Arguing About Food
88 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 397 ratingsOlivia Duncan knows a ridiculous amount about food. Her brother Nate eats a ridiculous amount of food. Together, they examine the most pressing food questions of our age in the insane detail that only the Duncans are capable of.
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Episodes
Soups
November 03, 2023 06:32 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBLiv insisted that we do a soup episode, so we each shared our top-3 soups, and tackled age-old questions like when does a soup become a sauce, and is soup a meal? Plus, the usual wide-ranging diversions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Are Tasting Menus Actually Good?
October 16, 2023 05:51 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBWe (Olivia and Nate) argue about whether tasting menus deserve their accolades as the pinnacle of cuisine. You'll never guess who doesn't like them. After a few more asides (why do servers like Restaurant Week) we each rank our top-three best and worst Halloween candies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Love for Barcelona
October 04, 2023 18:45 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBSeason 2 of Arguing About Food is here! Olivia and Nate just got back from a great summer of European travel, and we have a lot of tales to tell. On today's agenda: our impressions of eating in Barcelona, and the inevitable comparisons that follow. Alex Cardona at Aborigens https://aborigensbarcelona.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Most Annoying Things Restaurants Do
March 09, 2022 22:14 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBEveryone has found themselves annoyed at one time or another with restaurant business practices. What are some of the most common foibles? And Liv will let you know if you're right to be annoyed or there's a legitimate reason for some of these practices. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. And, Arguing About Food is even more fun in video format, subscribe to our YouTube channel! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
Expensive Foods That Are Worth It
February 14, 2022 04:14 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBDon’t you hate when you pay extra for what you think will be great food and it disappoints? That won’t happen with these expensive foods that we think are well worth the money. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. And, Arguing About Food is even more fun in video format, subscribe to our YouTube channel! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Food Felonies
February 01, 2022 18:34 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBWhat are the absolute worst, most indefensible things we’ve done with food? We confess, and rate these obscene food felonies. Plus we hear from listeners who are eager to turn themselves, their friends, and their family members in for their own food felonies. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. And, Arguing About Food is even more fun in video format, subscribe to our YouTube channel! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...
The Condiment Episode
January 25, 2022 20:45 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBOlivia and Nate each pick their 3 best and 3 worst condiments, plus some honorable mentions and listener comments! Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. And, Arguing About Food is even more fun in video format, subscribe to our YouTube channel! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Most Overrated Foods
January 14, 2022 01:29 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBOlivia and Nate Duncan pick their five most overrated foods and honorable mentions. Which foods do people go crazy for that maybe...they shouldn't so much? Plus, we react to listener comments on their most overrated foods. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. And, Arguing About Food is even more fun in video format, subscribe to our YouTube channel! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Five Objectively Best Foods
January 07, 2022 02:38 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIn the premiere episode, Olivia Duncan joins her brother Nate to rank the five objectively best foods. Featuring controversial omissions, startling agreements, and plenty of sibling incredulity, this episode will determine the 5 best foods once and for all. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
COVID and POTUS with Dr. Carl Bergstrom
October 04, 2020 02:49 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBDr. Carl Bergstrom joins to discuss the crazy news that Donald Trump has been hospitalized for COVID-19. Included: What to believe about the President’s condition and the timeline of infection? What the President’s prognosis is statistically? What are the chances Joe Biden is infected? The White House’s testing scheme. Support the show: http://patreon.com/DuncanLeroux See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Most Promising Therapies with Dr. Matthew Frieman
August 07, 2020 21:07 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBDr. Matthew Frieman joins to discuss his expertise, the state of development for treatments outside of vaccines. He takes us through three main categories of development, namely existing drugs, antibodies, and new drugs. He explains how the regulatory process work, how more funding speeds up the process and takes stock of our overall level of progress for these treatments. Dr. Frieman is an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at University of Maryland School of Medicine Ple...
[Better Audio] Hitting the Gas and Brake on Testing; News and Science Roundup
July 30, 2020 01:41 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBBen and Nate discuss interesting new testing procedures, as well as a new FDA authorization for pooled testing. Does it go far enough? A big news and science roundup including neonatal transmission, Vietnam’s new outbreak, and another encouraging baby step for Moderna’s vaccine. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. With Nate Duncan (...
