Interviews/TV/Radio/Podcasts

Adverse Reactions: “Little Zombie Parasites,” November 18, 2024

The YOU Project: “Evolutionary Ghosts,” November 18, 2024

IU News:  “Parasite linked to ‘spooky’ behavioral changes in humans,” October 31, 2024

IU TRIP Scholar of the Month Talk: “How My Lab Will Stop the Zombie Apocalypse,” October 25, 2024

The YOU Project: “Three Pounds of Bacteria (In Your Gut),” October 21, 2024

WSBT News: “IU School of Medicine develops new way to deal with a common brain parasite,” September 26, 2024

Yahoo News: “On the hunt for Novavax: Why people are seeking out the ‘traditional’ COVID vaccine,” September 25, 2024

The YOU Project: “Reconnecting with Your Body,” September 24, 2024

The YOU Project: “The Ozzy Osbourne Gene,” August 19, 2024

SELF magazine: “Here’s What a Microbiologist Thinks of the Seine Olympic Swimming Situation,” August 7, 2024

The YOU Project: “You and Your Genes,” July 22, 2024

New York Post: “Will the River Seine be ready for Paris’ 2024 Summer Olympics?“, July 21, 2024

Doctor Radio (SiriusXM) with Dr. Seema Awatramani: “The Germs of Summer,” July 17, 2024

Seize the Moment Podcast: “The Hidden Forces That Drive Us: Interplay Between Genes and Environment,” July 14, 2024

Le HuffPost: “Swimming, barbecue and hiking: these health traps that you can avoid,” July 13, 2024

Scott Carney: “You (probably) Don’t Have Free Will,” July 2, 2024

All Sides with Anna Staver (WOSU/NPR): “Tips on staying safe from germs this summer,” (Starts at 18 minute mark), June 26, 2024

The YOU Project: “Pleased to Meet Me – Dr. Bill Sullivan,” June 24, 2024

Mornings With Simi 980 CKNW: “The Germs of Summer,” June 18, 2024

The Paul Taylor Podcast: “The Hidden Forces That Shape Your Behaviour,” June 7, 2024

The YOU Project Podcast: “How To Be An Everyday Scientist,” May 20, 2024

Yahoo News: “RFK Jr. says doctors found a dead worm in his brain. Here’s how it happens and why it’s rare in the U.S.,” May 8, 2024

Frostburg State University: “Bridging the Divide with Curiosity, Compassion, and Civility,” April 17, 2024

Bridging the Divide with Curiosity, Compassion, and Civility from Lane University Center on Vimeo.

ESPN: “The Nebraska wrestler who beat flesh-eating bacteria,” March 13, 2024

ABC News 6 (Ohio): “Can cats cause schizophrenia?“, January 3, 2024

2023

KCBS Radio interview: “Fatal “flesh-eating” bacteria on the rise as global temperatures warm,” October 3, 2023

FOX6 News Birmingham, AL: “Flesh-eating bacteria,” September 14, 2023

The You Project Podcast: “Superbugs, Antibiotics, and Accidental Hard C*cks,” May 23, 2023

Brains On! Science podcast for kids: “Why Do We Like Some Foods, But Not Others?” April 18, 2023

Science Night Podcast: “There’s A Fungus Among Us!” March 15, 2023

 

Inverse: “Did Ellie Need Surgery in the Last of Us? A Neurosurgeon Reveals the Heartbreaking Truth,” March 15, 2023

The You Project Podcast: “Body Odour, Broccoli, and Cranky Judges,” February 1, 2023

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What A Canine: “Discussion of Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are,” January 25, 2023

Conversation with Mary Roach: “A Conversation with Mary Roach: Making Science and Medical History Fun,” January 19, 2023

2022

The You Project Podcast: “Poo Transplants, Antibiotics, Microbiome, & Bacteria (Part 1),” December 6, 2022

The You Project Podcast: “Poo Transplants, Antibiotics, Microbiome, & Bacteria (Part 2),” December 6, 2022

