If you want to know what V. vulnificus actually does, why warm coastal water matters, who is most vulnerable, and why these infections can become devastating so quickly: I have an episode for that. 🎧 No Boat Big Enough: www.infectiousdose.com/post/no-boat...

July at #InfectiousDose was about the turning points in infectious disease history. From eradicating parasites...to military readiness...to the first vaccine...to the birth of modern infection prevention. Here's a look back at this month's stories. 🧵

My August series, From Sunrise to Starlight, begins this week with a morning swim at the lake, and a look at the microbes you're swimming with. From swimmer's itch and cyanobacteria to the still rare but expanding Naegleria fowleri. 🎧 New episode drops Tuesday at midnight CST.

A new survey found that uncertainty—not opposition—is biggest challenge when it comes to vaccines during pregnancy. I have an episode for that. I explain the current recommended vaccines and the evidence behind them. 🎧 www.infectiousdose.com/post/episode... 📰 medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07...

Over the next few months, a small cast of volunteers and I will be recreating the sound of a 1930s radio broadcast—complete with live news bulletins, field reports, vintage-style sound design, and a mystery that unfolds one interruption at a time. I can't wait to share it. #MonthOfTheMacabre

Charlie insisted I couldn't open a 1926 speakeasy without a proper menu. So here it is... 🍸 House Call 🥤 Temperance Alley 🥪 Bootleg Bites 🍰 Doctor's Orders Which one are you ordering first? #OutbreakAfterDark #Prohibition

What if one of medicine's greatest breakthroughs began with the realization that HCWs and hospitals were making people sick? The final chapter of my Turning Points series drops Tuesday night at midnight CST. 🏥 #InfectiousDose #Semmelweis

🌧️It's pouring outside & it reminded me of my summer rain episode. If you love the rain, this one is for you. It's an immersive journey into a summer storm & the science behind one of nature's most beloved scents. 🎧 Here or wherever you get your podcasts www.infectiousdose.com/post/listeni...

🦠 New episode drops tomorrow! For thousands of years, smallpox was one of our deadliest enemies. Tomorrow night at midnight CST, discover the bold experiment—and the science—that changed medicine forever. #InfectiousDose #MedicalHistory #Vaccines #PublicHealth

What do smallpox, Panama Canal, COVID on aircraft carrier, & modern military training base have in common? They're part of the story of how armies learned to fight an invisible enemy & in one case decided not to. New #InfectiousDose tomorrow night midnight CST. GW image credit Peale 1776

Fourth of July reminder: ✔️ Mayo isn't always the villain. ✔️ Fireworks don't belong in your trunk. ✔️ Thermometers save cookouts. ✔️ Greg still shouldn't be in charge of transporting the potato salad. More questionable life advice in Grill, Thrill & Kill. www.infectiousdose.com/post/grill-t...

Last 4th of July I turned food poisoning & fireworks into a comedy special that somehow ends with a poem dedicated to American scientists. I wish that ending was less relevant now. If you missed it, this is the perfect time. 🎙️ Grill, Thrill & Kill link: www.infectiousdose.com/post/grill-t...

Coming up on #InfectiousDose Tuesday night midnight CST: A parasite we defeated once before. A public health victory most people never learned about. And a reminder that prevention only stays invisible when the systems behind it keep working. #Screwworm

June’s Summer Rain series is almost complete. Before we talk about mosquitoes tomorrow night, I wanted to spend some time with the rain itself. If you’ve ever stood outside before a storm arrived just to breathe it in, this one’s for you. 🌧️

Coming Tues midnight CST on #InfectiousDose #OutbreakAfterDark returns for a humid Gulf Coast summer night by the fire.🦟 Recipes ⬇️ if you'd like to listen along with a drink & a snack: 🥃 Night Hum 🍑 Wheal & Fizz 🍢 Grilled Proboscides 🍫 Afterbite See you by the fire.

Gypsy helped me record this week's #InfectiousDose episode—an immersive exploration of the smell of summer rain—under the patio umbrella during a storm. Episode drops Tuesday night at midnight CST. #SummerRain #Petrichor #Bliss

The next #InfectiousDose episode is a little different. As part of the June series, Stories of Summer Rain, we're exploring one of the most recognizable scents in nature. Part microbiology. Part memory. Part summer rain. ⛈️ Storm breaks Tuesday night at midnight CST.

Most allergies happen within minutes. This one might wait until you're asleep. Next on #InfectiousDose, we're unraveling one of the strangest medical mysteries of the last two decades—and it starts with a tick bite. Drops Tuesday at midnight CST. wisconsin-ticks.russell.wisc.edu/wisconsin-ti...

I learned a lot about post-storm health risks after Hurricane Ike left our Galveston home under floodwater. The wind gets the headlines. The week after changes lives. Floodwater. Wound infections. Mold. Mosquitoes. Rodents. Contaminated food and water.🧵

NOW LIVE 🔥 The new #OutbreakAfterDark tells the true story of the first criminal case where forensic virology helped secure a conviction. This one starts like true crime. And ends somewhere much stranger. Evidence and Aftermath menu recipes:

Many are looking at the current Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak curve and concluding “this must be airborne now.” There is no good evidence for that. This most likely reflects delayed detection + surveillance catch-up, not a sudden change in Ebola transmission dynamics. 🧵

If you’ve been reading it already, I’d genuinely love to know: What kinds of ideas or sections stay with you most after you finish an issue? And if you haven't, you can subscribe here: infectiousdose.com/field-notes Either way, let me know what you're interested in.

What a nice comment on today's episode. I love that it's helpful. Listen or read here: www.infectiousdose.com/post/hantavi...

Tonight at midnight, the grossest infection treatments you’ve ever heard of. You’ll want snacks for this one. Salty, sweet, and drinks (cocktail + mocktail) to make it all a little easier to swallow. #InfectiousDose #OutbreakAfterDark

This week, #InfectiousDose brings you a new #OutbreakAfterDark: This time on the worst (& grossest) infection treatments in history. With a menu that’s significantly safer & cocktails you’ll actually want. Tuesday at midnight (CST)

Post a pic you took, no context, bring zen to this hellscape of a timeline.

Each week, after I finish an episode, there’s always at least one idea I can’t let go of. Not the headline. Not the story. Something underneath it. So I started a short, free weekly newsletter to follow that thread a little further. It’s called Field Notes. #InfectiousDose

This episode also introduces Field Notes, my new, free, weekly newsletter for listeners who want to continue the conversation around an episode. It’s where I go into one idea a little more, track what I’m watching, what’s starting to shift, & what might matter next.

There are moments...late, when everything’s quiet and I'm recording or editing... and I think about my listeners and how the #InfectiousDose podcast evolves and grows... What a year. 🙏 The anniversary episode Tuesday at midnight (CST)

Well there we have it. It's official. "It was awesome!" Yay! Never know how something will land and this one was a risk...thrilled at least someone loved my immersive BSL4 walkthrough. Check it out! www.infectiousdose.com/post/inside-...