Appearances

On KCRW talking about worms and germs.

Here’s a podcast I did with the Gut Guardians. Love their tagline: Spreading the microbes around.

This is a TEDx talk I gave November 16, 2013, on how to rethink the immune system. Some evolution please? Location is Madrid, Spain. Very inspiring and enthusiastic group of TEDsters. After seeing the video, I realize credits for the images — which are not mine — are missing. I’ll post those here soon. Otherwise, it’s basically the book in ~17 minutes. Enjoy.

Here’s an hour-long conversation with Russ Roberts over at EconTalk. Very gracious host. I love it that after reading Epidemic, people say, “I bet I had worms.”

On NPR’s “Tell Me More” with host Michel Martin. The co-guest was Mauricio Lim Miller, founder of the Family Independence Initiative, a very interesting nonprofit that’s driven by some very interesting ideas about what drives the cycle of poverty (hint: dependence and loss of — let’s just call it faith in one’s ability to get stuff done, or agency). I was there apropos of my

Talking about our microbes — our symbionts — as neighbors. Maria seems a little incredulous.

Conversation with nutritionist Wendy Myers for her site Live to 110.

Talking about stress and status with Maria Hinojosa. And the “Hispanic paradox.” It’s all apropos of this NYT essay. There’s more about this here on my blog.

Interesting discussion on food and germs (the microbiome) with food writer Michael Pollan and Innovation Hub host Kara Miller.

Conversation with Chris Kresser, a “paleo” nutritionist, and very gracious host.

A video piece Everyday Health did on my hookworm self-infection experiment.

Epidemic on Superhuman Radio this past Mon. The host, Carl Lanore, does squats during commercial breaks. Good fun.

Epidemic on WICN Public Radio out of Worcester, Mass.

Epidemic did a radio blitz of Austin in late October. The shows are put out by People’s Rx. Links below. Good News Health Show Segment begins around 23:00 Healthy Choices Segment begins around 13:30 Let’s get Healthy Segment begins around 65:50

Epidemic on Write On! Radio in Minneapolis – St. Paul last night.

Last Friday, Epidemic was on Bloomberg News’ The Hays Advantage, hosted by the awesome Vonnie Quinn.

Interviewed by host Meghna Chakrabarti. Joel Weinstock, a major character in An Epidemic of Absence, also answers questions on the show. He likes the book! And he adds emphatically that no one should try hookworm.

Last Friday (Sept. 21), Epidemic was on the Mike McConnell show, WGN in Chicago.

Epidemic on the BBC World Update. The segment starts around 35:50. The intro: “If you’re eating, you may want to swallow hard. Because the next story is a little stomach churning…”