Best Archaea Podcasts (2025)

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Immune Booster #15 Vaccine ground rules with Shane Crotty 39:55

8d ago39:55

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Cindy talks with Shane Crotty about his teenage days driving 3 ½ hours every weekend to have his first research experience in marine biology, how that eventually led to studying how vaccines work and how we can make them better, and how immunology research and publishing got a turbo-boost during the pandemic. Hosts: Cindy Leifer Guest: Shane Crotty…

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Episode 10 — Tyler Dickerhoof 34:21

18d ago34:21

34:21

Our tenth episode welcomes Tyler Dickerhoof, host of The Tyler Dickerhoof Show podcast. Aside from a reputation as an expert in the field of leadership, Dickerhoof also brings years of experience as an animal nutritionist to the show, with a unique perspective on the economic and environmental impact of RNG.…

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Immune 94: The nose knows 1:15:22

22d ago1:15:22

1:15:22

The Immune team goes up the nose to discuss cytotoxic T cells activating complement through secretion of granzyme K to drive inflammatory nasal polyps and how IgA-producing B cells are made in the nose. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Steph Langel, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! L…

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TWiEVO 116: An ant and two fungi walk into a bar and meet a naked mole rat 57:23

27d ago57:23

57:23

Nels and Vincent review research on how neuropeptides influence the behavior of leafcutter ants, and regulate the different caste behaviors such as defenders, leaf foragers, brood care, and fungus farming. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the M…

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Are Oysters Safe to Eat Raw? Understanding the Microbes and Risks: Dr. Rachel Diner 50:15

29d ago50:15

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Oysters can be risky to eat raw, but what microbes are actually responsible? Is there more to it than just chance? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Rachel Diner, Assistant Professor at the University of Memphis researching aquatic microbes, to find out. Here, we discuss the hidden world of bacteria in oysters, exploring the roles these organisms pl…

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Episode 9 — Generate Upcycle 32:10

1M ago32:10

32:10

Bill Caesar, President of Generate Upcycle, joins us for a session covering challenges to food waste-RNG development, his background in Russian Studies and other diverse fields, and future demand pathways for RNG.By RNG Coalition

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Immune Booster #14: In the eye of immune responses with Darren Lee 28:31

1M ago28:31

28:31

From the 2024 Society for Leukocyte Biology meeting, Cindy and Brianne talk with Darren Lee to discuss his career, how he got interested in immunology of the eye, and how his team visualizes immune responses of the eye in real time with the hope of better understanding autoimmune uveitis. Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Brianne Barker Guest: Darren Lee Sub…

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Immune 93: Macrophages managing memory B cells 1:16:21

2M ago1:16:21

1:16:21

Vincent and Cindy discuss differences between MPox-specific T cell responses following infection and vaccination, and lymph node macrophage control of memory B cell localization and trafficking that might be important for choosing which arm to get a vaccine. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Cindy Leifer Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Bec…

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TWiEVO 115: Even the archaea are going viral 1:28:58

2M ago1:28:58

1:28:58

Nels and Vincent discuss an ultra reduced archaeal genome, the closest cellular entity to date that approaches a viral strategy of existence. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Ultra-reduced archaeal genome (bioRxiv) …

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Immune Booster #13 Microbiome and regulation of gut inflammation with Justin Wilson 25:53

2M ago25:53

25:53

From the 2024 Society for Leukocyte Biology meeting, Cindy and Brianne sit down with Justin Wilson to talk about how he got into research and his more recent studies on innate immune sensors and the interaction between the gut microbiome and inflammation related to inflammatory bowel disease and cancer. Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Brianne Barker Guest:…

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Episode 8 - Archaea Energy 11:41

3M ago11:41

11:41

In this episode of Coalition Conversations, RNG Coalition’s Dylan Chase sits down with Starlee Sykes, CEO of Archaea Energy, North America’s largest renewable natural gas producer. Starlee shares her perspective on the evolution of the RNG industry, Archaea’s growth trajectory under her leadership, and the company’s role within bp’s broader decarbo…

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Immune 92: Gut symbiont breaks antibody 1:20:33

3M ago1:20:33

1:20:33

Steph talks about identification of gut bacteria that can digest protective mucosal antibodies and Vincent covers a new paper on Zika virus that implicates fetal phagocytes in brain invasion, which may provide insight into the devastating microcephaly outcome of infection during pregnancy. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Steph Langel, and …

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TWiEVO 114: The best experiments ever done 1:31:54

3M ago1:31:54

1:31:54

Nels and Vincent review the properties of Mendel’s pea genes through the lens of modern genetic analysis. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Insights into Mendel’s pea genes (Nature) Timestamps by Jolene Science Picks…

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Immune Booster #12: Innate immunity to Archaea with Holger Heine 23:41

3M ago23:41

23:41

From the 2024 Society for Leukocyte Biology meeting, Immune talks with Holger Heine about the discovery of immune recognition of bacterial lipopolysaccharide and innate immunity to organisms within the kingdom Archaea. Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Brianne Barker Guest: Holger Heine Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Serv…

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Episode 7 — Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) 23:56

