Going Viral

Mark examines the origins of Covid-19 and why we failed to heed the warnings about coronaviruses with virus hunter Peter Daszak, President of EcoHealth Alliance. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum With @PeterDaszak , President of EcoHealth Alliance Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Cover art by Patrick Blower www.blowercartoons.com Follow us on Twitter @GoingViral_pod Follow us on Instagram: goingviral_thepodcast

With the UK recording the highest death toll from Covid-19 in Europe, Mark speaks to Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet and Robert Dingwall, medical sociologist at Nottingham Trent University, who sits on the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) to help him make sense of the British government’s decision-making. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum With @richardhorton1 and @rwjdingwall Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Twitter: @GoingViral_Pod

Mark debunks the latest #batshitcrazy conspiracy theories about Covid-19 with David Robert Grimes and Mike Jay. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum With @drg1985 and @MikeJayNet Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Cover art by Patrick Blower www.blowercartoons.com Follow us on Twitter: @GoingViral_pod Follow us on Instagram: goingviral_thepodcast

Mark checks our emotional health with Thomas Dixon, Professor of History at Queen Mary University of London and Nancy Lublin, CEO & founder of CrisisTextLine.org Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum With @ProfThomasDixon & Nancy Lublin @CrisisTextLine Guest Presenter: Olivia Honigsbaum Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Cover art by Patrick Blower www.blowercartoons.com Follow us on Twitter: @GoingViral_pod

Mark Honigsbaum talks facts, figures and projections about Covid-19 to Andrew Noymer, medical demographer and professor of public health at University of California Irvine. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum With @AndrewNoymer Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Cover art by Patrick Blower www.blowercartoons.com Follow us on Twitter @GoingViral_pod

Going Viral brings you a special episode about the role of the media in the growth of vaccine hesitancy, recorded live at City University of London on 26th June 2019. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum with Fiona Fox from the Science Media Centre in London; Dr David Robert Grimes, Trinity College, Dublin; Jo Yarwood, Public Health England, and Emilie Karafillakis, from the Vaccine Confidence Project. Produced by Melissa FitzGerald Follow us on Twitter: @GoingViral_pod

The disease detectives talk pandemics, past and present, with Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust. How prepared are we for the next outbreak? Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum and Hannah Mawdsley @HannahMawdsley The series is produced by Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Follow us on Twitter: @GoingViral_pod

The disease detectives investigate the persistent fear that another pandemic virus will emerge again to threaten humanity, in the way that the Spanish Flu did 100 years ago. With Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger; Prof. Ron Fouchier; Dr. Eileen Choffnes and Prof. Michael Osterholm. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum and Hannah Mawdsley @HannahMawdsley The series is produced by Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Follow us on Twitter: @GoingViral_pod

The disease detectives investigate Britain’s only memorial to the Spanish flu pandemic, which leads them to the diary of flu fighter Dr. Basil Hood – offering a rare insight into the experiences of the brave medics who served on the frontline of the 1918 influenza pandemic. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum and Hannah Mawdsley @HannahMawdsley The series is produced by Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Follow us on Twitter: @GoingViral_pod

The disease detectives investigate the global ramifications of the Spanish flu pandemic and discover places far removed from the European theatre of war, where the Spanish flu has left its trace. With Shobana Jeyasingh; Laura Spinney; Prof John Oxford; Anthea Hyslop and Peter Hobbins. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum and Hannah Mawdsley @HannahMawdsley The series is produced by Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Follow us on Twitter: @GoingViral_pod

The disease detectives investigate the theory that the Spanish flu originated in America and another theory that it came from China: in both cases the flu was first identified as ‘plague’. With Dr David Morens; John Barry; Prof John Oxford; Prof Wendy Barclay; Dr Michael Worobey; Glyn Prysor and Mark Humphries. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum and Hannah Mawdsley @HannahMawdsley The series is produced by Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Follow us on Twitter: @GoingViral_pod

The disease detectives investigate the theory that the Spanish flu originated in Etaples, Northern France in 1916. With Professor John Oxford; Glyn Prysor and Dr. Michael Worobey. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum and Hannah Mawdsley @HannahMawdsley The series is produced by Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Follow us on Twitter: @GoingViral_pod

The incredible story of how a team of scientists brought the deadly Spanish flu virus back to life. With Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger; Dr. Peter Palese and Dr. Terence Tumpey. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum and Hannah Mawdsley @HannahMawdsley. Produced by Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Follow us on Twitter: @GoingViral_pod    

How bodies emerging from the past inspired the search for the secrets of the Spanish flu. With Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger; Laura Spinney and Professor John Oxford. Presented by Mark Honigsbaum @honigsbaum and Hannah Mawdsley @HannahMawdsley. Produced by Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg for Zinc Media. Follow us on Twitter: @GoingViral_pod.

Join the ‘disease detectives’ Mark Honigsbaum and Hannah Mawdsley as they investigate the most devastating pandemic of all time: the 1918 Spanish influenza. Coming soon to iTunes. Follow our news on Twitter @GoingViral_pod 'Going Viral' is supported by Wellcome