Episode 157: Spider and Scorpion and Snake Bi...

You’ve probably heard about “Long COVID” – where people have COVID-like symptoms for months or years. You may have also heard about the “spike protein” that has something to do with the COVID virus. But it might not have been clear what these have to do with each other and how th ...  Show more

In this third episode of our series about vaccine injuries, we talk about how different lots (batches) of vaccines have different rates of death and adverse events. With the COVID vaccine, there is some detailed information about this that has finally been released. We’ll discuss ...  Show more

As Halloween approaches, we take a look at an animal that is sometimes considered spooky: the spider. From "excessive leggy-ness" to powerful venom, Casey and Sara discuss why people might be creeped out by spiders, and whether or not they really deserve their bad reputation (spo ...  Show more

This week, mind reading children, scientists find a new gene in the lung cancer cocktail, and satnav or map-nav - what's greener? Plus we become biological weapons inspectors and explore nature's arsenal of venoms, poisons and toxins, including a scorpion's sting that can highlig ...  Show more

What's your relationship with spiders like? Some people are pretty terrified of them, and for many their first reaction is to grab something to squash them with. Most likely, encountering spiders at home is a regular occurrence, and they're actually more beneficial than you migh ...  Show more

Why does treating a venomous snake bite cost as much as a house? Zachary Crockett slithers over to North Carolina to find out.