this week’s adventure features a visit terel paid to “the short coat podcast” to give a behind the scenes look at how “health science (for the rest of us!)” was born, how its episodes are created, and what shenanigans are in store for the future. also: real life medical students sniff each others armpits and discuss what your zip code may say about how healthy you are.

audio credit: the short coat podcast (http://theshortcoat.com)

photo credit and audio credit: the short coat podcast

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

in this week’s adventure, registered dietician candice co-hosts the podcast to talk about organic food and whether it’s more healthy than conventional food.

photo credit: tom phipott

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

in this week’s adventure, e.m.t. traci co-hosts the podcast to talk about ambulances, how they work, and what it’s like to be taken to the hospital in one.

photo credit: imgur

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

for this week’s adventure, we explored the quiet, secret life of stretch marks

photo credit: web md

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

in this week’s adventure, terel joined others around the world for the historic ‘march for science’ held on earth day, 2017 and talked about why using the word ‘political’ to describe science paints a different picture than we think it does.

photo credit: abc news

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

in this week’s adventure, anne co-hosts the podcast as we misuse microphone settings and butcher the word ‘needles’... all while exploring how we use medicines to prevent illness when traveling to other countries.

photo credit: team hippo tm

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

in this week’s adventure, we explored how radiation isn’t exactly what you thought it was…

photo credit: arjun walia

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

in this week's adventure, we explored our ever evolving understanding of pain: what we think it is, how it works (and doesn’t work), and how we try to get rid of it.

photo credit: schwartz/reisman emergency medicine institute

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

in this week’s adventure, we explored the art of squirting salt water up your nose for the win

photo credit: rod kim and vince firing

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

terel quits coughing long enough to talk about upcoming adventures

photo credit: camelantiseptic.com.gh

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0