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02 | Patient Zero: The basement files

November 10, 2026 · 41 min

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A junior doctor uncovers a mystery that rewrites the story of a famous epidemic — and we learn the troubling origins of 'patient zero' as a concept.Guests:

Dr John GerrardDirector of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Gold Coast University Hospital

Professor Sharon LewinDirector, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

Phil CarswellFounding president, Victorian AIDS Council

Bill BowtellAdjunct professor, University of New South Wales

Host:Olivia WillisProducers:Cheyne Anderson, James BullenExecutive Producer:Joel WernerSound Design:Tim Jenkins

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