Viral

Episode 64: Bodies of the Dead Feb 28, 2025

Let's dig into the fascinating world of public health and how we handle the dearly departed in the US—because who doesn't love a good corpse story? From embalming fluids to home cemetaries, we're dying to explore it all with you.

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Music by Michael Conrad

Episode 63: The History of Death and Public Health Jan 19, 2025

Let's shed our mortal coils and talk about the history of death in public health. Megan and Linsey talk about religious contexts around death, how we use death to understand disease, and some famous plagues.

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Music by Michael Conrad

Episode 62: Public Health and Space Sep 03, 2024

Shoot for the stars! And hopefully you'll land in a makeshift airstream for quarantine! Learn more about how we apply public health practices to cosmic travel!

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Music by Michael Conrad

Episode 61: Public Health and Home Economics Aug 21, 2024

Take a bite of some lemon meringue pie and listen to our episode about how home economics became a vehicle for women to enter the workforce and academia. Megan and Linsey talk about The Secret History of Home Economics and how it has impacted public health.

Book: The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live

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Episode 60: Public Health and Mythology Jun 17, 2024

Megan and Linsey revisit this topic and talk about all the different ways that health and community wellness have been revered in different mythologies around the world.

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Episode 59: Logical Fallacies May 28, 2024

Did you know your brain likes to take shortcuts when it comes to logic? Megan and Linsey talk about logical fallacies (aka the backbone of social media) and cognitive bias in public health!

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Music by Michael Conrad

Episode 58: Grant Rant May 23, 2024

Megan and Linsey take a moment to rant and rave about the current system of accessing and allocating grants in communities. Fun, right? If you're feeling salty about grant writing, this is the one for you.

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Music by Michael Conrad

Episode 57: Public Health in Florida May 03, 2024

Despite what you may hear, public health happens in Florida! We dive into the history of public health in Florida and the unique challenges the Sunshine State faces.

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Episode 56: Public Health and Cartoons Apr 15, 2024

Let's get silly! Cartoons have been used to communicate health behaviors (both good and bad). Let's revisit some of our favorite toons and how they've impacted public health.

Check out our Patreon for Linsey's Sailor Moon drawings from middle school!

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Music by Michael Conrad

Episode 55: What's Ice Got to Do With It? Apr 02, 2024

Ice, Ice, baby! We're talking about how ice changed the world and public health!

References:

Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks -- A Cool History of a Hot Commodity

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Music by Michael Conrad

Episode 54: Institutional Mistrust in Public Health Mar 20, 2024

Get your tin foil hats on! We're talking about the history of institutional mistrust in public health and how it impacts today's issues.

References:

Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts

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Music by Michael Conrad

Episode 53: Anti-Fat Bias and Nutrition (Interview w/Christine Byrne) Mar 05, 2024

Join us for our final episode about anti-fat stigma! We interview and kiki with Christine Byrne (she/her), MPH, RD, LDN, a non-diet dietitian nutritionist, longtime journalist, and the founder of Ruby Oak Nutrition. She specializes in nutrition counseling for eating disorders and loves working with college students and adults.

Content warning: we do talk about disordered eating and eating disorders.

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Music by Michael Conrad

Episode 52: Truth and Merit in Science Jul 17, 2023

An opinion piece in the New York Times caught our eye: A Paper That Says Science Should Be Impartial Was Rejected By Major Journals. You Can't Make This Up. by Pamela Paul. Can science be impartial and how do we address bias?

The reference article can be found here.

Other show notes:

Citation Justice: https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/citation-justice

References:

Abbot, D.; Bikfalvi, A.; Bleske-Rechek, A.; Bodmer, W.; Boghossian, P.; Carvalho, C.; Ciccolini, J.; Coyne, J.; Gauss, J.; Gill, P.; Jitomirskaya, S.; Jussim, L.; Krylov, A.; Loury, G.; Maroja, L.; McWhorter, J.; Moosavi, S.; Schwerdtle, P.N.; Pearl, J.; Quintanilla-Tornel, M.; III, H.S.; Schreiner, P.; Schwerdtfeger, P.; Shechtman, D.; Shifman, M.; Tanzman, J.; Trout, B.; Warshel, A.; West, J. In Defense of Merit in Science. Controversial_Ideas 2023, 3, 1.

