Later in my life I fell in love with microbiology. This podcast has enriched my understanding and deepened my fascination. I would like nothing more than to meet Dr. Nour shake his hand and tell him “Thank you, Thank you”.

I really like how Jesse presents articles in an easy to understand style. Mike in Oregon

I like the way that this podcast describes interesting and potentially beneficial findings while giving listeners a crash course in the context behind them. For instance, an episode on bacteriophages’ potential to help fight antibiotic resistant infection got into the relationship between how well the phages work and how the person’s immune system is doing. And the episode did not shy away from being specific about the fact that the important immune variable was how well the myeloid part of the immune system was functioning. That could be specific to the point of confusing some non-scientist listeners, but the host managed to work it in without either oversimplification (that would give the wrong message) or overcomplication (that would be inaccessible to many). I think listening to this podcast would give people a good basis to continue learning and reading more. Whereas other shows that oversimplify and remove the scientific terminology almost completely are not giving their audiences the same kind of head start in advancing their knowledge.

This podcast discusses some interesting topics in Microbiology. The production needs a little work, but if you are interested or are studying in Micro this podcast is a good start.

The host chooses interesting papers and summarizes them for us. There is very little analysis or synthesis. I find it helpful that he explains the methodology and results. However, he is not an engaging speaker. He could vary his cadence and tonality to make it easier to listen to (my attention can wander from a monotone). He should also practice sounding more confident and assertive. Jesse, the more you do it, the easier it will become. Keep it up!

I like this show. Microbes are very interesting. Keep it up!

"I didn't understand this as well as I should...", was quote by speaker. He sounds like a tenth grader reading a rough draft of a speech that needs a few revisions. I have listened to hundreds of podcasts by dozens of casters, and this is one of the poorest. The speaker is just boring, has poor vocal abilities, and has limited interpretive/analytical skills. Sounds like he is just reading a review and has nothing original to contribute. I don't see any possible target group would enjoy it. I guess that's why no reviews have been left. I hate to think he would put this on a cv. Jessie, the podcaster, just mentioned he visited and was considering a particular grad school. I feel bad because this review is so negative, but I feel this is a good example why the US is failing in it's secondary and postsecondary education. Don't waste your time here. Go listen to 'this week in virology', 'quackcast', 'microbeworld', 'this week in parasitism', 'skeptics guide to the universe', or almost any other science podcast.