Best iAMResponsible Podcasts (2024)

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Talking about AMR, what words should we use? 28:49

9M ago28:49

28:49

Hosts Mara, Beth, Nafisa, and Saskia discuss effective science communication around antibiotic resistance, specifically what language can be used to most effectively spread awareness of this serious public health threat. Show notes: Existing terminology related to antimicrobial resistance fails to evoke risk perceptions and be remembered One Health…

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Artificial Intelligence can be applied to AMR 22:56

9M ago22:56

22:56

Artificial Intelligence is an everchanging topic, but how can we use it for AMR? In this episode of “Tales of the Resistance” Beth, Nafisa, Andrew and Amber take a deep dive into how artificial intelligence can help in the fight against AMR. Some of the main topics include how to minimize antibiotic use in livestock, how to use AI to store more inf…

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Antibiotic Resistance: Challenges for the Development of New Antimicrobials 24:12

9M ago24:12

24:12

The world needs new antibiotics - so why aren't they developed? In this episode, hosts Mara, Beth, and Nafisa talk about the struggles of developing new antimicrobials and discuss how the existing economic model for antibiotics needs to change. Show notes: Article 1: Who will pay for new antibiotics? by Katrina Megget Article 2: 'We have arrived in…

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The one about smog 14:07

10M ago14:07

14:07

Hosts Mara, Beth, and Nafisa discuss the article, "Association between particulate matter (PM)2·5 air pollution and clinical antibiotic resistance: a global analysis," exploring big data, possible connections between environmental contamination and pathogens, and the economics of death! Show notes: Association between particulate matter (PM)2·5 air…

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Post-episode discussion of: More drug-resistant bacteria in recycled wastewater or natural water? 9:05

11M ago9:05

9:05

Our hosts sit down to discuss Prof. Jean Mclain's research and metagenomics. Show notes: Prof. Jean McLain presents her research in the video: Recycled Wastewater and Antibiotic Resistance -Should we be concerned? This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team led by Amy Schmidt at the University of Nebra…

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More drug-resistant bacteria in recycled wastewater or natural water? It's not as easy an answer as you think! 38:47

11M ago38:47

38:47

The water we drink, swim in, and use for irrigation has drug-resistance bacteria living and spreading within it. Prof. Jean McLain guest stars on Tales of the Resistance to talk about her research into AMR's presence in recycled water vs. natural water, and what challenges the world faces in the fight against AMR. Show notes: Prof. Jean McLain pres…

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Ok, you rule the world. Now solve antimicrobial resistance! What would YOU do first? 18:49

11M ago18:49

18:49

Let's play a game! You are the ultimate authority on AMR, controlling the purse strings and the brainstorming room. Now you have to choose which of these three components to combating the spread of AMR you would throw all your funding and resources into... Show notes: Taking Care of Our Most Precious Drugs by One World, One Health Podcast This show…

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Hospitals -a danger zone? Drug-resistance in the ICU 15:38

12M ago15:38

15:38

Hosts Mara, Beth, and Amber discuss the article, "Antibiotic-resistant bacteria contaminates an entire hospital ICU," how antimicrobial resistance threatens the infrastructure of hospitals, and if there any solutions in sight. Show notes: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria contaminates an entire hospital ICU Endemicity and diversification of carbapenem-…

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The rebirth of previously unviable antibiotics may keep humanity afloat in the race against superbugs 13:31

1y ago13:31

13:31

The broken antibiotic development pipeline threatens humanity's success in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, but new scientific advancements are putting old antibiotics back on the table. Show notes: 80-year-old antibiotic may become a weapon against drug-resistant bacteria This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide…

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Are tuberculosis epidemics our future? 13:31

1y ago13:31

13:31

Our hosts, Mara, Amber, and Beth, talk tuberculosis, personalized treatment, and...Jane Austen's Mansfield Park? Show notes: New Challenges from an Ancient Disease – Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis podcast by @OneHealthTrust Mansfield Park This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team led by Amy Schmidt at t…

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Antibiotic use in livestock on the decline? Antibiotic use in livestock on the rise? -What's the story? 16:57

1y ago16:57

16:57

Is there any hope for change in the over-use of antibiotics in the livestock production industry? In today's episode, our hosts break open WOAH's latest report on antimicrobial use in the livestock sector to find answers. Show notes: OIE Annual Report on Antimicrobial Agents Intended for Use in Animals This show is produced by the iAMResponsible pr…

