Transmission
Transmission is a podcast about life at the heart of an epidemic. As the nation copes with the unfolding Coronavirus pandemic, hear what it’s like in the Pacific Northwest, at the vanguard of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Latest Episodes
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In many ways, “family planning” is a misnomer. The “planning” part only goes so far. Even with all the tools at your disposal, a lot of it is mostly out… -
As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, some clear patterns have emerged. One is that people of color are being affected by this virus at higher rates than… -
COVID-era isolation affects all of us. And for people with special needs, it brings all sorts of particular challenges, many that can’t be solved with a… -
There is a lot to worry about right now: our jobs and our health. How will we be able to make next month’s rent or mortgage payment? Then there is the… -
Telling stories live is both the oldest form of entertainment, probably, and a newish thriving art form. In the Pacific Northwest there are a whole range… -
We explore the power of the antibody — a protein that our blood cells make when our body encounters a virus.Scientists have known for more than 100 years… -
Today’s episode: Learning as we go. The thing that makes COVID-19 so tricky is its newness. It’s a disease that literally did not exist in humans until a… -
Today’s episode: Confronting Mortality. This is not something a lot of us are used to thinking much about. Dreading, sure. Avoiding, you bet. But thinking… -
Today's episode: The Virus-Eye View. We know, more or less, what the new coronavirus looks like … but what do we look like to it? In today’s episode, we… -
Today’s episode: Saying Goodbye.When a person infected with COVID-19 dies, those precious final moments aren’t spent with loved ones at their bedside.…
