Tierah Ruins Things With Science

Tierah Hinchliffe
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A podcast that critiques the science of infectious diseases in pop culture. Full of memes, references, and a bit of swearing. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PocketCasts, and Youtube. tierahruinsthings.substack.com

  1. S2E6 - Tombstone

    11/22/2025

    S2E6 - Tombstone

    Welcome to Tierah Ruins Things with Science, a podcast about infectious diseases in tv shows and movies, delivered in an accessible way for non-scientists. This is for entertainment only and is not to be confused with medical advice. Slight content warning as I swear a little bit. This episode is about the 1993 movie Tombstone. I talk about a few other things, too, including Les Mis and Moulin Rouge. All sound clips used are property of the copyright owner used under fair use policy and no infringement is intended Here’s a link to sources and a transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/tierahruinsthings/p/s2e6-tombstone Follow me: https://patreon.com/tierahruinsthings https://www.facebook.com/tierahruinsthingswithscience/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tierahruinsthingswithsci https://www.instagram.com/tierahruinsthingspodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/tierahruinsthings.bsky.social Send in your show suggestions to tierahruinsthings@gmail.com Research, writing, recording, and editing done by Tierah Hinchliffe. Thank you to I Effigy for this season’s theme song, you can follow them on Spotify here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tierahruinsthings.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 16m
  2. S2E5 - Winterhawk

    11/21/2025

    S2E5 - Winterhawk

    Welcome to Tierah Ruins Things with Science, a podcast about infectious diseases in tv shows and movies, delivered in an accessible way for non-scientists. This is for entertainment only and is not to be confused with medical advice. Slight content warning as I swear a little bit. This episode is about the 1975 movie Winterhawk, and I mention a few other tv show episodes, too, like ER, House, and Deadwood. All sound clips used are property of the copyright owner used under fair use policy and no infringement is intended Here’s a link to sources and a transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/tierahruinsthings/p/s2e5-winterhawk Follow me: https://patreon.com/tierahruinsthings https://www.facebook.com/tierahruinsthingswithscience/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tierahruinsthingswithsci https://www.instagram.com/tierahruinsthingspodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/tierahruinsthings.bsky.social Send in your show suggestions to tierahruinsthings@gmail.com Research, writing, recording, and editing done by Tierah Hinchliffe. Thank you to I Effigy for this season’s theme song, you can follow them on Spotify here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tierahruinsthings.substack.com/subscribe

    59 min
  3. S2E4 - Warm Springs

    11/20/2025

    S2E4 - Warm Springs

    Welcome to Tierah Ruins Things with Science, a podcast about infectious diseases in tv shows and movies, delivered in an accessible way for non-scientists. This is for entertainment only and is not to be confused with medical advice. Slight content warning as I swear a little bit. This episode is about the 2005 TV movie Warm Springs. All sound clips used are property of the copyright owner used under fair use policy and no infringement is intended Here’s a link to sources and a transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/tierahruinsthings/p/s2e4-warm-springs Follow me: https://patreon.com/tierahruinsthings https://www.facebook.com/tierahruinsthingswithscience/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tierahruinsthingswithsci https://www.instagram.com/tierahruinsthingspodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/tierahruinsthings.bsky.social Send in your show suggestions to tierahruinsthings@gmail.com Research, writing, recording, and editing done by Tierah Hinchliffe. Thank you to I Effigy for this season’s theme song, you can follow them on Spotify here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tierahruinsthings.substack.com/subscribe

    53 min
  4. S2E3 - Philadelphia

    11/19/2025

    S2E3 - Philadelphia

    Welcome to Tierah Ruins Things with Science, a podcast about infectious diseases in tv shows and movies, delivered in an accessible way for non-scientists. This is for entertainment only and is not to be confused with medical advice. Slight content warning as I swear a little bit. This episode is about the 1994 movie Philadelphia. *CORRECTION: At one point in this episode I say that by 1994, HIV had become the leading cause of death for ALL Americans, and this is not correct. The stat that in 1994 it was the leading cause of death for MEN aged 25 - 44 is correct. All sound clips used are property of the copyright owner used under fair use policy and no infringement is intended Here’s a link to sources and a transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/tierahruinsthings/p/s2e3-philadelphia Follow me: https://patreon.com/tierahruinsthings https://www.facebook.com/tierahruinsthingswithscience/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tierahruinsthingswithsci https://www.instagram.com/tierahruinsthingspodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/tierahruinsthings.bsky.social Send in your show suggestions to tierahruinsthings@gmail.com Research, writing, recording, and editing done by Tierah Hinchliffe. Thank you to I Effigy for this season’s theme song, you can follow them on Spotify here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tierahruinsthings.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 7m
  5. S2E2 - Downton Abbey S2E8

