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Just another day at camp. Franklin earns his swimming badge, Ruby ties knots, Zach fiddles with radios, and Blaine becomes captain.Stranded on Catalina Island after the Outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. Armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, these preteens navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance.WARNING: This miniseries contains distressing scenarios involving children, including graphic violence and gore, as well as underage drinking and use of firearms. Listener discretion is advised.CAST:Beauden Michael McConnell as FranklinJulian Vidaurrazaga as BlaineDillon Wrich as ZachIsabella Burer as RubyRiley Jackson as CarmenBraxton Hale as PierceGreg Perrow as JoeHayden Williams-Moran as ChaseMichael Swan as NarratorFull list of cast & crew: https://www.werealive.com/ We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed.This is the conclusion of WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUT'S HONOR. To find out what happens next, listen to WE'RE ALIVE: A STORY OF SURVIVAL and all subsequent stories in the world of WE'RE ALIVE on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all podcast platforms.Disclaimer: “We're Alive: Scout's Honor” and all of the events and characters associated with it are a work of fiction. This project is not sponsored or endorsed by Camp Emerald Bay or any other scouting organization. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk about the liver, viral infections, and the NHS.We also discuss blood scandals, needle usage, and Nobel Prizes.Recommended Book: A World Appears by Michael PollanTranscriptThe term “hepatitis” refers to the inflammation of the liver, which can result from all kinds of things, including environmental toxins, the consumption of alcohol, or autoimmune diseases. It can also result from viral infections, and the most prominent liver-inflaming viruses are called viral hepatitis.There are five types of viral hepatitis, A, B, C, D, and E, and each of these viruses are distinct, not part of the same viral family, they're just similarly named because they impact the same organ.Hepatitis A and E are primarily spread through contaminated food and water, and generally resolve on their own, untreated, and cause relatively mild symptoms. Hepatitis B and C are spread through blood and other bodily fluids, and can linger in a host's body for decades before even showing symptoms. Hepatitis D is a parasite of Hepatitis B, and thus only infects people who carry Hepatitis B.Now again, these are all different conditions that just happen to inflame the liver, so impact and treatment also vary quite a lot. As I mentioned, A and E generally present with mild symptoms and tend to go away on their own, while B and C can stick around a long time. There's a vaccine for B, but no cure; you can treat it, but that treatment involves suppressing it, and keeping it suppressed, forever. Hep C, in contrast, is curable, and has been since 2014 using what are called direct-acting antiviral pills, but these pills, which are taken for 8 to 12 weeks, are expensive—ranging from $22-95k without insurance, though that price is often reduced substantially for those with insurance, down to as low as $5. This category of drug coverage is often rejected by insurance companies, though, in part because they're so expensive, that expense the result of little competition in this space; few companies make this type of drug, so those that do can charge more or less whatever they like.Some people with Hepatitis C clear it on their own; about 30% of people who contract it, in fact, clear it within a few months, medication-free. Which is good, because our understanding of this virus is relatively new. Up until 1989, Hep C didn't even have its own name: it was established as its own thing, not Hep A and not Hep B, back in the 1970s, and doctors knew that something that wasn't those two viruses, that was being spread by transfusions, was causing hepatitis symptoms, but they didn't know any real specifics, so they just called it “non-A, non-B hepatitis,” and that name stuck for more than a decade.In 1989 the virus was cloned using molecular techniques (as opposed to simply growing the virus, which wasn't proving fruitful in trying to isolate and identify the thing), and the folks who managed that cloning, and the person who later proved that the genome they cloned, alone, caused the disease, received a Nobel Prize in Medicine for their efforts in 2020.By 1991, antibody tests were available for Hep C, and many countries began screening donated blood for this virus, to ensure it wasn't working its way into their blood supply.And one instance of that screening process, or I suppose, an event that led up to mass screening, and the consequences that followed, are what I'd like to talk about today. The UK's efforts in trying to eliminate Hep C, and England's recently announced near-success in that pursuit.—Hepatitis C is an RNA virus with high genetic variability that makes developing a reliable vaccine difficult. And though somewhere between a quarter and a third of all cases clear on their own, those that don't clear on their own become chronic, lying in wait for twenty to thirty years, slowly accumulating fibrosis—thick scar tissue in the liver—which eventually results in cirrhosis, which means a liver that's so heavily scarred that the organ is no longer fully functional and the damage is permanent. From there, infected people often experience liver failure or hepatocellular (huh-pah-toe) carcinoma, liver cancer.So this virus is a sleeper, and unless it's caught by accident somewhere along the way, it slowly causes damage over time until the damage is too severe to reverse. About 80% of people who have it don't know they have it, and in some parts of the world medical injections are the most common transmitter, but in higher-income areas, it's usually transmitted by injectable drugs.Pre-2014 treatments for Hep C were pretty horrible, involving a combination antiviral therapy called pegylated interferon plus ribavirin that was injected weekly for six months to a year, and this was terribly tolerated by pretty much everyone, causing anemia, depression, and flu-like symptoms for the duration. It also only cured about 50% of people who received the full treatment, and a lot of people had to stop because it caused such ridiculous side effects.Another antiviral called Sofosbuvir (so-FAS-buh-vir), which kept Hep C from replicating in its host, hit the market in late-2013, and that led to a series of direct-acting antivirals that reduced the treatment period dramatically, allowing most people, 95%, to cure their Hep C entirely by taking generally well-tolerated pills for 8 to 12 weeks.These pills were staggeringly expensive from the get-go, with an entire treatment course initially costing about $84,000, or $1,000 a pill. This led to rationing, and saving these pills for the worst-impacted people who already had severe liver damage. There were also pretty stringent requirements attached to their distribution, including that people who received them could no longer drink alcohol, because it was considered a waste to give these crazy expensive, liver-saving drugs to people who would just go and hurt their liver more, anyway.In the UK, the demand for this treatment type was different than in most other countries, in large part because of something that happened back in the 1970s and 80s.The UK's publicly funded healthcare system, the NHS, was in the midst