The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast
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- 2 Nov 2026
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Thank you for listening to The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast!
Amplifying research, lived experience, and critical conversations about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).
Through thoughtful and engaging conversations, the podcast aims to deepen understanding of MCS and inform public responses to the illness.
Hosted by journalist and communication studies researcher Aaron Goodman, Ph.D.
Generously supported by The Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation.
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Épisodes 113
MCS Insights from Australia: The Urgent Need for Care and Support — Sharyn Martin, PhD
MCS Insights from Australia: The Urgent Need for Care and Support Aaron Goodman speaks with Sharyn Martin, PhD, an Australian researcher and MCS advocate, about the urgent need for:Informed healthcare and safe …
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MCS Insights from Australia: The Urgent Need for Care and Support
Aaron Goodman speaks with Sharyn Martin, PhD, an Australian researcher and MCS advocate, about the urgent need for:
- Informed healthcare and safe hospital protocols
- Recognition and disability support
- Safe, affordable housing
- Listening to people with MCS in research and policymaking
In Australia—and around the world.
Watch and subscribe on YouTube
Sharyn's links:
Australian National Register of Environmental Sensitivities (ANRES)- MCS Resources
Allergy, Sensitivity & Environmental Health Association of Queensland (ASEHA)
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TikTokLo que la medicina necesita escuchar sobre la SQM: Dra. Pilar Muñoz-Calero
Para muchas personas con Sensibilidad Química Múltiple (SQM), el diagnóstico y una atención sanitaria adecuada siguen estando fuera de su alcance.En este episodio, Aaron Goodman conversa con la Dra. Pilar …
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Para muchas personas con Sensibilidad Química Múltiple (SQM), el diagnóstico y una atención sanitaria adecuada siguen estando fuera de su alcance.
En este episodio, Aaron Goodman conversa con la Dra. Pilar Muñoz-Calero, una destacada experta en SQM en España que aporta tanto conocimientos clínicos como su propia experiencia de vivir con la enfermedad.
Aaron caminó durante una hora para llegar a su casa, a las afueras de Madrid, y grabar esta conversación, compartiendo sus reflexiones con profesionales de la salud, investigadores y personas que viven con SQM en todo el mundo.
Los temas incluyen:
- Las barreras para acceder al diagnóstico y a la atención sanitaria
- El impacto de la incredulidad y del reconocimiento tardío
- La naturaleza fisiológica de la SQM y el daño que causa atribuirla erróneamente a causas psicológicas
- Por qué los investigadores y los profesionales de la salud deben aprender de las personas que viven con la enfermedad
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TikTokWhat Medicine Needs to Hear About MCS: Dr. Pilar Muñoz-Calero
For many people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), diagnosis and appropriate healthcare remain out of reach.In this episode, Aaron Goodman speaks with Dr. Pilar Muñoz-Calero, a leading MCS expert and …
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For many people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), diagnosis and appropriate healthcare remain out of reach.
In this episode, Aaron Goodman speaks with Dr. Pilar Muñoz-Calero, a leading MCS expert and founder of the Alborada Foundation in Spain, who brings both clinical knowledge and lived experience of the illness.
Aaron hiked for an hour to her home outside Madrid to record this conversation and bring her insights to clinicians, researchers, and people living with MCS around the world.
Topics include:
- Barriers to diagnosis and healthcare
- The impact of disbelief and delayed recognition
- The physiological nature of MCS and the harm caused by mischaracterizing it as psychological
- Why researchers and clinicians need to learn from people with lived experience
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TikTokLa sensibilité chimique multiple (SCM) en France: Contrer la psychologisation de la maladie — Christine Malfay-Regnier
Que se passe-t-il lorsque des chercheurs considèrent la sensibilité chimique multiple avant tout comme un trouble psychologique ?Dans cet épisode de The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman s’entretient …
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Que se passe-t-il lorsque des chercheurs considèrent la sensibilité chimique multiple avant tout comme un trouble psychologique ?
Dans cet épisode de The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman s’entretient avec Christine Malfay-Regnier, ophtalmologue à Perpignan, en France. Elle vit avec la sensibilité chimique multiple, ou SQM, et fait partie de SOS MCS.
