🎙️ Episode 3.5: Mini - Prion Holiday in Cambodia

⚠️ Warning: This mini episode dives into some of the strangest and darkest tales from the history of prion disease. Expect unsettling science, grim memories from the Midwest, and a dose of satire so twisted you’ll wonder if it was ever real.

In this nightmarish detour through the world of prions, Amber and Stacy unearth a trio of disturbing stories:

• Case Studies That Haunt — From labs to morgues, prion disease has left behind a trail of medical horrors. We revisit chilling reports that blur the line between biology and nightmare.
• Mad Cow in the Midwest — A firsthand memory from a rancher’s child, where cattle feed warnings and late-night visits from government officials turned the farm into a place of whispered dread. What did it feel like to live under the shadow of a disease no one fully understood?
• Cambodia’s Explosive Satire — Believe it or not, someone once proposed disposing of infected cattle by sending them into land mine fields. It was meant as satire… but the fact that people took it seriously tells you everything about the fear—and absurdity—of the prion years.

All of this set against the apocalyptic backdrop that prions always bring: silent incubation, unstoppable spread, and the eerie reality that they can linger in flesh, blood, and bone long after life is gone.

Stacy unpacks the science of these cases while Amber threads in the cultural panic, the dark humor, and the speculative “what if” questions that make Mutant Hollow… well, Mutant Hollow.

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