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Episode 47 of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now!https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/It’s called “The Canary Professor.” I’m speaking with anthropologist and professor, Liza Grandia, Ph.D.Liza is an associate professor of anthropology in the Dapartment of Native American Studies at the University of California Davis. She identifies as a three-time canary, having survived cancer, long Covid, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).Liza is one of the only academics I ...

Episode 46 of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now!https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/It’s called: “Finding Environmentally Safe Housing.”I’m speaking with Scott Daniska. Scott Daniska, an independent researcher with a background in biology and genomics who has MCS. After five years trying to rent safe apartments in Massachusetts, he currently lives in Connecticut on the east coast of the U.S. We talk about what is one of the greatest challenges that people with...

Episode 45 of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now!https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/It’s called: “Ecosickness in U.S. Fiction." I’m speaking with Heather Houser, Ph.D., professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of the 2014 book, “Ecosickness in Contemporary U.S. Fiction.”We explore how:Writers explore the impacts of toxic chemicals on human health in fiction.How fiction can impact the public differently than raw informationPleas...

Episode 44 of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now!https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/It’s called: “American Breakdown.” I’m speaking with author and activist Jennifer Lunden, who goes by her last name, Lunden. Lunden is the author of “American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body's Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life.” We talk about:· Her lived experience with MCS and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / C...

Episode 43 of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now!https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/ It’s called: “The Chemical Age.” It features a conversation with Frank A. von Hippel, Ph.D. Frank is a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on toxicology and health disparities, with a focus on Indigenous and underserved communities. Frank is the author of 2020 book, “The Chemical Age,” and he is the creator and ho...

Episode 42 of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now!https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/ It’s called "Fighting to Breathe." It features a conversation with Nicole Fabricant, Ph.D.Nicole is a professor of Anthropology and director of Latin American and Latino/a Studies at Towson University in Maryland on the east coast of the U.S. Her research focuses on issues of environmental toxicity and community activism. She is author of the 2022 book, “Fighting to Breathe:...