{"podcast":{"title":"This Week in Virology","slug":"this-week-in-virology-581835","podcast_index_feed_id":581835,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/twivmp3","website_url":"http://www.microbe.tv/twiv","image_url":"http://www.microbe.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TWiV_v3_white.jpg","author":"Vincent Racaniello (twiv@microbe.tv)","episode_count":99,"summary":"TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Professors Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler and science writer Alan Dove and guests deconstruct viruses, how they cause illness, and dissect the latest research.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T04:17:26.143438+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-581835"},"episode":{"title":"TWiV 1319: An earful of SARS-CoV-2","slug":"twiv-1319-an-earful-of-sars-cov-2","published_at":"2026-05-03T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-581835/twiv-1319-an-earful-of-sars-cov-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-581835","url":"https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1319/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWiV1319.mp3?dest-id=25528","summary":"TWiV explains the emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus strains from the novel oral polio vaccine in the Central African Republic, and the infection of spiral ganglion neurons in the inner ear by SARS-CoV-2, which may explain hearing loss in humans. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) Bernard Roizman dies (U Chicago) Craig Venter dies (Sci Am) Trump fires National Science Board (AAU) It was World Vaccine Week (WHO) nOPV2 phenotypically reverts via recombination (mBio) SARS-CoV-2 infects inner ear (Cell Rep) Letters read on TWiV 1319 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Kathy – Science of rats and other organisms in the East River Alan – Chronolog citizen science project Vincent – Why Do Train Engines Sometimes Face Backwards? Listener Picks Chris – Consensus: AI for research Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.","meta_description":"TWiV explains the emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus strains from the novel oral polio vaccine in the Central African Republic, and the infection of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6233,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-virology-581835/episodes/twiv-1319-an-earful-of-sars-cov-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-581835/twiv-1319-an-earful-of-sars-cov-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}