Show overview
Petrie Dish has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 251 episodes. That works out to roughly 65 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 2 min and 27 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 30 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 73 episodes published. Published by TPR.
From the publisher
Why does a new study on depression have people asking their doctors about their SSRI medications? Will sequencing the human genome soon be affordable for almost everyone? On Petrie Dish, join host and veteran reporter Bonnie Petrie for deep dives into a wide range of bioscience and medicine stories.
Latest Episodes
View all 251 episodesScience & Medicine: The party drug that might revolutionize PTSD treatment for the military
Science & Medicine: A pill that slows aging? San Antonio researchers are putting it to the test
Science & Medicine: Tooth pain with a purpose
Science & Medicine: Strengthening your teeth
Does the cruise ship hantavirus pose a threat to the United States?
Science & Medicine: For veterans with traumatic brain injuries, AI offers a new weapon against post-traumatic headaches
When schizophrenia is a treatable autoimmune disease
Science & Medicine: Using technology to improve health equity
Science & Medicine: Weight loss surgery without the scalpel
Science & Medicine: San Antonio scientist discovers how stress triggers migraines
Petrie Dish: New national guidelines target often-missed TBI cases
Science & Medicine: Pain researchers have their eyes on ending chronic pain
A UT Health San Antonio researcher is working to map the nerves involved in jaw pain as part of a federally funded consortium aimed at developing the first targeted, non-opioid treatment for chronic pain, research he hopes will give millions of suffering Americans their lives back and ultimately reverse or even prevent pain in the first place.
Science & Medicine: Why are neurodevelopmental disorders common in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Around 30% of boys diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy also experience cognitive dysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD. A UT Health San Antonio neuroscientist is doing research he hopes will uncover what is causing these deficits and how they might be treated.
Science & Medicine: A San Antonio researcher asks whether the go-to rescue medicine for breathing problems is used too often
When hospital patients have trouble breathing, respiratory therapists often reach for Albuterol, but a San Antonio researcher thinks it may be overused. He and his students are measuring patient response to the drug, hoping to bring more evidence-based medicine to respiratory care.
Whole milk is back in schools, but not everyone can drink it. Here's how to make sure all kids get a nutritional boost
Whole milk is back in school lunches, but millions of American kids can’t easily digest it. Pediatric dietitian Marina Chaparro breaks down the science and offers ideas to help families make sure their kids get the nutrition they need, no matter what’s in the carton.
Science & Medicine: Exercise is medicine for people with Parkinson's disease
Exercise can improve function and slow disease progression in people with Parkinson's disease, but why? A UT Health San Antonio researcher is studying patients who exercise and play virtual reality games to see if she can figure out the answer.
Science & Medicine: Studying San Antonio construction workers to figure out why laborers in Central America are dying of kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease with no clear cause is killing young people who do physical labor in Central America at an alarming rate. A UT Health San Antonio researcher has spent a decade looking for answers, and this summer, he'll study similar workers in San Antonio to see if clues he uncovers here can save lives there.
Science & Medicine: APOBECs and the fight against cancer
One of the handiest tools in our immune system is an enzyme called apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide — better known as APOBECs.
mRNA: Medical miracle and political target
The same mRNA technology President Trump called a medical miracle is now under attack by his own administration, and the stakes go far beyond vaccines. TPR's Bonnie Petrie talks with two San Antonio scientists about the technology's history, its current uncertainty, and its future potential.
Science & Medicine: From Valley fever to TB, UT San Antonio opens a center to fight South Texas' most persistent chronic infections
A new center for the study of chronic infectious diseases aims to develop treatments for illnesses like Valley fever, tuberculosis, HIV, and Long COVID that disproportionately affect South Texas communities. Led by Dr. Barbara Taylor, the center seeks to attract top researchers and serve as a hub for clinical trials and community-focused care.