Best 50 Infectious Disease Podcasts in the US

A curated list of the best Infectious Disease podcasts to listen to or connect with for podcast outreach initiatives. Each listing includes host, booking agent, and producer contact information to facilitate collaborations.

1. This Week in Virology

This Week in Virology
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TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Professors Vincent Racaniello, Dickson

Hosts

Vincent Racaniello (Male), Brianne Barker (Female), Richard Condit, Dickson D. Despommier (Male), Alan Dove (Male), Daniel Griffin (Male), Angela R. Mingarelli (Female), Jolene Ramsey (Female), Kathy Spindler (Female)

Producer/Network

Vincent Racaniello

Email

****@microbe.tv

Listener Type

Medical Professional

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

2014

Avg Length

79 mins
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2. Let's Talk ID

Let's Talk ID
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Let's Talk ID is a podcast by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, featuring discussions with experts

Producer/Network

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Email

****@idsociety.org

Listener Type

Policy Makers, Healthcare Professionals, Medical Students

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

3.9/5

Reviews

124

Avg Length

25 mins

3. Febrile

Febrile
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An infectious diseases podcast! We use consult questions to dive into ID clinical reasoning, diagnostics, and

Host

Sara Winn Dong (Female)

Producer/Network

Sara Dong

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Healthcare Professionals, Medical Students

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

173

Avg Length

41 mins

4. Breakpoints

Breakpoints
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The SIDP Podcast

Hosts

Erin Kristin McCreary (Female), Julie Ann Justo (Female), Jeannette Bouchard (Female), Megan E. Klatt (Female)

Producer/Network

Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists

Email

****@affinity-strategies.com

Listener Type

Investors, CEOs, Startup Founders

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

151

Avg Length

68 mins

5. Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast

Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast
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Weekly updates on new data and best practices in patient care for a variety of infectious diseases including

Producer/Network

Clinical Care Options

Email

****@clinicaloptions.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

13

Avg Length

26 mins

6. Editors in Conversation

Editors in Conversation
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Editors in Conversation is the official podcast of the American Society for Microbiology Journals. Editors in

Hosts

Alex McAdam (Male), Elli Theel (Female)

Producer/Network

American Society for Microbiology

Email

****@asmusa.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

24

Avg Length

37 mins

7. Infectious Historians

Infectious Historians
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Covering infectious diseases through history from plague to COVID-19.

Hosts

Merle Eisenberg (Female), Lee Mordechai (Male)

Producer/Network

InfectiousHistorians

Email

****@okstate.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

23

Avg Length

67 mins

8. People, Parasites, and Plagues

People, Parasites, and Plagues
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People, Parasites, and Plagues is a podcast aimed at delivering information about the fascinating pathogens

Hosts

David Peterson (Male), Kim Klonowski (Female)

Producer/Network

David Peterson and Kim Klonowski

Email

****@uga.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

12

Avg Length

36 mins

9. American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice

American Journal of Infection Control: Science Into Practice
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Join infection preventionists as they have conversations with authors of the latest research in the American

Hosts

Nikki Shore (Female), Jessica Swain (Female)

Producer/Network

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

Email

****@humanfactor.net

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

13

Avg Length

34 mins

10. Transmission Interrupted

Transmission Interrupted
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Transmission Interrupted is brought to you by NETEC, the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and

Hosts

Jill Morgan (Female), Lauren Sauer (Female)

Producer/Network

NETEC

Email

****@unmc.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

9

Avg Length

41 mins

11. The Infectious Science Podcast

The Infectious Science Podcast
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? Welcome to the Infectious Science Podcast Your source for cutting-edge insights on infectious diseases

Hosts

Dennis A. Bente, Camille Ledoux, Christina Rios

Producer/Network

Galveston National Laboratory

Email

****@utmb.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

8

Avg Length

42 mins

12. Osterholm Update

Osterholm Update
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A weekly report on the COVID-19 pandemic from infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH. Dr.

