Unsubstantiated
Substantiated or unsubstantiated, that is the question. In each episode, epidemiologists Eva Siegel and Sarah McKetta explore common ideas and myths in public health to separate fact from fiction. Does chocolate give you acne? Can mosquito bites ruin your sex drive? Does cat scratch fever make women more attractive to cat dads? Subscribe and listen to find out!
Episodes
11 episodes
Screening
Just screen me, bro. Why don't we just test for everything all the time? Wouldn't we live longer, healthier lives if we were screened as often as possible? Sarah and Eva are back in season 2 to discuss pro wrestling, purity balls, and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:19:15
Coffee and Mortality
Just here caffeinating ourselves to immortality
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:15:20
Guns Away
What does it mean to study gun violence? Do guns kill people, or do people kill people? Should we just be putting prozac in the water? Special guest and gun violence researcher Dr. Paul Reeping joins us to discuss.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:16:46
CBD and Anxiety
Does a CBD latte a day keep the Prozac away? And how do you pronounce cannabidiol, anyway?
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:06:59
Organic Food
Is organic food better for you? Can Eva continue to be cheap and buy conventional? More importantly, should Sarah be washing her produce?
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:24:18
Whatever Happened to Zika?
Is Zika still around, or did we just stop hearing about it? And can you really get Zika through sexual transmission? Eva and Sarah talk mosquitoes, abortion policy, and naming horrible diseases after themselves.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:23:28
Breastfeeding and IQ
Does breastfeeding make your baby smarter? What kind of study could even answer this question? Eva and Sarah talk about long-chain PUFAs, contaminated cow’s milk, and the baby formula industry.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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53:19