    11/18/2025

    S2E2 - Downton Abbey S2E8

    Welcome to Tierah Ruins Things with Science, a podcast about infectious diseases in tv shows and movies, delivered in an accessible way for non-scientists. This is for entertainment only and is not to be confused with medical advice. Slight content warning as I swear a little bit. This episode is about The 1918 Influenza as shown on Downton Abbey, S2E8. All sound clips used are property of the copyright owner used under fair use policy and no infringement is intended Here’s a link to sources and a transcript: https://tierahruinsthings.substack.com/p/s2e2-downton-abbey-s2e8 Follow me: https://patreon.com/tierahruinsthings https://www.facebook.com/tierahruinsthingswithscience/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tierahruinsthingswithsci https://www.instagram.com/tierahruinsthingspodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/tierahruinsthings.bsky.social Send in your show suggestions to tierahruinsthings@gmail.com Research, writing, recording, and editing done by Tierah Hinchliffe. Thank you to I Effigy for this season’s theme song, you can follow them on Spotify here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tierahruinsthings.substack.com/subscribe

    48 min
  6. S2E1 - Little House on the Prairie and Outlander

    11/17/2025

    S2E1 - Little House on the Prairie and Outlander

    Welcome to Tierah Ruins Things with Science, a podcast about infectious diseases in tv shows and movies, delivered in an accessible way for non-scientists. This is for entertainment only and is not to be confused with medical advice. Slight content warning as I swear a little bit. This episode is about the Typhus shown on Little House on the Prairie S1E18, and Typhoid Fever shown in Outlander, S3E9&10 All sound clips used are property of the copyright owner used under fair use policy and no infringement is intended Here’s a link to sources and a transcript: https://tierahruinsthings.substack.com/p/s2e1-little-house-on-the-prairie Follow me: https://www.facebook.com/tierahruinsthingswithscience/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tierahruinsthingswithsci https://www.instagram.com/tierahruinsthingspodcast/ https://patreon.com/tierahruinsthings https://bsky.app/profile/tierahruinsthings.bsky.social Send in your show suggestions to tierahruinsthings@gmail.com Research, writing, recording, and editing done by Tierah Hinchliffe. Thank you to I Effigy for this season’s theme song, you can follow them on Spotify here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tierahruinsthings.substack.com/subscribe

    55 min

  7. SEASON 2 TRAILER

    Season 2 Trailer

    Season 2 starts dropping in your feed tomorrow, Nov 17! Welcome to Tierah Ruins Things with Science, a podcast about infectious diseases in tv shows and movies, delivered in an accessible way for non-scientists. This is for entertainment only and is not to be confused with medical advice. Slight content warning as I swear a little bit. Follow me: https://patreon.com/tierahruinsthings https://www.facebook.com/tierahruinsthingswithscience/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tierahruinsthingswithsci https://www.instagram.com/tierahruinsthingspodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/tierahruinsthings.bsky.social Send in your show suggestions to tierahruinsthings@gmail.com Research, writing, recording, and editing done by Tierah Hinchliffe. Thank you to I Effigy for this season’s theme song, you can follow them on Spotify here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tierahruinsthings.substack.com/subscribe

    2 min
  8. S1 Bonus 2 - The Santa Clause

    12/31/2023 · BONUS

    S1 Bonus 2 - The Santa Clause

    Welcome to Tierah Ruins Things with Science, a podcast about infectious diseases in tv shows and movies, delivered in an accessible way for non-scientists. This is for entertainment only and is not to be confused with medical advice. Slight content warning as I swear a little bit. This episode is about the classic holiday movie The Santa Clause, and the (made up) infectious disease that can make you turn into Santa.  Here’s a link to sources and a transcript.  Follow me: https://www.tierahruinsthings.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tierahruinsthingswithscience/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tierahruinsthingspodcast https://www.instagram.com/tierahruinsthingspodcast/ Send in your show suggestions to tierahruinsthings@gmail.com Research, writing, recording, and editing done by Tierah Hinchliffe Music written and provided by James Stratton-Crawley, who also helped with editing. Links to his channels are here: https://www.electricskullmeat.com/ https://soundcloud.com/jscrawley https://open.spotify.com/artist/2EymoLkbTY4m4vg6M97BWq https://jscrawley.com/   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tierahruinsthings.substack.com/subscribe

    32 min
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