Ils abordent :
- La psychologisation de la SQM dans la recherche en France
- L’influence possible de cette recherche sur les soins reçus
- La stigmatisation, l’isolement et la difficulté à se faire entendre
- Les aménagements qui ont permis à Christine de continuer à exercer
- La place des personnes atteintes de SQM dans la recherche et la formation médicale
Christine explique pourquoi cette approche de la SQM l’inquiète et appelle les médecins et les chercheurs à écouter davantage les personnes concernées.
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TikTokMCS in France: Countering the Psychologization of Illness — Christine Malfay-Regnier
What happens when researchers treat Multiple Chemical Sensitivity primarily as a psychological condition?In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with Christine Malfay-Regnier …
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What happens when researchers treat Multiple Chemical Sensitivity primarily as a psychological condition?
In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with Christine Malfay-Regnier, an ophthalmologist based in Perpignan, France, who lives with MCS and is a member of SOS MCS.
Topics include:
- The psychologization of MCS in French research
- How research may influence the healthcare people receive
- Stigma, isolation and the difficulty of being heard
- Why people with MCS should be involved in research and medical training
Christine shares her concerns about the effects of a primarily psychological approach to MCS and calls for clinicians and researchers to listen more closely to patients.
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TikTokSQM en España: Por qué la accesibilidad no puede esperar - María López Matallana (CONFESQ)
Para las personas con Sensibilidad Química Múltiple (SQM), los espacios cotidianos pueden volverse inaccesibles: desde la atención sanitaria y los lugares de trabajo hasta los edificios públicos y el …
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Para las personas con Sensibilidad Química Múltiple (SQM), los espacios cotidianos pueden volverse inaccesibles: desde la atención sanitaria y los lugares de trabajo hasta los edificios públicos y el transporte.
En este episodio, Aaron Goodman conversa con María López Matallana, presidenta de CONFESQ en España, sobre por qué las personas con SQM no pueden seguir esperando reconocimiento, protección y una accesibilidad real.
Temas:
- La realidad cotidiana de vivir con SQM en España
- Barreras en la atención sanitaria y los espacios públicos
- Exposición a fragancias y productos químicos
- Derechos de las personas con discapacidad y accesibilidad
- Por qué es necesario actuar ahora
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TikTokMCS in Spain: Why Accessibility Can’t Wait — María López Matallana (CONFESQ)
For people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), everyday spaces can become inaccessible — from healthcare and workplaces to public buildings and transportation.In this episode, Aaron Goodman speaks with …
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For people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), everyday spaces can become inaccessible — from healthcare and workplaces to public buildings and transportation.
In this episode, Aaron Goodman speaks with María López Matallana, President of CONFESQ in Spain, about why people with MCS cannot keep waiting for recognition, protection, and meaningful accessibility.
Topics:
- The everyday reality of living with MCS in Spain
- Barriers in healthcare and public spaces
- Exposure to fragrances and chemicals
- Disability rights and accessibility
- Why action is needed now
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GREEN BOOK on Workstation Adaptation for People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and/or Electrohypersensitivity
https://confesq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Green-Book-on-SQM-and-EHS-in-English.pdf
#MCS #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #ChemicalSensitivityPodcast #Accessibility #Spain
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TikTokBeyond Medical Recognition — MCS, Disability, & Human Rights: Paloma Torres López
Can people with MCS fight discrimination even without full medical recognition?In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with human-rights lawyer Paloma Torres López, co-founder …
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Can people with MCS fight discrimination even without full medical recognition?
In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with human-rights lawyer Paloma Torres López, co-founder of MEDUSA Human Rights in Madrid, Spain.
They discuss:
- Why people with MCS shouldn’t have to wait for full medical recognition
- Disability rights and the social model of disability
- Accessibility and reasonable accommodation
- Discrimination at work, in schools, healthcare and public spaces
- Fragrance-free environments as an accessibility measure
Paloma explains how environmental barriers can prevent people with MCS from participating equally in society — and why disability and human-rights law may offer another path toward recognition, access and equality.
