Audio Abstract

NC State’s research podcast. You can subscribe to Audio Abstract with Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud or other podcasting apps of your choice.

Feb 2, 2022

Podcast: Color

Renzo Shamey talks about the science of color creation.

Dec 8, 2021

Podcast: Digital Mapping and the Pandemic

Adriana de Souza e Silva talks about grassroots digital mapping of the pandemic in Brazil.

Oct 25, 2021

Podcast: Halloween and Fall Food Safety

Ellen Shumaker talks about fall food safety - from trick-or-treating to fairs, fire pits and fall potlucks.

Sep 22, 2021

Podcast: Shweta Trivedi and VetPAC

Shweta Trivedi talks about giving pre-veterinary students hands-on experiences through VetPAC.

Aug 13, 2021

Podcast: Healthcare Inequity

Vanessa Volpe explains how systemic racism can affect healthcare quality and availability for Black populations.

Jul 8, 2021

Podcast: Vaccine Apathy

Stacy Wood talks vaccine apathy: what it is and how to address it.

Jun 11, 2021

Podcast: C. diff

Casey Theriot talks about how C. diff does what it does and what researchers are doing to stop it.

May 12, 2021

Podcast: Cicadas

Clyde Sorenson talks cicadas.

Apr 12, 2021

Podcast: Volcanoes

Volcanologist Arianna Soldati talks about how volcanoes operate and what it's like to get up close and personal with lava.

Mar 15, 2021

Podcast: Plastics, BPA and Phthalates

Heather Patisaul talks about compounds in plastics that can affect your health.

Feb 15, 2021

Podcast: Sneakerheads

Delisia Matthews and Qiana Cryer-Coupet talk about sneakerheads, hypebeasts, and what it means to be a part of the community.

Jan 21, 2021

Podcast: Queen Bees and Hive Failure

A hive is only as healthy as its queen. Alison McAfee discusses queen failure.

Dec 18, 2020

Podcast: Greg Lewbart and Aquatic Animal Medicine

Greg Lewbart, a professor of aquatic medicine here at NC State's College of Veterinary Medicine, knows that when treating turtles and fish, innovative solutions are part of the process.

Oct 7, 2020

Podcast: Preserving Parasites

Skylar Hopkins explains why some parasites need protecting.

Sep 22, 2020

Podcast: Robocalls

Computer scientist Brad Reaves talks about robocalls - how they work and what happens when you answer one.