Cause of Death - 100 Seconds to Midnight explores the things that will kill you through the lens of science, personal experience as a microbiologist and history. For more information, check out my website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net
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Healthcare Show Notes: You can reach me on the website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. This episode is going to be a little different sinc…
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You can reach me on the website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod This has been my podversary episode. Three years ago, I had an idea that I could mix my passion for infectious disease with history and help others understand how gover…
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You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod When I was in college, I had a Microbiology professor who swore that cats were out to kill us all. She told everyone in any class that she taught that cat…
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You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod I wanted to take a moment to discuss some recent happenings in the world of epidemiology. I’m going to talk about some diseases that I’ve addressed in pre…
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Brain Eating Amoeba Show Notes: You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod This season is called “Creepy Crawlies” and today, I’m going to be talking about one of the strangest and most dangerous a…
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You can reach me on the website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod Today, we’re going to talk about whipworm. I chose this particular parasite because my dog, Sweet Pea was diagnosed with it a few weeks ago despite having worm meds eve…
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You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod This episode is the season finale of “Countdown”, and that sentiment has been announced by the Board of Atomic Scientists. They made the announcement on J…
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You can reach me on the website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod Bees pollinate about a third of the fruits, nuts and vegetables that we eat every day. There are about 20,000 bee species in the world and 4,000 of those species are in…
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There have been rumors about Yellowstone being overdue for a super volcanic eruption circulating for years, but is there actually a timer on super eruptions? Can we predict that? And what would the consequences of a super eruption be? It’s 90 Seconds to Midnight and the earth is rumbling with volcanic activity. Could any of these eruptions mean the…
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This is the story of how one of the fiercest defense systems in the world ended up tracking Santa every Christmas Eve. Music by: Rupert SachsDi Jackie Moranty
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The US doesn’t experience much terrorism, we’ve had several attacks on US soil, but for the most part, we’ve had far less than other countries experience. In modern day terrorist attacks, the goal is to spread fear by directing violence against innocent victims. These attacks can be initiated by a government, a radical group, liberationists or “fre…
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I’m often asked to talk about Global Warming, my answer to that is that I do. I talk about it in almost every 100 Seconds to Midnight episode. Global Warming either influences or affects just about everything that makes the clock tick down in one way or another. Today, I’m going to talk about global warming again. Specifically, how it affects infec…
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For hundreds of years before Germ Theory was discovered, people were trying to find an explanation for the plagues and pestilence that followed them. As millions succumbed to the Black Plague, leprosy, rabies, and tuberculosis, there was no rhyme or reason for the death and destruction. They didn’t understand bacteria, viruses or parasites. Even th…
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Resources: In the US: 1-800-662-4357 https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/index.html International Helplines for Suicide Prevention and Drug Addiction: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/ https://www.smartrecoveryinternational.org/ It’s 90 seconds to midnight and people from every age group, e…
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Parker Garlitz of True Leaf Market came on the show to talk about the many benefits of cover crops for your home garden. It was a joy to speak with him and learn about the benefits of cover crops. Cover crops improve soil structure and prevent erosion. Whether you’re planting backyard gardens, containers or raised beds, cover crops will keep your s…
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Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. In the last 50 years we’ve lost more than 4,000 species that are vital to their habitats. These animals played an important role in the support of their ecosystems. Some were predators and some were prey, but they all had one natural enemy: Man. As humans …
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Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. I changed my mind mid-script. I decided that I needed to finish this season with a 100 Seconds to Midnight Episode on extinction. I thought that would be more appropriate, so this week, I’m going to talk about the last disease in this season. We’re going t…
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Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. Before we get started, I want to welcome my latest Patron to the family. Welcome Elizabeth! I’m so happy to have you here! I thought that since we talked about White Nose Disease in bats last time, we could just hop on over to Frog Fungal Disease this time. There is nothing like going t…
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Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. In the last episode, I briefly mentioned White Nose Syndrome. It’s a terrible disease that has killed off about 90% of some species of bats in North America. If you haven’t listened to the last episode, I suggest that you go back and give that one a listen…