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TikTokMCS and Chemical Intolerance — Measuring What Medicine Often Misses - Raymond Palmer, PhD
How can better measurement of MCS and chemical intolerance help reduce misunderstanding, missed cases, and misdiagnosis?In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with Raymond …
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How can better measurement of MCS and chemical intolerance help reduce misunderstanding, missed cases, and misdiagnosis?
In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with Raymond Palmer, PhD, a biostatistician and research professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio who has studied chemical intolerance for more than a decade.
You'll hear:
- Why better recognition may help address misunderstanding and misdiagnosis
- How the QEESI can help identify and measure MCS and chemical intolerance
- The TILT model and the potential role of environmental exposures
- Research into genetics, mast-cell activation, and biomarkers
- Why listening to patients and improving recognition matter
A conversation about how researchers are working to better measure and understand MCS and chemical intolerance — and why doing so could help change how people with the illness are recognized and treated.
Links:
The QEESI (Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory)
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TikTokMCS and the Hidden Costs of Fragrance Pollution in Japan
Fragrance pollution, known as kogai, has become a growing public-health concern in Japan, affecting millions of people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and others who experience adverse health effects …
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Fragrance pollution, known as kogai, has become a growing public-health concern in Japan, affecting millions of people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and others who experience adverse health effects from everyday fragranced products.
In this episode, Aaron Goodman speaks with Keiko Fukaya, Professor Emeritus Ryoichi Terada, and Yuri Kitagawa about the rise of fragrance pollution in Japan, its impact on daily life, and the movement to reduce unnecessary chemical exposures.
Topics include:
- Fragrance pollution and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
- Living with MCS in Japan
- Schools, workplaces, and public accessibility
- Environmental justice and social exclusion
- Fragrance microcapsules and laundry products
- Consumer advocacy and public policy
- What other countries can learn from Japan
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TikTokMCS and the Limits of Chemical Safety: Laura Vandenberg, PhD
How do regulators decide that a chemical exposure is safe—and what happens when those standards fail to protect people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)?In this episode, Professor Laura Vandenberg from …
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How do regulators decide that a chemical exposure is safe—and what happens when those standards fail to protect people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)?
In this episode, Professor Laura Vandenberg from the University of Massachusetts Amherst explains why testing chemicals one at a time, relying on the “average” person, and assuming low doses are harmless may overlook real-world exposures and vulnerable populations.
We discuss:
- Fragrance
- Chemical mixtures
- Endocrine disruptors
- Industry influence
- And what a more precautionary approach to chemical safety could look like.
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Laura Vandenberg and colleagues' 2023 paper:
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TikTokThe Recognition Gap - MCS & Medical Classification: Geoffrey Bowker, PhD
Why do some health conditions gain recognition while others remain difficult to classify, diagnose, or accommodate?Aaron Goodman speaks with Geoffrey Bowker, Professor of Informatics at the University of …
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Why do some health conditions gain recognition while others remain difficult to classify, diagnose, or accommodate?
Aaron Goodman speaks with Geoffrey Bowker, Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, and author of Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences, about medical classification systems and what they can teach us about MCS.
You'll hear:
• Why MCS remains difficult for many healthcare systems to classify and recognize
• How medical classifications influence diagnosis, accommodation, and support
• Why some health conditions fit established categories while others remain contested
• The role of patient knowledge and lived experience in healthcare
• What lessons Long COVID may offer for the future recognition of MCS
• What could help MCS gain broader recognition within medicine and society🎧 Listen now and subscribe:
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TikTokMCS & Medical Assistance in Dying: The Limits of Choice — Heidi Janz, PhD
This episode discusses Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), suicide, disability, chronic illness, and end-of-life decision-making. Please listen with care.If you need support, call or text 988 in the United …
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This episode discusses Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), suicide, disability, chronic illness, and end-of-life decision-making. Please listen with care.
If you need support, call or text 988 in the United States or 9-8-8 in Canada (24/7).
Outside the United States and Canada, contact your local crisis line, healthcare provider, or emergency service.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number.
About the episode:
What can Sophia's story teach us about disability, housing, healthcare, and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)?