of a shortage of clotting factor, which are plasma proteins and ions that help blood clot and which are used for medical purposes. So they imported a bunch of plasma products from the US, and those products were sourced from the blood of paid donors—and that donor pool included prisoners and people who used injectable drugs. Just one Hep C contaminated blood donation could contaminate an entire batch of blood, and remember, they only started screening the blood supply for Hep C in 1991, and they didn't start treating their blood supply for Hep C until a little before that, 1985, so this was well before they had any idea what was in those blood products they were importing and administering.Consequently, between 1970 and the early 1990s, more than 30,000 NHS patients received transfusions or other blood product treatments contaminated with Hep B, Hep C, or HIV, and about a tenth of those people, around 3,000 patients, have since died of those conditions.The UK government leaned on denial and a refusal to look into the details of this for years, but in 2017 it announced an independent public inquiry into the matter, and in May of 2024, that inquiry concluded that this whole scandal was avoidable, that patients were knowingly exposed to “unacceptable risks,” and that there was a big cover up by government officials, doctors, and other people working with the NHS.As of mid-2026, only a little over 3,200 people of the more than 18,500 who registered claims, demanding compensation from the government because they were impacted by this scandal, have been paid out. The expected total expense for the UK government is on the order of 12.8 billion pounds, but a lot of people who are probably due a payout, and who are in poor and deteriorating health as a consequence of all this, don't yet have a sense of when they'll receive their payment.Back in 2016, before all that came to a head, the UK set itself an aggressive goal: to eliminate Hep C by the WHO's 2030 target, or before. It then ran a competitive tender for antivirals, inviting medical suppliers to submit competing bids, resulting in the largest single medicine procurement program in the NHS' history. The pharmaceutical companies that won their bids were also obliged, as part of the agreement, to help fund efforts to identify undiagnosed but infected patients, in addition to supplying antiviral pills, and this combination of investment and application led to the deployment of new tests and scanning machines, free postal test kits, the hiring of specialists, and services that focused on prisons and drug users.The impact of all this has been significant: a more than 61% decline in infections from 2015 to 2024, nearly half of all drug users with Hep C had cleared the virus in that time, and deaths from Hep C are down 36% over the past decade.The WHO treatment-coverage target—the percentage of people who are diagnosed getting treatment—was 80%, and England has hit 81.5%, which was recently announced to much fanfare. It hasn't yet hit the diagnosis target, however, which is to diagnose 90% of people who are estimated to have Hep C; they've hit 84.6%, which is still quite a lot of progress, even if they're not yet where they'd like to be. That's all based on models, of course, as are the assumed number of infections among people who use injectable drugs, which is also a spot where England is currently flagging; there's no centralized system in England to monitor needle and syringe provisions, and reinfection rates are around 8.8 per 100 person-years among people who had injected within three years of receiving treatment, and that rate is even higher for people who have ever been to prison, around 9.4 per 100.What that means in practice is that the English government overall has done a pretty astounding and effective job at negotiating their relationships with pharma companies and getting detection on track at that scale, but on more ground-level issues that are, interestingly, a lot cheaper to implement, but at times more politically complicated because of public sentiment about drug use and drug users, they're doing a lot less well—and important to note here is that these outcomes vary a bit across the four programs being run across the UK. Scotland and Wales are doing relatively better and worse in some regards compared to England, for instance.Also worth noting here that while England is broadly doing a great job with Hep C diagnosis and treatment, they aren't the first to achieve those WHO-set goals: Egypt reached Gold tier status according to the WHO's Hep C guidelines in October of 2023, at that point having diagnosed 87% of people who have the virus, and treating 93% of those who were diagnosed. They managed to cut incidence of the virus by 97% in just 8 years, leaning on a system of high-yield testing—they tested more than 60 million people during those 8 years—alongside a production scheme that included local manufacturing of antivirals, making them more available and affordable.All of which are generally good signs about where Hep C testing and treatment is going, at least in these regions. And it paints a optimistic picture for other countries that might want to replicate some of what's working within their own borders.Show Noteshttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75gk620r22ohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infected_blood_scandal_in_the_United_Kingdomhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_Chttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_hepatitishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_Bhttps://www.healthline.com/health/hepatitis-c/treatment-costshttps://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hepatitis-chttps://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/surveillance-of-hepatitis-c-in-scotland/surveillance-of-hepatitis-c-in-scotland-progress-on-elimination-of-hepatitis-c-as-a-major-public-health-concern-2025-update/https://www.emro.who.int/media/news/egypt-becomes-the-first-country-to-achieve-who-validation-on-the-path-to-elimination-of-hepatitis-c.htmlhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hepatitis-c-in-england-and-the-uk/hepatitis-c-in-england-2025https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/08/100000-people-receive-treatment-to-cure-deadly-hep-c-virus-on-nhs-in-just-ten-years/https://www.hepctrust.org.uk/blog/2019/04/hepatitis-c-trust-welcomes-elimination-deal-hepatitis-c-and-calls-government-backed/https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10099/https://www.who.int/teams/global-hiv-hepatitis-and-stis-programmes/hepatitis/reports/global-hepatitis-report-2026 This is a public episode. 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This week, we're breaking down the fallout of the home invasion, Joe's brutal reality check with her family, and that massive geopolitical monologue from OleksandraBalakin that redefines the entire threat landscape. Is America actually being eaten away from the inside, or is Sheridan just laying the animal metaphors on way too thick?​In this episode, we talk:​The Family Intervention: Joe's refusal to walk away and why the war hitting the beltway changes everything for Neal and the kids.​Oleksandra's Interrogation: How the CIA uses heavy-handed leverage and whether her roadmap of compromised US officials holds up.​The "Bear" Metaphor Breakdown: Wolf Packs, Tigers, and internal rot—we dissect the tactical shift this season is making toward domestic espionage. ​Flash-Forward Clues: What this timeline shift reveals about Joe's ultimate abduction.

