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This Podcast Will Kill You

Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network

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This podcast might not actually kill you, but Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke cover so many things that can. In each episode, they tackle a different topic, teaching listeners about the biology, history, and epidemiology of a different disease or medical mystery. They do the scientific research, so you don’t have to. Since 2017, Erin and Erin have explored chronic and infectious diseases, medications, poisons, viruses, bacteria and scientific discoveries. They’ve researched public health ...
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Welcome to Carolina Senior Talk, your go-to podcast for navigating the practical considerations of today’s senior lifestyle. Hosted by Dave Edwards, a seasoned expert with 22 years of experience in real estate, our podcast delves into the topics that matter most to seniors and their families. From retirement finances and healthcare options to home equity and aging in place, we bring you insightful interviews with experts and real-life stories that inspire and inform. Carolina Senior Talk is ...
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Are you sitting on a goldmine without even knowing it? In this episode of the Senior Solutions Showcase, we dive deep into the Top 10 Ways to Tap Your Home Equity to boost your financial flexibility. Whether you’re thinking about home improvements, paying off high-interest debt, or even funding your retirement, tapping into your home equity might j…
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Phosphorus is an element that wears many faces. Its overuse as a fertilizer has polluted freshwater ecosystems, transforming rivers and lakes from thriving communities to lethal zones devoid of life. Its role as an explosive has brought fiery death and suffering to many during times of war. And its dwindling global supply poses an existential threa…
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Welcome to another episode of Carolina Senior Talk! In this episode, our host Dave Edwards features Lynda Kuehni and Steven Poole, both Senior Living Advisors at Oasis Senior Advisors South Charlotte. They discuss the important role Oasis plays in helping seniors and their families navigate the often confusing and overwhelming senior living landsca…
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The stethoscope. It’s iconic. You’re playing Pictionary and you pull the “doctor” card? Easy - sketch a stethoscope. Need a last-minute Halloween costume? Easy - throw a stethoscope around your shoulders. Google image search “doctor” and you can count the number of stethoscope-less doctors on one hand. How did this instrument become so emblematic o…
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“Is it gonna be poop or is it gonna be barf?” It’s the question we all fear during a bout of food poisoning when time is of the essence and a decision has to be made before it’s made for us. Often, the germ forcing this question upon us is none other than the dreaded norovirus. First called “winter vomiting disease” for reasons obvious to anyone wh…
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In the pre-antibiotic era, tuberculosis was one of the biggest killers humanity ever faced. The specter of the ‘great white plague’ hung over towns and cities across the world, cities like New York whose population boom in the early 20th century paved the way for this deadly disease to spread throughout crowded tenements. As tuberculosis rates in N…
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Welcome to another episode of Carolina Senior Talk, host Dave Edwards sits down with Alex Parish, Concierge and Founder of Zenful Aging. Alex shares his expert insights on how to age well by planning confidently and embracing the journey fearlessly. Tune in to discover practical strategies for being fully prepared for the challenges and joys that c…
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In last week’s episode/love song to poison control centers, we journeyed through the history of these centers, from idea to institution. This week, we pick up where we left off by taking stock of the incredible impact that poison control centers have had on public health and individual lives. We also get a thrilling behind-the-scenes look at the op…
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If you’ve ever called poison control, you probably already have a deep appreciation for the voice on the other end of the line who provides solid answers, emanates calm, and empowers you to take whatever steps necessary to be safe and healthy. If you haven’t, this episode will turn you into a superfan anyway. How did this incredibly valuable yet of…
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Welcome to another insightful episode of Carolina Senior Talk! In this episode, Dave sits down with Erin Egan, a Health Insurance Broker specializing in Medicare and ACA plans at Vimirra Insurance. Erin shares her expertise on understanding the intricacies of health insurance options available for seniors, including how to navigate Medicare and the…
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Roads are essential to our modern lives, so much so that they largely exist in the background of our minds. When we do think of roads, we’re either complaining about traffic or celebrating them for enabling our restless need to explore. Can you imagine if all of the world’s 40 million miles of roads were suddenly erased? Chaos for humanity. But a b…
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Join host Dave Edwards on this episode of the Carolina Senior Talk podcast as he welcomes John Alexander and Dave Abrahamse from Service Team of Professionals (STOP) Restoration. With extensive backgrounds in restoration and healthcare, John and Dave bring invaluable insights on dealing with water damage and the complexities of working with insuran…
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Think of an infectious disease. What comes to mind? A viral infection like influenza? Or a bacterial illness like cholera? Maybe some of you thought of a fungal pathogen or a parasite. But how many of you thought of a cancer? In this episode, we explore the bizarre, stranger than fiction story of devil facial tumor disease (DFTD), a transmissible c…
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Welcome to the first episode of Carolina Senior Talk, hosted by Dave Edwards! This podcast dives into the practical aspects of today’s senior lifestyle, covering retirement finances, healthcare options, home equity, aging in place, and more. Join us to gain valuable insights and expert advice tailored to seniors and their families. In this premiere…
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CW: discussion of disordered eating, eating disorders Did the word gluten manifest in everyone’s consciousness one day in 2010? Suddenly, grocery stores were filled with gluten-free crackers, cookies, buns, you name it. Everyone went on gluten-free diets or knew someone with a gluten intolerance or sensitivity. For some, it might seem that gluten-r…
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Going to the doctor is probably not at the top of anyone’s list of enjoyable activities, but when we do go, we expect and deserve to be heard, to have our concerns listened to and our questions answered. However, most, if not all, of us have at some point felt unheard, dismissed, or even gaslit by our healthcare provider. What is it about the docto…
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Dave Coffey and Kathy Coffey from Grand Valley State University discuss their new book, Designing Math Adventures: Using Design Thinking to Support the Teaching and Learning of K-8 Mathematics, available through Amazon. Book URL: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Math-Adventures-Thinking-Mathematics/dp/B0D36HKT3X/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2 Dave's Delta Scape …
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CW: mentions of infertility, pregnancy loss, body-shaming The third and final installment of our series on IVF surveys the current and potential future landscape of this powerful technology. We first trace the growth of the IVF industry in the US since its inception in the early 1980s up to today before then giving an overview of some of the regula…
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CW: mentions of infertility, pregnancy loss, suicide In the second part of our three-part series on IVF, we’re picking up where we left off last week. From the historical side of things, that means investigating how the revolutionary technology of IVF was developed over the decades of the 20th century leading to the first “test tube babies” born in…
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Travis Weiland from the University of Houston (but soon to be at UNC-Charlotte) discusses the chapter "Preparing teachers of statistics: A critical read of standards, review of past research, and future directions" published in The AMTE Handbook of Mathematics Teacher Education (Vol. 5), with chapter co-authors Chris Engledowl and Susan Cannon. Boo…
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Content Warning: mentions of infertility, pregnancy loss We’re coming at you with not one, not two, but THREE whole episodes on IVF (in vitro fertilization) and other forms of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) over the next several weeks. Our first episode in this series starts things off with a broad examination of infertility over space an…
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The word “poison” is much more subjective than it may first appear. It’s likely you’ve come across the phrase, “the dose makes the poison”, referring to some compounds that are beneficial in small amounts but deadly in others - such as digitalis. And then there’s the intended recipient of the “poison”; a poison to one animal might be a boon to anot…
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