AFP News: “Wolves emboldened by parasite more likely to lead pack,” November 25, 2022

ASBMB Today: “How to write a killer abstract in 10 sentences,” October 26, 2022 (webinar)

Bloomberg: “FDA Says Don’t Try The NyQuil Chicken Trend You Saw on TikTok,” September 21, 2022

Efecto Naím: “Efecto Naím conversa con Bill Sullivan sobre su libro ‘Encantado de conocerme’ (Pleased to Meet Me),” September 19, 2022

Check Your Fact: “Viral Claim about Tennessee Worker Passing Out from Touching Fentanyl-laced Dollar Bill Is Baseless,” August 4, 2022

Newsweek: “Texas Warns of Brain-Eating Amoeba,” June 15, 2022

Voice of Islam: “Falsehood: How Lying Effects the Body and Mind,” June 8, 2022

Science Night: “The 2022 Star Wars Celebration,” May 4, 2022

Starbase Indy podcast: “Pleased to Meet Dr. Bill Sullivan,” April 2, 2022

The Jordan Harbinger Show: “Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are,” January 11, 2022

Converging Dialogues podcast: “Genes, Germs, and the Self,” January 6, 2022

2021

Science Night podcast: “Pleased to Meet Me: Hidden Forces Driving Our Behavior,” November 19, 2021

The Da Vinci Pursuit’s Intersections: “Creepy but True: The Art and Science of Halloween Legends, Monsters, and Disease,” November 6, 2021

Science Night podcast: “The 2021 Halloween Spectacular,” October 29, 2021

Indiana University News: “Halloween Safety, and Black Licorice,” October 29, 2021

Healthcare Triage Podcast: “Parasites and Monster Legends,” October 20, 2021

Sci on the Fly Podcast: “Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and Science Communication,” August 18, 2021

The da Vinci Pursuit’s Intersections: “The Perfect Predator: Using Phages to Fight Drug-resistant Bacteria,” (with Steffanie Strathdee), August 14, 2021

The da Vinci Pursuit’s Intersections: “The History of Vaccination,” July 31, 2021

PolitiFact: “Activated charcoal is unlikely to be effective in countering drugs used in sexual assaults,” July 9, 2021

The Rewired Soul Podcast: “Pleased to Meet Me: How Genes Shape Our Lives,” June 5, 2021

The Armen Show: “Chance Meetings,” May 25, 2021

A conversation about chance encounters with authors Bill Sullivan, Azra Raza, and Dan Cable.

TED Talk: TEDx LancasterU, “Our Second Brain: The Power of the Microbiome,” 4/8/2021

Ask a Scientist, “Parasites!” 4/6/21
On this podcast, I answer questions about parasites from 4th graders. Also on Spotify and Apple.

BrainFood in the Heartland with Louie B. Free, “COVID virus, variants, and vaccines,” 3/31/21

Point of Life with Michael Levy, “Pleased to Meet Me,” 2/13/21

2020

Network of the National Library of Medicine: “Pleased to Meet Me,” 11/17/20

IU Research in the News: “Safe Halloween, and Cautions about Black Licorice,” 10/28/20. Listen here.

Day for Science: “Are Genes Our Destiny?” 10/22/20.

BBC Radio 5 live with Dotun Adebayo: “Brain-Eating Amoeba Strikes in Texas,” 9/29/20. Listen here (cue up to ~2:47).

Current in Carmel: “Carmel Author Aims for Book on Genes, Germs, To Be the Funniest Science Book People Have Ever Read,” 9/6/20.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: “Aggression and Epigenetics,” 9/3/20. Listen here.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: “The Invisible Forces Controlling You,” 9/2/20. Listen here.

All IN: “Pleased to Meet Me” Author Interview, 8/13/2020. Listen here.

GenCon: “The Science of Science Fiction” (Zombies!), 7/31/2020. Watch here.