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Zach faces the truth. Stranded on Catalina Island after the Outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. Armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, these preteens navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance.WARNING: This miniseries contains distressing scenarios involving children, including graphic violence and gore, as well as underage drinking and use of firearms. Listener discretion is advised.CAST:Beauden Michael McConnell as FranklinJulian Vidaurrazaga as BlaineDillon Wrich as ZachIsabella Burer as RubyZach Paul Brown as CurtisShanti Ryle as DelilahChristina Castañeda as PilarElisa Eliot as MindyDan Nord as HarvMichael Swan as NarratorFull list of cast & crew: https://www.werealive.com/ We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed.Join us on August 18th 2026, for the Series Finale of Chapter 8 of WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUT'S HONOR - “Sink or Swim”Disclaimer: “We're Alive: Scout's Honor” and all of the events and characters associated with it are a work of fiction. This project is not sponsored or endorsed by Camp Emerald Bay or any other scouting organization. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lestat continues to be one of the more complex and interesting characters we've seen on screen in a while. 

Bruce & Gaydos share new reporting that says Taco Bell's parent company, Yum! Brands, was allegedly aware of the cyclospora parasite and its connection to some of its locations roughly two weeks before it communicated with customers publicly about the situation.

Franklin delivers a proper send-off. Blaine finds justice.Stranded on Catalina Island after the Outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. Armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, these preteens navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance.WARNING: This miniseries contains distressing scenarios involving children, including graphic violence and gore, as well as underage drinking and use of firearms. Listener discretion is advised.CAST:Beauden Michael McConnell as FranklinJulian Vidaurrazaga as BlaineDillon Wrich as ZachIsabella Burer as RubyBraxton Hale as PierceChristina Castañeda as PilarMichael Swan as NarratorFull list of cast & crew: https://www.werealive.com/ We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed. Join us on August 11th 2026, for Chapter 7 of WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUT'S HONOR - “Unraveling the Trail”Disclaimer: “We're Alive: Scout's Honor” and all of the events and characters associated with it are a work of fiction. This project is not sponsored or endorsed by Camp Emerald Bay or any other scouting organization. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Has progressive political ideology infiltrated the NYPD's leadership ranks? John, Eric, and Marlon examine how concepts such as DEI, equity initiatives, identity politics, and public perception have influenced leadership decisions, promotions, discipline, and policing priorities within the department. The discussion explores whether these changes have affected accountability, officer morale, recruitment, retention, and public safety and asks whether NYPD leadership is prioritizing politics over policing. In this episode: Has ideology replaced merit in leadership decisions? DEI, promotions, and executive appointments. The impact on officer morale and retention. Public safety vs. political messaging. What this means for the future of the NYPD. Support the show with Kalshi! https://kalshi.com/r/FINEST Use code FINEST for up to a $500 bonus (terms apply). #NYPD #Police #PublicSafety #LawEnforcement #DEI #Woke #NYC #Politics #TheFinestUnfiltered #PoliceLeadership Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Reanimated got back on the tour bus with the band for the first two episodes of The Vampire Lestat and were not disappointed. There's a lot to chew on in these episodes and the promise of plenty more!

Rock bottom. Ruby tries to keep everyone together.Stranded on Catalina Island after the Outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. Armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, these preteens navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance.WARNING: This miniseries contains distressing scenarios involving children, including graphic violence and gore, as well as underage drinking and use of firearms. Listener discretion is advised.CAST:Beauden Michael McConnell as FranklinJulian Vidaurrazaga as BlaineDillon Wrich as ZachIsabella Burer as RubyBraxton Hale as PierceMichael Swan as NarratorFull list of cast & crew: https://www.werealive.com/ We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed.Join us on August 4th 2026, for Chapter 6 of WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUT'S HONOR - “The Root of the Problem”Disclaimer: “We're Alive: Scout's Honor” and all of the events and characters associated with it are a work of fiction. This project is not sponsored or endorsed by Camp Emerald Bay or any other scouting organization. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pierce shows off his master aviation badge.Stranded on Catalina Island after the Outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. Armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, these preteens navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance.WARNING: This miniseries contains distressing scenarios involving children, including graphic violence and gore, as well as underage drinking and use of firearms. Listener discretion is advised.CAST:Beauden Michael McConnell as FranklinJulian Vidaurrazaga as BlaineDillon Wrich as ZachIsabella Burer as RubyRiley Jackson as CarmenBraxton Hale as PierceMichael Swan as NarratorFull list of cast & crew: https://www.werealive.com/ We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed.WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUT'S HONOR, Chapter 5 - “Lost In the Clouds” continues in Part 2, available now!Disclaimer: “We're Alive: Scout's Honor” and all of the events and characters associated with it are a work of fiction. This project is not sponsored or endorsed by Camp Emerald Bay or any other scouting organization. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Random House published Infected back in 2007, Scott's lifelong dreams of being published by one of the big-time publishing houses came true.  But on the very first day of the book tour, the radio tour? Disaster strikes in the form of … checks notes … cookies?  One never knows how their dreams come true, or even if they do. But one also never expects puke buckets to be involved.  — Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs — Produced by Steve Riekeberg — Production Assistance by Allie Press — Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment  Imma stick to pecan sandies from here on out. Sticking to what I know in case disaster lurks around the corner. But if it does, I know I'll use GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3 to snag back ninety-nine percent off the first year of a three-year domain! Get yours while the getting is good! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carmen shares her wisdom. Zach learns from the past.Stranded on Catalina Island after the Outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. Armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, these preteens navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance.WARNING: This miniseries contains distressing scenarios involving children, including graphic violence and gore, as well as underage drinking and use of firearms. Listener discretion is advised.CAST:Beauden Michael McConnell as FranklinJulian Vidaurrazaga as BlaineDillon Wrich as ZachIsabella Burer as RubyRiley Jackson as CarmenBraxton Hale as PierceZach Paul Brown as CurtisShanti Ryle as DelilahMichael Swan as NarratorFull list of cast & crew: https://www.werealive.com/ We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed.Join us on July 28th 2026 for Chapter 5 of WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUT'S HONOR - “Lost In the Clouds”Disclaimer: “We're Alive: Scout's Honor” and all of the events and characters associated with it are a work of fiction. This project is not sponsored or endorsed by Camp Emerald Bay or any other scouting organization. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The kids save a wedding. Blaine recites Shakespeare. Stranded on Catalina Island after the Outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. Armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, these preteens navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance.WARNING: This miniseries contains distressing scenarios involving children, including graphic violence and gore, as well as underage drinking and use of firearms. Listener discretion is advised.CAST:Beauden Michael McConnell as FranklinJulian Vidaurrazaga as BlaineDillon Wrich as ZachIsabella Burer as RubyRiley Jackson as CarmenMichael Swan as NarratorFull list of cast & crew: https://www.werealive.com/ We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed.WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUT'S HONOR, Chapter 4 - “Make a Toast” continues in Part 2, available now!Disclaimer: “We're Alive: Scout's Honor” and all of the events and characters associated with it are a work of fiction. This project is not sponsored or endorsed by Camp Emerald Bay or any other scouting organization. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A lot of you might like to keep a birdfeeder in the garden, which is generally a good thing, but now the advice now is not to have one. Songbirds particularly are under threat, and feeding them could make them worse…Niall Hatch from Birdwatch Ireland joins Seán to discuss.

