Wow! Our Atlanta affiliate aired the show just recently. Definitely resulted in a driveway moment (more like minutes). My daughter in high school listened, too. Will have her send the program and the videos along to her biology teacher. Last night she reported that they are studying -- parasites!

you guys are my heroes. If I could make my classroom as entertaining as your podcasts, Students would be begging to get in the class, not out. Can you do anything on weather patterns?

This show made my daughter, 9, a radio-show lover! She listens to it repeatedly and laughs non-stop. Thank you for the off-beat and fantastic topics, put together with charm!

Totally amazing! Thank you guys for rocking so freakin' hard!

The guy selling Hookworms failed to mention he was selling them for $2,900. Maybe that's why people aren't knocking down his door. I'm about to take me a vacation and walk in some poo.

Such an interesting article! There's so much to know about these creatures! For more interesting articles about parasites, infectious disease & public health check out these links.

http://thefastertimes.com/globalpandemics/

Parasites on the Brain
http://thefastertimes.com/globalpandemics/2009/07/08/infection-on-the-brain-2/

& Mosquitoes diseases..
http://thefastertimes.com/globalpandemics/2009/08/25/summer-nights-mosquitoes-bite/

Glad to see that Caryn H. beat me to posting the Botfly removal vid ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNDG7WPtVO4 ) I went to college with that particular botfly hostess and am glad to see her putting out such quality videos on her Nature Break site, take a look at her other videos too, well worth it, just ask the good folks over at the NY Times, they'll agree!!

omg! gross! gross! gross! i don't know if i can have dinner 2night!

Your pod cast inspired a couple doodles...

http://dailydiskgrunt.blogspot.com/2009/09/butteyed-monster.html

and

http://dailydiskgrunt.blogspot.com/2009/09/love-bugs.html

D-:

Ay, ay, ay! Yuck.

Oh boy oh boy! Botfly removal! http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/09/botfly-maggot-remove.html

My girliness is showing... kinda gross. Interesting, but gross ;)

great topic. the part about the hookworms helping with allergy symptoms interest me the most. i'm going to do some more research on that myself. it would be great if i could get rid of my seasonal allergies.

Here's another heroic parasite:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/tongue-eating-parasite-discovered.php

Heavy.

I had no idea the caterpillar would cocoon and then protect the parasitic wasp larvae. That's wild!