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May 15, 2020 1 hr 1 min

Blame the Bats, Man

from We Have Concerns Hosted by Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team has uncovered how bats can carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus without getting sick—research that could shed light on how coronaviruses make the jump to humans and other animals. Anthony and Jeff discuss why is could have been bats all along, and how we can get that menace out of all of our gotham cities. Then, a 32-year-old marketer took sheltering in place to the next level when he became trapped in a California ghost town he recently purchased. The problem is: there’s no running water and a snowstorm has him trapped. Jeff and Anthony decide whether they could be in a haunted place for weeks, and what the best price is for a 22 building sized town. GET BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO HANGOUTS AND MORE. VISIT: http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Get all your sweet We Have Concerns merch by swinging by http://wehaveconcerns.com/shop Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter:http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Today’s stories were https://phys.org/news/2020-05-super-immunity-coronaviruses.html And https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/man-forced-to-quarantine-in-ghost-town-with-gruesome-past/ If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to [email protected], post in on our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/WeHaveConcerns/ or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns Support the show and get bonus episodes, videos, Discord community access and more! http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Jeff on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeffcannata.bsky.social Anthony on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/acarboni.bsky.social

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An episode wherein we conquer two of society's most nagging scientific questions: "Why do outbreaks always seem to come from bats?" and "Would you rather fight bats or ghosts?"

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