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Somehow, the Tom Savini-directed remake of the grandpappy zombie movie of all time had slipped through the cracks of our recap process. Reanimated was more than happy to correct that oversight and spend time with Barbara, Ben and the gang at the farmhouse. 

The kids reunite with their troop. Carmen learns how to fish. Ruby makes a friend.Stranded on Catalina Island after the Outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. Armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, these preteens navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance.WARNING: This miniseries contains distressing scenarios involving children, including graphic violence and gore, as well as underage drinking and use of firearms. Listener discretion is advised.CAST:Beauden Michael McConnell as FranklinJulian Vidaurrazaga as BlaineDillon Wrich as ZachIsabella Burer as RubyRiley Jackson as CarmenHayden Williams-Moran as ChaseMichael Swan as NarratorFull list of cast & crew: https://www.werealive.com/ We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed.Join us on July 21st, 2026 for Chapter 4 of WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUT'S HONOR - “Make a Toast”Disclaimer: “We're Alive: Scout's Honor” and all of the events and characters associated with it are a work of fiction. This project is not sponsored or endorsed by Camp Emerald Bay or any other scouting organization. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reanimated keenly felt the meta while talking about podcasters in the zombie apocalypse after we watched "Didn't Die."

I've been trying to book this guest for over ten years. Why? Because almost no one in medicine is willing to talk honestly about what's actually happening inside breast implants, including bacteria, biofilm, and the heavy metals leaching into your body. I finally sat down with Dr. Robert Whitfield, one of the few surgeons in the country specializing in breast implant illness and explant surgery. We explore a 2024 study he published showing nearly 30% of implant capsules tested positive for bacterial contamination, why he removes the entire capsule during explant, and which heavy metals show up most often. He also talks about potential issues with infrared saunas if you still have implants, and how patients can experience dramatic symptom relief after explant surgery and removal of the capsule tissue. If you have implants or are simply implant-curious, tune in and learn what your plastic surgeon likely isn't telling you.   "In 2024, we published a large series of PCR tests. We found that 29% of 694 consecutive specimens had bacterial contamination." ~ Dr. Robert Whitfield   In This Episode: - Dr. Whitfield's reconstructive surgery background  - How bacteria attach to implants  - What is breast implant illness?   - What toxins are in breast implants?  - Common symptoms of breast implant illness  - Should you use a sauna with implants?  - Current understanding of implant safety in the medical community - Patient recovery stories after removing implants - How to prepare for explant surgery  - Do all implants leak heavy metals?    Products & Resources Mentioned: Educational Resources on Breast Implants: Explore additional information, study results, and podcasts on breast implants, or book a consultation call with Dr. Robert Whitfield at https://www.drrobertwhitfield.com/  Join Dr. Whitfield's Private Community: Access uncensored education, holistic health protocols, and exclusive weekly lives at https://drrobscircle.com/  Buy Dr. Whitfield's First Book: The SHARP Method-- Strategic Holistic Accelerated Recovery Program https://amzn.eu/d/01ByBgMQ  His Latest  Book:  Breast Implants, Explant Surgery, and Breast Implant Illness with Robert Whitfield, MD– A Comprehensive Guidebook to Fat Transfer, Holistic Surgical Recovery, and the SHARP MethodTM https://amzn.eu/d/09fB26Qm  Bon Charge Red Light Face Mask: Get 15% off sitewide, plus free shipping and a 12-month warranty, with code WENDY at https://boncharge.com/  Organifi Happy Drops: Save 20% with code MYERSDETOX at https://organifi.com/myersdetox     Heavy Metals Quiz: Check your toxicity score and receive a free video series on how to detox your body. Take the quiz at https://heavymetalsquiz.com    About Robert Whitfield: Dr. Robert Whitfield, MD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon recognized for his work with breast implant illness and breast implant–related complications. Based in Austin, he specializes in advanced microsurgical techniques, explant procedures, and complex breast reconstruction. With more than two decades of surgical experience, he has treated thousands of patients seeking clarity around persistent symptoms that may be associated with implant issues. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Whitfield maintains an active education platform aimed at helping both patients and clinicians better understand the risks, options, and decision pathways surrounding implants and explant procedures. You can learn more about his work at https://www.drrobertwhitfield.com    Disclaimer The Myers Detox Podcast was created and hosted by Dr. Wendy Myers. This podcast is for information purposes only. Statements and views expressed on this podcast are not medical advice. This podcast, including Wendy Myers and the producers, disclaims responsibility for any possible adverse effects from using the information contained herein. The opinions of guests are their own, and this podcast does not endorse or accept responsibility for statements made by guests. This podcast does not make any representations or warranties about guests' qualifications or credibility. Individuals on this podcast may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to herein. If you think you have a medical problem, consult a licensed physician.

