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28/02/2024

Only the strong will survive.

13/02/2024

Where did HIV come from? Was it the government? Was it divine intervention? Tune in to find out!

30/01/2024

Bird flu prophesies, Godzilla dust storms, and a countdown of some strange diseases....a Viral Load cornucopia for your listening pleasure.

07/03/2023

The hit show “The Last of Us” is getting the Viral Load treatment. In this fungal mini-series we will breakdown the science behind the show and reveal just how weary we should all be of the fungus among us.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220?i=1000603100933

‎Show Viral Load, Ep Viral Load Reviews The Last of Us: Part 1 - Mar 6, 2023

20/06/2022

Here we go again! Grab your glow sticks and join Andy and Brett as they walk you through the hottest monkeypox goss.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220?i=1000567141105

23/03/2022

On this episode we cover why that possum is really chasing it's tail, if you should invite those pesky raccoons into your home for some tea, and ponder just what is the best name for a Swedish metal band. That's right the deadliest disease on earth and old Yeller's demise this week we discuss rabies.

‎Show Viral Load, Ep Rabies: Destroy the Brain - Mar 14, 2022

17/05/2021

No, not that Hansons! We're busting myths, considering armadillos, and exploring the sordid history of l***r colonies. Join us for fresh takes on an old disease.

The disease podcast for a diseased world!Hosts: Brett Bayles (a professor) & Andy Pupa (not a professor) gleefully explore the weird and wacky world of diseases on a changing planet.

27/03/2021

Brett and Andy dive into the hot topics in the world of diseases for this viral particle. In an homage to My Favorite Murder pod, each host chooses a recent disease story and presents without the other knowing what the subject matter will be. Tune in to find out the terrifying facts the guys uncovered this week.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220?i=1000514042164

29/01/2021

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22/01/2021

Season 2 Ep 1 - Vaccination Station: Herd immunity, Misinformation, and the next pandemic
Out with the old and in with the new! The 2020 dumpster fire is over and COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out. So, only one question remains: what new disease horrors does 2021 have in store for us?

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04/12/2020

Viral Load Merch now available.
Discount code if you listen to the most recent episode.

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23/11/2020

If you are like us you were part of the first generation of computer addicts and the gateway drug was Oregon Trail. A quiet little game where entire wagon trains died of dysentery faster than you could hit your mac II space bar. On this episode we dive into the diseases that kept every third grader up at night and how on earth we became known as the "Oregon Trail generation" almost 200 years after the Great Emigration.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220 =Buzzsprout-6505342

16/10/2020

A novel virus hits the big time and meets the President of the United States. Viral Load Podcast Presents “Mr. COVID goes to Washington”. 🖼 by Elizabeth Bigum.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220?i=1000494786716

15/09/2020

On this Viral Particle minisode, we discuss the drastic rise in domestic violence globally since the shutdown and we celebrate vultures, the unsung heroes of the public health world.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220?i=1000491245543

21/08/2020

Nipah..."the worst disease no one has ever heard of". Well, now you have! You can learn even more on this week's Viral Load podcast, where we discuss Nipah virus infection along with the dangers of date palm wine and the benefits of guano...among other tasty tidbits.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220?i=1000488577674

15/07/2020

David Bowie said it best: "Is there life on Mars?" And where there is life, there are viruses! This week Brett and Andy discuss the exciting new field of Astrovirology. Warning: there will be science.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220?i=1000485010679

06/07/2020

It's COVID-19 update time! We don't know economics from a hole in the ground, so we brought in a special guest who does. This week we're talking pandemic and economy. Buy low, sell high? Tune in to find out!

24/06/2020

COVID-19 updates: Protests and a Pandemic.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/697522/4113485-covid-19-america-s-pre-existing-condition

23/06/2020

We’re back with another COVID-19 update for your listening pleasure/duty. This week we discuss the social inequities at the heart of the protests and pandemic.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220?i=1000477414806

23/05/2020

Down time during Quarantine?

Check out our two part mini-series
“The Ebola Wars.”

We discuss how your cell phone could be helping to spread the disease. As well as how difficult it is to manage an epidemic in an active war zone.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220?i=1000458592242

18/05/2020

1918 Influenza: Now and Then

On part 2 of our "mother of all pandemics" mini-series, Brett and Andy look for parallels between the social and political responses to the 1918 "Spanish Influenza" pandemic and COVID-19. Spoiler alert: masks are still an issue 100 years later, cities handle things very differently, and politics can get in the way. Only epidemiology can save us!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220?i=1000474968741

14/05/2020

1918 Flu : the Mother of All Pandemics. The 1918 Flu pandemic is the deadliest Flu pandemic known to man. The “Spanish Flu” infected 1/3 of the world’s population and killed 50-100 million world wide.

On this episode of Viral Load tune in to hear Brett break down why this strand of the Flu may have been so deadly. While Andy takes a look into why during World War I the man in the foxhole next to you may have been more deadly than your enemy.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220?i=1000474325089

05/04/2020

Hey everybody it’s Sunday which means we are recording a new episode of viralloadpodcast.
We will be answering any questions you may have Covid-19 or otherwise. Drop em in the comments and I’ll make sure we get to all of them.

23/03/2020

On this week's Viral Particle Brett and Andy are sheltering in place on Covid-19 watch 2020. They discuss the present state of the pandemic as well as look into the dregs of society who are trying to profit off your fear. Could there be silver lining to this Pandemic? Maybe even happy moments? Tune in this week to find out. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220 =Buzzsprout-3088414

09/03/2020

Covid-19 update: SXSW is cancelled, Stanford is shutdown, Costco is out of Toilet paper, but just how scared should you be? Brett and Andy breakdown the pandemic and growing infodemic that is Covid-19. The crew is also joined by financial expert to address the economic side effects of a global pandemic. The guys also field listener questions and concerns on the virus with the help of .

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220 =Buzzsprout-2956123

17/02/2020

In honor of President's Day, we'll be exploring the horrifying world of the Guinea Worm, former president Jimmy Carter's quest to eradicate the disease, and why it just. Won't. Go. Away.

Episode 7 of Viral Load is out now!

📷1: Female guinea worm.

📷2: Life cycle of the parasite.

📷3: Filter straws - simple solution for a complex problem.

📷4: A portrait of a dog...and it's worms.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220 =Buzzsprout-2764018

27/01/2020

Wuhan Coronavirus! New year, new infectious disease. On this week's episode, we break down the evolving story of the new coronavirus coming out of China - is this the end? Is it all just a nefarious plot? Remember SARS? 📷1: the airborne virus strikes Wuhan. 📷2-3: public health response includes rapid construction of emergency medical centers. 📷4: That other coronavirus - SARS.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/viral-load/id1485951220 =Buzzsprout-2586313

20/01/2020

Is Bieber Fever real? Can social media help cure diseases? Find out on this week’s Viral Particle minisode.

13/01/2020

Z is for Zika!

On this episode, Brett and Andy are talking Zika and what Nutella's role may be in the whole thing. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction!

📷1: The Loneliest Tree in the World.

📷2: Nutella key ingredients - featuring palm oil.

📷3: Palm oil plantations in Costa Rica

📷4: Driving through a palm oil plantation in Costa Rica.

08/01/2020

Good news everyone. We spent hours in the Podcast Cave and re-edited Viral Particle 1. It is available now. Sorry for all the ASMR, unless you like that in which case you’re very welcome. .