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Viral
by Linsey Grove & Megan Albertson
Viral is a public health podcast for both public health nerds and the general public started by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist and hosted by Linsey and Megan Albertson. Public health consists of too many topics and professionals to name–but we’re going to try to cover it all. From baby bottle tooth decay to social justice, we will discuss the historical context, cultural relevance, and current connections to each topic while interviewing our colleagues in the field. Welcome to Viral.
Episodes
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Episode 68: The Candidate
What if a public health nerd decided to run for office? Megan asks the hard questions of St. Pete City Council Candidate, Dr. Linsey Grove, as she runs for District 6 in the 2026 Elections! Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 67: Female Sterilization
Public health is meant to protect us—but history shows it can also be used to control us. In the 20th century, tens of thousands of people, mostly women, were forcibly sterilized. In this podcast, we dig into the unsettling history of forced sterilization in the United States. From historical...
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Episode 66: Public Health Law
You can't make me!!! Welp...sometimes we can. Join us as we talk about the legal framework for advancing public health. Our guest is Dawn Hunter: public health lawyer, health equity champion, and the rare policymaker who’s as comfortable with the legislature as she is in a microbiology lab.…
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Episode 65: Resilience in These Trying Times
Life is wild these days, but personal resilience is the juice that keeps us going. Join us as we talk with Nicole Waters of 525 Coaching about how to stay unbreakable and unstoppable—because when life gives us lemons...we add some sugar and stay sweet y'all. Engineered by Dreamstate Productions...
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Episode 64: Bodies of the Dead
Let's dig into the fascinating world of public health and how we handle the dearly departed in the US—because who doesn't love a good corpse story? From embalming fluids to home cemeteries, we're dying to explore it all with you. Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 63: The History of Death and Public Health
Let's shed our mortal coils and talk about the history of death in public health. Megan and Linsey talk about religious contexts around death, how we use death to understand disease, and some famous plagues. Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 62: Public Health and Space
Shoot for the stars! And hopefully you'll land in a makeshift airstream for quarantine! Learn more about how we apply public health practices to cosmic travel! Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 61: Public Health and Home Economics
Take a bite of some lemon meringue pie and listen to our episode about how home economics became a vehicle for women to enter the workforce and academia. Megan and Linsey talk about The Secret History of Home Economics and how it has impacted public health. Book: The Secret History of Home...
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Episode 60: Public Health and Mythology
Megan and Linsey revisit this topic and talk about all the different ways that health and community wellness have been revered in different mythologies around the world. Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 59: Logical Fallacies
Did you know your brain likes to take shortcuts when it comes to logic? Megan and Linsey talk about logical fallacies (aka the backbone of social media) and cognitive bias in public health! Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 58: Grant Rant
Megan and Linsey take a moment to rant and rave about the current system of accessing and allocating grants in communities. Fun, right? If you're feeling salty about grant writing, this is the one for you. Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 57: Public Health in Florida
Despite what you may hear, public health happens in Florida! We dive into the history of public health in Florida and the unique challenges the Sunshine State faces. Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 56: Public Health and Cartoons
Let's get silly! Cartoons have been used to communicate health behaviors (both good and bad). Let's revisit some of our favorite toons and how they've impacted public health. Check out our Patreon for Linsey's Sailor Moon drawings from middle school! Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by...
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Episode 55: What's Ice Got to Do With It?
Ice, Ice, baby! We're talking about how ice changed the world and public health! References: Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks -- A Cool History of a Hot Commodity Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 54: Institutional Mistrust in Public Health
Get your tin foil hats on! We're talking about the history of institutional mistrust in public health and how it impacts today's issues. References: Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 53: Anti-Fat Bias and Nutrition (Interview w/Christine Byrne)
Join us for our final episode about anti-fat stigma! We interview and kiki with Christine Byrne (she/her), MPH, RD, LDN, a non-diet dietitian nutritionist, longtime journalist, and the founder of Ruby Oak Nutrition. She specializes in nutrition counseling for eating disorders and loves working…
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Episode 52: Truth and Merit in Science
An opinion piece in the New York Times caught our eye: A Paper That Says Science Should Be Impartial Was Rejected By Major Journals. You Can't Make This Up. by Pamela Paul. Can science be impartial and how do we address bias? The reference article can be found here. Other show notes: Citation...
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Episode 51: Anti-Fatness in Policy
Now that we've discussed anti-fatness in public health, Megan and Linsey talk about anti-fatness in our policies. References: Estimating Deaths Attributable to Obesity in the United States The obesity wars and the education of a researcher: A personal account CDC Study Overestimated Deaths from...