The kids discover a way to avoid detection. Stranded on Catalina Island after the Outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. Armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, these preteens navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance.WARNING: This miniseries contains distressing scenarios involving children, including graphic violence and gore, as well as underage drinking and use of firearms. Listener discretion is advised.CAST:Beauden Michael McConnell as FranklinJulian Vidaurrazaga as BlaineDillon Wrich as ZachIsabella Burer as RubyRiley Jackson as CarmenZach Paul Brown as CurtisMichael Swan as NarratorFull list of cast & crew: https://www.werealive.com/ Zach risks everything for a souvenir.We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed.Join us on July 14th, 2026 for Chapter 3 of WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUT'S HONOR - “Sting, Sting, Sting”Disclaimer: “We're Alive: Scout's Honor” and all of the events and characters associated with it are a work of fiction. This project is not sponsored or endorsed by Camp Emerald Bay or any other scouting organization. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Franklin, Blaine, and Zach search for safety. Carmen and Ruby evade danger.Stranded on Catalina Island after the Outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. Armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, these preteens navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance.WARNING: This miniseries contains distressing scenarios involving children, including graphic violence and gore, as well as underage drinking and use of firearms. Listener discretion is advised.CAST:Beauden Michael McConnell as FranklinJulian Vidaurrazaga as BlaineDillon Wrich as ZachIsabella Burer as RubyRiley Jackson as CarmenZach Paul Brown as CurtisMichael Swan as NarratorFull list of cast & crew: https://www.werealive.com/ We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed. WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUT'S HONOR, Chapter 2 - “Between Two Harbors” continues in Part 2, available now!Disclaimer: “We're Alive: Scout's Honor” and all of the events and characters associated with it are a work of fiction. This project is not sponsored or endorsed by Camp Emerald Bay or any other scouting organization. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ernesto Araújo and Alejandro Peña Esclusa. Esclusa details how narco-trafficking infected the São Paulo Forum, causing leftist leaders to reject democratic losses. Araújo argues regional stability requires a dedicated alliance to eradicate the link between communism and organized crime. (4)1954 HUNGARY BRAZIL

A European MP's phone was infected by Pegasus spyware, Android drops its PIN guessing limit from 1,800 attempts to 20, Alibaba bans employees from using Claude at work, and there's a new vulnerability in the Linux kernel. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Android drops PIN guessing limit from 1,800 attempts to just 20

The inaugural season of the instant classic Widow's Bay comes to an end with some serious themes but the show still manages to make us laugh. Season 2 can't come soon enough!

I am third generation United States Army, so there was heavy childhood indoctrination in my family. You weren't a man until you served in a combat unit. In a culture where older rights of passage have been abandoned or intentionally erased, all in service of the imperial machine, there is one coming of age ritual universally available to young men in America - the military. This episode demonstrates how that is bad for literally everyone on the planet. We are joined byJasper Craven is an award-winning investigative journalist covering the U.S. military, veterans' issues, and the American educational complex. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book God Forgives, Brothers Don't, which will be discussed here today, and a frequent contributor to major national publications. His investigative reporting on the military has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, Harper's Magazine, Politico, The Baffler, and The Intercept. Links to his book, both print and audio:https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/God-Forgives-Brothers-Dont/Jasper-Craven/9781668087190https://www.audible.com/pd/God-Forgives-Brothers-Dont-Audiobook/B0G6MBWG6B?source_code=AUDORWS0718179KY7

