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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 &ndas…

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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…

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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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April 14, 2024

S8 E4: Here Kitty Kitty: The Story of Toxoplasma gondii 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 When I was in college, I had a Microbiology professor who swore t…

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April 7, 2024

S8 E3: What's New with WHO? Updates on Epidemiology Show Notes

For those who like to read ahead, you don't have much time! The episode will drop later today! 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: http…

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March 9, 2024

S8 E2: Brain Suckers: The Story of Naegleria fowleri

Brain Eating Amoeba 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 This season is called “Cre…

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Feb. 24, 2024

S8 E1: The Worms Crawl In: The Story of Whipworm

A new episode in a new season drops tomorrow! S8 E1: The Worms Crawl In: The Story of Whipworm. 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: htt…

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Feb. 11, 2024

S7 E7: 100 Seconds to Midnight: Countdown, the Finale

The Show Notes for the Season 7 Finale on Nuclear Armament are here! The episode will be up later today. 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 fou…

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Feb. 11, 2024

S7 E6: 100 Seconds to Midnight: Bees and the Environment

For those of you waiting on a new episode, the subscriber episodes are now up on Patreon and Apple Subscriptions. If you haven't subscribed yet, the public version will be up later today or tomorrow. In the meantime, here are the show notes! Yo…

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Jan. 2, 2024

A New Episode is Dropping Soon!

So get caught up on the Show Notes! There have been rumors about Yellowstone being overdue for a super volcanic eruption circulating for years, but is there actually a timer on super eruptions? Can we predict that? And what would the consequences o…

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Dec. 24, 2023

Bonus Episode: 100 Seconds to Midnight: The Santa Tracker

This is the story of how one of the fiercest defense systems in the world ended up tracking Santa every Christmas Eve. Music by: Rupert Sachs #causeofdeath100secs #NORAD #santatracker #Christmas #holiday Happy Holidays, everyone and thank you so …

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Dec. 10, 2023

S7 E4: 100 Seconds to Midnight: Global Terrorism

 The episode is on its way and here are the show notes for those who like to read ahead. The US doesn’t experience much terrorism, we’ve had several attacks on US soil, but for the most part, we’ve had far less than other cou…

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Nov. 23, 2023

S7 E3: 100 Seconds to Midnight: Global Change and Emerging Disease Show Notes

Get them while they're hot! The show notes are here! I’m often asked to talk about Global Warming, my answer to that is that I do. I talk about it in almost every 100 Seconds to Midnight episode. Global Warming either influences or affects ju…

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Oct. 26, 2023

S7 E2: 100 Seconds to Midnight: Demons and Disease

For hundreds of years before Germ Theory was discovered, people were trying to find an explanation for the plagues and pestilence that followed them. As millions succumbed to the Black Plague, leprosy, rabies, and tuberculosis, there was no rhyme o…

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Oct. 26, 2023

The Show Notes Are Here!

S7 E1: 100 Seconds to Midnight: The Opioid Crisis Resources: In the US: 1-800-662-4357 https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/index.html International Helplines for Suicide Prevention and Drug Addiction:…

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Oct. 12, 2023

I'm Back!

It's been a rough six weeks, but I'm coming back! A new episode will drop on Saturday morning.  Be watching for S7 E1: 100 Seconds to Midnight: The Opioid Crisis This is going to be a rough season of exclusively 100 Seconds to Midnight Episo…

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Sept. 23, 2023

The House That Jack Built Show Notes

This is a Subscriber Only Bonus Episode.  Hello and welcome to another episode of Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight What’s On My Mind. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. These episodes don’t quite fit into the norma…

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Aug. 13, 2023

S6 E9: 100 Seconds to Midnight: The Story of the Sixth Mass Extinction

Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. In the last 50 years we’ve lost more than 4,000 species that are vital to their habitats. These animals played an important role in the…

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July 28, 2023

S6 E8: We All Go Round in Circles: The Story of Whirling Disease

The Show Notes have arrived! I know you're all thrilled! S6 E8: We All Go Round in Circles: The Story of Whirling Disease Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. I changed my mind …

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July 13, 2023

S6 E7: It's Not Easy Being Green: The Story of Frog Fungal Disease

Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. Before we get started, I want to welcome my latest Patron to the family. Welcome Elizabeth! I’m so happy to have you here! I thought that since we talked about White Nose D…

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June 24, 2023

S6 E6: Excuse Me, But You Have Something On Your Nose: The Story of White Nose Syndrome

Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. In the last episode, I briefly mentioned White Nose Syndrome. It’s a terrible disease that has killed off about 90% of some species of b…

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June 8, 2023

S6 E5: Have You Gone Batty? The Story of Bats, Disease and the Environment

Bats are the base of several ecosystems and without them those ecosystems would fail, and with them, several food sources would also fail, but bats also carry some of the most deadly diseases known to mankind. SARS, MERS, coronavirus, Ebola, they al…

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May 27, 2023

S6 E4: Little Bunny Foo Foo: The Story of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease

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…

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May 14, 2023

S6 E3: Greed and Avarice: The Story of Chemical Spills and Wildlife

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…

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