes a lot more than a virus to cause a global pandemic. In this episode, we will find out more about the biological, environmental, social and cu

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