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The Cows Are Mad

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The Covid-19 pandemic has been one of the weirdest things any of us has lived through. But there was another sickness that once stalked the nation and turned things very strange for a while. In the 1990s Britain was hit by an epidemic of a fatal neurological disease in cows that also killed 178 humans. Science was split between government assurances of safety and dissidents warning of disaster. Tr... more

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Online videos of crazed deer crashing through the American countryside are racking up views online. They have the deer version of BSE – Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD - and it's now spread to northern Europe too. Scientists are worried.

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Did mad cow disease actually come from humans? Alan Colchester, the doctor who raised suspicions about the Kent meat rendering plant, has one of the most disturbing theories so far.

He publishes an academic paper that suggests a grisly internationa... more

Organic farmer Mark Purdey’s followers roll their concerns about pesticides into the public inquiry into BSE. A group of farmers who claim they were poisoned by pesticides join forces with green activists and work to get their own fears about neurolo... more

The BSE crisis becomes a lightning rod for other safety issues in the countryside. Organic farmer Mark Purdey becomes convinced pesticides are to blame for making cows go mad, and thinks they caused vCJD in humans too.

He sets out to prove his clai... more

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 175 ratings
  • Disappointing

    Very short episodes where 1/4 of it is commercials. It’s distracting and makes it difficult to follow the story.

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    Denmark10 months ago
  • Very interesting, but…

    Really interesting podcast that I have no doubt we’ll be hearing more about in the news over the next few years. But, Lucy Proctors inability to say the word twenty properly filled me with rage every time she said twenee twenee, which was a lot!

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    Yasminlouisa
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Well done and important

    I had a friend that died from BSE and I myself couldn’t donate blood because I lived in the UK for a while… its important to remember, also for the next time

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    5
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    Denmarka year ago
  • Wow

    Crazy, Shocking, and utterly fascinating. Would highly recommend

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    Ireland2 years ago
  • A short, informative and chilling podcast

    This is a fascinating series that leaves you with many questions - but rightly so.

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    United Kingdom2 years ago

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