Explore every episode of the podcast The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast
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| Lo que la medicina necesita escuchar sobre la SQM: Dra. Pilar Muñoz-Calero | 19 Oct 2026 | 00:54:27 | |
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:
Escucha la conversación original en español: https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/episodes/19933422-lo-que-la-medicina-necesita-escuchar-sobre-la-sqm-dra-pilar-munoz-calero Mira la conversación y suscríbete en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtIMrQaFDvw&t=117s También está disponible una versión de esta conversación doblada al inglés. AVISO LEGAL: ESTE SITIO WEB NO OFRECE ASESORAMIENTO MÉDICO La información contenida en este sitio web, incluidos, entre otros, textos, gráficos, imágenes y otros materiales, tiene fines exclusivamente informativos. Ningún material de este sitio pretende sustituir el asesoramiento, diagnóstico o tratamiento médico profesional. Consulte siempre a su médico u otro profesional sanitario cualificado si tiene preguntas sobre una afección médica o un tratamiento, y antes de iniciar un nuevo régimen de atención sanitaria. Nunca ignore el asesoramiento médico profesional ni demore la búsqueda de atención médica por algo que haya leído en este sitio web. Ningún material ni información proporcionados por The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast o su sitio web asociado pretenden sustituir el asesoramiento, diagnóstico o tratamiento médico profesional. Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| What Medicine Needs to Hear About MCS: Dr. Pilar Muñoz-Calero | 19 Oct 2026 | 00:50:31 | |
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:
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| MCS in France: Countering the Psychologization of Illness — Christine Malfay-Regnier | 05 Oct 2026 | 00:37:27 | |
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:
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. 🎧 Listen and subscribe where you get your podcasts:
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| La sensibilité chimique multiple (SCM) en France: Contrer la psychologisation de la maladie — Christine Malfay-Regnier | 05 Oct 2026 | 00:40:05 | |
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 :
Christine explique pourquoi cette approche de la SQM l’inquiète et appelle les médecins et les chercheurs à écouter davantage les personnes concernées. 🎧 Écoutez et abonnez-vous:
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| SQM en España: Por qué la accesibilidad no puede esperar - María López Matallana (CONFESQ) | 21 Sep 2026 | 01:00:59 | |
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:
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| MCS in Spain: Why Accessibility Can’t Wait — María López Matallana (CONFESQ) | 21 Sep 2026 | 00:40:36 | |
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:
🎧 Listen now and subscribe: https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/episodes/19783018-mcs-in-spain-why-accessibility-can-t-wait-maria-lopez-matallana-confesq ▶️ Watch and subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSF6q8ov9mk&t=2s 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 Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Beyond Medical Recognition — MCS, Disability, & Human Rights: Paloma Torres López | 07 Sep 2026 | 00:53:11 | |
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:
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. 🎧 Listen and subscribe where you get your podcasts: https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/episodes/19721803-beyond-medical-recognition-mcs-disability-human-rights-paloma-torres-lopez ▶️ Listen and subscribe on YouTube. Transcription available in all languages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbVdvkyZO_A DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| MCS and Chemical Intolerance — Measuring What Medicine Often Misses - Raymond Palmer, PhD | 24 Aug 2026 | 00:29:43 | |
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:
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) Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| MCS and the Hidden Costs of Fragrance Pollution in Japan | 10 Aug 2026 | 01:01:27 | |
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:
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| MCS and the Limits of Chemical Safety: Laura Vandenberg, PhD | 24 Jul 2026 | 00:31:47 | |
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:
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| The Recognition Gap - MCS & Medical Classification: Geoffrey Bowker, PhD | 13 Jul 2026 | 00:39:54 | |
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 🎧 Listen now and subscribe: https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/episodes/19445366-the-recognition-gap-mcs-medical-classification-geoffrey-bowker-phd ▶️ Watch & subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yjGCEIMre0 Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| MCS & Medical Assistance in Dying: The Limits of Choice — Heidi Janz, PhD | 29 Jun 2026 | 00:40:29 | |
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.
