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In Sickness

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  • Yellow Fever

    August 21, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    After a brief reprieve, we are back to hating on the colonizers (did we ever really stop?), but this time they're getting yellow fever! We talk about the names for this disease (Yellow Jack, anyone?), based on some of its more horrifying…

  • MMR Part 2: Mumps & Rubella

    May 29, 2026 · 52 min

    Don't get your goiters in a twist.....the next episode is here! Last time, we talked about measles, the first M of MMR. But mumps and rubella are so often overlooked! Join us this episode as we discuss these two diseases through the lens…

  • MMR Part 1: Measles

    March 27, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    This episode we begin to explore the MMR vaccine and the diseases it protects against (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella). We focus mostly on measles, as there is a lot of ground to cover. Angel talks about its reign of terror, and the way it…

  • Long COVID

    January 30, 2026 · 54 min

    Thank you dear friends for your patience as we took a brief recess for...health reasons. Get it? Join us on a reunion episode (recorded March 2025) as Angeliki explains her relationship with long COVID, our hiatus, and the new information…

  • Dengue

    March 31, 2023 · 52 min

    Welcome back to the podcast that we now have to just admit is quarterly. Maybe not forever though! Join us this week as we have a blast wading through the different names of dengue, the severity of it all, and getting riled up about human…

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  • Lyme Disease

    December 26, 2022 · 42 min

    Happy holidays to all! In the holiday spirit, we offer up our newest episode on Lyme disease, a tick-borne zoonotic disease. Just the thing to take a quick relaxing break from all the activities that we often have this time of year! Learn…

  • Spicy Cocktail of Disease - Minisode

    December 7, 2022 · 26 min

    We revisit our first episode, where we discussed the Flu and COVID-19, and reflect on the current "tridemic" status many countries are facing right now. A brief overview of where we are right now with COVID, the flu, and RSV, just to keep…

  • Abortion

    October 31, 2022 · 1 hr 8 min

    Content Warning: Abortion, Miscarriage, Donald Trump We're back, with another spooky halloween episode! After all, what could be scarier than the loss of a vital reproductive health service. Join us as we remember how to podcast, discuss…

  • Lupus

    February 27, 2022 · 43 min

    A disease of many faces, lupus has absolutely nothing to do with wolves, and everything to do with your immune system. Follow us on this wild ride that starts with Queen Anne and millipedes, and ends with Ivermectin and orchids. You'll see…

  • Hemophilia

    December 23, 2021 · 40 min

    We're back with another holiday themed blood disease everyone! Tune in to hear with this is (loosely) festive, as well as get the hot takes on the Romanovs, the royal disease, and the modern world of hemophilia treatment.    Keep safe…

  • Vampires

    October 31, 2021 · 36 min

    As if the topic of this podcast wasn't scary enough already...enjoy this spooooooky halloween minisode! This week we indulge ourselves with myths, mystery, literature, and a little pop culture. Learn with us about vampires as a disease…

  • Sleeping Sickness

    March 5, 2021 · 1 hr 8 min

    A special birthday episode, for our special birthday host, Angeliki! It says a lot about both of us as people that this might be one of our favourite ways to celebrate- if we can't be together of course. Deep dive with us on this episode…

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About the show

Two friends discuss episodes in the history of diseases past and present. We lay out the spread of diseases through history to the modern day, and how their history has affected our modern treatment of each illness.