Immune
Hosted by Cindy Leifer and Brianne Barker and Vincent Racaniello and Stephanie Langel · Vincent Racaniello
4.8from 382 ratings
- 146
- Episodes
- 57
- Transcribed
- 382
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 21M
- YouTube views
About Immune
A podcast about the body's defenders against disease.
- Publisher
- Vincent Racaniello
- Category
- science · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Oct 2017
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
57 of 146 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Immune Booster 36: Innate immune brakes with Carla Rothlin
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Immune 108: B cells go broad and live long
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Immune Booster 36: Secret lives of neutrophils with Tanya Mayadas
Inside a recent episode
Immune Booster 36: Innate immune brakes with Carla Rothlin
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And as I mentioned before, they can recognize damage, right? So there's a very interesting biology for MertiK, especially in sites where under normal circumstances you can have damage. I know it sounds strange, but it turns out that living can be challenging, right? There is damage. You're seeing me now. In your eye, there are some cells that there's a huge reaction that is based on rhodopsin, and now these photoreceptors can transmit the signal to our brain, and we can see each other. That function is a little bit damaging. And so, for instance, in the eye, these photoreceptors, the membrane parts where this happened, that part of the cell, is eaten every day by a resident cell in the eye that is this retinal pigmental epicylial cell that, guess what, has Merticay and another receptor that is a brother or sister, Taro III. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Immune
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Carla Rothlin
- Tanya Mayadas
- Adam Waickman
- Stacy Horner
- Scott Smith
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 20,790,245
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 283 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 99 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 87
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 91
Contact Immune
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- Books guests
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Questions about Immune
Who hosts Immune?
Cindy Leifer and Brianne Barker and Vincent Racaniello and Stephanie Langel host the show. Published by Vincent Racaniello.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Immune take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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