3M ago23:56

23:56

Our latest episode of CC is a deep dive into the world of clean fuels emissions accounting, with Chris Cooper from the Center for Resource Solutions walking us through his group's recently released Market-Based Accounting for Clean Fuels guidance. Energy wonks will be fascinated to learn about the nuts and bolts behind such a project, including the…

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Immune 91: People, parasites, plagues, and podcasts 1:00:03

4M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Immune talks with David Peterson and Kim Klonowski from the University of Georgia about their careers, their People, parasites, and plagues podcast, placental malaria immunity, and and how interferons in the thymus affect T cell repertoire selection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Steph Langel, and Brianne Barker Guests: David Peterson an…

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TWiEVO 113: A wolf in wolf's clothing 1:27:05

4M ago1:27:05

1:27:05

Nels and Vincent explain the ancestry and evolution of the extinct dire wolf. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Evolution and ancestry of dire wolf (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Jolene Science Picks Nels – Navigating to th…

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Immune Booster #11 Immunity to Fungi with Amy Hise 25:23

4M ago25:23

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From the 2024 Society for Leukocyte Biology meeting, Immune talks with Amy Hise about her career in science, her current research using mouse models for investigating fungal immunity and navigating the challenges of being a mom in science. Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Brianne Barker Guest: Amy Hise MicrobeTV Discord Server Mouse model for testing drugs …

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Episode 6 - Air Liquide 13:47

5M ago13:47

13:47

Join us for a discussion with Caio Mogyca, biogas business unit director for international energy firm Air Liquide. Caio's wide-ranging experience focusing on biogas development in both Brazil and the U.S. provides international perspective on our fast-growing industry and mission.By RNG Coalition

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TWiEVO 112: Sex-Z cephalopods 1:27:25

5M ago1:27:25

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Nels and Vincent explain the ancient evolutionary origin of sex in cephalopods. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Evolution of sex in cephalopods (Current Biol) Timestamps by Jolene Science Picks Nels – Speaking into…

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Immune 90: Immunology of Injury 53:22

5M ago53:22

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Immune 90: Immunology of Injury March 25, 2025 From the 2024 Society for Leukocyte Biology meeting at Michigan State University, home of the Spartans, Immune’s Cindy and Brianne talk with Liz Kovacs and Jim Lederer about their careers, dirty mice, old mice, and immunity during trauma. Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Brianne Barker Guests: James Lederer and…

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Episode 5 - Coalition Coverage 23:32

5M ago23:32

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Coalition Coverage is RNG Coalition's members-only joint insurance program, which can help Coalition members secure favorable insurance offerings by leveraging our collective buying power and unique industry expertise. Andre Eichenholtz and Jeff Miller join RNG Coalition's Dylan Chase for a discussion covering the program's impetus, offerings and i…

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Immune Booster #10 HIV in the brain with Amanda Brown 30:58

5M ago30:58

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Immune Booster #10 HIV in the brain with Amanda Brown March 18, 2025 From the The Society for Leukocyte Biology 2024 conference at Michigan State University, Cindy and Brianne sit down with Amanda Brown from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to talk about her career and the research of her laboratory on mechanisms of neuroinflammation in disease, es…

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TWiEVO 111: Copy that, genome 1:26:51

6M ago1:26:51

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Nels and Vincent explain how template switching during DNA replication is a widespread source of adaptive gene amplification. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Template switching and gene amplification (eLife) Timest…

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Immune 89: Misplaced antibodies and foreign food foes 1:22:50

6M ago1:22:50

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Immune discusses how non-neutralizing antibodies can still be protective…intracellularly, and a technically innovative paper that uses Lipstic to label antigen-presenting cells responsible for gut tolerance to food antigens. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Steph Langel, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become…

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Episode 4 - Barr Engineering 16:33

7M ago16:33

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Join us as we chat with Jason Linkimer from Barr Engineering. Discover how RNG Coalition events have been pivotal for Barr in fostering connections, driving project success, and shaping the renewable natural gas industry.By RNG Coalition

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Immune 88: Bespoke antibodies and stinging erythropoiesis 1:28:35

7M ago1:28:35

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Immune describes the use of bespoke antibodies to characterize immune cell populations in cave nectar bats, and co-option of retrotransposons to activate hematopoietic stem cells and erythropoiesis. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Steph Langel, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links…

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Weed My Lips: Cannabis Viroids with Dr. Zamir Punja 49:21

7M ago49:21

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Viroids are some of the most unusual biological infectious agents because they consist of only very small circular RNA molecules. They are too small to encode proteins, yet they are resilient and cause disease in a variety of agriculturally important plants, including cannabis, the sixth largest cash crop in the U.S. Dr. Zamir Punja is a Professor …

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TWiEVO 110: Ants go from carpenters to surgeons 1:23:57

7M ago1:23:57

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Nels and Vincent reveal that worker ants amputate their colleagues injured leg to prevent infections. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Wound-dependent leg amputation in ants (Curr Biol) Timestamps by Jolene Science …

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Immune 87: When the immune system misbehaves 1:09:25

7M ago1:09:25

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Immune discusses basophils as regulators of of lung inflammation over space and time, and neoself-antigens as the primary target for autoreactive T cells in human lupus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Steph Langel, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV D…

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