Foodborne

About Foodborne

Welcome to Foodborne. a podcast that shares stories of impactful foodborne and enteric disease outbreaks. In season one, we highlight outbreaks from the International Outbreak Museum, focusing on the stories of the epidemiologists who investigate these outbreaks. Foodborne is designed for students and public health professionals interested in the communicable disease world and the people that do this work. Foodborne is brought to you by the Washington Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence. Visit us at foodsafety.uw.edu

Publisher

Washington Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 May 2025

Latest episode

24 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Jun 2025

   A Walk Through the Outbreak Museum

   Hillary Booth and June Bancroft guide listeners through the International Outbreak Museum, highlighting exhibits and sharing memories of its creator, Dr. William Keene, in this interview episode.

2. 

   24 Jun 2025

   Slice of Advice

   Hillary Booth, Lyndsay Bottichio, Allison Longenberger, Kirk Smith, Josh Rounds, June Bancroft, and Sam Crowe share advice on the challenges and rewards of infectious disease outbreak epidemiology in this interview episode.

3. 

   17 Jun 2025

   Knead to Dough Basis

   This episode explores the unexpected 2016 E. coli outbreak linked to raw flour, revealing how public health experts addressed the contamination and improved food safety awareness.

4. 

   10 Jun 2025

   Truth or Dairy

   This episode investigates the 2012 Campylobacter outbreak from raw milk in Pennsylvania, revealing how public health experts identified the source and addressed unpasteurized dairy risks to improve food safety.

5. 

   3 Jun 2025

   Tough Nut to Crack

   Industry experts investigate a 2011 E. coli outbreak traced to nuts, revealing the difficulties of cross-state collaboration and innovative methods used to identify the source.

6. 

   22 May 2025

   Listeria Mysteria

   This episode investigates the 2011 Listeria outbreak, detailing how public health experts detected epidemiologic patterns and traced the source to prevent future outbreaks.

Who has been a guest on Foodborne

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Hillary Booth
• Lyndsay Bottichio
• Allison Longenberger
• Kirk Smith
• Josh Rounds

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

31

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.