{"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 Special: Albert Sabin with Karen Torghele","slug":"twiv-special-albert-sabin-with-karen-torghele","published_at":"2026-06-29T15:49:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-581835/twiv-special-albert-sabin-with-karen-torghele","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-virology-581835","url":"https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-special-torghele/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/twiv/TWiVSpecialTorghele.mp3?dest-id=25528","summary":"Vincent speaks with Karen Torghele about her recently published biography of polio vaccine pioneer Albert Sabin, the first ever written. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guest: Karen Torghele Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Karen Torghele’s website Purchase Albert Sabin by Karen Torghele (Bookshop or Amazon) My letters from Albert Sabin (virology blog) Become a patron of TWiV! 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":"Vincent speaks with Karen Torghele about her recently published biography of polio vaccine pioneer Albert Sabin, the first ever written. Host: Vincent Rac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4200,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-virology-581835/episodes/twiv-special-albert-sabin-with-karen-torghele/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-special-albert-sabin-with-karen-torghele.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}