"There can't be zombies if flies exist"Dr Erica McAlister is the Natural History Museum's Senior Curator of Diptera and Siphonaptera (A.K.A Flys and fleas!) overseeing a collection of nearly 4 million specimens. Erica has presented a Radio 4 series on Insects (Who's the Pest) and her books include The Secret Life of Flies, A Bug's World, and her upcoming title Metamorphosis: How Insects Are Changing Our World. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

"There can't be zombies if flies exist" Dr Erica McAlister is the Natural History Museum's Senior Curator of Diptera and Siphonaptera (A.K.A Flys and fleas!) overseeing a collection of nearly 4 million specimens. Erica has presented a Radio 4 series on Insects (Who's the Pest) and her books include The Secret Life of Flies, A Bug's World, and her upcoming title Metamorphosis: How Insects Are Changing Our World. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

"There can't be zombies if flies exist"Dr Erica McAlister is the Natural History Museum's Senior Curator of Diptera and Siphonaptera&nbsp;(A.K.A Flys and fleas!) overseeing a collection of nearly 4 million specimens. Erica has&nbsp;presented a Radio 4 series on Insects (Who's the Pest) and her books include The Secret Life of Flies, A Bug's World, and her upcoming title Metamorphosis: How Insects Are Changing Our World. You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our Discord channel - a global community of likeminded weirdos!

#35 Fly Girl: Dr Erica McAlister and the Crime-Busting Maggots

Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the wild beliefs, ideas and theories of some of the most remarkable people on planet earth. 

As well as delving into the lives of truly fascinating people, Dan asks his guests a maverick tour of questions known as The Batshit Survey. Do they believe in Ghosts? Déjà vu? Telepathy? Premonitions? Déjà vu? 

Either way, everyone has theories they are transfixed by, or a mystery in their own life that they’re trying to solve. Dan leaves no rock unturned - and he’ll share plenty of his own mind-blowing facts and theories too.

Bonus episodes, ‘Lazy Code' are a deep dive into simulation theory. 

Let’s create a global community of likeminded weirdos!

Expect new episodes every Friday. Bonus episodes monthly. 

For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com

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Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the wild beliefs, ideas and theories of some of the most remarkable people on planet earth. As well as delving into the lives of truly fascinating people, Dan asks his guests a maverick tour of questions known as The Batshit Survey. Do they believe in Ghosts? Déjà vu? Telepathy? Premonitions? Déjà vu? Either way, everyone has theories they are transfixed by, or a mystery in their own life that they’re trying to solve. Dan leaves no rock unturned - and he’ll share plenty of his own mind-blowing facts and theories too. Bonus episodes, ‘Lazy Code' are a deep dive into simulation theory. Let’s create a global community of likeminded weirdos! Expect new episodes every Friday. Bonus episodes monthly. For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com

Prepare to plunge into the peculiar as&nbsp;Dan Schreiber, professional fact-hunter, uncovers the&nbsp;wild&nbsp;beliefs, ideas and theories&nbsp;of some of the&nbsp;most remarkable people on planet earth.&nbsp;

As well as delving into the lives of truly fascinating people,&nbsp;Dan&nbsp;asks his guests a&nbsp;maverick tour of questions known as The&nbsp;Batshit Survey. Do they believe in&nbsp;Ghosts?&nbsp;Déjà vu?&nbsp;Telepathy?&nbsp;Premonitions? Déjà vu?&nbsp;

Either way, everyone has theories they are transfixed by, or a mystery in their own life that they’re trying to solve.&nbsp;Dan leaves no rock unturned - and he’ll share plenty of his own&nbsp;mind-blowing facts&nbsp;and theories&nbsp;too.

Bonus episodes, ‘Lazy Code'&nbsp;are a deep dive into simulation theory. 

Let’s&nbsp;create a global community of likeminded weirdos!

Expect new episodes every Friday. Bonus episodes monthly. 

For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com

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