Paul, P. (2023, May 4). A Paper That Says Science Should Be Impartial Was Rejected by Major Journals. You Can’t Make This Up. The New York Times.

Sjoding, M. W., Dickson, R. P., Iwashyna, T. J., Gay, S. E., Valley, T. Sl. (2020). Racial bias in pulse oximetry measurement. New England Journal of Medicine, 383: 2477-2478. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2029240

Obermeyer, Z., Powers, B., Vogeli, C., Mullainathan, S. (2019). Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations. Science 366: 447-453.

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Episode 51: Anti-Fatness in Policy Jun 01, 2023

Now that we've discussed anti-fatness in public health, Megan and Linsey talk about anti-fatness in our policies.

References:

Estimating Deaths Attributable to Obesity in the United States

The obesity wars and the education of a researcher: A personal account

CDC Study Overestimated Deaths from Obesity

Yes, You Can Still Be Fired for Being Fat

State and Local Backgrounders: Soda Taxes by the Urban Institute

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Music by Michael Conrad

Episode 50: Fatphobia in Public Health May 15, 2023

Megan and Linsey talk about their personal and professional experiences with anti-fat bias and stigma. If you struggle with disordered eating, please be aware that we will be discussing this and eating disorders.

This is the first of a series of episodes where we talk about weight discrimination, anti-fat bias, and how public health has contributed to this phenomenon.

References:

Belly of the Beast: the Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da'Shaun L. Harrison

Maintenance Phase Podcast

Sabrina Strings

The Body is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

Economist Article: New drugs could spell the end to the world's obesity epidemic

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Music by Michael Conrad

Episode 49: Season 2 Minisode Mar 31, 2023

WE'RE BACK! We have a lot of updates and news! This minisode is a trailer for the NEW season of Viral with our new co-host, Megan Albertson! Tune in for a preview of Season 2!

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Episode 48 - Where Are They Now Aug 16, 2021

Your podcast feed isn't glitching - yes it really is a new episode of Viral! We are back from our collective catatonic paralysis, I mean sabbatical, I mean break. Did we miss anything important happening in public health over the past year and a half? Quinn and Linsey get real about why they've been absent, talk about where we are in the world of Covid now that 2021 is halfway over already, and reveal what might be coming up next for the show.

Episode 46 - Epidemiology and Pharmacy Jun 30, 2020

Hey everyone! Linsey and Quinn are back with a two-part episode featuring a discussion with Dr. Erika Fant, clinical pharmacist, and Dr. Janice Zgibor, pharmacist and epidemiologist. We talk COVID, pharmacy, contact tracing, and more!

(This episode was originally recorded a few weeks ago but we held off on posting it to allow others to focus on the Black Lives Matter movement, but now that COVID is spiking again, we thought it would be a good time to get back in your ears.)

Thanks for listening!

Episode 45 - C-Files Continued May 05, 2020

Linsey and Quinn hop on Skype again to discuss the ongoing coronavirus crisis, compare figures from around the world, and contemplate what it means that some states are opening up while others remain closed. It gets weird.

Episode 44 - Pandemic Updates Apr 13, 2020

Linsey and Quinn meet again (remotely this time) to discuss the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including conspiracy theories and how this is affecting marginalized communities especially hard. Hang in there, everyone.

Episode 43 - Whoa We're in a Pandemic Mar 16, 2020

We're back from a hiatus to bring you an episode about, you guessed it, COVID-19 or Novel Coronavirus. It only took a global pandemic for us to get our butts in gear and record again! In this episode, we talk about the virus, the public health response, and how you can help #FlattenTheCurve (and what the hell that means). Hopefully, we still have some listeners, so for those of you who are ride or die, thanks!

Sources:
Flatten the Curve: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/13/815502262/flattening-a-pandemics-curve-why-staying-home-now-can-save-lives
CDC Coronavirus Guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html#spreads
WHO Coronavirus Guidance: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses

The intro and outro music is “Take Your Medicine” by The Quick and Easy Boys. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Google Play and sign up for our email list at www.viral-pod.com.

