Introducing: This Podcast Will Kill You

American Innovations listeners, meet This Podcast Will Kill You from the Exactly Right Network. This podcast might not actually kill you, but it covers so many things that can. Each episode tackles a different disease, from its history to its biology and finally, how scared you need to be. Ecologists and epidemiologists Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke make infectious diseases acceptable fodder for dinner party conversation and provide the perfect cocktail recipe to match. With nearly 100 episodes in its catalog, This Podcast Will Kill You has something to cure all of your curiosities, including 20 bonus episodes all about COVID-19 from its disparities, virology, vaccines and more. You're going to hear a clip from "Ep 86 Typhus: Another lousy episode" from December 14, 2021 on the history and effects of Typhus. If you like what you hear, follow This Podcast Will Kill You on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Listen to This Podcast Will Kill You: http://wondery.fm/AI_ThisPodWillKill See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Om Podcasten

DNA science. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones and 3D printers. Science and technology have transformed the world we live in. But how did we get here? It wasn’t by accident. Well, sometimes it was. It was also the result of hard work, teamwork, and competition. And incredibly surprising moments.Hosted by bestselling author Steven Johnson (“How We Got To Now”), American Innovations uses immersive scenes to tell the stories of the scientists, engineers, and ordinary people behind the greatest discoveries of the past century.You can binge all episodes of American Innovations exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. Find Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts.