
About this podcast
This podcast might not actually kill you, but Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke cover so many things that can. In each episode, they tackle a different topic, teaching listeners about the biology, history, and epidemiology of a different disease or medical mystery. They do the scientific research, so you don’t have to. Since 2017, Erin and Erin have explored chronic and infectious diseases, medications, poisons, viruses, bacteria and scientific discoveries. They’ve researched public health…
301 episodes · science
This Podcast Will Kill You
About this podcast
This podcast might not actually kill you, but Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke cover so many things that can. In each episode, they tackle a different topic, teaching listeners about the biology, history, and epidemiology of a different disease or medical mystery. They do the scientific research, so you don’t have to. Since 2017, Erin and Erin have explored chronic and infectious diseases, medications, poisons, viruses, bacteria and scientific discoveries. They’ve researched public health…
Recent episodes
- Ep 220 Electroconvulsive Therapy Part 1: A charged history1 Sept · 51 min
- Special Episode: Clayton Page Aldern & The Weight of Nature25 Aug · 45 min
- Ep 219 The Brown Recluse: Fearsome foe or slandered spider?18 Aug · 59 min
- Special Episode: Deborah Cohen & Bad Influence11 Aug · 52 min
- Ep 218 The Lowdown on Statins4 Aug · 1 h 10 min
- Ep 217 The High Stakes of Cholesterol28 Jul · 1 h 04 min
- Ep 216 Cyclospora: Explosive Diarrhea Everywhere21 Jul · 55 min
- Special Episode: Alev Scott & Cash Cow14 Jul · 49 min
- Ep 215 The Hidden Depths of Earwax7 Jul · 54 min
- Ep 214 Boogers: Digging for treasure30 Jun · 1 h 02 min