Episode 42 - Quinn & Linsey's Vape-tastic E-Cigarette Roundup Jul 13, 2019

If you've been paying attention to anything over the past 15 years, you have probably noticed that vape pens, or e-cigarettes, have become increasingly more popular in the United States. But did you know the first prototype dates back to the 1800s? Learn about this and more as we discuss the history and current science (and controversy) regarding e-cigarettes!

Episode 41 - Blood Donation, Transfusion, and LGBTQIA+ Populations Jun 30, 2019

Greetings and happy summer!

Today we have an episode about the history of blood donation and transfusions as it pertains to public health, helping people recover from injuries and illness, and why some laws regarding who can donate are still out of date for certain populations, especially the LGBTQIA+ community.

Here is the link Linsey referenced regarding the FDA’s request for public comment. The period to submit comments ended in 2016 (we were incorrect in the podcast episode) but we’ll look to see if there’s anything new!

federalregister.gov/documents/2016/07/28/2016-17804/blood-donor-deferral-policy-for-reducing-the-risk-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-transmission-by

Other things referenced:

bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/democrats-gay-blood-donors

statnews.com/2016/01/22/paid-plasma-not-blood

campusrec.unc.edu/2015/10/the-history-of-blood-donation

redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/blood-donation-process/what-happens-to-donated-blood/blood-transfusions/history-blood-transfusion.html

Episode 40 - Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 May 08, 2019

Episode 40! Today Linsey and Quinn discuss the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 which ravaged the city of Philadelphia and almost shut down the American government. Also, what the hosts have been enjoying lately! Enjoy.

Episode 39 - Martha Hughes Cannon Apr 03, 2019

Thank you to everyone who came and saw us at the 2019 Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Annual Conference in Salt Lake City! We didn’t do a live show per-se, but rather a roundtable presentation about how podcasts can be a useful tool for communicating to a variety of audiences. We’ll share that info sometime, but for now, sit back and enjoy a story about a pioneer woman who not only was an accomplished doctor and public health champion but also the first female state senator in the U.S. – and an interesting person too!

The intro and outro music is “Take Your Medicine” by The Quick and Easy Boys. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Google Play and sign up for our email list at www.viral-pod.com.

Public Health & Propaganda Mar 27, 2019

Hey everyone! This is a rebroadcast of an episode we aired early in our run. We think the topic of propaganda is relevant still and wanted to re-release just the discussion portion of that episode. Be back in your feeds with a new episode soon!

Credit to The Quick and Easy Boys for their song "Take Your Medicine" which is the intro and outro of our podcast.

Episode 38 - Sex Education & Disability Mar 24, 2019

Sex education should be accessible to everyone, right? Sometimes that's not the case. Linsey discusses her research and dissertation work focused on making sex education accessible for adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Join us for a great conversation!

We're also headed to Salt Lake City for the 2019 Society for Public Health Education Annual Meeting! If you're there too, feel free to say hi! We're hosting a roundtable discussion on how to use podcasts as a tool for health education and promotion!

Intro/Outro Music: “Take Your Medicine” by The Quick & Easy Boys

Episode 37 - Public Health, Religion, and Mythology Jan 14, 2019

One recurring theme of this show is that people throughout history have used religion and storytelling to explain what was then unexplainable. In today’s episode, Linsey and Quinn discuss Shapona, the Yoruba god of smallpox, and Endovelicus, the god of public health and safety in pre-Roman Lusitania (modern-day Portugal).

2019 is a big year for Viral – stay tuned for some re-releases of popular episodes and a bunch of new topics!

Intro/Outro Music: “Take Your Medicine” by The Quick & Easy Boys

Episode 36 - Public Health and Civic Engagement Oct 22, 2018

Can civic engagement make a community healthier? Is voting a public health issue? Uncle Sam wants YOU to find out the answers to these questions and more in our episode about the intersection of civic engagement and public health.

