Cause of Death - 100 Seconds to Midnight

Cause of Death - 100 Seconds to Midnight

Hello and welcome to Cause of Death - 100 Seconds to Midnight. I'm your host, Jackie Moranty.
Cause of Death - 100 Seconds to Midnight explores the things that will kill you through the lens of science, my personal experience as a microbiologist and history.
If you haven't listened to my podcast, you should.

S8 E7: 100 Seconds to Midnight: The Apocalypse Has Entered the Podcast
Cause of Death - 100 Seconds to Midnight
S8 E7: 100 Seconds to Midnight: The Apocalypse Has Entered the Podcast

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Sept. 26, 2026

S8 E7: 100 Seconds to Midnight: The Apocalypse Has Entered the Podcast

Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight Episode: S8 E7: 100 Seconds to Midnight: The Apocalypse Has Entered the Podcast The Doomsday Clock has never been closer to midnight. On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Clock from 89 seconds to midnight to 85 seconds—the closest it has ever been to catastrophe. But the Clock isn’t predicting the end of the world. It’s a warning. This year, that warning comes from several directions at once: nuclear weapons, climate ch
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Sept. 17, 2026

S1 E1: The Throwaway People: The Story of the HIV Pandemic

Throwaway People: The Story of HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS is more than the story of a virus. It is also a story about fear, stigma, inequality, public-health failures, activism, scientific progress, and the people who were too often treated as disposable. In Throwaway People, Jackie looks at HIV/AIDS, the development of antiretroviral treatment, the history of the AIDS crisis, transmission through the blood supply, and the political and social response that shaped the epidemic. Because the history of H
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Aug. 4, 2024

S8 E6: 100 Seconds to Midnight: To Live or Die - Healthcare in the US

Healthcare Show Notes: You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod Hello and welcome to Cause of...
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April 28, 2024

S8 E5: 100 Seconds to Midnight: The Dragon's Lair

You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod This has been my podversary episode. Three years ago, I...
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April 21, 2024

S8 E4: Here Kitty Kitty: The Story of Toxoplasma gondii

You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod When I was in college, I had a Microbiology professor...
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April 7, 2024

S8 E3: What's New with WHO? Updates in Epidemiology

You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod I wanted to take a moment to discuss some recent...

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Aug. 3, 2024

The Show Notes are Here!!

Healthcare Show Notes: You can reach me on the website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100…
June 9, 2024

A Short Break

May was a rough month for me. Somewhere between health issues and a severe car accident. I need a little time to breathe. I'm going to take a hiatus for a couple more weeks and get myself back together, then I'll be back on my normal schedule. I app…
April 28, 2024

S8 E5: 100 Seconds to Midnight: The Dragon's Lair (The Podversary Episode)

You can reach me on the website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod This has been my podversary episode. Three years ago, I had an id…

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"Jackie does such an amazing job breaking down the intricacies of epidemiology. Amazing research and even better content!"

Eric Carter-Landin | July 26, 2021

Extremely informative and interesting!

"Cause of Death dives into disease in a way no other podcast does. The information provided isn’t your average fodder and really provides a deep perspective of what these diseases do to the human pop…"

Ann Coghill | June 29, 2022

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