microTalk

microTalk

Karl Klose

4.8from 28 ratings

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60Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
88
Episodes
2
Transcribed
28
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2016
First episode
3M
YouTube views

About microTalk

The talks from the researchers in the field of infectious diseases. The podcast is hosted by South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (STCEID).

Publisher
Karl Klose
Category
science · science
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
20 Sept 2016
Latest episode
25 Aug 2026
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Latest episodes

2 of 88 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 25 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

    When E. Coli's Day Is Gone and It Wants To Ride on…Cocaine. With Vanessa Sperandio, Ph.D.

  2. 5 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

    You Gotta Be Squid-ding Me!: microTalk with Ned Ruby and Margaret McFall-Ngai

  3. 16 Jan 2026

    How Microbiology Is Evolving: Insights from ASM Leadership and Researchers

Inside a recent episode

When E. Coli's Day Is Gone and It Wants To Ride on…Cocaine. With Vanessa Sperandio, Ph.D.

Published 25 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And sarcosine will quickly turn into glycine and fix the problem too. Oh, wow. So is that a direction for treatment of cocaine addiction then? I mean, or you're suggesting that it might be, right? I'm suggesting that it might be because... At this level, we're dealing with mice, right? Right, right, right. The jump from a mouse to a human being, you know, it's not simple. Right. But I think that a lot of people struggle with addiction problems and that would be awesome. You know, like if the more tools that you have to help people with addiction problems has got to be great, right? Yeah. So the reason we focused on psychoactive drugs such as cocaine and amphetamine is kind of like in the same realm. […]

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Who has been a guest on microTalk

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

  • Vanessa Sperandio
  • Marvin Whiteley
  • Ned Ruby
  • Margaret McFall-Ngai

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YouTube views
3,023,148
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
28 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

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Quality
46
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
92

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