Worldwide Trends; Last Word (For Now) on Schools; COVID “Long Haulers”; Choosing a Mask
July 26, 2020 21:20 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBA hard look worldwide at the countries that have done well and poorly overall, and where COVID is changing the most. Plus, evaluating data for hard-hit countries. A full summary of where we stand on reopening schools. The evidence is now pretty clear. More data on how many people experience long-term symptoms. Evidence that masks protect you in addition to others. How to choose a mask. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If...
Where We Are on Vaccines with NYT’s Denise Grady
July 24, 2020 17:45 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBScience reporter Denise Grady of the New York Times discusses everything we need to know on vaccines. The most promising candidates so far. How mRNA vaccines work. What steps remain before candidates become available. The possibility vaccines won’t be universally effective. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. With Nate Duncan (@N...
US Surge in Hospitalizations ; Why This is a Critical Time for Stimulus
July 23, 2020 21:15 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBBen does another deep data dive with US case counts and hospitalizations, and a discussion of how those hospitalization numbers will eventually correlate with deaths. Economic indicators are on the wane once more. Why this is such a critical time for stimulus to get us to a potential vaccine. What do we think of the change in CDC guidelines for ending self-isolation after positive tests? Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If...
US Surge in Hospitalizations; Why This is a Critical Time for Stimulus
July 23, 2020 21:15 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBBen does another deep data dive with US case counts and hospitalizations, and a discussion of how those hospitalization numbers will eventually correlate with deaths. Economic indicators are on the wane once more. Why this is such a critical time for stimulus to get us to a potential vaccine. What do we think of the change in CDC guidelines for ending self-isolation after positive tests? Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If...
Vaccine Optimism; Aerosolized Superspreading; India Data Dive
July 19, 2020 20:44 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBDr. Fauci’s recent podcast appearances discussing vaccine progress and distribution, durability of immune response, and progress on rapid testing technology. How aerosolized transmission causes superspreading events, and the 80/20 rule. A deep data dive on India from Ben, along with some other key world news from South Africa and Hong Kong. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please jo...
Improved Treatment and the Latest on Immunity with Dr. Talia Swartz
July 17, 2020 17:25 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBDr. Talia Swartz of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York discusses: The all hands on deck response at hospitals during the depths of the crisis in New York. How treatment of severe cases has improved. Her work evaluating how the immune system responds to the virus and the inflammation caused by the immune response. How immunity works generally, and the current state of our understanding of immunity conferred by recovery from the virus. How to interpret media reports of...
Key Demographics of COVID19; Are We Winning the Mask Debate?
July 15, 2020 20:46 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBWe start with a catch-up on the latest US numbers. California rolls back reopening and LA and SD schools announce no in-person classes. Wal-Mart joins a growing list of retailers requiring face masks. Are we making progress on “politicizing” face masks? A very extensive seroprevalence study out of Spain looked at over 60,000 people. Ben is excited by this demographic catnip, including implications for infection among children and the amount of asymptomatic cases. A recent study did autop...
The One Case From a Plane; News Roundup
July 10, 2020 23:59 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThere is only one documented case of COVID19 transmission on a plane. How indicative is that of the actual risk? Plus a long look at the evidence for this transmission and what conclusions we can draw from it. Examining a couple reports of reinfection. United’s plans to cut workers as of September 30 is emblematic of economic issues as focus shifts to COVID19 long haul. CDC supposedly won’t change school guidelines USA and World news roundup. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via R...
What to Expect in States With Rising Cases; The Question of Reopening Schools
July 08, 2020 21:14 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBBen does another deep dive into the numbers, looking at where certain states are now and comparing them to the first spike in April to look at a possible timeline for fatalities. A long look at how to reopen schools, what the risk of transmission among and from children is, and recommendations for how to reopen. World news focusing on Britain’s easing of lockdown and Australian state Victoria reinstituting restrictions. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate D...
The Biggest Things To Know About COVID-19 In One Place
July 05, 2020 21:21 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBA summary of the most important things we know about COVID-19 so far. If someone just arrived here from Mars, what would be the most important things for them to know? We put together the information on how the virus spreads, how to prevent the spread, how much and who it kills and sickens, and more. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux...