This episode features two conversations: one with disability ethicist Heidi Janz, PhD, and another with a Toronto woman living with severe MCS who was friends with Sophia, a woman whose 2022 MAiD death brought international attention to the challenges many people with disabilities and chronic illnesses face.
Together, they explore disability rights, healthcare, housing, social support, and the broader questions Sophia's case continues to raise.
Professor Janz participated in this interview with the assistance of a support person who repeats her words for listeners.
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Professor Heidi Janz:
2025 paper - "First they came for the Physical Crips: The Eugenic Logic Driving MAiD."
https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/bioethics/2025-v8-n4-bioethics010388/1121337ar.pdf
Faculty profile:
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/john-dossetor-health-ethics-centre/about/people/adjunctmembers/heidijanz.html
#MCS #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #DisabilityRights #MAiD
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TikTokThe Lessons of Lead - Risk, Regulation, & MCS: Bruce Lanphear, MD, PhD
This episode marks the 100th episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast!Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation for its support that makes this work possible.Gratitude to listeners and …
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This episode marks the 100th episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast!
Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation for its support that makes this work possible.
Gratitude to listeners and viewers around the world for being part of this journey.
If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and on YouTube, and share it with others who may benefit from these conversations.
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Here's to 100 episodes and more to come!
In this episode:
What can the history of lead exposure teach us about risk, regulation, and MCS?
Aaron Goodman speaks with Bruce Lanphear, MD, PhD, about lead as a model for understanding chemical harm.
Topics include:
- What lead teaches us about body burden and cumulative exposure
- Risk, regulation, and the precautionary principle
- Why listening to affected people matters—and lessons for MCS
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TikTokNail Salon Workers—Chemical Exposure, Body Mapping, & MCS: Reena Shadaan, PhD
What can the daily chemical exposures faced by nail salon workers teach us about MCS, chronic illness, and the environments many people live and work in every day?Aaron Goodman speaks with Reena Shadaan, PhD …
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What can the daily chemical exposures faced by nail salon workers teach us about MCS, chronic illness, and the environments many people live and work in every day?
Aaron Goodman speaks with Reena Shadaan, PhD, from the University of Toronto, about chemical exposure, worker health, body mapping, and chronic illness in nail salon environments.
Topics include:
• The hidden chemical exposures faced by nail salon workers
• What nail salon environments may reveal about MCS and chronic illness
• Body mapping and citizen science as tools for advocacy and documenting lived experience
• How marginalized workers are pushing back against unsafe environments🎧 Listen & subscribe:
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TikTokCheck out the new trailer!
The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast has a new trailer!Please share with anyone interested in learning more about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).🎧 Listen to the podcast — new episodes twice a …
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The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast has a new trailer!
Please share with anyone interested in learning more about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).
🎧 Listen to the podcast — new episodes twice a month!
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TikTokCan Public Spaces be Safe for MCS? Aimi Hamraie, PhD
Can public spaces ever truly be safe for people living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)?In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with Aimi Hamraie, Associate Professor …
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Can public spaces ever truly be safe for people living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)?
In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with Aimi Hamraie, Associate Professor at York University whose work focuses on disability justice, accessibility, and inclusive design.
They explore:
• Why MCS is often overlooked in accessibility conversations
• Remote access as a vital form of inclusion
• How chemicals and fragrances can make public spaces inaccessible
• Why some people with MCS leave cities
• What truly MCS-inclusive public spaces could look like🎧 Listen now:
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- Remote Access Archive – Critical Design Lab
- Fragrance-free resources compiled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
- Sick Building Syndrome and the Problem of Uncertainty by Michelle Murphy
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TikTokFrom Dismissal to Support — Rethinking Care for MCS: Téa Christopoulos, PhD Candidate
This episode is great to share with your doctor or healthcare provider. We explore how medical visits could become more supportive for people living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).We focus on …
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This episode is great to share with your doctor or healthcare provider.
We explore how medical visits could become more supportive for people living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).
We focus on listening, trust, and the responsibility clinicians have to support people with chronic illness. And how small changes can lead to more respectful, effective care.