Sources:

https://publichealth.wustl.edu/civic-engagement-robust-communities/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374501/
http://plan4health.us/civic-engagement-in-planning-can-improve-public-health/
https://www.cdc.gov/stltpublichealth/pimnetwork/eventdocs/2012/june/06282012slides.pdf
https://gradonline.sc.edu/articles/healthcare/why-community-engagement-matters-in-the-field-of-public-health.aspxhttps://ncoc.org/data-in-action/civic-health-public-health/
https://www.prb.org/differences/
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs.html
https://www.lwv.org/

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 35 - Measles & The Anti-Vaccination Movement Sep 26, 2018

Public Health deserves a gold star for vaccinations--and an asterisk acknowledging the dark history around its development. We dive into the history of measles and talk about the anti-vaccination movement and how it's bringing this vintage disease back like hipsters and handlebar mustaches.

Sources:

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 34 - Transduction II Sep 15, 2018

We're back at it -- inoculating your mind against ignorance! Check out the second episode of transduction where we talk about two completely different public health topics!

Sources:

Link 1; Link 2; Link 3

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 33 - Transduction I Jul 26, 2018

Get ready to be inoculated with some surprising knowledge bits about interesting public health topics. We're not going to spoil the surprise, so sit back and enjoy the show!

Link to Final Forms Article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/04/07/final-forms

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 32 - Public Health and Unconventional Partnerships Jun 18, 2018

How do we partner with others on new or non-traditional health issues like housing or climate change? How do we break down our silos across discipline, industry, and sector? We discuss strategies and lessons learned with Maria Sgambati and Carson Bell from Physicians for Social Responsibility in this episode of Viral.

What to learn more about PSR? Check out these links:

Physicians for Social Responsibility Florida: www.psrflorida.org

PSR Report: Too Dirty, Too Dangerous: Why Health Professionals Reject Natural Gas: https://www.psr.org/blog/resource/fracking-too-dirty-too-dangerous/

My Green Doctor: http://www.mygreendoctor.org/

Contact information for PSR Florida:
Carson Bell: carson@psrflorida.org

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 31 - Public Health and Antibiotics May 09, 2018

Imagine a world where diseases that once were easily treatable wreak havoc on our species. This may sound like the plot of a dystopian sci-fi novel but it could be the real future of humanity. We talk about antibiotic resistance and how we can be better stewards of medicine in this episode.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 30 - Public Health and the Labor Movement Apr 26, 2018

Love your weekends? We do too! But we haven't always had weekends, minimum wage, and child labor laws; the Labor Movement changed all of that. We talk about the history of the Labor Movement and how it has impacted Public Health.

Black Lung Disease Article: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/09/600990115/ky-lawmakers-didnt-consult-federal-experts-about-limiting-black-lung-claims-revi
The Jungle: https://www.amazon.com/Jungle-Upton-Sinclair/dp/1543285708

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 29 - NPHW Day 5: Ensuring the Right to Health Apr 01, 2018

It's the final day of our National Public Health Week series; today we're discussing the Right to Health. Do we have a responsibility as public health professionals to ensure the right to health for everyone? If so, how do we do that and what does that look like?

To learn more about National Public Health Week and Ensuring the Right to Health check out their website here.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 28 - NPHW Day 4: Injury & Violence Prevention Apr 01, 2018

Welcome to Day 4 of our National Public Health Week series; today we're covering Injury and Violence Prevention. Recent events in Parkland and March for Our Lives have called attention to the growing concern over policy inaction at the federal and state level in addressing gun violence and safety. We discuss our thoughts on the growing March for Our Lives movement and its intersection with public health.

To learn more about National Public Health Week and Environmental Health check out their website here.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 27 - NPHW Day 3: Environmental Health Apr 01, 2018

It's Day 3 of National Public Health Week and we're discussing Environmental Health! Today we're featuring an old fellow named Father Thames and how he has impacted the health of London for centuries.

To learn more about National Public Health Week and Environmental Health, click here.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 26 - NPHW Day 2: Communicable Disease Apr 01, 2018

Today marks Day 2 of National Public Health Week and the focus is Communicable Disease. We're going to talk about one of public health's greatest achievements: the eradication of Smallpox.

To learn more about National Public Health Week and Communicable Disease check out their website here.

Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 25 - NPHW Day 1: Behavioral Health Apr 01, 2018

Today marks Day 1 of National Public Health Week and the focus is Behavioral Health. Get out your Theory of Health Behavior class notes, because we're discussing the story behind the Transtheoretical Model or Stages of Change Theory! We're moving you from contemplating podcast episode subscription to the action stage!

