Latest Animal testing Podcast Episodes
News Bite - February 2024
Lab Rat Chat - February 15, 2024 15:00 - 40 minutesHold onto your lab coats as we delve into the astonishing medic skills of the Matabelle ants and their natural antibiotics, a discovery with implications that could ripple through human healthcare. We'll chuckle together at AI's attempts at artistic genius and its more practical uses in the oper...
The Dose Makes the Poison
GetReal! - January 31, 2024 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday we stop ignoring the truth about how new treatments make it to our medicine cabinets and face the hard facts…together...on GetReal! Support the show
TCD - It's Not Just Semantics
GetReal! - November 29, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsThere’s no such thing as compassion fatigue and we should drop it from our vocabulary immediately! This term, along with most of the others used to describe the emotions we battle when working with research animals, just makes things worse. Confused? Our guest from the Two Truths episode, Lisa K...
News Bite - November 2023
Lab Rat Chat - November 16, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutesEver felt curious about the behind-the-scenes of animal research and the fascinating technologies being leveraged? Well, strap in as we embark on an enlightening journey, unveiling the intriguing world of animal research and its advancements through the lens of CRISPR-Cas9. We're discussing how ...
Protecting More Than Our Health
GetReal! - October 25, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsYou may find this surprising, but biomedical research with animals isn’t only necessary for improving human and animal lives. It’s also critical for protecting our food supply and our economy. How so? Dr. Maggie Behnke, Attending Veterinarian for the USDA National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, ...
News Bite - October 2023
Lab Rat Chat - October 15, 2023 13:00 - 35 minutesNews Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: Ever wondered if taurine could be the secret to longevity and health span? We got ...
Is it love or conflict fundraising?
GetReal! - September 29, 2023 04:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsIs love for animals what truly drives the animal rights movement? How did this movement begin and what is its ultimate goal? Patti Strand, President and Founder of the National Animal Interest Alliance, has been studying this movement and sharing her findings publicly for decades. She’ll break i...
Sanctuary Straight Talk
GetReal! - August 16, 2023 04:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsGroups opposed to research with animals insist that studies with monkeys are irrelevant to human health and disease, and that all of these animals should be retired to sanctuaries. Those who believe these groups consider this to be a perfect plan; but is it? Surely a sanctuary would be an ideal ...
34. Trailblazing Approaches to Sarcoma Treatment
Lab Rat Chat - August 15, 2023 13:00 - 35 minutesLab Rat Chat - Episode 34 with Dr. Ben Wylie Get ready to embark on a fascinating scientific journey with our esteemed guest, Dr. Ben Wylie. We know you're curious about his career journey, his cutting-edge work in sarcoma research, and his innovative approach towards cancer treatment. So, we ...
News Bite - June 2023
Lab Rat Chat - June 27, 2023 03:00 - 37 minutesNews Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: New birth control injection for female cats Making experiments more natural to be...
33. Unlocking Mental Health: The Therapeutic Potential of Psychedelics
Lab Rat Chat - June 19, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutesLab Rat Chat - Episode 33 with Dr. Alejando Torrado-Pacheco What if psychedelics could hold the key to improving mental health? Join us for an inspiring conversation with Dr. Alejandro Torrado-Pacheco, a postdoc from Oregon Health Sciences University, as we journey through the world of psychede...
Let's Shake On It!
GetReal! - June 14, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsThere’s a lot of discussion these days about the “reproducibility crisis” in science and how that may be delaying the medical advances we seek for ourselves and our loved ones. Today we’re going to talk about what may be the number one reason for why more than half of the research findings from ...
News Bite - May 2023
Lab Rat Chat - May 04, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutesNews Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: The rapid evolution of the dogs of Chernobyl A mouse study that correlates nose p...
X Discrimination
GetReal! - May 03, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday we’ll catch up with Trina who lost her beautiful boy, Austin, to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy two years ago. It turns out that her journey with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy isn’t over yet because, contrary to popular belief, girls and women are also affected by this devastating and deadly d...
News Bite - March 2023
Lab Rat Chat - April 04, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutesNews Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: March is National Kidney Month! How NAD+ and NMN can slow, stop, and even reverse...