The da Vinci Pursuit – Curious Forces, “Creatures of Circumstance,” 6/25/2020. Watch here.

In this episode, author Bill Sullivan talks about human nature with Robert Owen (portrayed by David Mosedale), who established a utopian society in 1825.

Louie B. Free – BrainFood in the Heartland, “Science in Seinfeld and more,” 6/22/2020. Watch here.

WMBS (Pittsburgh, PA) Afternoon Drive Show with Doug Saltzman, “Science of Seinfeld,” 6/10/2020.

Taste of Science, “Genes, Germs, and Identity: Who Are You?“, 5/31/2020.

Raul Gallyot’s AIRWAVES (KWMR Radio), “Tiger King and Toxoplasmosis,” 5/19/2020.

PBS Independent Lens, “Meet the Mavericks of Science and Medicine,” 4/21/2020.

Pipettes & Politics, “Chloroquine and COVID-19,” 4/10/2020. 

WI Public Radio, The Morning Show. “How Scientists Are Fighting COVID-19,” 4/3/2020. Listen here.

Baltimore Magazine, “Culture Club: Baltimore Businesses Get In On The Fermentation Fad,” 3/26/2020 (interview)

The Tom Sumner Program, “Bill Sullivan Talks about Coronavirus,” 3/24/2020

Arroe Collins: Unplugged & Totally Uncut, “Science Sifting Through The Coronavirus,” 3/24/2020 (recorded 3/13/2020)

Louie B. Free – BrainFood from the Heartland, “Chroloquine and COVID-19,” 3/23/2020

Finding Genius Podcast, “A Microscopic Look at the Behavior of Toxoplasma gondii,” 3/17/2020. Listen here.

Finding Genius Podcast, “Nature, Nurture, and Genetics,” 2/20/2020. Listen here.

Live Science, “What Is Toxoplasmosis?“, 1/28/2020

Science Fantastic with Dr. Michio Kaku, 1/25/2020. Listen here (Hour 1).

Louie B. Free – BrainFood from the Heartland, “More about Pleased to Meet Me,” 1/17/2020

Arroe Collins, “More From Pleased to Meet Me,” 1/16/2020. Listen here.

The Lisa Show (BYU Radio, Sirius XM), 1/16/2020. Listen here.

Something You Should Know podcast, “The Curious Forces That Make You Who You Are,” 1/16/2020. Listen here.

2019 and earlier

IU Alumni Magazine – Interview and book excerpt (print only), “Play the Hand You’re Dealt,” 12/2019 (Photo by Marc Lebryk)

Louie B. Free – BrainFood from the Heartland, “Pleased to Meet Me,”11/26/19

All IN (WFYI Indianapolis). Listen to the interview here (at 31:30 mark).

Harvesting Happiness Podcast, “The Stuff That Shapes Who We Are and How to Make Positive Changes Stick,” 11/14/19. Listen here.

Kansas Public Radio with Dan Skinner, “Conversations: Pleased to Meet Me,” 11/8/19. Listen here.

WI Public Radio, The Morning Show with Kate Archer Kent. “The Science Behind Monster Myths,” 10/23/19. Listen here.

The Doctors, 10/22/19

Is Ozzy Osbourne Genetically Predisposed To Party? Genes & Addiction. Watch here.

Are Some People Genetically Predisposed To Deadly Violence? Watch here.

Side Effects (WFYI, Indianapolis), “Do These Genes Make Me Look Violent?” 10/21/19. Listen here.

She Says Art, He Says Science (WICR, UIndy), “Creatures of the Night: Science and Theatre,” 10/19/19. Listen here.

The Tom Sumner Program, “The Monster Mash: The Science Behind Monster Legends,” 10/7/19. Listen here.

Radio Health Journal, 9/29/19. Listen here.

Conversations Live with Vicki St. Claire, 9/21/19. Listen here.

Science Fantastic with Dr. Michio Kaku, 9/14/19. Listen here.

The Armen Show, 9/11/19. Podcast version. Video version.