Aaron Goodman speaks with Téa Christopoulos, PhD candidate and sessional instructor at the University of Toronto, working across the Faculty of Kinesiology and the Joint Centre for Bioethics. Her research explores narrative medicine and Chronic Invisible Disabilities, examining how lived experience can reshape care to be more ethical, responsive, and truly patient-centered.
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2025 paper by Téa Christopoulos:
An Ethics of Care, Relational Suffering, and Contested Invisible Disability
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TikTokMCS—When Lived Experience Becomes Knowledge in Medicine: Megan Moodie, PhD
What happens when people's lived experience with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is dismissed in medicine? And how can it become a vital form of knowledge?In this episode, Aaron Goodman speaks with …
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What happens when people's lived experience with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is dismissed in medicine? And how can it become a vital form of knowledge?
In this episode, Aaron Goodman speaks with Megan Moodie, a medical anthropologist and disability studies scholar at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her work explores patient activism and how knowledge is produced in medicine. Megan also brings lived experience to this conversation, including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and chemical sensitivities.
You'll hear Aaron and Megan discuss:
- Why people with MCS are often dismissed or psychologized in clinical settings.
- How lived experience becomes meaningful knowledge in medicine.
- What more equitable collaboration between researchers and affected communities could look like.
- And more!
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TikTokMCS & Long COVID - Shared Struggles, Stigma, & Endurance: Deborah Lupton, PhD
Long COVID has pushed millions into a reality people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) have faced for decades: severe symptoms, disbelief, and no clear diagnosis.This episode of The Chemical Sensitivity …
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Long COVID has pushed millions into a reality people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) have faced for decades: severe symptoms, disbelief, and no clear diagnosis.
This episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast explores what these conditions share:
Medical dismissal.
Stigma and social isolation.
And epistemic injustice—when patients’ knowledge of their own bodies is questioned or ignored.
Aaron Goodman speaks with Professor Deborah Lupton, a leading sociologist of health and medicine at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and editor of the recent book, Long COVID and Society: International Perspectives.
It's always great to hear from people who listen and watch the podcast!
Please share your experiences with MCS, Long COVID, or about anything you hear on the podcast.
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https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/episodes/18945867-mcs-long-covid-shared-struggles-stigma-endurance-deborah-lupton-phd
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TikTokBrain Fog & MCS: Ronessa Dass and Tara Packham, PhD
Brain fog is something many people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) experience.In this episode, we explore what brain fog is, how it affects thinking, memory, and what research reveals about its links …
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Brain fog is something many people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) experience.
In this episode, we explore what brain fog is, how it affects thinking, memory, and what research reveals about its links to distress and quality of life.
Aaron Goodman's guests are researchers Tara Packham, PhD, and PhD candidate Ronessa Dass from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
It's always great to hear from listeners!
Please share your experiences with brain fog and MCS or about anything you hear on the podcast.
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Ronessa Dass - email: [email protected]
Pain and Movement Research in the IMPRinT Lab, McMaster University:
https://painmovementresearch.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/people-2/
Understanding the Experience and Impacts of Brain Fog in Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review - Ronessa Dass, Tara Packham, et al. (2023):
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37441085/
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TikTokAntibiotic Injury & MCS: Dr. Stefan Pieper
Listener advisory: This episode includes discussion of suicide.Many people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) trace the start of their illness to exposures like pesticides, fragrances, mold, smoke, or …
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Listener advisory: This episode includes discussion of suicide.
Many people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) trace the start of their illness to exposures like pesticides, fragrances, mold, smoke, or chemical fumes.
Others say their symptoms began after taking prescription medications, especially antibiotics.
In this episode, Dr. Stefan Pieper, a functional medicine physician in Germany who specializes in mitochondrial medicine, discusses Fluoroquinolone-Associated Disability (FQAD).
People with the condition develop long-lasting neurological, cognitive, and physical symptoms after taking fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Some also develop chemical intolerance that closely resembles MCS.
Could medications trigger long-term chemical sensitivity? And what might this reveal about MCS?