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Bats are the base of several ecosystems and without them those ecosystems would fail, and with them, several food sources would also fail, but bats also carry some of the most deadly diseases known to mankind. SARS, MERS, coronavirus, Ebola, they all have natural reservoirs in bats. Because people fear them, maybe because they carry disease, maybe …
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Rabbits, hares and pikas belong to a family of animals called “Lagomorphs” or order Lagomorpha. Rabbits and hares belong to the family Leporidae and pikas belong to the family Ochotonidae. While rabbits and hares have long ears, a short tail and very strong hind limbs that give them that characteristic bounding motion, pikas are smaller, have short…
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For hundreds of years, man has been the greatest destroyer of the planet. As the highest being on the food chain, our impact on the environment is the greatest contributor to the loss of species worldwide. Breeding grounds are being destroyed and access to resources is diminishing due to industrial and residential development, logging, crop farming…
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Who’s Who Outside of the Zoo has begun! Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. Here we are in Season Six. This season is dedicated to wildlife disease and conservation. I’ve been trying to keep seasons at about 8 episodes, but this one may run a little longer. There’s a lot to talk about when i…
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The Great Dilemma Show Notes: This is my second podversary. I’ve been in your ears and, hopefully, in your head for two years now, and I thought it important that you know about the things that go into each subject I talk about, whether it be an infectious disease that has the potential to kill millions if unleashed upon the population or a global …
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Often, the term food poisoning is used for both foodborne illnesses and foodborne intoxication. Today, I’m going to explain the difference between the two and talk about the burden that these illnesses have on societies, especially in the developing world. About 6.5 million in the US experience the effects of a foodborne pathogen at least once a ye…
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Mary sent me an email with a news article attached. The article said that 47% of people don’t think that life will ever get back to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic. If you listen to the smallpox episodes, the Spanish flu episode and the polio episode, many of the same things happened that happened during the Covid pandemic. Schools were shut dow…
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Disinformation is a war waged on the citizens of countries in order to promote dissent and division among the people. We’re all vulnerable. We’re all targets. We’re all in a war that we don’t understand. How is this war waged? Through something seemingly so innocuous, so mundane, so enticing. Social media. It’s 90 seconds to midnight and this war h…
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Campy Show Notes: Cause of Death has a website! Come visit me at www.causeofdeath100secs.net. I also have an email address for the show at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. Feel free to interact with me in either place! I’m going to be doing a special 100 Seconds to Midnight episode in Season 7. I’d like those of you who had experiences growing up du…
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It’s 90 seconds to midnight, my friends and we need to talk. Contact me at the website: www.causeofdeath100secs.net Check it out, leave a review, leave me a voicemail or an email. Look at the blog posts. Join my mailing list. There are so many ways to interact with me on that site that there’s no excuse not to! I also have a dedicated email for Cau…
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E. coli Show Notes: Cause of Death has a website! Come visit me at www.causeofdeath100secs.net. I also have an email address for the show at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod Etiology and Pathology and History: https://elifesciences.org/articles/05826 https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/diarrheage…
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Roaches Show Notes: Cause of Death has a website! Come visit me at www.causeofdeath100secs.net. I also have an email address for the show at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. Feel free to interact with me in either place! If you have questions for me for the Getting to Know Me episode, please contact me! Wanna know how I started the podcast? What my …
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Contact me at the website: www.causeofdeath100secs.net Check it out, leave a review, leave me a voicemail or an email. Look at the blog posts. Join my mailing list. There are so many ways to interact with me on that site that there’s no excuse not to! I also have a dedicated email for Cause of Death, you can reach me at jackie@causeofdeath100secs.n…
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This is a bonus Holiday episode from all of us at the Darkcast Network! Light the tree, snuggle up by the fire and enjoy some nice Holiday stories from around the world! Also stay tuned for my normal episode dropping on December 24! Happy However You Celebrate! JackieDi Jackie Moranty
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Bonus: Holiday Naughty Stories from Darkcast Network
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This is a bonus Holiday episode from the Darkcast network. These are the not so nice Holiday episodes from Darkcast. Yup, there's a dark side to Christmas. If you like your Christmas mixed with True Crime and Krampus, this is for you! My regular episode will release on Saturday, the 24th. Until then, have yourself a scary little Christmas.…
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The 50th Episode of Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight is here! I really didn’t think I’d make it this far. Go listen, then come back and read some of this awesome research about Dolly the Doomed Dinosaur. Contact me at the website: www.causeofdeath100secs.net Check it out, leave a review, leave me a voicemail or an email. Look at the blog po…