To learn more about National Public Health Week and Behavioral Health check out their website here.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 24 - National Public Health Week Preview & Quarantine Apr 01, 2018

April 2nd is the start of National Public Health Week! To celebrate, we're hosting a mini-episode each day based on the daily public health theme! As a bonus, we're talking about the origins of quarantine!

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 23 - Update and Checking In Feb 22, 2018

We're back (sort of) from a hiatus with some updates and general ramblings!

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 22 - The Lion, The Researcher, and the Microbe Dec 15, 2017

Welcome to episode 22 of Viral. Sorry we've been gone for about a month, but we are back in the proverbial saddle (get ready for more animal puns) and ready to sink our teeth into a new topic. This week we discuss the link between veterinary medicine and public health. You
don't need hawk vision to see the link here, as we have been transmitting and receiving disease-causing pathogens to and from other species for thousands of years.
Links for things mentioned in today's show:
West Nile Virus & Birds: www.cdc.gov/westnile/dead-birds
Elephants & TB:
www.slate.com/blogs/wild_things/2015/03/24/elephant_tuberculosis_epidemic_zoo_and_circus_animals_passing_tb_to_humans.html
The Good Place: www.imdb.com/title/tt4955642
The Punisher: www.imdb.com/title/tt5675620
Good Omens: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12067.Good_Omens
Wooly: www.goodreads.com/book/show/32620335-woolly
One Health: www.onehealthinitiative.com

Episode 21 - Art & Science Nov 09, 2017

Art and science. Left brain and right brain. Analytics and emotion. Science gives us explanations, but art gives those explanations meaning. Naturally, these disciplines overlap and have overlapped for as long as both have existed. Today we discuss a few prominent scientific illustrators throughout history, then we talk to Dr. Eliza Wolfson, microbiologist turned scientific illustrator. Plus, we get to nerd out a little about webcomics and graphic novels. Join us!
Links:
www.lizawolfson.co.uk
www.twitter.com/eliza_coli
www.instagram.com/eliza_coli
www.microbiologysociety.org/education-outreach/resources/multicoloured-microbiomes-colouring-book.html
www.kuriositas.com/2012/01/art-forms-of-nature-ernst-haeckel.html
www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2015/april/14/how-leonardo-da-vinci-used-science-to-elevate-art
www.goodreads.com/book/show/39916.Epileptic
www.goodreads.com/book/show/1188083.Transmetropolitan_V_0_10
www.goodreads.com/book/show/31850507-surgeon-x-1
www.syfy.com/theexpanse
www.goodreads.com/book/show/34184069-the-storm-before-the-storm
www.thehistoryofrome.typepad.com
Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.
Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 20 - Emergency Preparedness & Response Oct 25, 2017

What is the role of public health in emergencies or disaster scenarios? Let's find out! You might be surprised that it's a pretty new sub-discipline of public health even though disasters have been happening since forever. www.fema.gov www.training.fema.gov www.phe.gov/preparedness/support/esf8 Other things mentioned during today's episode: "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman "Broad City" on Comedy Central "Grant" by Ron Chernow "Mindhunter" on Netflix

Episode 019 - National Recovery Month Sep 28, 2017

*As a warning, this episode mentions things that some listeners might find disturbing (sexual trauma, drug abuse, and strong language).*

In honor of National Recovery Month, we talk with two amazing women and advocates, Kellie Walker and Toni Reynolds, as they tell their recovery stories. We also discuss the intersections of public health, addiction, and prevention with Monica Rousseau, the Pasco Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition Coordinator.

If you would like to learn more about National Recovery Month, please visit: https://www.recoverymonth.gov/

Kellie was kind enough to share her writing here:

Reach Out Recovery: Recovery Healing after Tragic Loss

Reach Out Recovery: Outgrowing Relationships in Recovery

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 18 - Interlude #2 Aug 28, 2017

Yellow Fever, the Great American Eclipse, an Emoji-Based Political Feedback System, and more!

