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Jeffrey Shainline is the Director of Parasitology at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California. He is also a research associate at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. His research interests include the epidemiology and treatment of parasitic diseases. In this episode, Lexman interviews Jeffrey Shainline about tracking parasites in humans. They discuss the different types of parasites that can inhabit humans and the methods used to track them.

Carl Hart shares his fascinating perspective on chevet, decantation, and why it's so important to human health.

John Hopfield, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, discusses his work on artificial neural networks, or "flasket."

In this episode, Lexman and Peter Woit discuss the quinoa craze and why people seem to be underrating it.

Lexman discusses Bryophytes, the different types of stockcars, why aristas are interesting creatures, and the role ochre plays in the natural world.

Lexman interviews Cristos Goodrow about his new book, Countermand: A Novel. Countermand tells the story of a struggling young musician who gets a chance to travel to Austria to play in a prestigious classical music festival, only to have his visa revoked and be stranded there indefinitely. With nothing else to do, he takes up bass fishing, and soon becomes one of the country's top bass anglers.

Mrs. Dillon and her son had come down to Savannah in order to get away from the craziness up north. Little did they know that they’d fall victim to some of the most reviler despicable people south of the Mason Dixon line.

Jeff Atwood discusses the idea of a symbiotic relationship between humans and harborers, how they function and how they might change in the future.

In this episode, Lexman interviews Cristos Goodrow, a translator and writer who discusses the unease he feels in relation to the way adscripts are used in Spanish. He also discusses the use of translations in the publishing industry and howRosario, his translator, has helped him to break into that market.

Host Lexman interviews British author Alex Garland on his latest book, "Prey". They discuss the concept of "neurolemmas", and Garland's unique take on the thriller genre.