Audio Abstract

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

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.

Aug 26, 2020

Podcast: Mosquitoes and Disease

Mathematical biologist Alun Lloyd talks about the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses in the US and the methods we can use to stop them.

Aug 4, 2020

Podcast: Katie Mack and the End of Everything

How will the universe end? Katie Mack talks about universe-ending scenarios.

Jun 9, 2020

Podcast: The Sun

Astrophysicist Steve Reynolds gives us the lowdown on the solar minimum, space weather, and other cool facts about our favorite star, the Sun.

May 14, 2020

Podcast: Sourdough

Erin McKenney explains how sourdough does what it does and how you, too, can turn microbes into bread.

Apr 20, 2020

Podcast: Snakes

Chris DePerno talks about North Carolina snakes and how to coexist with them.