Latest on Transmission by Kids; US Economic Outlook
July 03, 2020 21:57 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBThe latest information on whether children transmit the virus. A look at the latest economic indicators to assess COVID19’s effect on the economy. Businesses and organizations facing restrictions have new arguments in court. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. With Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Ben Taylor (@ElGee35). Articles a...
Latest State Data; What Symptoms Do Patients Have and How Long Do They Last?
July 02, 2020 20:23 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBBen runs some of the ugly numbers on the continuing surge in the US. Hard decisions will have to be made on which activities we truly value. A crazy superspreading story from India. A deep dive on some of the latest morbidity information from a CDC study that followed up with patients who tested positive. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.com/Dunc...
Dr. Saad Omer: Our Next Steps; How to Distribute a Vaccine; Detecting SARS-COV-2 in Wastewater
June 30, 2020 22:07 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBDr. Saad Omer (@SaadOmer3), Director, Yale Institute for Global Health, joins COVID Daily News. The subjects: The worrying rise in US cases and how it can be addressed. The need for a national vaccine plan, how it would be formulated and implemented, and which populations should be prioritized. His study, SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in primary municipal sewage sludge as a leading indicator of COVID-19 outbreak dynamics, and its usefulness in predicting outbreaks in areas with insufficie...
Bars or Protests Causing Spread? What to Make of More Young People Being Infected
June 28, 2020 20:48 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBA look at where transmission is happening to boost case counts. How much is protests, and how much is bars? What should we make of claims that younger demographics in this latest surge mean it isn’t so bad? Surge states finally take some countermeasures. Has India given up on preventing the spread of the virus? Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.co...
Dr. Carl Bergstrom: Taking Stock; Testing for Mitigation; Improving Communication
June 26, 2020 20:08 - 39 minutes - 36 MBDr. Carl Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom), a professor of Biology at University of Washington with 20 years of experience studying the emergence of infectious diseases and author of a book on how to spot misinformation, returns to discuss a host of issues, including: Where we are and are headed as a country and a world right now. Are there any positive trends in the midst of all this? How to assess news reports of potential treatment breakthroughs. What are the three main ways testing can be use...
Coronavirus Modeler Youyang Gu; News Roundup
June 25, 2020 22:52 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBYouyang Gu discusses the methods behind his successful coronavirus modeling and what he sees coming in the next few months. He and Ben nerd out on modeling talk. Nate also does a solo news segment discussing mask adherence on planes, testing shortages again becoming an issue, and the “pause” in reopening in Texas. Plus, a comparison of which countries experienced the most impact in long-term care facilities. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in yo...
What Are We Doing In This New Normal?
June 24, 2020 22:14 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBIt looks like COVID-19 is here to stay in the US. So how can we live our lives with the virus? Ben and Nate discuss a framework to help individuals make decisions about what activities they would be willing to undertake and discuss ways of thinking about whether to do some common activities, plus whether we’d be willing to do them ourselves with the understanding that our situations may differ from others’. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your ...
How Do Americans Feel About COVID? NYC Contact Tracing Woes; D614G is Back
June 21, 2020 20:25 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBUS case counts rise about 30,000 daily. Americans aren’t as unconcerned about COVID as media reports might indicate. NYC struggles to implement contact tracing. Australia will close its borders through the end of the year, China punishes “rumors.” More research has emerged indicating the D614G amino acid change matters. How should we evaluate these reports? Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-...
Treatment Improving? US Superspreading Events; Pakistan’s Struggles
June 19, 2020 21:41 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBAn Italian study shows improvement in fatality rates as treatments improve. A look at US superspreading events at Ft. Benning and in Jacksonville. US authorities begin to embrace compulsory masks. A basketball game in Vermont before the shutdown was likely a superspreading event, and highlights the dangers of Trump’s indoor rally in Oklahoma. Pakistan’s outbreak appears to be accelerating with no mechanism for stopping it at this point. China’s Beijing outbreak appears to be under contr...
COVID and the Economy; World News; Bathroom Risk
June 18, 2020 20:46 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBUS economic news: Unemployment supplement won’t be extended, NY reopening, commercial tenants not paying rent. World news on New Zealand, Montenegro, Israel, Denmark. A look at how the virus could be transmitted in bathrooms. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. With Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Ben Taylor (@ElGee35) Support th...