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Episode 50: Fatphobia in Public Health
Megan and Linsey talk about their personal and professional experiences with anti-fat bias and stigma. If you struggle with disordered eating, please be aware that we will be discussing this and eating disorders. This is the first of a series of episodes where we talk about weight discrimination,...
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Episode 49: Season 2 Minisode
WE'RE BACK! We have a lot of updates and news! This minisode is a trailer for the NEW season of Viral with our new co-host, Megan Albertson! Tune in for a preview of Season 2! Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad
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Episode 48 - Where Are They Now
Your podcast feed isn't glitching - yes it really is a new episode of Viral! We are back from our collective catatonic paralysis, I mean sabbatical, I mean break. Did we miss anything important happening in public health over the past year and a half? Quinn and Linsey get real about why they've...
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Episode 46 - Epidemiology and Pharmacy
Hey everyone! Linsey and Quinn are back with a two-part episode featuring a discussion with Dr. Erika Fant, clinical pharmacist, and Dr. Janice Zgibor, pharmacist and epidemiologist. We talk COVID, pharmacy, contact tracing, and more! (This episode was originally recorded a few weeks ago but we...
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Episode 45 - C-Files Continued
Linsey and Quinn hop on Skype again to discuss the ongoing coronavirus crisis, compare figures from around the world, and contemplate what it means that some states are opening up while others remain closed. It gets weird.
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Episode 44 - Pandemic Updates
Linsey and Quinn meet again (remotely this time) to discuss the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including conspiracy theories and how this is affecting marginalized communities especially hard. Hang in there, everyone.
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Episode 43 - Whoa We're in a Pandemic
We're back from a hiatus to bring you an episode about, you guessed it, COVID-19 or Novel Coronavirus. It only took a global pandemic for us to get our butts in gear and record again! In this episode, we talk about the virus, the public health response, and how you can help #FlattenTheCurve (and...
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Episode 42 - Quinn & Linsey's Vape-tastic E-Cigarette Roundup
If you've been paying attention to anything over the past 15 years, you have probably noticed that vape pens, or e-cigarettes, have become increasingly more popular in the United States. But did you know the first prototype dates back to the 1800s? Learn about this and more as we discuss the...
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Episode 41 - Blood Donation, Transfusion, and LGBTQIA+ Populations
Greetings and happy summer! Today we have an episode about the history of blood donation and transfusions as it pertains to public health, helping people recover from injuries and illness, and why some laws regarding who can donate are still out of date for certain populations, especially the...
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Episode 40 - Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
Episode 40! Today Linsey and Quinn discuss the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 which ravaged the city of Philadelphia and almost shut down the American government. Also, what the hosts have been enjoying lately! Enjoy.
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Episode 39 - Martha Hughes Cannon
Thank you to everyone who came and saw us at the 2019 Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Annual Conference in Salt Lake City! We didn’t do a live show per-se, but rather a roundtable presentation about how podcasts can be a useful tool for communicating to a variety of audiences. We’ll...
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Public Health & Propaganda
Hey everyone! This is a rebroadcast of an episode we aired early in our run. We think the topic of propaganda is relevant still and wanted to re-release just the discussion portion of that episode. Be back in your feeds with a new episode soon! Credit to The Quick and Easy Boys for their song…
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Episode 38 - Sex Education & Disability
Sex education should be accessible to everyone, right? Sometimes that's not the case. Linsey discusses her research and dissertation work focused on making sex education accessible for adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Join us for a great conversation! We're also headed to Salt Lake…
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Episode 37 - Public Health, Religion, and Mythology
One recurring theme of this show is that people throughout history have used religion and storytelling to explain what was then unexplainable. In today’s episode, Linsey and Quinn discuss Shapona, the Yoruba god of smallpox, and Endovelicus, the god of public health and safety in pre-Roman...
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Episode 36 - Public Health and Civic Engagement
Can civic engagement make a community healthier? Is voting a public health issue? Uncle Sam wants YOU to find out the answers to these questions and more in our episode about the intersection of civic engagement and public health. Sources:...
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Episode 35 - Measles & The Anti-Vaccination Movement
Public Health deserves a gold star for vaccinations--and an asterisk acknowledging the dark history around its development. We dive into the history of measles and talk about the anti-vaccination movement and how it's bringing this vintage disease back like hipsters and handlebar mustaches....
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Episode 34 - Transduction II
We're back at it -- inoculating your mind against ignorance! Check out the second episode of transduction where we talk about two completely different public health topics! Sources: Link 1; Link 2; Link 3 Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your...
