Flora Lichtman

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5,343 appearances 86 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 4d ago

Flora Lichtman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 86 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 18.

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Science Friday · Beautiful botflies, luscious leeches, and the wonder of parasites · 14 Jul 2026 podcast
It's hard to know what it would be like. voice-verified
I have to say it's not something I've thought about before. voice-verified
You got a warning, listeners. voice-verified
Let's talk about your path to parasites. voice-verified
I want to go back to when you were a kid, and I don't think I've ever uttered this sentence, but growing up, you had a pet baby zebra. voice-verified
How did he come into your life? voice-verified
So BZ had this eye parasite. voice-verified
And I want to talk about your response to that. voice-verified
So you saw this worm, worms coming out of his eyes. voice-verified
And I think many people would be like, oh, that's gross. voice-verified
You were like, I have to know more. voice-verified
and not only pulled them out and looked at them under the microscope you had access to, you went, it sounds like, to a vet's office to look at it under an even stronger microscope. voice-verified
And I wondered, is this sort of who you've always been, just sort of determined to follow your curiosity? voice-verified
Does your scientific interest in, you know, in insects and now also the side quest into parasites relate to where you grew up and where you've decided to live and work? voice-verified
I have to take a quick break, but when we come back, do we need all parasites, really? voice-verified
Stay with us. voice-verified
We've been reading about parasites a lot right now. voice-verified
Screw worms, cyclosporiasis giving people stomach distress in the U.S. voice-verified
Of course, malaria, ticks carrying diseases. voice-verified
Are there some that you think we could wipe out? voice-verified
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