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Antibiotic Resistance: A New method of Resistance Discovered 19:11

1y ago19:11

19:11

Bacteria hit the evolution jackpot again with a new form of resistance that is undetectable under conditions routinely used in pathology laboratories. The new form of resistance was detected in group A streptococcus, but could the question is, are other bacterial pathogens able to use this mechanism? Show notes: Researchers Discover New Form of Ant…

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What is the link between armed conflict and the rise of antimicrobial resistance? 16:53

1y ago16:53

16:53

War, climate change, catastrophic disasters, what do these all have in common in the spread of antimicrobial resistance? In today's episode, we tackle: how armed conflicts fuel the rise in antibiotic resistance, the role heavy metals in military weaponry play in AMR's spread, and in what ways the challenges of global climate change mirror those of …

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To dose or not to dose: Prophylactic (preventative) antibiotics 21:36

1+ y ago21:36

21:36

Hosts Mara, Beth, and Amber discuss new findings in the field of antimicrobial resistance. Doctors prescribe prophylactic antibiotics before high-risk medical situations like surgeries and childbirth. But is this wise antibiotic stewardship? Let's hear from our hosts! Show notes: Azithromycin to Prevent Sepsis or Death in Women Planning a Vaginal B…

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Mailbag #12: What are the best and worst case scenarios going forward with AMR? 27:56

1+ y ago27:56

27:56

This week on Tales of the Resistance we begin a multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we'll finish up with our final question of this series: What are the best and worst case scenarios going forward with AMR? This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team led by Amy Schm…

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Interview with a bacteria: Staphylococcus Aureus 8:54

1+ y ago8:54

8:54

On this multi-week series from Tales of the Resistance , we interview the 18 pathogens on the CDC's pathogen watch list. We will learn more about the threats these pathogens pose to human health, and how we can limit our chances of infection. Today we meet the menace behind staph infections, Staphylococcus Aureus. CDC's ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE THREAT…

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Mailbag #11: Has the increased use of sanitizers during the COVID pandemic affected antibiotic resistance? 42:06

1+ y ago42:06

42:06

This week on Tales of the Resistance we continue our multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we're cracking open the questions: Has the increased use of sanitizers during the COVID pandemic affected antibiotic resistance? What are the most common types of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics? Does antimicrobia…

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Alternatives to antibiotic use in Livestock, and a glimpse into the world of phage research. 22:28

1+ y ago22:28

22:28

Livestock operations consume antibiotics and contribute to the antimicrobial resistance's pandemic. What alternatives to reliance on antibiotic use are available? And can they be implemented? Phages: The key to a sustainable victory in the fight against antimicrobial resistance? Hosts Mara, Beth, and Saskia explore phage therapy and if evolution ca…

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Mailbag #10: What is antimicrobial cross-resistance? 16:01

1+ y ago16:01

16:01

This week on Tales of the Resistance we continue our multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we'll tackle the questions: What is antimicrobial cross-resistance? Are bacterial phages a viable strategy to combat AMR in the future? Show notes: How Bacteria-Eating Bacteria Could Help Win the War Against Germs Bacterioph…

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Can We Win The Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance? 9:22

1+ y ago9:22

9:22

As the number of deaths attributed to antimicrobial resistance continue to rise, is there still hope for humanity's fight against superbugs? Hosts Mara, Beth, and Saskia chime in with their hopes and fears for the future of antimicrobial resistance. Today's Article: Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance Next Podcast's Articles: Summar…

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Mailbag #9: Is antimicrobial use in farm animals responsible for the spread of resistance bacteria 25:57

1+ y ago25:57

25:57

This week on Tales of the Resistance we continue our multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we'll tackle these questions: Is it true that meat purchased from supermarkets contains antibiotic resistance bacteria? Is antimicrobial use in farm animals responsible for the spread of resistance bacteria? Who is responsib…

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A peek into the classroom: Leigh Ann Krometis 18:57

1+ y ago18:57

18:57

This week on Tales of the Resistance, Dr. Leigh Ann Krometis introduces us to the challenges stormwater runoff presents to the fight against antimicrobial resistance. With ever-increasing imperious surfaces, like concrete, and climate change, rainwater carries increasing amounts of pollutants into waterways. This show is produced by the iAMResponsi…

