This Podcast Will Kill You

"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 (episode 19.)[2]

This Podcast Will Kill You
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Erin Allmann Updyke
  • Erin Welsh
GenreMedical
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesBi-weekly on Tuesdays
Production
No. of episodes(list of episodes)
Publication
Original releaseOctober 31, 2017 (2017-10-31) – present
ProviderExactly Right
Websitehttps://thispodcastwillkillyou.com

"This Podcast Will Kill You" is part of the Exactly Right Podcast Network along with "Do You Need a Ride", "The Purrrcast", "The Fall Line", "My Favorite Murder", "Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad" and "I Said No Gifts".[3]

Structure of Episodes

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] This segment is generally referred to 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.[6]

History

Erin Allmann Updyke, co-host, has both an M.S. from The University of Hawaii and a Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in epidemiology.[5] Erin Welsh, co-host, has a M.S. in epidemiology from the University of Louisville and a Ph.D. in ecology from 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. They wanted to make medical knowledge more accessible and easier to understand to the general public, without diluting it.[7] Their first episode aired on October 31, 2017.[4] In 2018, prior to launching Season 2, "This Podcast Will Kill You" joined The Exactly Right Network. In doing so, their downloads rose four times.[8] There are currently four seasons and one mini-series about COVID-19.[4]

List of Episodes

Season 1
Date Episode Title
October 23, 2017 0 Trailer
October 31, 2017 1 Influenza Will Kill You[9]
November 7, 2017 2 Skin in the Game, Horse in the Race
November 14, 2017 3 Gnarlypox
November 21, 2017 4 The Poop Show
November 28, 2017 5 Plague Part I: The GMOAT
December 5, 3017 6 Plague Part II: TGFA
December 12, 2017 7 Hit Me With Your Best (Polio) Shot
December 19, 2017 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
Date Episode Title
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
Date Episode Title
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
Date Episode Title
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

COVID-19 Series

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.[2] This mini-series not only addresses the virus itself, but also addresses how it can impact mental health and cause societal disarray.[10]

Season Date Episode Title
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

References
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  2. "This Podcast Will Kill You". Exactly Right Podcast Network. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
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  6. admin (2018-02-07). "Episode 1 Influenza Will Kill You". This Podcast Will Kill You. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  7. "This Interview Will Kill You". Medscape. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  8. "'This Podcast Will Kill You' Shows 4x Growth with Exactly Right". Midroll. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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