Episode 1569 • • 58:25 - 1:02:13
1569: Hydrating
PBS Bat Propaganda and Zoonotic Spillover Narratives
PBS features physician Neil Vora to discuss how human encroachment on nature leads to "zoonotic spillover" from bats, citing rabies, Ebola, and COVID-19 as examples. The segment argues that stressed bats are more likely to shed viruses that infect humans. The hosts view this as a revival of "bat propaganda" intended to steer public opinion away from the laboratory leak theory.