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The latest episode has dropped! This one is about a disease that not many people know about, but has decimated wild rabbit populations worldwide.  The Show Notes are available below.  Rabbits, hares and pikas belong to a family of anima…

For hundreds of years, man has been the greatest destroyer of the planet. As the highest being on the food chain, our impact on the environment is the greatest contributor to the loss of species worldwide. Breeding grounds are being destroyed and a…

Who’s Who Outside of the Zoo has begun! Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. Here we are in Season Six. This season is dedicated to wildlife disease and conservation. I&rs…

The Great Dilemma Show Notes: This is my second podversary. I’ve been in your ears and, hopefully, in your head for two years now, and I thought it important that you know about the things that go into each subject I talk about, whether it be…

So we're finally done with Season 5!  This final episode is a bit more casual than my normal episodes, but it's a good way to end the season. It's packed with great information on avoiding foodborne illness in every situation I could think of.…

Mary sent me an email with a news article attached. The article said that 47% of people don’t think that life will ever get back to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic. If you listen to the smallpox episodes, the Spanish flu episode and the po…

S5 E8: 100 Seconds to Midnight: Miss Information and the Social Media Wars Disinformation is a war waged on the citizens of countries in order to promote dissent and division among the people. We’re all vulnerable. We’re all targets. W…

Come join me on Apple Subscriptions or Patreon so you can hear all the great bonus content I have up!  This month, I'm talking about Prohibition and why it didn't and doesn't work.  Contact me at the website: www.causeofdeath100secs.net …

S5 E7: That's Pretty Campy: The Story of Campylobacter Campy Show Notes: Cause of Death has a website! Come visit me at www.causeofdeath100secs.net. I also have an email address for the show at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. Feel free to in…

I grew up in Colorado, and I lived very close to NORAD for most of my life before moving to the Denver area where I lived not far from Rocky Flats. More recently, I lived near Los Alamos, New Mexico and I worked on Kirtland Air Force Base. Both are …