Free Daily Podcast Summary
Origins: Birth of a Pandemic: Daily Summaries Delivered
by Double Asterisk**
Get key takeaways, quotes, and insights from Origins: Birth of a Pandemic in a 5-minute read. Delivered straight to your inbox.
Latest Episodes
The most recent episodes — sign up to get AI-powered summaries of each one.
- Aug 29, 20233 min
Introducing: The Devil Makes Three Podcast
Origins: Birth of a Pandemic creator John Duffy hosts a new show that deep dives popularly misunderstood issues of history, culture, politics, and more.
- Oct 28, 202143 min
Part 6
Support the show by making a one time donation: https://www.patreon.com/DoubleAsteriskMedia Or donate via Cash App: $DAmedia2021 In Part 6 of Origins, Paul Thacker joins us again to talk about the revelations contained within the NIH grant award documents to the Eco Health Alliance, as well as what was contained in the Eco Health Alliance's DEFUSE grant application to DARPA. Drastic made the DEFUSE documents available to the public after a whistleblower leaked these documents to them. We also hear Dr. Linfa Wang defend why he kept quiet about Eco Health's stated goal of adding a furin cleavage site to SARS-like viruses back in 2018. Drastic's website is: http://drasticresearch.org
- Oct 6, 202138 min
Part 5
Support the show by making a one time donation: https://www.patreon.com/DoubleAsteriskMedia Or donate via Cash App: $DAmedia2021 In Part 5 of Origins, we hear from Dr. Filippa Lentzos and Dr. Alina Chan who both spoke at an online conference about the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus about pandemic investigations and the likelihood of a spillover in Wuhan, respectively. Then we hear again from Dr. Jonathan Latham who describes his phylogeographic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 related viruses and how they highlight that SARS-CoV-2 is a virus whose constituent parts all appear to come from Yunnan, China and the surrounding area. Thank you to Dr.'s Lentzos and Chan for their participation in the "What is the origin of Covid?" conference which can be viewed in its entirety here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrHG9lWjZXLdiWDkf_cBSeg #lableak #covid-19 #coronavirus #wuhan #gainoffunction #fauci #drastic
- Sep 15, 202142 min
Part 4
Support the show by making a one time donation: https://www.patreon.com/DoubleAsteriskMedia Or donate via Cash App: $DAmedia2021 In Part Four of Origins: Birth of a Pandemic, we meet Paul Thacker, an independent journalist who has written for the British Medical Journal, and discuss just how various scientific publications were used to steer public opinion away from the lab leak hypothesis. We also speak with founding member of DRASTIC, Yuri Deigin, about some of the more suspicious characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 genome. #lableak #covid-19 #coronavirus #wuhan #gainoffunction #fauci #drastic
- Jul 8, 202138 min
Part 3
Support the show with a one time donation at: http://www.patreon.com/doubleasteriskmedia In part three of Origins: Birth of a Pandemic, we learn about Peter Daszak, the head of the Eco Health Alliance, a conservation group that has funneled NIH and other government funding to Dr. Shi Zhengli and her team at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Daszak was also given a slot on the WHO investigation team that was belatedly sent to China to try and determine the source of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in early 2021. Then, the tide turns in the US in the spring of 2021, and discussion of the lab leak hypothesis is no longer a taboo. Special thanks to Dr. Vincent Racaniello for use of his interview with Peter Daszak from his podcast, This Week In Virology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdYDL_RK--w #lableak #covid-19 #coronavirus #wuhan #gainoffunction #fauci #drastic
- Jul 8, 202143 min
Part 2
Support the show with a one time donation at: http://www.patreon.com/doubleasteriskmedia In Part Two of Origins: Birth of a Pandemic, we explore the concept of gain of function research by hearing scientists like Ralph Baric and Marc Lipsitch discuss its promise as well as its pitfalls. We are also rejoined by Dr. Latham, who outlines his hypothesis of how SARS-CoV-2 came into being, and Mr. Demaneuf of D.R.A.S.T.I.C. explains that the databases of the Wuhan Institute of Virology were mysteriously taken offline before the pandemic supposedly began. #lableak #covid-19 #coronavirus #wuhan #gainoffunction #fauci #drastic
- Jul 8, 202143 min
Part 1