Big Ideas
June 17, 2020 19:58 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBBen and Nate brainstorm some big ideas and rate how much those ideas would help, how hard they would be to implement, and the level of social and political will that exists to implement them. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. With Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Ben Taylor (@ElGee35). Articles and studies cited on the show The ne...
Where Do Clusters Originate? Trends Over the Last 25 Days
June 14, 2020 21:36 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBA deep dive on a Japanese study looking at where clusters originated. Antibodies among sailors on the Theodore Roosevelt carrier. Ben works with the data to determine the major trends among countries over the last 25 days. Spain’s reopening amid controversy. President Trump’s planned indoor rally in Tulsa appears to be the first gathering of its kind since countries locked down for the pandemic. Support the show: http://patreon.com/DuncanLeroux See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...
Big World News Roundup; Which US States Can Test/Trace
June 13, 2020 20:12 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBNew Zealand is back to normal. Catching up on the state of the pandemic in Canada, some positive countermeasures in England, data on India, Africa, and South Korea. China sees a new outbreak in Beijing, with an implication that it could be driven by contaminated food. How much credence should we give this? The troubling states in the US, plus which states are in position to test and trace right now? The Orange County health director implemented mandatory facemasks, then resigns after prote...
South Asia; How American Attitudes are Changing; How Much Are Jails Seeding Outbreaks
June 10, 2020 20:18 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBBen opines on the Missouri Great Clips. A long look at the state of the outbreak in Pakistan, India, and Saudi Arabia. We look at how American attitudes regarding the virus are changing in recent weeks and what this means for an outbreak that is not yet contained. A study estimates that the cycling of prisoners through Cook County jail was responsible for almost 16% of infections in Illinois through mid-April. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” i...
WHO Flubs Again; What Activities Epidemiologists Would Partake In
June 09, 2020 19:24 - 26 minutes - 24 MBThe WHO says that asymptomatic transmission isn’t a big deal, but once again they’ve failed to communicate effectively. New York meets the criteria and reopens. Arizona is facing one of the fastest-growing outbreaks in the US More crowded housing is one of the biggest reasons why Latinos have suffered disproportionately. NYT surveyed 511 epidemiologists to see what activities they would consider safe enough to engage in and when they expect to be able to do so. ER visits are way down si...
People Aren’t Using Masks; Estimating Protest Transmission; US Job Losses Better Than Expected
June 07, 2020 20:47 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBA discussion of two issues Nate hasn’t seen discussed in the larger conservation on police brutality. A number of reports indicating that people are not using masks, despite increasing evidence of how well they work. A look at an analysis by Trevor Bedford of how much transmission is being seeded by protests and the murky math behind these estimates. US job losses in May were not as bad as feared, how should we interpret this data? A world news roundup, including contrasting France and th...
Can Vegas Reopen Safely? Mental Health Toll of COVID-19
June 04, 2020 20:57 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBThe early reporting of countermeasures in Las Vegas casinos. Are deaths of despair up? Africa’s overlooked coronavirus successes. PPP reform. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Patreon.com/DuncanLeroux. With Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) and Ben Taylor (@ElGee35) Support the show: http://patreon.com/DuncanLeroux See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...
How COVID19 Fuels Protests; Big Latin America Rundown
June 03, 2020 20:03 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBWe take a look at how the devastation of COVID19 has contributed to the current protest environment. What does all-cause mortality data say, how bad is undercounting of deaths in the US? A detailed look at the epidemic in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. How bad is the data there, and is Latin America the world’s new hotspot? Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If you want to support this ad-free show please join Nate’s Patreon, Pa...
Balaji Srinivasan: What the World Looks Like in the Coming Years
June 02, 2020 21:21 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBBioentrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan was one of the few who immediately saw the potential that coronavirus had to upend our world. Balaji and Nate discuss and debate that, how the world is changing as a result of coronavirus, and predictions for the years to come, among many other COVID-related topics for different perspective than usual on the show. “Balaji Srinivasan taught bioinformatics at Stanford, and is an entrepreneur who founded a large genomics company. He was formerly general partn...
Demonstrations’ Effect on COVID, School Outbreaks, Florida Undercounting?
May 31, 2020 21:12 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBA number of listeners asked for our opinion on how demonstrations might affect the spread of COVID19. Also a link to Nate’s wife’s donation-based yoga class to benefit the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. A new outbreak of over 100 cases in an Israeli school, plus reports of other school-based transmission, shed some doubt on the idea that children do not transmit the virus. A report indicates that Sweden’s economy did a bit better than expected in the first quarter, does that validate its COVID...