This week we reflect on the past few episodes of Viral, including our poopisode, cancer epidemiology, public health advocacy, climate change, and global health. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and review us on Apple Podcasts. Also, you can subscribe to our newsletter at www.viral-pod.com.

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1876 in Savannah, GA

Atlas Obscura Total Eclipse Festival: Photos

Helado Negro: Runaround

The Shell Collector

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 17 - Global Public Health Aug 16, 2017

Today we talk about Global Health, which is really just Public Health but for the entire world! We discuss the creation of the World Health Organization, the differences between words like endemic/epidemic/pandemic, and learn about some famous (infamous?) pandemics throughout history. Also, we interview Andrew Romaner about his time working with the Carter Center on the Guinea Worm Eradication Program. Also, Linsey talks some more about the X-Files. Links: www.who.int/en
www.cartercenter.org
www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_wants_to_stop_pandemics www.goodreads.com/book/show/8861735-arrival-city
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18803640-h-is-for-hawk?from_search=true
www.goodreads.com/book/show/9777102-hbr-s-10-must-reads-on-leadership?ac=1&from_search=true

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 16 - Public Health and Advocacy Aug 03, 2017

Read my lips: no new laws without research and evidence to support them! We discuss the history of public health advocacy, the founding of the American Public Health Association, and interview Sari Bilick from Human Impact Partners to learn about Public Health Awakened, a project focused on providing public health professionals with tools to advocate for public health issues at the local, state, and federal policy levels.

Interested in learning more about Public Health Awakened? Visit: http://publichealthawakened.com/

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 15 - Moffitt Cancer Center Epidemiology Tea Jul 19, 2017

Would you like some crumpets with your tea and cancer epidemiology? We were invited to discuss current research in cancer epidemiology with leading faculty at the Moffitt Cancer Center here in Tampa Bay. We also talk about the history of cancer and how we knew about the dangers of tobacco and smoking way before the 1950s.

Also, a shoutout to the Health Impact Partners new resource tool for Health Departments: http://healthequityguide.org/

Special thanks to the wonderful epidemiologyb team at Moffitt:

Peter Kanetsky, PhD, MPH
Anna R. Giuliano, PhD
Jong Y. Park, PhD
Christine M. Pierce, PhD, MPH
Stephanie L. Schmidt, PhD, MPH

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 14 - Public Health and Climate Change Jul 06, 2017

Can't we all just come to a consensus? Well, most scientists have on the subject of climate change. In this episode, we talk briefly about climate change and discuss how it impacts public health. We interview Linda Rudolph, MD, MPH, the Director of the Center for Climate Change and Health at the Public Health Institute. Dr. Rudolph discusses how we can harness the power of public health efforts to impact climate change and explains "health in all policies." We also talk with Dayna Lazarus, a community organizer with Organize Florida. Dayna is a passionate climate change and social justice advocate here in the Tampa Bay area. We discuss what community organizing is and why it is important to moving policy forward in addressing issues like climate change.

Looking for more information about how to get involved?

Dr. Rudolph recommends getting involved with: http://usclimateandhealthalliance.org/

We also mentioned Public Health Awakened; you can find their information here: http://publichealthawakened.com/

For more information about climate change and health:

Scientific American Article (referenced in podcast)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Climate Change & Health Effects

NASA: Climate Change Evidence

World Health Organization: Climate Change

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 13 - Total Fecal Jun 20, 2017

It's the poopisode! Take a seat, drop the kids off at the pool, and file your paperwork because we're talking about the history of waste management and public health hygiene efforts. We also talk with Mackenzie Tewell, a foodborne illness epidemiologist at the Arizona State Health Department, about her work in tracking outbreaks and interviewing people with diarrhea.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 12 - Interlude Jun 09, 2017

Quinn and Linsey catch up on current events, news, and how to feel during this crazy moment in history.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 11 - Public Health & Social Marketing Pt. 2 May 25, 2017

Got milk? Do widely recognized campaigns like this make audiences want to drink more milk? We travel to the World Social Marketing Conference to find the answers to this important questions. In this episode, we interview Jeff Jordan, President, and Executive Creative Director of Rescue the Behavior Change Agency on the definition of social marketing and his work on social branding. Enjoy the second part of our two-part series on the World Social Marketing Conference in Washington, D.C.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 10 - Public Health & Social Marketing Pt. 1 May 25, 2017