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Episode 33 - Transduction I
Get ready to be inoculated with some surprising knowledge bits about interesting public health topics. We're not going to spoil the surprise, so sit back and enjoy the show! Link to Final Forms Article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/04/07/final-forms Viral is written and produced by...
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Episode 32 - Public Health and Unconventional Partnerships
How do we partner with others on new or non-traditional health issues like housing or climate change? How do we break down our silos across discipline, industry, and sector? We discuss strategies and lessons learned with Maria Sgambati and Carson Bell from Physicians for Social Responsibility in...
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Episode 31 - Public Health and Antibiotics
Imagine a world where diseases that once were easily treatable wreak havoc on our species. This may sound like the plot of a dystopian sci-fi novel but it could be the real future of humanity. We talk about antibiotic resistance and how we can be better stewards of medicine in this episode. Viral...
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Episode 30 - Public Health and the Labor Movement
Love your weekends? We do too! But we haven't always had weekends, minimum wage, and child labor laws; the Labor Movement changed all of that. We talk about the history of the Labor Movement and how it has impacted Public Health. Black Lung Disease Article:...
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Episode 29 - NPHW Day 5: Ensuring the Right to Health
It's the final day of our National Public Health Week series; today we're discussing the Right to Health. Do we have a responsibility as public health professionals to ensure the right to health for everyone? If so, how do we do that and what does that look like? To learn more about National…
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Episode 28 - NPHW Day 4: Injury & Violence Prevention
Welcome to Day 4 of our National Public Health Week series; today we're covering Injury and Violence Prevention. Recent events in Parkland and March for Our Lives have called attention to the growing concern over policy inaction at the federal and state level in addressing gun violence and…
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Episode 27 - NPHW Day 3: Environmental Health
It's Day 3 of National Public Health Week and we're discussing Environmental Health! Today we're featuring an old fellow named Father Thames and how he has impacted the health of London for centuries. To learn more about National Public Health Week and Environmental Health, click here. Viral is...
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Episode 26 - NPHW Day 2: Communicable Disease
Today marks Day 2 of National Public Health Week and the focus is Communicable Disease. We're going to talk about one of public health's greatest achievements: the eradication of Smallpox. To learn more about National Public Health Week and Communicable Disease check out their website here. Photo...
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Episode 25 - NPHW Day 1: Behavioral Health
Today marks Day 1 of National Public Health Week and the focus is Behavioral Health. Get out your Theory of Health Behavior class notes, because we're discussing the story behind the Transtheoretical Model or Stages of Change Theory! We're moving you from contemplating podcast episode…
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Episode 24 - National Public Health Week Preview & Quarantine
April 2nd is the start of National Public Health Week! To celebrate, we're hosting a mini-episode each day based on the daily public health theme! As a bonus, we're talking about the origins of quarantine! Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your...
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Episode 23 - Update and Checking In
We're back (sort of) from a hiatus with some updates and general ramblings! Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys. Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.
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Episode 22 - The Lion, The Researcher, and the Microbe
Welcome to episode 22 of Viral. Sorry we've been gone for about a month, but we are back in the proverbial saddle (get ready for more animal puns) and ready to sink our teeth into a new topic. This week we discuss the link between veterinary medicine and public health. You don't need hawk vision…
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Episode 21 - Art & Science
Art and science. Left brain and right brain. Analytics and emotion. Science gives us explanations, but art gives those explanations meaning. Naturally, these disciplines overlap and have overlapped for as long as both have existed. Today we discuss a few prominent scientific illustrators…
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Episode 20 - Emergency Preparedness & Response
What is the role of public health in emergencies or disaster scenarios? Let's find out! You might be surprised that it's a pretty new sub-discipline of public health even though disasters have been happening since forever. www.fema.gov www.training.fema.gov www.phe.gov/preparedness/support/esf8...
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Episode 019 - National Recovery Month
*As a warning, this episode mentions things that some listeners might find disturbing (sexual trauma, drug abuse, and strong language).* In honor of National Recovery Month, we talk with two amazing women and advocates, Kellie Walker and Toni Reynolds, as they tell their recovery stories. We also...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Viral is a public health podcast for both public health nerds and the general public started by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist and hosted by Linsey and Megan Albertson. Public health consists of too many topics and professionals to name–but we’re going to try to cover it all. From baby bottle tooth decay to social justice, we will discuss the historical context, cultural relevance, and current connections to each topic while interviewing our colleagues in the field. Welcome to Viral.
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Linsey Grove & Megan Albertson
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