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Stuff You Missed in History Class

Penicillin: More than a Moldy Petri Dish

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, History

4.2 β€’ 24.1K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 5 September 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The development of penicillin started – but definitely did not end – with the chance discovery of some mold in a petri dish. There is so much more to the story.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Joel Stein. I want you to close your eyes and imagine a pocket watch.

0:05.7

It's moving from side to side. You're getting very sleepy.

0:11.6

Great. Now that I've hypnotized you against your will, you're going to start liking long-form journalism.

0:16.2

Like so much. You're going to listen to a podcast where the host interviews a writer about their long-form story every week.

0:23.6

I'm that host.

0:25.0

Listen to Story of the Week on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

0:30.3

I'm Danish Ward's host of Stealing Superman, a new I Heart original podcast about the most unlikely art heist of all time.

0:40.6

It was Nick Cage's own personal national treasure.

0:44.9

At a 1999 New Year's Eve party, someone snatched Cage's priceless comments.

0:52.4

But who? Listen to Stealing Superman on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you find your favorite shows.

1:00.5

Hi, I'm Ophira Eisenberg. I'm a comedian and a parent.

1:06.5

Uh, the absurdity of telling jokes late at night and then waking up early with a small child in the morning.

1:14.4

I have a new podcast called Parenting is a joke. I'll talk to other funny people who are also parents.

1:20.8

Will we be laughing? Will we be crying?

1:24.0

Find out by listening to Parenting is a joke on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:31.6

Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History class, a production of I Heart Radio.

1:43.3

Hello and welcome to the podcast. I'm Tracy V. Wilson and I'm Holly Fry.

1:48.4

Holly, when you were a kid, did you learn the story of penicillin?

1:54.6

I feel like I didn't get it until later.

1:57.2

Okay. Do you remember what you learned?

2:00.7

You know, accidental grew on mold because there was a rumor at our school that you could make your

2:06.1

own antibiotics in your bedroom. Well, we'll talk about something similar to that.

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