E131: Interview With Kris Newby, Author of Bitten
Living With Lyme
English - March 26, 2021 14:10 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsAlternative Health Health & Fitness Education livingwithlyme lyme lymedisease lymeresources lymetesting lymetreatments Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Cindy FNP, interviews the award-winning author, Kris Newby, to discuss her revealing book, Bitten. You may already be familiar with her name, as she was the senior producer of the shocking documentary, UNDER OUR SKIN, which became a 2010 Oscar semifinalist. Her goal with both the film and the book was to explore and uncover missing data surrounding why and how Lyme disease has become such a devastating, ignored and misunderstood illness.
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GUEST BIO
Kris Newby is an award-winning science/technology writer and the senior producer of the Lyme disease documentary UNDER OUR SKIN, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was a 2010 Oscar semifinalist. Her book BITTEN won a 2019 Silver Nautilus Book Award in Journalism & Investigative Reporting and the top 2020 International Book Award for narrative nonfiction. She has two degrees in engineering: a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and a master’s degree from Stanford University. Previously, Newby worked for Stanford University, Apple, and other Silicon Valley companies. She lives in Palo Alto.
SHOW NOTES:
- Where did your interest start with Lyme Disease?
- Info on Under Our Skin Documentary
- Who was Willy Burgdorfer?
- How did his work lead you to your Book, “Bitten”
- How did you find the info/research?
- Were ticks at one point not infected?
- How did animals become infected to then pass on the infections to new ticks?
- Where repercussions on your research?
- Why has there been such push back to work on better testing/treatment?
- Tell us the positives you see after your book was published.
- What had you hoped would happen after this incredible information came forward?
Cindy FNP, interviews the award-winning author, Kris Newby, to discuss her revealing book, Bitten. You may already be familiar with her name, as she was the senior producer of the shocking documentary, UNDER OUR SKIN, which became a 2010 Oscar semifinalist. Her goal with both the film and the book was to explore and uncover missing data surrounding why and how Lyme disease has become such a devastating, ignored and misunderstood illness.
Get more Lyme resources at: https://livingwithlyme.us/
Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/Livingwithlyme.us
Check out Pursue Wellness: https://pursuewellness.us/
GUEST BIO
Kris Newby is an award-winning science/technology writer and the senior producer of the Lyme disease documentary UNDER OUR SKIN, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was a 2010 Oscar semifinalist. Her book BITTEN won a 2019 Silver Nautilus Book Award in Journalism & Investigative Reporting and the top 2020 International Book Award for narrative nonfiction. She has two degrees in engineering: a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and a master’s degree from Stanford University. Previously, Newby worked for Stanford University, Apple, and other Silicon Valley companies. She lives in Palo Alto.
SHOW NOTES:
- Where did your interest start with Lyme Disease?
- Info on Under Our Skin Documentary
- Who was Willy Burgdorfer?
- How did his work lead you to your Book, “Bitten”
- How did you find the info/research?
- Were ticks at one point not infected?
- How did animals become infected to then pass on the infections to new ticks?
- Where repercussions on your research?
- Why has there been such push back to work on better testing/treatment?
- Tell us the positives you see after your book was published.
- What had you hoped would happen after this incredible information came forward?