WOCM  The Rude Awakening Show, Ocean City, MD, 9/3/19. Listen here.

Knowledge@Wharton, 8/21/19. Listen here.

Frankie Boyer, “BIZ Talk Lifestyle Radio Show,” 8/20/19

Global News Radio (Toronto), “Kelly Cutrara Show,” 8/16/19

Fox & Friends, “Genes and Politics,” 8/15/19

WI Public Radio, “The Morning Show with Kate Archer Kent,” Live, 8/14/19. Listen here.

Frankie Boyer, 8/13/19

XRAY In The Morning with Emily Gilliland, 8/13/19. Listen here.

Jefferson Public Radio, “The Exchange with Geoffrey Riley,” Live, 8/12/19. Listen here.

Pleased to Meet Me feature in the New York Post, 8/11/19

Pleased to Meet Me feature in The Daily Mail, 8/11/19

She Says Art, He Says Science (UIndy Radio, WICR): “Pleased to Meet Me,” 8/10/19.

KERA Radio TX, “Think with Krys Boyd,” Live, 8/7/19. Listen here.

Satellite Radio Tour, 8/6/19

WNPV, Philadelphia PA: Click here to listen. 

WYAD Jackson MS & Syndicated, Conversations with Cyrus Webb. Listen here.

WTKS, Savannah’s News Now, Savannah GA

WTOP, Washington DC 

Morning Buzz, Nebraska 

Maggie Linton Show, Podcast 

Conversations, Kansas Public Radio 

KKVI Radio, Dallas TX, Valder Beebe Show 

USA Radio/IRN Networks 

Unplugged & Uncut, IHeart Radio with Arroe. Listen here.

KMET Radio, In The Fast Lane with Aaron Sanchez, Los Angeles CA

PM Drive/KY Focus, WHAS KY News Network

WNJC, All Entertainment, Philadelphia PA

WFOV, Tom Sumner Show, Flint MI. Listen here. 

KKNW-AM, Conversations, Seattle WA

WSIU-FM (NPR), In Focus, Carbondale IL

KSAC/KAHI, Popp Off! with Mary Jane Popp, Sacramento CA 

Achieve Radio, A Closer Look with Pam Atherton

WTKS Savannah, GA, Savannah News Now

Doctor Radio (Sirius XM) Live, 8/5/19

Current in Carmel (Interview), “Carmel professor’s book examines how genes, germs affect behavior,” 8/5/19

Carroll County Times (Interview), “Microbiologist with South Carroll roots to publish book on the curious forces that make us who we are,” 8/5/19

Top of Mind with Julie Rose (BYU Radio): “Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are,” 8/1/19

KWMR Radio CA, “Airwaves – Live with Raul Gallyot,” 7/30/19

The Laura Coates Show (SiriusXM), 7/29/19

Science Fantastic with Dr. Michio Kaku: “Pleased to Meet Me,” 6/8/19

She Says Art, He Says Science (Indy Radio, WICR): “The Art & Science of Zombies,” 4/13/19

Wall Street Journal: “The Office Desk Phone Won’t Die,” 11/5/18

She Says Art, He Says Science (UIndy Radio, WICR): “Spooky Science,” 10/20/18

Naked Scientists: “The Science Behind our Monster Myths,” 10/31/17

Science Trends: “My Science Life: Dr. Bill Sullivan,” 9/18/17

History of Medicine Lecture: “Unsung Heroes in Our Battle Against Infectious Disease,” 4/17/17

Science Connected Magazine: “Scientists and Social Media,” 3/21/2017

CNN: “How Dangerous are Parasites Lurking in Your Cat’s Poop?”, 6/27/16

The Scientist: “Getting the Word Out,” 2/1/16

The Scientist: “Treating Toxoplasmosis,” 9/25/15

The Indianapolis Star: “Is Your Cat Messing With Your Mind?”, 6/1/15

Science Update: “Cat Brain Parasites,” 4/8/15