Viral

About Viral

Viral is a public health podcast for both public health nerds and the general public started by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist and hosted by Linsey and Megan Albertson. Public health consists of too many topics and professionals to name–but we’re going to try to cover it all. From baby bottle tooth decay to social justice, we will discuss the historical context, cultural relevance, and current connections to each topic while interviewing our colleagues in the field. Welcome to Viral.

Publisher

Linsey Grove & Megan Albertson

Category

science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

9 Mar 2017

Latest episode

20 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

69 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Sept 2025

   Episode 68: The Candidate

   What if a public health nerd decided to run for office? Megan asks the hard questions of St. Pete City Council Candidate, Dr. Linsey Grove, as she runs for District 6 in the 2026 Elections! Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad

2. 

   7 Jun 2025

   Episode 67: Female Sterilization

   This episode of "Viral" examines the troubling history of forced sterilization in the United States, revealing how public health policies were misused to control women's reproductive rights.

3. 

   25 Apr 2025

   Episode 66: Public Health Law

   You can't make me!!! Welp...sometimes we can. Join us as we talk about the legal framework for advancing public health. Our guest is Dawn Hunter: public health lawyer, health equity champion, and the rare policymaker who’s as comfortable with the legislature as she is in a microbiology lab. Dawn’s career is proof that the law isn’t just about statutes—it’s about systems, stories, and the social determinants that touch us all. Engineered by Dreamstate Productions Music by Michael Conrad

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

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

Quality

15

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85