The Infectious Science Podcast

Welcome to the Infectious Science Podcast – Your source for cutting-edge insights on infectious diseases and the power of the One Health approach!

Our mission? To empower YOU with the knowledge to better understand the spread of emerging diseases. Whether you're a researcher, clinician, student, or simply curious about public health, we bring experts and thought leaders together to spark innovation, collaboration, and critical thinking.

Join us as we dive into the latest research, share inspiring stories, and make complex science accessible to everyone. Let’s build a healthier, more resilient world—one episode at a time!

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Podcasting since 2022 • 35 episodes

The Infectious Science Podcast

Latest Episodes

Screwworms

A parasite that eats living flesh sounds like a monster movie plot until you realize it has a scientific name, a documented history, and a very real comeback story. We’re talking about the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax),...

September 01, 2026 • 41:13

Ergotism: From Medieval Plague to Modern Medicine

This episode, we’re talking ergotism, a fungus-driven poisoning linked to contaminated grains like rye. It’s a vivid One Health case study where weather patterns, crop disease, and human biology collide in ways that were historically interprete...

July 03, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 2 • 26:35

Human Choices Reshape Ecosystems And Push Viruses Closer To Us

A virus rarely “comes out of nowhere.” More often, we build the bridge it crosses. We’re talking One Health through two vivid case studies, Machupo virus and Zika virus, and the shared thread connecting them: land use change and the human decis...

June 05, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 1 • 49:52

Space Pathogens In Fiction & Reality

A parasite that senses you coming. An “egg” that waits for the right moment. A life cycle designed to turn a host into a nursery. Space pathogen sci-fi stories hit so hard because they borrow from real evolutionary tricks, and in this episode w...

April 04, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 6 • 33:00

Parasites & People

Parasites spark equal parts fascination and fear—and they reveal how closely our health is tied to animals, food, water, and the places we live. We take you from the “heirlooms” we inherited from primate ancestors to the “souvenirs” picked up t...

March 06, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 5 • 34:04

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