Hosts

Michael Osterholm (Male), Chris Dall (Male)

Producer/Network

CIDRAP

Email

****@umn.edu

Listener Type

Investors, Educators, Policy Makers

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

2914

13. This Week in Parasitism

This Week in Parasitism
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TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science

Hosts

Vincent Racaniello (Male), Dickson Despommier (Male)

Producer/Network

Vincent Racaniello

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Health Enthusiasts, Environmentalists, Researchers

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

449

Avg Length

58 mins

14. Tick Boot Camp

Tick Boot Camp
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The goal of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast is to help people liberate themselves and others from suffering caused

Hosts

Rich Johannesen (Male), Matt Sabatello (Male)

Producer/Network

Matt Sabatello and Rich Johannesen

Email

****@tickbootcamp.com

Listener Type

Mental Health Advocates, Caregivers, Medical Professional

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

69

Avg Length

57 mins

15. Let's Talk Micro

Let's Talk Micro
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Clinical microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for students and microbiologists alike. We discuss

Host

Luis Plaza (Male)

Producer/Network

Luis Plaza

Email

****@yahoo.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

36

Avg Length

44 mins

16. The CommonHealth

The CommonHealth
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The CommonHealth is the podcast of the CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security. On The

Hosts

H. Andrew Schwartz (Male), J. Stephen Morrison (Male), Katherine E. Bliss (Female)

Producer/Network

CSIS

Email

****@csis.org

Listener Type

Medical Professional

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

52

Avg Length

41 mins

17. The Dr Brian McDonough Show

The Dr Brian McDonough Show
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This podcast started with a simple purpose: to explain in easy to understand terms information surrounding

Host

Brian McDonough (Male)

Producer/Network

Brian McDonough

Email

****@comcast.net

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

21

Avg Length

9 mins

18. Meet the Microbiologist

Meet the Microbiologist
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Who is microbiology? Meet the Microbiologist (MTM) introduces you to the people who discover, innovate and

Host

Ashley Hagen (Female)

Producer/Network

Ashley Hagen, M.S.

Email

****@asmusa.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

36

Avg Length

53 mins

19. Lyme Time with Ali from TheTickChicks.com

Lyme Time with Ali from TheTickChicks.com
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Welcome to Lyme Time with Ali! I am healing Lyme Disease and chronic illness and want to bring you new

Host

Ali White (Female)

Producer/Network

The Tick Chicks

Email

****@thetickchicks.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

32

Avg Length

47 mins

20. The Lancet HIV in conversation with

The Lancet HIV in conversation with
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Peter Hayward, Editor-in-Chief, and Adrian Gonzalez-Lopez, Senior Editor at The Lancet HIV , in conversation

Producer/Network

The Lancet Group

Email

****@lancet.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

2

Avg Length

25 mins

21. Conference Coverage

Conference Coverage
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ReachMD brings you the latest research, announcements, and conversations from the most important medical

Hosts

Charles Turck (Male), Raj Chovatiya (Male), Karima Benameur (Female), Matt Rosenberg (Male)

Producer/Network

ReachMD

Email

****@reachmd.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1

Avg Length

6 mins

22. ECDC: On Air

ECDC: On Air
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A peek behind the scenes at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - the EU agency that aims

Producer/Network

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Email

****@ecdc.europa.eu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

2

Avg Length

20 mins

23. Ticktective

Ticktective
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Ticktective podcast, a Bay Area Lyme Foundation program, investigates the latest scientific knowledge and

Producer/Network

Bay Area Lyme Foundation

Email

****@bayarealyme.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

16

Avg Length

59 mins

24. This Week in Virology

This Week in Virology
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TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Brought to you by four university

Hosts

Vincent Racaniello (Male), Brianne Barker (Female), Rich Condit (Male), Dickson D. Despommier (Male), Alan Dove (Male), Daniel Griffin (Male), Angela R. Mingarelli (Female), Jolene Ramsey (Female), Kathy Spindler (Female)

Producer/Network

Vincent Racaniello

Email

****@microbe.tv

Listener Type

Medical Professional

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

196

Avg Length

77 mins

25. Full Scope Human Longevity

Full Scope Human Longevity
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- A podcast and blog post about human longevity every other week. 15 minutes long. No adds, no gimmicks, just

Host

Bill Brandenburg (Male)

Producer/Network

Bill Brandenburg, MD

Email

****@wondermedicine.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

13

Avg Length

23 mins

26. Keeping Current

Keeping Current
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Experts discuss relevant and actionable strategies for practice improvement as well as timely clinical topics.