Wayland Productions is proud to present the newest story from the world of We're Alive - Scout's Honor.Stranded on Catalina Island after the outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. This immersive audio drama is a heart-pounding blend of horror and adventure as these preteens, armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance in this stand-alone new audio drama from the creators of We're Alive.We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed. Listen to episode 1, June 30th 2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 8, 2009. Franklin's first day at Camp Emerald Bay goes horribly wrong…Stranded on Catalina Island after the Outbreak, a small group of Adventure Scouts confront the “Infected", testing their mettle and the strength of their friendships. This immersive audio drama is a heart-pounding blend of horror and adventure as these preteens, armed with only determination and their Scout Rules, navigate the rugged island, discovering the essence of courage and sacrifice in the face of an apocalypse. Bonds are tested, innocence is lost, and the scout motto “Stay Alert, Stay Alive” takes on a whole new, dark significance in this stand-alone new audio drama from the creators of We're Alive.WARNING: This miniseries contains distressing scenarios involving children, including graphic violence and gore, as well as underage drinking and use of firearms. Listener discretion is advised.FOR OUR LISTENERS IN THE UK (UPDATED): Please be advised that the original upload of this podcast contained language that, while benign in an American context, is considered offensive in many parts of the world: The abbreviation of the Venture Scout rank "Pollywog." This was unintentional, and we are grateful to the listeners who messaged and informed us early on. We have since removed the word from this and all future Chapters of Scout's Honor. Your podcast player of choice may take time to update to this new edited version.CAST:Beauden Michael McConnell as FranklinJulian Vidaurrazaga as BlaineDillon Wrich as ZachIsabella Burer as RubyRiley Jackson as CarmenBraxton Hale as PierceGreg Perrow as JoeHayden Williams-Moran as ChaseVictoria Cheng as ValerieChristina Castañeda as PilarElisa Eliot as MindyDan Nord as HarvTristan McMorris as GusMichael Swan as NarratorFull list of cast & crew: https://www.werealive.com/ We're Alive - Scouts Honor was originally released on its own podcast feed in 2024. In case you missed it, this summer 2026 we're sharing We're Alive - Scouts Honor weekly on the We're Alive podcast feed. Join us on July 7th, 2026 for Chapter 2 of WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUT'S HONOR - “Between Two Harbors”Disclaimer: “We're Alive: Scout's Honor” and all of the events and characters associated with it are a work of fiction. This project is not sponsored or endorsed by Camp Emerald Bay or any other scouting organization. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay Ingersoll and co-host Jeff Wright put a fresh spin on the Metal Maniacs Reaction Series — and this time, nobody knew what was coming. They each hand-picked 3 bands, dropped them on the other person cold, and let the unfiltered opinions fly. Six bands. Zero preparation. Pure underground metal chaos.Who brought the absolute heat? Who got unexpectedly destroyed by something they never saw coming? This one's a must-listen for any metalhead who loves discovering new music alongside people who actually give a damn about it.

Vanilla, intense pickleball, hiking and much more! The Plan-B Show with Brock & Kiki - June 29th 2026See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the emDOCs.net podcast! Join us as we review our high-yield posts from our website emDOCs.net.Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long (@long_brit), we cover the potentially deadly infected ureterolithiasis. To continue to make this a worthwhile podcast for you to listen to, we appreciate any feedback and comments you may have for us. Please let us know!Subscribe to the podcast on one of the many platforms below:Apple iTunesSpotifyGoogle PlaySend us Fan Mail

Horror history spirals into paranoia and infection this week—from The Thing's frozen body horror to 28 Days Later's rage-virus chaos, The Omen's cursed bloodline, 1408's haunted hotel nightmare, and Quake's gothic digital terror. Henrique explores how June 22–28 birthed some of horror's most influential outbreak and supernatural films, dissecting what made them landmarks in horror legends and why they still feel dangerously relevant today.Inside this episode:• 1408 turns one hotel room into a psychological pressure cooker, trapping a skeptical writer inside a space that studies him, wounds him, and refuses to let him leave.• The Omen gives the evil-child movie one of its classiest and creepiest landmarks, with the Antichrist hiding behind privilege, elegance, and a terrifyingly calm little smile.• 28 Days Later drags outbreak horror into the 21st century with empty London streets, sprinting infected, digital grime, and the terrifying idea that civilization can collapse almost overnight.• Quake opens a slipgate into gothic castles, wet tunnels, shambling monsters, Lovecraftian dread, and a diseased industrial soundscape that helped reshape horror-tinged gaming.• The Deep-Cut Spotlight goes to The Thing, John Carpenter's 1982 alien paranoia nightmare about imitation, isolation, mistrust, Rob Bottin's legendary effects, and the terrifying question of who is still human.Plus: a horror birthday roll featuring Bruce Campbell, Peter Lorre, Isabelle Adjani, and Kathy Bates, a creepy look at how horror teaches us to distrust the obvious, and a weekly recommendation for Twilight Zone: The Movie, the complicated 1983 anthology film that brought Rod Serling's nightmare world to the big screen.From haunted rooms and Antichrist children to rage-infected streets, gothic gaming nightmares, Antarctic isolation, alien imitation, blood tests, body horror, and the cold collapse of trust, this week proves horror history can make monsters out of places, people, memories, machines, and the person standing right beside you.

Reanimated ventures out on the waters of Widow's Bay and then has a visitor from the 1990s pop back in for some cutlery demonstrations.

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating beef from a screwworm infected cow. Dr. Don - not risky

What a long strange trip Tom has and then we all take a trip back to 1702 with some stellar cast members!

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New Zealand researchers are warning climate change may mean an increase in bacteria infected seafood and the water itself. The group of waterborne bacteria called Vibrio can cause stomach bugs, infect cuts if you're swimming in it, and seafood containing the bacteria can also make you sick. The bacteria flourish in a warm environment. Science Leader at the NZ Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science, Nicola King, spoke to Lisa Owen.

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Reanimated opens the beaches with a good book but then loses sleep over these two episodes of Widow's Bay

Google's Debug program is releasing 64 million Wolbachia-infected sterile male mosquitoes into parts of Florida and California over four years to combat disease-spreading mosquitoes.The Sterile Insect Technique works by having these males mate with wild females, causing their eggs to fail to hatch (via cytoplasmic incompatibility), which gradually crashes the local mosquito population over generations.The approach has shown strong results in past trials (90 percent+ reductions), but it carries risks such as imperfect male/female sorting by AI and potential ecological disruptions if mosquitoes are fully eliminated from an area.Let's go through the details together.

The Africa CD and the WHO say 34 health workers have been infected with the Ebola virus so far, and seven of them have died. The two institutions have launched a plan, aiming to raise 518 million U.S. dollars to support African countries to respond to the outbreak.

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We brave the fog and take the ferry to Widow's Bay to hang out with Tom Loftis and a heaping scoop of northeastern nostalgia ... and terror.

