meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
This Podcast Will Kill You

Ep 37 E. coli (unless it's beets)

This Podcast Will Kill You

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Health & Fitness, Science

4.817.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

E. coli. Such a short name for such a massive topic. This episode we explore the delightful diversity of Escherichia coli, the ubiquitous bacterium that predates humans and can range in virulence anywhere from “you won’t even know I’m there” to “this is really, really, really gonna hurt”. Today we cover the good, the bad, and the ugly: you’ll hear about the innumerable contributions of E. coli to the fields of genetics, evolution, and microbiology, a detailed account of how pathogenic strains can wreak havoc on your guts, and an exploration of one of the most infamous food-borne illness outbreaks in US history. Hoping we’d end it on a happy note? Better luck next time, folks.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Need to supercharge your hiring? You need a super hiring platform. You need indeed.

0:05.5

Indeed is a matching and hiring platform where you can attract, interview and hire all in one place.

0:11.0

Forget about spending hours on multiple job sites looking for candidates with the right skills

0:15.6

when you can do it all with indeed. You'll be able to find a top talent first,

0:19.5

with indeed sweet of powerful hiring tools like matching, screener questions and virtual interviews.

0:25.0

The moment you post a job on indeed, you will get a short list of quality candidates

0:29.4

whose resumes match your job description and you can invite them to apply right away.

0:33.8

And when you sponsor an indeed post in the UK, you're five times more likely to get a higher,

0:38.6

according to indeed data, UK.

0:40.8

Start hiring now with a $100 sponsor job credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com-wonder-pod.

0:47.5

Offer good for a limited time.

0:49.1

Claim your $100 credit now at indeed.com-wonder-pod terms and conditions apply.

0:55.4

By the time paramedics removed Brienne Keiner from the ambulance and wheeled her into the ER at

1:00.5

Children's Hospital, Susanne Keiner was doing all she could to hold herself together.

1:05.4

Brienne was writhing in pain and the diarrhea just kept coming. So did the blood.

1:10.8

Susanne was afraid to leave Brienne's side. It looked and sounded like her little girl was dying.

1:16.7

Her breathing was rapid. She had deep pain in her chest. Her urine output had practically

1:22.0

disappeared. Even her mental condition was deteriorating and she was slurring her words when she

1:27.2

tried to speak. When the hospital transferred Brienne to the ICU for around the clock observation,

1:33.0

Susanne wanted answers. The doctors informed her that Brienne's stool culture had come back

1:38.1

and definitely showed the presence of E. coli-o-157-H7.

1:43.9

And her symptoms suggested she had hemolytic uremic syndrome.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.