“What’s eating you? the parasite podcast for the Australian Society for Parasitology”. Join hosts Dr Sarah Preston, from Federation University Australia (parasitic worm enthusiast who trains students on parasites, how they can cause disease and how to control infections), Lisa Jones, from the ASP and visiting comedian, the amazing Alexandra Hudson! Alexandra Hudson made her comedy debut in July 2020; in 2022 Alexandra was the national winner at the Raw Competition at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and has just returned from the UK where she made her 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut.
Our “What’s eating you?” team will question, quiz, and grill our expert parasitologists from the ASP.
Is it headlice, making your head itch? Or Cryptosporidium giving you a dodgy tummy? And was that a feral pig you noticed when hiking last weekend? Why do you take malaria medication as a preventative measure before travelling to some countries? Are their soil transmitted parasites in Australia? Can you really be eaten alive by bed bugs?
Join us on our funny, informative, and always serious about science parasite podcast “ASP parasite podcast: What’s eating you?”. Releasing episodes once a month, at wherever you listen to your podcasts (just search for ASP parasite podcast: What’s eating you? on Spotify, iTunes or Apple podcasts).
Or you can listen directly from our podcastle.ai page
https://shows.podcastle.ai/show/what-s-eating-you-vr7KKXOx
Images (right from top) “What’s eating you?” ASP parasite podcast presenters Alexandra Hudson, Sarah Preston and Lisa Jones with guest speakers Vern Bowles and Narelle Dybing.
Episode 1. What’s eating you? Headlice!
Episode 1 of ASP Parasite Podcast: What’s eating you? is all about those tiny itchy and scratchy insects we all love to hate “Headlice”.
Our expert parasitologist is Associate Professor Vern Bowles from The University of Melbourne. Vern has studied parasites that live outside of the body also known as ectoparasites for most of his science career such as the sheep blowfly and the dreaded head lice. Vern worked on this for over 15 years, set up a company and developed a new treatment for head lice targeting different life stages.
Episode 2. What’s eating you? Feral Pig Parasites
Episode 2 of ASP Parasite Podcast: What’s eating you? is all about Feral Pig parasites.
Our expert parasitologist is Dr Narelle Dybing from Australian Pork Limited – the National Feral Pig Action Plan and Murdoch University. Narelle’s research has focused on the parasite diversity in, and risks posed by, invasive animals including wild dogs and urban foxes in WA and she is currently working for the National Feral Pig Action Plan where she talks to land mangers around Australia about the impacts of feral pigs and helps to support these land managers to work together to deliver coordinated, effective, and humane best practice management of feral pigs.
For this story, Narelle will give us her expert opinion about Feral Pig parasites.
Episode 3. What’s eating you? Cryptosporidium
Episode 3 of ASP Parasite Podcast: What’s eating you? is all about Cryptosporidium.
Our expert parasitologist is Professor Una Ryan from Murdoch University. Una’s research has had a real impact. She was a pioneer of molecular epidemiology, especially of Cryptosporidium, discovering unsuspected environmental and zoonotic threats to human health and suggesting simple, practical ways to minimise these threats. Una’s work has led to two patents and the development of new diagnostic tests, not just for Cryptosporidium, but also for a range of other parasites to which she has applied her skills in recent years.
For this story, Una will give us her expert opinion about Cryptosporidium parasites.
