Erin Welsh
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Exactly Right Media
Hosted by Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke
Erin Allmann Updyke
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Kylie Brakeman Disobeys Bridger | I Said No Gifts! with Bridger Winegar (FULL EPISODE)
Bridger shows true grace when Kylie Brakeman (Artists On Artists On Artists On Artists, Dropout) stupidly arrives with a gift. The two discuss metrosexuals and dynamic sandwich pricing.
Tear Gas: How Can A Chemical Weapon Be “Humane” | This Podcast Will Kill You 207
Tear gas is an expected, normalized part of protests today. But its use in international war is banned. How can that be? That’s just one of the questions we investigate in this episode. First, we take you through the long history of tear gas and its emergence alongside deadlier chemical weapons before discussing how its use became routine, fueled by industry interests. Then we delve into what’s in tear gas that causes the painful physical reaction and consider whether claims of non-toxicity are backed up by research (spoilers: not really). This is an info-packed episode that will leave you with many questions answered, but not all of those answers will be satisfying.
Cain Culto | Ghosted! By Roz Hernandez (FULL EPISODE)
Roz is awestruck when the fiendishly talented art-pop musician Cain Culto arrives! The spirits are kindred and the kiki is freaky as the two discuss dream walking, sigils vs ritual objects, PLUS Cain shares peak moments of his origin story including the exorcism that failed!
Caitlin Reilly | I Said No Gifts! with Bridger Winegar (FULL EPISODE)
Bridger doesn't fight back when Caitlin Reilly (Hacks, It's Always Sunny) waltzes in with a gift. The two discuss the parade float industry, mall flooring, and intimate embraces.
Oropouche Virus: More Than a Smidge Worrisome | This Podcast Will Kill You 206
Though discovered relatively recently, Oropouche virus has been making headlines as an emerging vector-borne infectious disease on the rise. Not transmitted by the usual suspects (like ticks and mosquitoes), this virus is instead spread through the bites of midges or no-see-ums. Since these arthropods are already widely distributed and their range is growing thanks to climate change, this is a recipe for potential disaster. In this episode, we take you through the story of Oropouche virus, from how it makes us sick to what the construction of a highway has to do with its discovery, from surprising prevalence statistics to the history of One Health. Tune in for the full scoop on this midge and the virus it carries.
Very Gay Paint | Ghosted! By Roz Hernandez (FULL EPISODE)
This week, Roz conjures a rambunctious reunion with the diabolical comedy duo Nick Scheppard and Jenson Titus, aka Very Gay Paint! It’s triple the terror as they discuss blood curses, the spooky side of sports, and the eerie murals of the Denver International Airport!
Johnny Pemberton | I Said No Gifts! with Bridger Winegar (FULL EPISODE)
Bridger isn't annoyed at all when Johnny Pemberton (Fallout, Mermaid) returns with another gift. The two discuss Love is Blind, long-buried family secrets, and funky little boutiques.
Cancer: Are Prevention & Screening the Answer? | This Podcast Will Kill You 205
For the entirety of our species’ history, our approach to cancer has largely been to react, to design new therapies and better combinations of treatments. This energy has certainly been well-spent, but what if we didn’t have to use treatment at all? Or what if we could minimize the use of aggressive therapies? Prevention and screening represent two under-appreciated pillars of cancer care, and we’re using this final installment in our cancer miniseries to show some appreciation. To grasp the impact that screening and prevention can have, we also need to consider the global landscape of cancer prevalence and incidence - where is it decreasing? Where is it on the rise? Where can intervention or prevention make an impact? As we’ve shown over these four episodes, science and medicine has accumulated a wealth of information about cancer - but the striking racial and socioeconomic disparities in cancer incidence and mortality in the US and around the world demonstrates that that knowledge has not been applied equally. Any proposal to reduce the global cancer burden must address the systemic issues driving these disparities. Tune in for a thought-provoking reflection on the status of cancer today.
Sona Movsesian | Ghosted! By Roz Hernandez (FULL EPISODE)
This week, Roz is bewitched by the ICONIC author and co-host of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend—Sona Movsesian!!! Wrapped in the transcendent glow of the beyond, the two discuss psychic dreams, the mysterious lore of Turnbull Canyon, PLUS why the heck did Sona’s mom bury a doll under a bush?!
Amy Landecker | I Said No Gifts! with Bridger Winegar (FULL EPISODE)
Bridger somehow forgives Amy Landecker (Transparent, A Serious Man) for showing up with a gift. The two discuss burning cars, nuns with guns, and epidurals.
Cancer: How Do We Treat It? | This Podcast Will Kill You 204
A century and a half ago, the list of effective cancer treatments was essentially a single entry: surgery. Today, in 2026, you’d need pages to contain the number of treatments available, and multiple notebooks to delineate all of the various therapies currently in development. It is nothing short of a revolution. Of course, no revolution is perfect, and many cancer treatments are ineffective or carry risks of serious side effects. In part 3 of our cancer series, we delve into all facets of cancer treatment, from the history of their development to how they actually work. Tune in to learn how far we’ve come and where we might go from here in our perennial quest to treat and cure cancer.
Cancer: How Does It Happen? | This Podcast Will Kill You 203
Each of our cells can become cancerous. It’s an uncomfortable, yet unavoidable truth. Nor is it a truth restricted to our species - cancer is a consequence of complex life. The features that make a cell cancerous are those that, under other circumstances, are beneficial, essential even, for an individual’s growth and survival. How is that possible? In the second installment in our series, we’re putting cancer under the microscope to consider the qualities that underlie a cancer cell’s success in our body. By placing cancer in an evolutionary framework, we can not only understand why cancer is so darn prevalent, but we can also leverage that knowledge to devise new approaches to treatment - working with evolution rather than against it. If you’ve ever wondered why we haven’t come up with a cure for all cancer or why some animals get cancer more than others, this is the episode for you.