Ep 17 Oh No Tetrodo: Crossover w/ TBOSP

This Podcast Will Kill You

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Health & Fitness, Science

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🗓️ 8 January 2019

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Are you hungry for braaaaiiiinnnnssss? Or for fugu at the very least? We hope so, because this week we’re talking zombies and tetrodotoxin. In this crossover episode with Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton from The Biology of Superheroes Podcast, we trace the origin of the modern pop culture zombie back to its Haitian roots. We explore the outrageous evolutionary arms races in which tetrodotoxin, the principal component of so-called ‘zombie powder’, has played a major part. And finally, we answer the age-old question: can a pufferfish make you into a zombie? Be sure to check out Part 1 of this crossover episode, Episode 7 of The Biology of Superheroes Podcast, where we discuss the biological basis of death, whether we’re prepared for a zombie outbreak, and behavior-manipulating parasites. You can follow Shane @superbiopodcast on Twitter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This is exactly right.
0:06.4	In the aftermath of a shocking crime, people always ask why?
0:10.4	Why would someone do something like that?
0:12.3	I'm Candace DeLong, host of the podcast Killer Psychie, where every week I explain the thoughts,
0:18.0	motivations, and behaviors of the most violent figures in history.
0:21.9	Listen to Killer Psychie on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcast.
0:26.8	Hi.
0:27.8	I'm Erin Welsh.
0:28.8	And I'm Erin Almond Updike.
0:31.3	And this is, this podcast will kill you, crossover edition, with the Biology of Superheroes
0:36.7	podcast.
0:37.7	This is actually part two of a crossover in which we are going to talk about zombies.
0:45.6	In the first episode, which was released on Halloween, we joined Shane Campbell, Satan,
0:50.6	and Aryan Darby of the Biology of Superheroes podcast to talk all things zombies.
0:57.0	You guys should definitely go check out that episode.
0:59.6	You can find it at the Biology of Superheroes podcast on whatever platform you listen to
1:04.3	your podcasts.
1:05.7	And this week, we're so excited to be joined by Shane to take a deeper dive into the
1:10.3	physiology, history, and evolutionary biology of zombies.
1:27.0	Do you want to introduce yourself, Shane?
1:32.6	Yeah, it's good to be here.
1:34.3	I'm Shane Campbell, Satan, and I am an evolutionary biologist.
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