There's a famous plague known as "the dancing plague" that infected over 400 people in Europe, over 500 years ago, and medical historians are still unsure what caused it. However, there are some strong suspicions that it was a mold realted illness due to what old can do to humans. It can affects your skin, eyes, nervous system, brain, immune system and even destroy your gut; and mold is in up to 70% of US homes, causing problems for you, right now.   TOPICS DISCUSSED: The dancing plague of 1518 What happened to the town's people What may have caused the dancing plague How mold might be making you sick today How to heal from mold illness   If you have Crohn's, Colitis or Diverticulitis, be sure to check out my second podcast: Reversing Crohn's and Colitis Naturally.   Leave us a Review: https://www.reversablepod.com/review   Need help with your gut? Visit my website gutsolution.ca to join a program: Get help now   Contact us: reversablepod.com/tips    FIND ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram  Facebook  YouTube

Republicans, the political ad game just got flipped upside down by AI — and this Spencer Pratt viral video proves it. If you're fed up with polished Democrat attack ads funded by big money, you NEED to watch this. AI is letting outsiders create blockbuster-level campaign videos that actually reach voters and cut through the noise. We dive into the growing debate: Is AI the ultimate tool for conservatives to fight back against the establishment media and billionaire-backed campaigns? Or does it open the door to dangerous manipulation? You'll see the real difference between fun, over-the-top AI ads like Pratt's and the deceptive deepfakes that actually change what politicians say. We also cover: Trump on state of the ceasefire with Iran.  Update on the hantavirus.  Trump TV show appearance compilation.  What is UVU hiding from the Charlie Kirk assassination?  Pete Hegseth wants military personnel to return. This is the future of conservative messaging — creative, cost-effective, and impossible to ignore. If you want more videos exposing how tech is reshaping politics from a Republican perspective, smash that LIKE button, drop a COMMENT with your thoughts on AI ads, and SUBSCRIBE with notifications on. We drop new videos weekly, breaking down the stories the mainstream media won't touch. What do YOU think — is AI the secret weapon Republicans need in 2026 and beyond? Comment below! 00:00 Pat Gray UNLEASHED! 00:23 Trump on Ceasefire with Iran 02:36 Trump on Negotiations with Iran 05:00 Gas/Oil Prices 08:26 Trump on Why Iranians are Not Protesting 10:21 Hantavirus Update 12:56 How Easily Hantavirus can Spread 16:41 Deborah Birx on Hantavirus 19:04 Anthony Fauci Closing Schools Montage 20:16 How Many People are Infected with Hantavirus? 23:37 Dr. Peter McCullough on Fauci Prosecution 24:44 Pete Hegseth on Mandatory Military COVID-19 Shots 33:21 Trump Talks about TDS 34:23 Trump Praises Curt Cignetti 37:40 Race for LA Mayor Heating Up! 39:06 Another AI-Generated Spencer Pratt Ad 41:55 Whose Running for California Governor? 42:45 Magic Johnson Endorses Karen Bass 45:35 Eric Swalwell's Naughty Snapchat Pics 50:00 Trump Receives Custom Football Gear 53:49 Tommy Robinson Rally in London 1:02:31 SCOTUS Republican Win! 1:04:49 AI Dystopia Video from the Babylon Bee 1:06:37 Trump: Through the Years 1:09:23 Tick Infestation in the U.S. 1:12:07 "Charlie Kirk Street" in California 1:13:01 AOC at Ebenezer Baptist Church 1:15:24 Zohran Mamdani's Nazi Salute?! 1:16:10 Anna Paulina Luna Stops Congress Vote 1:18:23 Manu Raju VS. Mallory McMorrow 1:22:33 Crow Drones 1:23:44 Ashton Forbes Interview on May 22nd 1:25:48 Leftists Believe Butler, PA was STAGED?! 1:29:00 Utah Valley University Issues 1:33:27 Top Baby Names for 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something's not right in the woods, at least if you're a white-tailed deer. In this episode, the guys dig into chronic wasting disease (CWD), a strange illness reshaping deer populations in many areas of the Lower 48 (and Scandinavia!). It's not caused by a virus or a bacteria, but it is related to mad cow disease. They break down what it is, how it spreads, what's happening inside infected animals, and why it's so dang hard to contain. The deer are not alright… and there's a reason.This episode was recorded on April 23, 2026 at Walton Woods Park in Amherst, NY (a suburb of Buffalo). Episode Notes and Links· Are there different CWD strains in a single animal? Chronic wasting disease isn't a single, uniform pathogen. It's more like a shifting swarm. Infected deer can carry multiple prion “strains” at once, meaning different misfolded shapes of the same protein that behave in slightly different ways. They could spread through the body differently, build up in different tissues, and cause disease at different rates. Lab experiments show this most clearly: when CWD prions are passed through model systems, what looks like one strain can split into multiple distinct variants, or reveal that a mixed population was there all along (e.g., Angers et al. 2010 PNAS; Béringue et al. 2012 Journal of Virology; Li et al. 2010 Journal of Virology). In actual deer, the picture is harder to pin down, but studies comparing prions from different tissues and individuals show real strain diversity and suggest that more than one strain can exist within a single animal (e.g., Angers et al. 2009 Journal of Virology; Moore et al. 2016 Emerging Infectious Diseases). The takeaway is that CWD behaves less like a single disease agent and more like a moving target: a cloud of protein shapes, some dominant, some hidden in the background, that can shift over time, giving the disease more chances to adapt, persist, and potentially jump into new hosts.· Does repeated exposure to CWD reduce incubation time in deer? Repeated exposure to CWD prions does likely shortens incubation time, mainly because prion diseases are strongly dose-dependent. Higher cumulative exposure, whether from a single large dose or many smaller ones over time, can both increase the chance of infection and accelerate disease progression. Experimental studies in deer and elk show that animals exposed to higher or repeated doses tend to develop symptoms faster than those exposed once at low levels. In the wild, this likely plays out through repeated contact with contaminated environments like soil, plants, and carcass sites. That said, factors like genetics and prion strain can still influence how quickly the disease develops in any given animal.