News Bite - March/April 2023
Lab Rat Chat - April 04, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutesNews Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: March is National Kidney Month! How NAD+ and NMN can slow, stop, and even reverse...
RAW Truth 7: AMI Saves Lives
GetReal! - March 29, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsBreeding research mice responsibly is not as easy as it sounds. Every day, animal lives are wasted and biomedical discovery is compromised because colony management has simply become too complex for human beings to do well. So…we should STOP DOING IT! Our partners at Transnetyx have developed to...
32. Animal Research Down Under
Lab Rat Chat - March 28, 2023 12:00 - 44 minutesLab Rat Chat - Episode 32 with Dr. Jodi Salinsky In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Jeff and Danielle chat with Jodi Salinksy, DVM, Animal Welfare Officer for the University of Auckland, New Zealand. We're thrilled to finally talk with someone from New Zealand to be able to compare and contrast ...
RAW Truth 6: Wasted Money, Wasted Lives
GetReal! - February 15, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsWhat would you do if you worked with research animals and you were certain they could receive better care than they were getting? A lot of people would probably just get frustrated and complain about it. They might even feel hopeless enough to resign. But what if you could find better ways for f...
News Bite - February 2023
Lab Rat Chat - February 10, 2023 03:00 - 31 minutesNews Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: Monogamous prairie voles - Happy Valentine's day! How freezing hibernating frogs ...
31. Mastering Laboratory Animal Science
Lab Rat Chat - January 12, 2023 03:00 - 46 minutesLab Rat Chat - Episode 31 with Erin Vogelsong In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Jeff and Danielle chat with Erin Vogelsong, MS, Program Director of Drexel University's Master of Laboratory Animal Science program. Special Live Webinar Announcement - February 1st @ 12pm EST: In celebration of Int...
Fewer Dogs, Better Drugs?
GetReal! - December 28, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsThe fate of dogs in classic biomedical research studies is more questionable than ever. So, what are our options? Can we keep up with the demand for new treatments with fewer dogs in biomedical research? Our guest today is Dr. Veronica Maldonado. Dr. Maldonado is an ACLAM Boarded Laboratory Anim...
30. Marmosets: The (mon)Key to Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
Lab Rat Chat - December 14, 2022 03:00 - 30 minutesLab Rat Chat - Episode 30 with Dr. Agnès Lacreuse In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Jeff and Danielle chat with Dr. Agnès Lacreuse, PhD, who is a researcher at the University of Massachusetts in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Department. She utilizes nonhuman primates in her...
Right Target, Right Time
GetReal! - November 30, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsThe final inspection report by the USDA on May 3, 2022 revealed no serious animal health concerns at the Envigo/Inotiv research dog breeding facility in Cumberland, VA. So why did they close and how might this impact public health moving forward? Joining us today is a member of the Inotiv team w...
News Bite - October 2022
Lab Rat Chat - October 31, 2022 02:00 - 28 minutesNews Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: How mice, and many other species, benefit from having fat in their bodies. Needle...
Weaponized Transparency
GetReal! - October 15, 2022 17:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsIs it possible that thousands of Americans have been programmed to harm themselves and everyone they love without realizing it? Are they fighting passionately for something that’s actually an illusion - an illusion deliberately designed to exploit their natural love of animals - for the personal...
News Bite - September 2022
Lab Rat Chat - October 03, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutesNews Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: Kinda Baboons and how their social structure affects their development How whale ...
29. Sweet, Drunk Monkeys
Lab Rat Chat - September 23, 2022 03:00 - 36 minutesLab Rat Chat - Episode 29 with Dr. Kyle Flippo In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Jeff chats with Dr. Kyle Flippo, PhD, who is a postdoc in the University of Iowa Neuroscience and Pharmacology Department. He studies the role of endocrine signaling in the CNS in regulating metabolism, amongst ot...
Replacing Animals in Research
GetReal! - August 31, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsWhy we are we still doing research with animals when there are several human relevant, non-animal alternatives available to us right now that can be used to develop new medical treatments? Dr. Megan LaFollette, Program Director of the North American 3Rs Collaborative, breaks it down for us on to...
News Bite - August 2022
Lab Rat Chat - August 23, 2022 02:00 - 33 minutesNews Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: Zombie spiders - not quite as horrifying as it sounds Regeneration and restoratio...
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