Special Episode: Dr. Emily Monosson & Blight

This Podcast Will Kill You

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Health & Fitness, Science

4.8 • 17.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

We really don’t give fungi the credit they deserve. Over the years of this podcast, we’ve covered only a handful of fungal pathogens, and pathogenic fungi themselves represent a teeny tiny proportion of the incredible diversity of fungal life on this planet. But with this book club episode, we’re attempting to correct this oversight, at least a little bit. Toxicologist and science writer Dr. Emily Monosson joins us to discuss her book Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic. We chat about how fungal epidemics have shaped entire ecosystems, altered economies, and invaded hospitals. Despite the devastating impact pathogenic fungi have made, we still underappreciate their potential to cause harm in the future, as our climate changes, as our land use changes, and as globalization continues. In Blight, Monosson delivers an important reminder that we should use what we have learned about these historical outbreaks to limit the harm fungi may cause in the future. Tune in today to gain a new appreciation for this incredible group of organisms. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3WwtIAu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is exactly right.
0:06.0	I'm Rachel Fultman, and I host a podcast from Popular Science called The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
0:12.0	Every other week, I circle up with guests like Bill Nye, Josh Gomblman, Mary Roach, and many more,
0:17.8	to prove that the lofty and noble pursuit of science can also be profoundly weird.
0:23.0	From flying Ford Pintoes to the world's most illegal cheese,
0:26.8	the weirdest thing I learned this week is the ultimate source for all things interesting, informative,
0:32.2	and, most importantly, freaking weird.
0:34.8	Check out the weirdest thing I learned this week, wherever you get your podcast.
0:38.3	Come on over whenever you're ready to get weird. The
0:57.0	The Hi, I'm Erin Welsh, and this podcast will kill you. I am Aaron Welsh, and this is This Podcast Will Kill You.
1:30.6	I am so excited to welcome you all to another episode in our TPWKY Book Club series this season,
1:39.2	where we interview authors about their wonderful books in science and medicine.
1:44.1	The effects these books have
1:45.8	on us or the inspiration we draw from them can be as varied as the topics of the books themselves.
1:52.1	With the books just this season, I've been on the edge of my seat, reading as fast as I can
1:57.9	to find out what happens next in a book about an element essential to all of
2:02.6	life. I've been absolutely raging over a story of misogyny in academia, my jaw fully dropped.
2:10.6	I've been delighted to learn about the regenerative power of the endometrium, and I've
2:15.6	been moved in so many other ways by the incredible things
2:18.9	I've learned from these authors. If you'd like to check out the books that we've covered so far in
2:24.1	this book club, head to our website, this podcast will kill you.com, where you can find pages for
2:29.7	each of our released book club episodes. And if you, like me, were one of those nerds always going past
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