One Flew Over The Kuru Nest

One Flew Over The Kuru Nest

How does Monticello span to Kuru and the cannabilistic Fore people of Papua New Guinea? Traverse from Thomas Jefferson and his plan for maple sugar, ending slavery, and the Louisiana Purchase, westward expansion along the Oregon Trail, the fate of the Donner Party,...
Confessions of a Cholera Girl

Confessions of a Cholera Girl

How does Steak and Eggs for breakfast help stave off cholera diarrhea cases during a disaster? Probably not how you think! In this episode, follow along as we connect the Waffle House Index, hurricanes, cholera, epidemiology, and the need for public infrastructure....
On the Right Taq

On the Right Taq

How does honky tonk and rockabilly singer Johnny Horton connect to the Human Genome Project? Join us as we navigate the sinking of the battleship Bismark, Nazi submarines, Alan Turing and the Enigma machine, LSD, the heat-loving bacteria Thermus aquaticus, and Nobel...
A Sky Full of SARS

A Sky Full of SARS

How does coffee connect to the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup? Tag along as we talk about Mediteranean conquests, coffee houses, dancing goats, civets, bats, and the deadly Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus outbreak in China. Coronavirus© Fred...