What is social marketing and where does it fit in the field of public health? We travel to the World Social Marketing Conference to find the answers to this important questions. In this episode, we interview Dr. Becky Freeman from the University of Syndey on the definition of social marketing and her research on digital tobacco marketing and advertising. Enjoy the first part of our two-part series on the World Social Marketing Conference in Washington, D.C.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 9 - Mother's Day BONUS Episode! May 12, 2017

Happy Mother's Day to everyone out there! Did you know public health has a field devoted to moms and their babies? It's called maternal and child health. We take for granted the medical advances in pregnancy and childbirth over the past century, but in many areas of the world, we still have a lot of work to do. Also, we have some surprise guests.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist with help from Will Baldwin.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 8 - What is Environmental Health? May 11, 2017

What is environmental health? Why do we need the EPA? What does pea soup have to do with this episode? Today we talk about environmental health and touch on a couple of topics of interest. Also, David Rosner, PhD, MPH, from Columbia University joins us for a conversation about lead, health disparities, and why lead was added to just about everything despite manufacturers knowing it was a deadly poison.

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist with help from Will Baldwin.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 7 - Public Health and HIV/AIDS Apr 27, 2017

In this episode, we explore the human stories, history, and work around the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Linsey discusses her work as an HIV case manager and we interview to local health professionals with experience in the HIV/AIDS field. Our guests include Naomi Ardjomandkermani, MPH, a local public health professional working as the Ryan White Planning Manager as well as a Diversity and Inclusion consultant and Candace Dornstauder, RN, a former HIV Nurse Case Manager and Medical and Education Services Supervisor for the AIDS Service Association of Pinellas.

tl;dr Get tested, educate yourself, talk about sex openly, listen and learn from the population you serve and don't be afraid to volunteer and get your feet wet.

For more information about HIV/AIDS, visit www.aids.gov

Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.

Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 6 - How to Gain Experience in Public Health Apr 13, 2017

f you’re graduating from a public health program this spring, this episode is for you! Today we talk about post-graduate (undergraduate and master’s level) opportunities for people who want to get experience in public health but don’t know how to get their foot in the collective door of the field. In summary: fellowships, they’re cool. PS: Remember to proof-read your essays. Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Today’s background music by longzijun. Our theme is "Take Your Medicine" by the Quick and Easy Boys. Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Episode 5 - Interlude Apr 05, 2017

What have we learned? What is a flippity-said? This episode is a reflection on how things have been going thus far for our intrepid podcast hosts.

Today’s episode was written and produced by Quinn Lundquist and Linsey Grove. For more information about Viral Podcast, visit viral-pod.com and check out our Facebook & Twitter pages.

Episode 4 - Is health a human rights issue? Mar 30, 2017

Is health a human rights issue? Let's go down a philosophical rabbit hole and find out! Plus, an interview with Dr. Sherry Glied, Dean of New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services under the Obama administration during the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. Plus, vocabulary words! Today's episode was written and produced by Quinn Lundquist and Linsey Grove. For more information about Viral Podcast, visit viral-pod.com and check out our Facebook & Twitter pages.

Episode 3 - About Us Mar 22, 2017

Episode 2 - Public Health & Propaganda Mar 16, 2017

Loose lips sink ships (and try not to get syphilis): when altruism meets artillery.

Part one of today's episode of Viral is about public health and propaganda. Later, we talk to Jennifer Wright, author of the new book "Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them."

Edited and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. James Schultz is our technical wizard. For more info, visit viral-pod.com and check us out on Twitter @viralpodcast.

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Intro/outro music: "Take Your Medicine" by the Quick and Easy Boys

Episode 1 - Public Health & Superstition Mar 09, 2017

Intro Episode Mar 09, 2017

Public health is all around us, yet difficult to describe. Most people have little-to-no idea what we do (including our parents). This podcast is a heartfelt – and probably half-baked – attempt to understand public health through history, humor, and stories from professionals in the field. Our mission is to create a cozy corner for public health nerds to listen and laugh with us as we try to describe a field that is constantly changing and adapting. Welcome to Viral.

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