More Showing Masks Really Work; Farms Next Hotspots; More Evidence on Singing, Kids, and Surfaces
May 30, 2020 19:48 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBTwo hairstylists had COVID19, how many patients did they pass it on to? Migrant workers on farms are the next potential superspreading hotspots. CDC bows to political pressure and changes recommendations on singing in religious environments. An Irish study claims “no evidence” of transmission by children, how much can it be relied on? Additional evidence on the role of fomite transmission from China, where mallgoers were infected via indirect contact. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify ...
Where is Transmission Happening, Effect of Sending Patients to Nursing Homes; School Reopening Plans, World News
May 28, 2020 20:08 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBHow big of a mistake was it for New York to free up hospital space by sending COVID patients to nursing homes? Where is transmission occurring now in New York? A first look at some ideas for reopening schools out of California. A superspreading event at a wedding in Jordan. A French study indicates an increase in out of hospital heart attacks during lockdown. Indonesia’s epidemic appears to be accelerating. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in ...
How the Virus Spreads in Hospitals; Bots Foment Misinformation; China Claims 9 Million Tests in Wuhan
May 27, 2020 20:18 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBA fascinating study of transmission in a South African hospital provides more information on how the virus spreads in health care situations. How seriously should we take the claims that surface transmission was a key factor? Health care workers around the globe have faced attacks. A new study indicates that Twitter bots are pushing “re-open” narratives. More on the factors behind Japan’s successful mitigation efforts. China claims to have tested 9 million people in Wuhan, and found 216 “...
Virus “Does Not Spread Easily” from Surfaces? Virus Interacts with Cells in Unique Way; Denmark’s School Reopening After a Month
May 24, 2020 20:45 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBThe CDC’s updated guidance indicating reduced risk of transmission from surfaces compared to respiratory transmission, plus a Korean study of an outbreak at a call center indicating little transmission from surfaces. What is the takeaway from this? New studies indicating how the virus amplifies inflammation while reducing interferon, and how this could provide a method of treatment in the future. Denmark reopened their primary schools over a month ago, how are they doing? Estimating the n...
Biostatistics Expert Dr. Natalie Dean: US Reopening, Sweden, and Research Advancements
May 22, 2020 19:24 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBDr. Natalie Dean, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, specializing in emerging infectious diseases, joins to discuss how she sees the next 6 months of the country’s reopening playing out, how reopening is going so far, what other measures she would like to see us take, Sweden’s handling of the pandemic, the biggest advancements in our understanding of the virus, and what further research she’d like to see done. Then a quick USA and World news roundup, focusing on USA hotspots. Please subs...
Introducing "K"; Korea Springs Into Action; Why We Aren't Talking About Individual Vaccines
May 20, 2020 20:40 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBWe discuss the concept of “K”, how many people are responsible for how much of the transmission. Evidence indicates that many people do not spread the virus at all while others are responsible for much of transmission. Health visits for severe diseases appear to be way down. CDC report on meatpacking outbreaks. Some US colleges plan to return in the fall. Korea performs over 65,000 tests to find 170s cases related to a nightclubbing district. The reporting around Moderna's vaccine candid...
Virus Speech Transmission; Big Study Roundup; FL and GA Data In Question
May 19, 2020 21:45 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBLooking at a number of key studies on fecal viability of the virus, transmission within fitness classes in Korea, how long antibodies from SARS1 last, the mechanics of speech transmission, whether recovered patients who test positive are infectious, and seroprevalence among children in Geneva. Then an assessment of reports that data from Florida and Georgia may be unreliable, plus a short world news segment hitting on China and India. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or ...
How COVID19 Treatment Has Evolved with ICU Dr. Sergio Trevino Castillo
May 18, 2020 23:02 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBICU Doctor and Professor at Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Sergio Trevino Castillo joins to discuss what it has been like treating patients with a novel disease and how patient care has evolved since the start of the pandemic. Plus a look at a study showing how long it takes after infection before a patient is likely to test positive and world news from Pakistan, Japan, China, and France. Please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or via RSS Feed, or search “Nate Duncan” in your podcast player. If...