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  • CARTA: Human Microbiome Evolution with Christina Warinner

    December 19, 2025 · 22 min

    Humans have a deep and complex relationship with microbes. Beyond disease, microbes also profoundly shape human health and behavior through their activity in the microbiome and their diverse roles in food and cuisine. And yet we know very…

  • Carbohydrates Are Not Your Enemy

    June 6, 2025 · 9 min

    In this program, Dr. Sean Spencer explores the healthy way in which carbohydrates are digested throughout the body. To understand this concept Dr. Spencer discusses the difference between digesting simple sugars and complex…

  • A High-Fiber Diet Boosts Health

    May 9, 2025 · 10 min

    Dr. Sean Spencer talks about the vast microbial world that lives within our guts — known as the gut microbiome — and how it supports our health. Dr. Spencer emphasizes the importance of a high-fiber diet in creating a healthy gut…

  • Decoding the Dark Side of the Human Genome: How Ancient Viruses Shape Aging

    March 7, 2025 · 47 min

    Michael J. Corley, Ph.D., explores groundbreaking research on aging, the role of ancient viruses in our DNA, and the impact of the gut microbiome on longevity. Corley discusses how stress, diet, and exercise influence our genetic health…

  • The American Diet is Critically Fiber Deficient

    January 16, 2025 · 9 min

    A healthy microbiome can prevent disease and obesity. Dr. Sean Spencer discusses how a diet rich in fiber supports our health in various ways. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine]…

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  • Developing Microbiome-Directed Therapeutics for Treating Childhood Undernutrition

    December 6, 2024 · 1 hr 10 min

    In this program, Dr. Jeffrey Gordon, Director of the Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology at Washington University and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's 2024 recipient of the Nierenberg Prize for Science in…

  • Feeding Your Microbiome: Dietary Strategies for Wellness and Disease Prevention

    November 22, 2024 · 1 hr 25 min

    How can a healthy microbiome prevent disease? In this program, Dr. Sean Spencer talks about the vast microbial world that lives within our guts — known as the gut microbiome — and how it supports our health. He discusses the current…

  • Food Poisoning: Seafood and Bacteria

    September 2, 2024 · 9 min

    Human activities can increase levels of harmful microorganisms and pollutants in our water systems that have the potential to make us sick or threaten our food supply. Join microbial ecologist Dr. Sarah Allard as she presents emerging…

  • From Pollution to Protection: Safeguarding Our Water Health

    November 13, 2023 · 50 min

    Water on Earth sustains and connects us, but human activities can increase levels of harmful microorganisms and pollutants in our water systems that have the potential to make us sick or threaten our food supply. Join microbial ecologist…

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About the show

You have up to ten times as many microbial cells in and on your body as you have human cells. Discover how the cells that make up our microbiome can impact everything from mood, weight, sleep patterns, allergies and more.