Listen now:
https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/episodes/18803337-antibiotic-injury-mcs-dr-stefan-pieperWatch on YouTube:
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Stefan Pieper — Fluoroquinolone-Associated Disability (FQAD): Side-effects of Fluoroquinolones
Springer Nature, 2026https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-72123-0
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TikTokIs Japan Facing an MCS Crisis? Yasuko Kato & Sekyoung Jung
In Japan, many people report developing Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) following exposure to fragrance in personal care and household products—and increasingly, in laundry projects, especially fabric …
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In Japan, many people report developing Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) following exposure to fragrance in personal care and household products—and increasingly, in laundry projects, especially fabric softeners.
Some are forced to leave their jobs. Others can no longer attend school. Many struggle to access medical care or even safe housing. Yet despite the profound disruption to people’s lives, MCS remains poorly understood and often invisible.
Is Japan facing a Multiple Chemical Sensitivity crisis?
Today’s guests, journalist and MCS advocate Yasuko Kato and sociology scholar Seykyoung Jung, bring firsthand insight into this urgent question.
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TikTokLiving Losses — Young Adults & MCS: Abby Steeves, PhD
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is often seen as a condition that mostly affects older people. However, recent studies indicate young adults may be especially affected by MCS.Research suggests young adults …
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is often seen as a condition that mostly affects older people. However, recent studies indicate young adults may be especially affected by MCS.
Research suggests young adults have the highest prevalence, may be more likely than other age groups to develop the condition, and seem particularly vulnerable to the mental-health impacts of living with chemical intolerance and the social isolation it can bring.
This episode's guest, Abby Steeves, recently completed her PhD focused on MCS and its impacts on young adults. As a former gymnast, she struggled to train and compete while living with the condition. These experiences led her to explore how MCS is challenging—and shaping—the lives of many other young people.
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https://youtu.be/9r95nuwOKfcAbby’s dissertation:
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8845&context=doctoral#MCS #multiplechemicalsensitivitypodcast #multiplechemicalsensitivity #ChemicalIntolerance #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Youth
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TikTokChemical Crisis — Memoirs & MCS: Roxana Delbene, PhD
You’re listening to The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast. I’m Aaron Goodman.In this episode, we discuss illness memoirs as evidence, resistance, and survival. We explore the seminal 1994 memoir by Australian …
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You’re listening to The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast. I’m Aaron Goodman.
In this episode, we discuss illness memoirs as evidence, resistance, and survival. We explore the seminal 1994 memoir by Australian writer, Diana Crumpler, Chemical Crisis: One Woman's Story, Humanity's Future?
I speak with Roxana Delbene, PhD, a linguist and medical humanities scholar who studies how people with so-called contested illnesses, including Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), use language and storytelling to tell their personal stories of lived experience.
Exciting news! Check out the podcast's new webpage: http://listen.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/
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[email protected]Link to Roxana's recent essay on illness memoirs:
https://medicalhealthhumanities.com/2024/10/23/the-patients-productive-imagination-the-reportability-paradox-in-narratives-of-contested-illnesses/
Apologies for some subtle clicking sounds in this interview.
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TikTokHidden Exposures: Women’s Health & MCS: Adrianna Trifunovski & Caroline Barakat, PhD
This episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast explores something many listeners live every day: toxic exposures hidden in everyday products.I’m speaking with researcher Adrianna Trifunovski and environmental …
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This episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast explores something many listeners live every day: toxic exposures hidden in everyday products.
I’m speaking with researcher Adrianna Trifunovski and environmental health professor Dr. Caroline Barakat about their study on women’s awareness, beliefs, and avoidance of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in personal care and household products.
We discuss:
- Which chemicals many women recognize
- Which fly under the radar
- How symptoms drive behavior
- And what their findings mean for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity—and for public health more broadly.
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"Analysis of Women’s Knowledge, Health Risk Perceptions, Beliefs and Avoidance Behaviour in Relation to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Personal Care and Household Products."
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12116110/
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TikTokOhio Train Derailment, Toxic Injury & MCS: Madison Scott and Lynn Singer, PhD
On February 3, 2023, a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in the U.S. Days later, a “controlled burn” released a massive plume into the air. Many residents who returned …
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On February 3, 2023, a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in the U.S. Days later, a “controlled burn” released a massive plume into the air. Many residents who returned home soon became ill.
