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Viral is a public health podcast for both public health nerds and the general public started by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist and hosted by Linsey and Megan Albertson. Public health consists of too many topics and professionals to name–but we’re going to try to cover it all. From baby bottle tooth decay to social justice, we will discuss the historical context, cultural relevance, and current connections to each topic while interviewing our colleagues in the field. Welcome to Viral.
Episodes
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday 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.
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday 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.
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday 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.
Saturday Jul 13, 2019
Saturday 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!
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Sunday 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!
Other things referenced:
bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/democrats-gay-blood-donors
statnews.com/2016/01/22/paid-plasma-not-blood
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Wednesday 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.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2019
Wednesday 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.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Wednesday 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.
Sunday Mar 24, 2019
Sunday 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
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Monday 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