· Is CWD the only prion disease that affects wildlife? CWD is the only prion disease currently thriving as a self-sustaining epidemic in wild populations. The others mostly sit at the edges and are livestock diseases that occasionally spill into wildlife or appear in captive/wild interface cases. For example, scrapie occasionally “leaks” into the wild (it has been found in bighorn sheep), but it doesn't take over. It flickers at the edges of livestock systems. Nothing like the landscape-level, self-sustaining spread we see with CWD. That's what makes CWD so concerning: it's not just present in wildlife, it seems to be built for it.· Steve talked about the possibility of vampire bats and wild hogs spreading CWD. What's the story? There's currently no evidence that vampire bats are spreading CWD, but the wild hog story has gotten more interesting recently. Blood-feeding bats like the Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) are often mentioned because prions can occur in blood at low levels, but there are no peer-reviewed studies showing bat-mediated transmission, nor any field patterns linking bats to CWD spread. So the bat idea remains speculative. Wild hogs (Sus scrofa), on the other hand, have moved beyond pure theory. A recent peer-reviewed study (e.g., Soto et al. 2025 Emerging Infectious Diseases) detected low levels of CWD prion activity in free-ranging pigs in endemic areas, suggesting they can pick up and carry prions after scavenging infected carcasses. Combine this with earlier work showing prions can survive digestion and still remain infectious (e.g., Nichols et al. 2009 PLoS ONE), it all points to hogs as plausible mechanical vectors: in other words, organisms that can move infectious material without necessarily developing the disease themselves. The takeaway: vampire bats are still a biologically interesting but unsupported idea, while wild hogs are emerging as potential “messy middlemen,” capable of redistributing prions across the landscape, even if they're not a primary engine of CWD transmission, which is still driven by deer-to-deer contact and long-lived environmental contamination.· Why doesn't NYS do more free testing?New York doesn't offer broad, free testing for every deer. Not because it's ignoring CWD, but because it uses a more targeted, strategic approach. There are a few key constraints on broad, free testing:Cost & logistics: Each test isn't just a swab. It involves lab processing (often PCR or amplification assays), trained staff, and sample handling. Scaling that to hundreds of thousands of deer is a major lift.Low prevalence (right now): When disease prevalence is near zero, mass testing tends to return very few positives, so agencies prioritize early detection in hotspots instead.Management strategy: Agencies often invest more in prevention (carcass transport rules, feeding bans, education) than broad surveillance.Hunter participation: “Free for all” testing can overwhelm systems unless tightly managed, and many states have learned that targeted programs get better data per dollar.So NYS is focusing its efforts on where they see it mattering most: high-risk areas, roadkills, sick/dead deer, and zones near known outbreaks—because testing every hunter-harvested deer statewide would be extremely expensive for relatively low yield in a state with no established CWD population.More info on NY's response, as well as what's happening nationally:The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation's page on CWD (including information on how you can help, scroll down to “Members of the Public”)CWD in Captive Deer: DEC's Response in 2024Chronic Wasting Disease Detection and Management: What Has Worked and What Has Not? A report by the CWD Alliance, a nonprofit organization focused on education, coordination, and outreach around chronic wasting disease. It was created to bring together a mix of stakeholders: state wildlife agencies, federal partners, scientists, and hunting/conservation groups to help share reliable information and improve how CWD is managed across North America. Sponsors and Ways to Support UsThank you to Always Wandering Art (Website and Etsy Shop) for providing the artwork for many of our episodes.Support us on Patreon.Works Cited Bian, J., et al. (2022). Transmission of cervid prions to humanized mice demonstrates the zoonotic potential of chronic wasting disease. Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 10, 149.Edmunds, D. R., Kauffman, M. J., Schumaker, B. A., Lindzey, F. G., Cook, W. E., Kreeger, T. J., Grogan, R. G., & Cornish, T. E. (2016). Chronic wasting disease drives population decline of white‑tailed deer. Ecology, 97(3), 620–632.Henderson, D. M., Denkers, N. D., Hoover, C. E., Garbino, N., Mathiason, C. K., & Hoover, E. A. (2015). Longitudinal Detection of Prion Shedding in Saliva and Urine by Chronic Wasting Disease-Infected Deer by Real-Time Quaking-Induced Conversion. Journal of virology, 89(18), 9338–9347. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01118-15Küry, S., et al. (2023). The zoonotic potential of chronic wasting disease—A review. Pathogens, 12(3), 342.Miller, M. W., et al. (2024). U.S. Geological Survey science strategy to address chronic wasting disease. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1546.Monello, R. J., Powers, J. G., Hobbs, N. T., Spraker, T. R., O'Rourke, K. I., & Wild, M. A. (2014). Endemic chronic wasting disease causes mule deer population decline in Colorado. PLOS ONE, 9(10), e110353.Pirisinu, L., et al. (2024). Zoonotic potential of chronic wasting disease after adaptation in sheep. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 30(12).Sandberg, M. K., et al. (2022). Humanized transgenic mice are resistant to chronic wasting disease prions from reindeer and moose. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 226(5), 933–942.Saunders, S. E., Bartelt‑Hunt, S. L., & Bartz, J. C. (2012). Occurrence, transmission, and zoonotic potential of chronic wasting disease. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 18(3), 369–376.Visit thefieldguidespodcast.com for full episode notes, links, and works cited.

In this episode Ray goes solo with Lunchbox still suffering from another infectious disease. Ray will probably talk about Justin, BAE, and life in the country. Who knows if he will give us a Masters update or if he will just talk about Fert in the Dirt but it will be great no matter what. Hopefully he gives us MORE LIFE and LESS SPORTS! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.