https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/episodes/19402510-mcs-medical-assistance-in-dying-the-limits-of-choice ▶️ Watch & subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWO2hTuc8nM&t=61s 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 Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| The Lessons of Lead - Risk, Regulation, & MCS: Bruce Lanphear, MD, PhD | 15 Jun 2026 | 00:28:02 | |
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. http://listen.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/ 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:
Listen and subscribe: http://listen.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/ Watch & subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podcastingMCS Link: Dr. Bruce Lanphear Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Nail Salon Workers—Chemical Exposure, Body Mapping, & MCS: Reena Shadaan, PhD | 01 Jun 2026 | 00:30:55 | |
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 🎧 Listen & subscribe: ▶️ Watch & subscribe on YouTube:
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| Check out the new trailer! | 27 May 2026 | 00:04:17 | |
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! ▶️ Watch on YouTube: Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Can Public Spaces be Safe for MCS? Aimi Hamraie, PhD | 18 May 2026 | 00:48:30 | |
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 🎧 Listen now: https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/episodes/19185636-can-public-spaces-be-safe-for-mcs-aimi-hamraie-phd ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/thzV3GgBsHw Subscribe for episode takeaways, research insights, and updates on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS): https://bit.ly/42N3Geh Links:
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| From Dismissal to Support — Rethinking Care for MCS: Téa Christopoulos, PhD Candidate | 04 May 2026 | 00:31:00 | |
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. 🎧 Listen: https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/episodes/19104690-from-dismissal-to-support-rethinking-care-for-mcs-tea-christopoulos-phd-candidate ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/m1txBxi03Bc Subscribe for episode takeaways, research insights, and updates on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS): https://bit.ly/42N3Geh 2025 paper by Téa Christopoulos: An Ethics of Care, Relational Suffering, and Contested Invisible Disability DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| MCS—When Lived Experience Becomes Knowledge in Medicine: Megan Moodie, PhD | 20 Apr 2026 | 00:52:25 | |
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:
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| MCS & Long COVID - Shared Struggles, Stigma, & Endurance: Deborah Lupton, PhD | 06 Apr 2026 | 00:43:24 | |
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. Listen now: https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/episodes/18945867-mcs-long-covid-shared-struggles-stigma-endurance-deborah-lupton-phd Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pN6UGkaddis The podcast has a new webpage! Please share with anyone interested in learning more about MCS. DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Brain Fog & MCS: Ronessa Dass and Tara Packham, PhD | 23 Mar 2026 | 00:34:33 | |
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. Listen now: https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/episodes/18821290-brain-fog-mcs-ronessa-dass-and-tara-packham-phd Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j4PulfsHX_U The podcast has a new webpage! Please share with anyone interested in learning more about MCS. Links: Ronessa Dass - email: dassr5@mcmaster.ca 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/ DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Antibiotic Injury & MCS: Dr. Stefan Pieper | 09 Mar 2026 | 00:36:51 | |
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: Watch on YouTube: The podcast has a new webpage! Please share with anyone interested in learning more about MCS. Link: Stefan Pieper — Fluoroquinolone-Associated Disability (FQAD): Side-effects of Fluoroquinolones https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-72123-0 DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Is Japan Facing an MCS Crisis? Yasuko Kato & Sekyoung Jung | 23 Feb 2026 | 00:50:02 | |
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. Thank you for listening! New episodes twice a month. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Check out the podcast's new website to listen and learn more: Watch on YouTube: Get in touch: DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Living Losses — Young Adults & MCS: Abby Steeves, PhD | 09 Feb 2026 | 00:46:45 | |
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. Listen and subscribe: Abby’s dissertation: #MCS #multiplechemicalsensitivitypodcast #multiplechemicalsensitivity #ChemicalIntolerance #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Youth DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Chemical Crisis — Memoirs & MCS: Roxana Delbene, PhD | 26 Jan 2026 | 00:45:41 | |