In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with sociologist Madison Scott and toxic exposure expert Professor Lynn Singer.
They explore how:
- Toxic exposure triggered ongoing symptoms akin to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), including brain fog, rashes, and fatigue.
- Many residents continue to report symptoms long after officials declared the area safe.
- Emerging biological research may reveal critical information about the mechanisms behind MCS.
- And more!
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Professor Lynn Singer's co-authored 2025 paper:
"The East Palestine train derailment: A complex environmental disaster."
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TikTokToxic Evidence: What Gulf War Illness Reveals about MCS: Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD
This episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is a game-changer. It counters widespread misinformation and misunderstanding about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), an illness that affects millions around …
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This episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is a game-changer. It counters widespread misinformation and misunderstanding about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), an illness that affects millions around the globe.
You'll hear Aaron Goodman in conversation with Beatrice Golomb, Professor in Residence in Medicine at the University of California in San Diego in the U.S.
Professor Golomb explores:
- How MCS is clearly not a psychological condition, but an illness influenced by mitochondrial or cellular damage, genetics, and chemical exposure.
- The connections between MCS and Gulf War Illness.
- How recent diagnostic recognition of Gulf War Illness could potentially lead to better understanding and validation of MCS.
This important information has the potential to critically inform researchers, policy makers, people living with MCS, and the wider public.
New episodes twice a month! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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Get in touch: aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast or comment on social media.
#MultipleChemicalSensitivity #MCS #MCSAdvocacy #InvisibleIllnessAwareness #SafeHealthcareSpaces #ChemicalIntolerance #EnvironmentalDisability #mitochondrialillness #GulfWarIllness
Link:
Professor Golomb's 2025 paper:
SOD2 genetics regulating mitochondrial management of oxidative stress is tied to chemical sensitivity in Gulf war veterans
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40628885/
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TikTokYouth, Chronic Illness, & MCS: Imogen Harper, Ph.D.
In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, we’re exploring youth, chronic illness, and MCS. You'll hear Aaron Goodman speaking with Imogen Harper, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research associate at the …
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In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, we’re exploring youth, chronic illness, and MCS. You'll hear Aaron Goodman speaking with Imogen Harper, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Sydney in Australia. She explores how:
· Diagnosis of illnesses like MCS in youth is often complex and requires adults noticing symptoms and advocating.
· Parents and caregivers can play a crucial in navigating medical systems and ensuring that their child’s needs are taken seriously.
· Illnesses like MCS affect young people’s identity, relationships, and sense of independence.
· Youth and older people with chronic illnesses often deal with anxiety, isolation, stigma, and the challenge of staying connected with others.
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Links:
Imogen's 2024 paper:
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Rethinking Science to Support People with MCS: Kevin Elliott, Ph.D.
In recent weeks, as many listeners know, I've been exploring ways to challenge false arguments that MCS is a psychological disorder.I hope you find this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast …
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In recent weeks, as many listeners know, I've been exploring ways to challenge false arguments that MCS is a psychological disorder.
I hope you find this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast helps.
You'll hear me in conversation with Kevin Elliott, Ph.D. He is the Red Cedar Distinguished Professor of Philosophy of Science at Michigan State University in the U.S.
I was delighted to speak with Kevin, learn about his important research — and I am excited to share this episode with you.
Kevin explains how scientific research practices — from hidden assumptions to “undone science” — have shaped decades of misunderstanding around Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).
You'll hear Kevin explore:
- How his mother's MCS inspired him to spend decades researching the illness
- Why certain kinds of evidence are ignored
- How harmful psychogenic theories persist
- And what needs to change in research frameworks to genuinely support people living with MCS.
This conversation is forward-looking and grounded in the belief that better science is both possible and urgently needed to support people with MCS.
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Links:
Kevin Elliott:
https://kevincelliott.com/Kevin's 2025 paper: "Alleviating Epistemic Injustice in Environmental Health Research: Strategies from Science and Values":
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11245-025-10268-3DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE
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