Support the show with a one time donation at: http://www.patreon.com/doubleasteriskmedia In part one of Origins: Birth of a Pandemic, we meet Dr. Jonathan Latham of the Bioscience Resource Project and Independentsciencenews.org. Dr. Latham talks about how he came to believe that it was likely that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID19, escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). We also hear that a network of independent researchers called D.R.A.S.T.I.C. came together to work towards to discover the true source of the virus, and in doing so, confirmed that the closest relative of SARS-CoV-2 is actually a virus that Dr. Shi Zhengli of the WIV partially sequenced back in 2016, and further, that the virus is connected to a mystery pneumonia suffered by six men from Yunnan, China, back in 2012. Special Thanks to Nick Jikomes for use of his interview of Dr. Alina Chan from his podcast, Good Chemistry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuh1WNAW_rg #lableak #covid-19 #coronavirus #wuhan #gainoffunction #fauci #drastic
- Jun 19, 20211 min
Introducing Origins: Birth of a Pandemic
Origins: Birth of a Pandemic is a new, three part podcast series exploring just where the COVID-19 causing virus, SARS-CoV-2, came from. For the better part of 2020, most media and academic institutions in the US refused to consider the possibility that the virus escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. In the absence of more official investigations, researchers from around the world have been digging into the issue themselves, following the trail of clues left in the scientific literature. This series is an independent project created by Double Asterisk, and is supported by listener donations which can be given at: patreon.com/doubleasteriskmedia
Get Origins: Birth of a Pandemic summaries in your inbox
Free AI-powered daily recaps. Key takeaways, quotes, and mentions — in a 5-minute read.
Get Free Summaries →Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
You Might Also Like
Listeners also like.
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin
BBC Radio 4
Leaked
TFLabs
PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus
FiveThirtyEight, Anna Rothschild
Origin Story
Podmasters
The Jihad Science Show
Kevin W. McCairn Ph.D.
Pandemic
Goldhawk | Wondery
The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss
Lawrence M. Krauss
Health | America Out Loud News
Health | America Out Loud News
Ask Dr. Drew
Dr. Drew
Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!
Byte & Pieces
Corruption | America Out Loud News
Corruption | America Out Loud News
The Voice of Dr. Yan
Dr. Li-Meng Yan
About Origins: Birth of a Pandemic
Origins: Birth of a Pandemic is a multi-part series exploring the likelihood that SARS-CoV-2 escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology by talking to independent scientists from around the world who have been working to get to the bottom of just how the COVID-19 pandemic began. Origins also critiques the media and academic institutions that tried to denigrate the "lab leak" hypothesis as a conspiracy theory, and looks into how institutions were used by those with many conflicts of interest to sway public opinion.#Lableak #Covid19 #Wuhan #coronavirus #fauci
Customized Recaps
AI-powered recaps with compact key takeaways, quotes, and insights.
Straight to Your Inbox
Get key takeaways from Origins: Birth of a Pandemic in a 5-minute read.
Save Hours Every Week
Stay current on your favorite podcasts without falling behind.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Podzilla's Origins: Birth of a Pandemic daily summary?
It's a free AI-powered email that summarizes new episodes of Origins: Birth of a Pandemic as soon as they're published. You get the key takeaways, notable quotes, and links & mentions — all in a quick read.
How does the Origins: Birth of a Pandemic podcast summary work?
When a new episode drops, our AI transcribes and analyzes it, then generates a personalized summary tailored to your interests and profession. It's delivered to your inbox every morning.
Is this an official Origins: Birth of a Pandemic product?
No. Podzilla is an independent service that summarizes publicly available podcast content. We're not affiliated with or endorsed by Double Asterisk**.
Can I get summaries of other podcasts too?
Absolutely! The free plan covers up to 3 podcasts. Upgrade to Pro for 15, or Premium for 50. Browse our full catalog at /podcasts.
How often does Origins: Birth of a Pandemic release new episodes?
Origins: Birth of a Pandemic publishes monthly. Our AI generates a summary within hours of each new episode.
What topics does Origins: Birth of a Pandemic cover?
Origins: Birth of a Pandemic covers topics including News. Our AI identifies the specific themes in each episode and highlights what matters most to you.
Start getting Origins: Birth of a Pandemic summaries tomorrow morning.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.