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Norovirus Show Notes: Cause of Death has a website! Come visit me at www.causeofdeath100secs.net. I also have an email address for the show at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. Feel free to interact with me in either place! If you have questions for me for the Getting to Know Me episode, please contact me! Wanna know how I started the podcast? What m…
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Bonus Darkcast Halloween Sleepover
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This is the collaboration that I did with the members of the Darkcast Network for Halloween this year. Please enjoy this episode and I'll be back on November 12 when Season 5, Restaurant Rogues begins.Di Jackie Moranty
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Contact me at the website: www.causeofdeath100secs.net Check it out, leave a review, leave me a voicemail or an email. Look at the blog posts. Join my mailing list. There are so many ways to interact with me on that site that there’s no excuse not to! I also have a dedicated email for Cause of Death, you can reach me at jackie@causeofdeath100secs.n…
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Contact me at the website: www.causeofdeath100secs.net Check it out, leave a review, leave me a voicemail or an email. Look at the blog posts. Join my mailing list. There are so many ways to interact with me on that site that there’s no excuse not to! I also have a dedicated email for Cause of Death, you can reach me at jackie@causeofdeath100secs.n…
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Contact me at the website: www.causeofdeath100secs.net Check it out, leave a review, leave me a voicemail or an email. Look at the blog posts. Join my mailing list. There are so many ways to interact with me on that site that there’s no excuse not to! I also have a dedicated email for Cause of Death, you can reach me at jackie@causeofdeath100secs.n…
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The Global Banking Crisis Show Notes: Contact me at the website: www.causeofdeath100secs.net Check it out, leave a review, leave me a voicemail or an email. Look at the blog posts. Join my mailing list. There are so many ways to interact with me on that site that there’s no excuse not to! I also have a dedicated email for Cause of Death, you can re…
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This is just a fun, goofy, fairly raw Q&A episode. It's pretty much unscripted and unedited. I hope you have as much fun listening to it as I did recording it. If you'd like to contact me, feel free to email jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. And don't forget to visit the website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net.…
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Cholera Show Notes: Cause of Death has a website! Come visit me at www.causeofdeath100secs.net. I also have an email address for the show at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. Feel free to interact with me in either place! My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod Etiology and Pathology: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/cholera-…
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Typhoid Show Notes: Cause of Death has a website! Come visit me at www.causeofdeath100secs.net. I also have an email address for the show at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. Feel free to interact with me in either place! If you have questions for me for the Getting to Know Me episode, please contact me! Wanna know how I started the podcast? What my …
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Leprosy Show Notes: Cause of Death has a website! Come visit me at www.causeofdeath100secs.net. I also have an email address for the show at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. Feel free to interact with me in either place! My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod Etiology and Pathology: https://journals.lww.com/amjdermatopatholo…
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100 Seconds to Midnight: The Epidemiology of Crime (feat. Eric Carter-Landin of True Consequences)
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This is a raw conversation between Eric Carter-Landin and I regarding the Epidemiology of Crime. Show Notes for Epidemiology of Crime Determinants of Crime: https://minds.wisconsin.edu/bitstream/handle/1793/77496/Violent%20Crime.pdf?sequence=1 https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-socialproblems/chapter/8-3-who-commits-crime/ Poverty and Crime: ht…
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Doomsday Clock Show Notes: Contact me at the website (yes, I have been dragged, kicking and screaming into 2022): www.causeofdeath100secs.net Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod History of the Doomsday Clock: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/what-is-the-doomsday-clock-and-why-should-you-care https://thebulletin.org/doo…
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S3: E17: The Tinfoil Hat Club: The Story of Andrew Wakefield and the Current Anti-Vaxx Movement
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Andrew Wakefield Show Notes: Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod The research, the retraction and a doctor without a title: https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccines-and-other-conditions/vaccines-autism https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/05/05/anti-vaxxers-wakefield-coronavirus-vaccine/ https…
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Rubella Show Notes: Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod Etiology and Pathology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1930619/pdf/canmedaj01607-0033.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0095510818307103 https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/968523-overview https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/rub…
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This is the very short account of mumpsvirus. Really. It is. Mumps Show Notes: Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod Etiology and Pathology: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/mumps.html#:~:text=Mumps%20is%20an%20acute%20viral,filterable%20agent%20present%20in%20saliva. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.…
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