Producer/Network

Medscape Podcasts

Email

****@webmd.net

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4/5

Reviews

7

Avg Length

35 mins

27. Public Health Out Loud

Public Health Out Loud
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Public Health Out Loud is a podcast that delves into the broader public health concerns and issues facing

Hosts

Dr.Jim McDonald (Male), Dr.Philip Chan (Male)

Producer/Network

Dr. Philip Chan, Rhode Island Department of Health

Email

****@health.ri.gov

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

19

Avg Length

23 mins

28. Travel Medicine Podcast

Travel Medicine Podcast
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A Medical show for non-medical people, about history, comedy, travel and all the ways we find medicine

Hosts

Joshua Dworetzky (Male), Dr. Santhosh Nadipuram (Male)

Producer/Network

Travel MDia

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

16

Avg Length

54 mins

29. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine in conversation with

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine in conversation with
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Editors at The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, in conversation with the journal's authors, explore their latest

Producer/Network

The Lancet Group

Email

****@lancet.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1

Avg Length

13 mins

30. HIV Hour

HIV Hour
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HIV Hour is the UK's only FM radio programme & podcast about living a healthy, happy life with HIV.All

Producer/Network

RadioReverb

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

2

Avg Length

46 mins

31. DKBmed Radio

DKBmed Radio
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DKBmed Radio provides health care clinicians with expert insight and analysis in a wide variety of disease

Producer/Network

Free CME/CE Podcasts

Email

****@dkbmed.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1

Avg Length

28 mins

32. Humans in Public Health

Humans in Public Health
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How should we prepare for the next pandemic? How is noise pollution affecting my neighborhood? And how can we

Host

Megan Hall (Female)

Producer/Network

Brown University School of Public Health

Email

****@brown.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

12

Avg Length

18 mins

33. Rounding@IOWA

Rounding@IOWA
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Rounding@IOWA is an interprofessional continuing education podcast created by and for the health care team.

Producer/Network

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Continuing Medical Education

Email

****@healthcare.uiowa.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.3/5

Reviews

7

Avg Length

48 mins

34. Health Ethics Podcast

Health Ethics Podcast
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The Health Ethics Podcast (formerly The COVID Ethics Series Podcast) relies on the idea that challenging

Host

Bryan Pilkington (Male)

Producer/Network

Bryan Pilkington

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

5

Avg Length

38 mins

35. SCDP ECHO Podcast

SCDP ECHO Podcast
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The Emory University School of Medicine Serious Communicable Diseases Program (SCDP) hosts live, monthly,

Host

Gavin Harris (Male)

Producer/Network

Emory Serious Communicable Diseases Program

Email

****@emory.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1

Avg Length

61 mins

36. This Podcast Will Kill You

This Podcast Will Kill You
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This podcast might not actually kill you, but Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke cover so many things that

Hosts

Erin Welsh (Female), Erin Allmann Updyke (Female)

Producer/Network

Exactly Right

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Medical Students, Science Enthusiasts

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

16356

Avg Length

69 mins

37. Emerging Infectious Diseases

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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A podcast highlighting key articles in the current issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, a journal from the

Host

Sarah Gregory (Female)

Producer/Network

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Email

****@cdc.gov

Listener Type

Academic Researchers, Government Officials

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

3.9/5

Reviews

122

Avg Length

28 mins

38. microTalk

microTalk
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The talks from the researchers in the field of infectious diseases. The podcast is hosted by South Texas

Host

Karl Klose (Male)

Producer/Network

Karl Klose

Email

****@utsa.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

27

Avg Length

57 mins

39. Coronavirus Update

Coronavirus Update
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These regular reports cover the latest data and news on policy and mitigation and the impacts of the

Host

Jim Watkins (Male)

Producer/Network

James Watkins

Email

****@crntalk.com

Listener Type

Healthcare Professionals, Government Officials

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

3.8/5

Reviews

119

Avg Length

12 mins

40. CDC Featured Podcasts

CDC Featured Podcasts
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A listing of featured podcasts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC.

Producer/Network

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Email

****@cdc.gov

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4/5

Reviews

24

Avg Length

5 mins

41. American Journal of Public Health Podcast

American Journal of Public Health Podcast
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Podcasts in English and Chinese English-language hosts: Alfredo Morabia

Hosts

Alfredo Morabia (Male), Vickie Mays (Female)

Producer/Network

AJPH

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.2/5

Reviews

12

Avg Length

19 mins