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Mailbag #8: Are their alternatives to the use of antibiotics in farm animals? 21:34

2y ago21:34

21:34

This week on Tales of the Resistance we continue our multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we'll dive into these questions: What are antimicrobial agents? Are their alternatives to the use of antibiotics in farm animals? Small-scale poultry farming could mean big problem in developing countries This show is produc…

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A peek into the classroom: Jennifer Granick 18:14

2y ago18:14

18:14

Tales of the Resistance continues its new series with a peek into the university level class: Antimicrobial Resistance from a One Health Perspective. This episode, Dr. Jennifer Granick answers questions on how antimicrobial resistance impacts veterinary medicine and companion animal care. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a natio…

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Mailbag #7: Can resistance bacterial infections spread between me and my pets? 22:06

2y ago22:06

22:06

This week on Tales of the Resistance we continue our multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we'll dive into these questions: What side-effects do antibiotics have for people when the bacteria are resistance to antibiotics but people still take them? Can resistance bacterial infections spread between me and my pets?…

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A peek into the classroom: Dr. Bing Wang 26:30

2y ago26:30

26:30

Are you ready for a trip back to the classroom? Tales of the Resistance presents a new series where we sit you down in a front row seat in a college class on antimicrobial resistance. This episode Dr. Bing Wang will answer questions on microbial risk assessment. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach t…

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Mailbag #6: Are some people more susceptible to AMR than others? 19:28

2y ago19:28

19:28

This week on Tales of the Resistance we continue our multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we'll tackle these questions: are all bacteria candidates for resistance? Which is recommended, injection or pills, for antibiotics? Are some people more likely to have resistance bacteria in them than others? Can antibiotic…

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Mailbag #5: Could viruses be killed by antibiotics? 22:01

2y ago22:01

22:01

This week on Tales of the Resistance we continue our multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we'll answer the questions: what are the signs you have resistance rather than just a bad case of an illness, and could viruses be killed by some antibiotics? This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide…

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Interview with a bacteria: Campylobacter 9:43

2y ago9:43

9:43

A new series from Tales of the Resistance! On this multi-week series, we interview the 18 pathogens on the CDC's pathogen watch list. We will learn more about the threats these pathogens pose to human health, and how we can limit our chances of infection. Today we meet the foodborne pathogen, campylobacter! CDC's ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE THREATS IN TH…

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Mailbag #4: What do we do if we get sick because of AMR? 17:17

2y ago17:17

17:17

This week on Tales of the Resistance we continue our multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we'll tackle the questions: can we fight AMR solely by the development of antibiotics, is there something I can do to reduce the risk of AMR, and what do we do if we get sick because of AMR? This show is produced by the iAMR…

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Check the waste - what role do environmental engineers play in addressing AMR? 24:38

2y ago24:38

24:38

This week on Tales of the Resistance, we'll jump back into our deep dig mini series with a look at the work being done in environmental engineering to combat antimicrobial resistance. Our star interviewee today is Dr. Xu Li, a professor at the University of Nebraska. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outre…

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Mailbag #3: How do we reduce our risk of getting an AMR infection? 20:22

2y ago20:22

20:22

This week on Tales of the Resistance we continue our multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we dig into the questions: what is being done about AMR, what are everyday actions that we all might be doing that are increasing AMR, and how do we reduce our risk of getting an AMR disease? This show is produced by the iAM…

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Risky veg - how does the growing AMR threat impact the safety of fresh fruit and veggies? 24:21

2y ago24:21

24:21

New mini series from Tales of the Resistance! We'll discover more about the work being done to combat antimicrobial resistance through interviews with our team specialists and bring in the voices of specialists in other fields affected by antimicrobial resistance. Today, Eduardo Gutiérrez-Rodríguez is back to dig deeper into how antimicrobial resis…

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Mailbag #2: How can antimicrobial resistance be prevented? 25:36

2y ago25:36

25:36

This week on Tales of the Resistance we continue our multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we're cracking open the questions: how antimicrobial resistance can be prevented, how long it takes for a bacteria to acquire resistance, and are all bacteria able to adapt? Show notes: Resistance mechanisms: how do bacteria…

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Mailbag #1: How bacteria develop resistance 16:51

2y ago16:51

16:51

This week on Tales of the Resistance we begin a multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience! Today, we cover how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics and how, or if, we can know when bacteria have developed antimicrobial resistance. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team l…

