Long Shot

Great podcast. Really enjoyed the history of vaccines and the way it’s made so that those that don’t have a science degree can understand how things work. Agree with other reviewers, skip the ‘puke worm’ episode because it will make you upset about the woman’s decision. If you wanted to talk about the emotional aspect of the pandemic you should have focused on those people that were stuck at home without any support and how that affected their mental state. Overall great podcast!

Easy listen, and informative. However, as others have said, skip Puke Worms. They try and give you a content warning and basically anticipate that you’ll be mad about the outcome, and you will be, but it’s also annoying that it’s just not as relevant as everything they cover leading up to this. It’s the odd one out, and I still recommend listening to the episodes leading up to Puke Worms.

It was a great pod until the puke worms episode. It wasn’t pertinent to the story and seemed to have been used for shock value. It was completely unnecessary. I’m sorry that this owner wasn’t properly prepared for a puppy. Maybe it would have been a good idea to research puppy owning (especially a pure breed). She seems to spend an inordinate amount of time talking about the dog not being house broken. The worm problem would have been eliminated with the dewormer, so I’m unclear as to why there would have been a problem wth crating her dog while she was away at work like so many of us have to do. I am sorry that she herself was ill, but unfortunately that is always a risk when you own dogs. I’ve worked in vet med for 20+ years and have never considered myself one of the bleeding hearts like some others, but I’ve heard all of the excuses and that is what this was, excuses. Shame on the creators of this pod for even including it.

Good podcast. Skip the episode puke worms.