Deadliest Diseases That Could End You!

Ryan and guest Zip from the "No Redeeming Qualities" podcast delve into a discussion about the top 10 deadliest diseases globally, using 2015 World Health Organization data, while weaving in timely reflections on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded amidst a small-town Texas outbreak and Canadian quarantine, the conversation blends grim statistics on diseases like heart disease (8.8 million deaths), stroke (6.2 million), and Alzheimer’s (1.5 million) with personal anecdotes, such as Zip’s uncle’s alcoholism-related cirrhosis and Ryan’s step-grandmother’s dementia-induced panic. They tackle heavy topics like racism in Texas, blaming a non-white doctor for a local outbreak, and healthcare disparities, while maintaining a darkly humorous tone, debating which disease—Alzheimer’s or stroke—they’d least want to endure, and urging listeners to stay home to ease hospital burdens.