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Quarantine life from cholera to covid-19, a chat with the author Kari Nixon 29:44

2y ago29:44

29:44

In our final episode of our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19," we are joined by the woman herself Kari Nixon. We get her reflections on what she wrote, and its context now that the book has been out for a while. We talk about death - again, and we think about AMR, as always. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project,…

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Covid-19s darkest timeline 18:34

2y ago18:34

18:34

Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with the conclusion: Covid-19s darkest timeline. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle chat about how all of the lessons in the book inform how we understand the covid-19 crisis and what we can do about the coming AMR threat. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible projec…

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The hot zone 16:41

2y ago16:41

16:41

Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 10: The hot zone. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle talk about Ebola, and how xenophobia shaped responses to disease overseas, with deadly consequences. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team led by Amy Schm…

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The great social leveler 13:43

2y ago13:43

13:43

Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 9: The great social leveler. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle talk about STDs, tuberculosis, and how social attitudes towards disease impact how the disease spreads. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team l…

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The kids are not all right 19:06

2y ago19:06

19:06

Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 8: The kids are not alright. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle talk about the 1918 influenza pandemic, how to prepare for pandemics, and how socially disruptive they have always been, and will continue to be. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible projec…

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An ethics debate for the ages 21:06

2y ago21:06

21:06

Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 7: An ethics debate for the ages. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle talk about the experience of Mary Mallon (Typhoid Mary) and what this can teach us about how people respond to new scientific information that could require them to change behaviors. This sho…

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Desperate remedies and dangerous cures throughout history 19:11

2y ago19:11

19:11

Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 6: "Desperate remedies and dangerous cures." In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle chat about quackery, how mankind is always in search of a panacea, and the struggles of communicating about scientific discovery. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible projec…

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Let's talk about death 13:43

2y ago13:43

13:43

Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with the interlude: Let's talk about death. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle get ready to face their own mortality and think about how maybe the Victorians knew a thing or two about grief that we could learn from. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a na…

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Wash your hands 17:08

2y ago17:08

17:08

Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 4: Wash your hands. In this discussion, Mara, Amber, and Noelle get to talking about the "discovery" of handwashing and what the methods used to communicate that new knowledge can teach us about effective science communication. This show is produced by the iAMRespon…

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Germs, germs everywhere 15:05

2y ago15:05

15:05

Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 5: Germs, germs everywhere. In this episode, Mara, Amber, and Noelle talk about germ theory: the good, the bad, the apocalyptic! Plus what does this historical perspective on how humans first understood bacteria tell us about how we can better address the AMR challe…

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Let's stick together 11:48

2+ y ago11:48

11:48

Continuing our deep dive on "Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19" with chapter 3: Let's stick together. In this discussion, Mara and Amber are joined by recent guest Noelle Atieno Mware to explore what the cholera epidemics in London in the mid-1800s tell us about how important community is for addressing contagious disease, and how community …

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Risky Business 27:58

2+ y ago27:58

27:58

Continuing our deep dive on “Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19” with chapter 2: Risky Business. In this discussion Mara and Amber explore what the work of Daniel Defoe has to tell us about how societies can or should react to pandemics or widespread infectious diseases. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide univer…

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Listen to Women 26:26

2+ y ago26:26

26:26

This week on Tales of the Resistance we begin a multi-week deep dive on the book “Quarantine Life from Cholera to Covid-19” written by iAMResponsible member Kari Nixon. During this series, our hosts will discuss the lessons of the book, about how people react and act in a world of infectious disease, and try to apply those lessons to AMR, and how w…

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Meet the Team - Noelle Atieno Mware 16:47

2+ y ago16:47

16:47

In this episode hosts Mara and Amber chat with Noelle Atieno Mware, one of their frequent collaborators during her studies at the University of Nebraska. Noelle shares her thoughts on priorities for future efforts and research related to AMR and why she has been so drawn to the work. This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide…

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Meet the Team - Jovana Kovacevic 16:50

2+ y ago16:50

16:50

Did you know that antimicrobial resistance isn't just about antibiotics? AMR refers to genetic mutations in all kinds of microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc) that allow them to survive the effects of an antimicrobial (antibiotics, antifungal, fungicide, biocide, disinfectant, etc.) that should kill them. So yeah, AMR is everywhere. In this week…

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