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Episode 55 – What’s Ice Got to Do With It?
Read more: Episode 55 – What’s Ice Got to Do With It?Ice, Ice, baby! We’re talking about how ice changed the world and public health! References: Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rims — A Cool History of a Hot Commodity Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 54 – Institutional Mistrust in Public Health
Read more: Episode 54 – Institutional Mistrust in Public HealthGet your tin foil hats on! We’re talking about the history of institutional mistrust in public health and how it impacts today’s issues. References: Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 53 – Anti-Fat Bias and Nutrition (Interview w/Christine Byrne)
Read more: Episode 53 – Anti-Fat Bias and Nutrition (Interview w/Christine Byrne)Join us for our final episode about anti-fat stigma! We interview and kiki with Christine Byrne (she/her), MPH, RD, LDN, a non-diet dietitian nutritionist, longtime journalist, and the founder of Ruby Oak Nutrition. She specializes in nutrition counseling for eating disorders and loves working with college students and adults. Content warning: we do talk about disordered…
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Episode 42 – Quinn & Linsey’s Vape-tastic E-Cigarette Roundup
Read more: Episode 42 – Quinn & Linsey’s Vape-tastic E-Cigarette RoundupIf you’ve been paying attention to anything over the past 15 years, you have probably noticed that vape pens, or e-cigarettes, have become increasingly more popular in the United States. But did you know the first prototype dates back to the 1800s? Learn about this and more as we discuss the history and current science…
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Episode 41 – Blood Donation, Transfusion, and LGBTQIA+ Populations
Read more: Episode 41 – Blood Donation, Transfusion, and LGBTQIA+ PopulationsGreetings and happy summer! Today we have an episode about the history of blood donation and transfusions as it pertains to public health, helping people recover from injuries and illness, and why some laws regarding who can donate are still out of date for certain populations, especially the LGBTQIA+ community. Here is the link Linsey…
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Episode 40 – Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
Read more: Episode 40 – Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793Episode 40! Today Linsey and Quinn discuss the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 which ravaged the city of Philadelphia and almost shut down the American government. Also, what the hosts have been enjoying lately! Enjoy. The intro and outro music is “Take Your Medicine” by The Quick and Easy Boys. Rate and review us on…
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Episode Remix: Public Health and Propaganda
Read more: Episode Remix: Public Health and PropagandaHey everyone! This is a rebroadcast of an episode we aired early in our run. We think the topic of propaganda is relevant still and wanted to re-release just the discussion portion of that episode. Be back in your feeds with a new episode soon! Credit to The Quick and Easy Boys for their song…
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Episode 37 – Public Health, Religion, and Mythology
Read more: Episode 37 – Public Health, Religion, and MythologyOne recurring theme of this show is that people throughout history have used religion and storytelling to explain what was then unexplainable. In today’s episode, Linsey and Quinn discuss Shapona, the Yoruba god of smallpox, and Endovelicus, the god of public health and safety in pre-Roman Lusitania (modern-day Portugal). 2019 is a big year for…
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Episode 35 – Measles & The Anti-Vaccination Movement
Read more: Episode 35 – Measles & The Anti-Vaccination MovementPublic Health deserves a gold star for vaccinations–and an asterisk acknowledging the dark history around its development. We dive into the history of measles and talk about the anti-vaccination movement and how it’s bringing this vintage disease back like hipsters and handlebar mustaches. Sources: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/measles-back-vengeance-anti-vaccination-movement-blame/ http://pinellas.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2018/08/measles-cases-8-28-2018.html https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/history-anti-vaccination-movements Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove…
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Episode 34 – Transduction II
Read more: Episode 34 – Transduction IIWe’re back at it — inoculating your mind against ignorance! Check out the second episode of transduction where we talk about two completely different public health topics! Sources: Link 1; Link 2; Link 3 Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.…
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- Episode 55 – What’s Ice Got to Do With It?
- Episode 54 – Institutional Mistrust in Public Health
- Episode 53 – Anti-Fat Bias and Nutrition (Interview w/Christine Byrne)
- Episode 52 – Truth and Merit in Science
- Episode 51 – Anti-Fatness in Policy