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/ Watch on YouTube: Get in touch: 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. #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #MCS #MCSAdvocacy #InvisibleIllnessAwareness #SafeHealthcareSpaces #ChemicalIntolerance #EnvironmentalDisability DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Hidden Exposures: Women’s Health & MCS: Adrianna Trifunovski & Caroline Barakat, PhD | 12 Jan 2026 | 00:35:00 | |
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:
Exciting news!! Check out the podcast's new website to listen and learn more: Watch on YouTube: Get in touch: Link - 2025 paper by Barakat and Trifunovski: "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/ #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #MCS #MCSAdvocacy #InvisibleIllnessAwareness #SafeHealthcareSpaces #ChemicalIntolerance #EnvironmentalDisability DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Ohio Train Derailment, Toxic Injury & MCS: Madison Scott and Lynn Singer, PhD | 29 Dec 2025 | 00:40:54 | |
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:
Thank you for listening! New episodes twice a month. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Exciting news!! Check out the podcast's new website to listen and learn more: All episodes available at: Watch on YouTube: Get in touch: #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #MCS #MCSAdvocacy #InvisibleIllnessAwareness #SafeHealthcareSpaces #ChemicalIntolerance #EnvironmentalDisability #OhioTrainDerailment #EastPalestine Link: Professor Lynn Singer's co-authored 2025 paper: DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Toxic Evidence: What Gulf War Illness Reveals about MCS: Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD | 15 Dec 2025 | 00:39:23 | |
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:
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. Listen at https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHZINO1vQ2tRcy0GVU4Pmw 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/ Contact info for Professor Golomb's research group: DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Youth, Chronic Illness, & MCS: Imogen Harper, Ph.D. | 01 Dec 2025 | 00:38:17 | |
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. Listen at https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHZINO1vQ2tRcy0GVU4Pmw Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. If you would like to share your experiences or feedback, email aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast or comment on social media. #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #MCS #MCSAdvocacy #InvisibleIllnessAwareness #SafeHealthcareSpaces #ChemicalIntolerance #EnvironmentalDisability Links: Imogen's 2024 paper: DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Rethinking Science to Support People with MCS: Kevin Elliott, Ph.D. | 17 Nov 2025 | 00:51:41 | |
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:
This conversation is forward-looking and grounded in the belief that better science is both possible and urgently needed to support people with MCS. Listen at https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podcastingMCS #MCSAdvocacy #MultipleChemicalSensitivithy #MCS #InvisibleIllnessAwareness #SafeHealthcareSpaces #ChemicalIntolerance Links: Kevin Elliott: Kevin's 2025 paper: "Alleviating Epistemic Injustice in Environmental Health Research: Strategies from Science and Values": DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Listener survey highlights | 07 Nov 2025 | 00:12:36 | |
Thank you to everyone who took time to share feedback about The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast through the 2025 listener survey. The goal was to learn more from you about how the podcast contributes to awareness, education, and support around MCS. Share your feedback anytime on social media — and you can reach me at aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org Listen at https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podcastingMCS #MCSAdvocacy #MultipleChemicalSensitivithy #MCS #InvisibleIllnessAwareness #SafeHealthcareSpaces #ChemicalIntolerance Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Healthcare Invalidation & MCS: Allyson Bontempo, Ph.D. | 03 Nov 2025 | 00:36:34 | |
In the latest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, we’re exploring medical invalidation. It's something virtually everyone with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) has experienced and it can be devastating. Researcher Allyson Bontempo, Ph.D. joins Aaron Goodman on the podcast to discuss her work on healthcare invalidation and discusses: · What she calls an “epidemic” of medical invalidation for people with MCS and other illnesses. · The consequences of dismissal by healthcare professionals — how it affects us on a personal and human level. · How people with MCS, as we know, support each other largely online. · And some strategies for ways we can advocate for ourselves. Listen at https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podcastingMCS #MCSAdvocacy #MultipleChemicalSensitivithy #MCS #InvisibleIllnessAwareness #SafeHealthcareSpaces #ChemicalIntolerance DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Synthetic Food Dyes and MCS: Rebecca Bevans, Ph.D. | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:29:10 | |
The newest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! Researcher and psychology professor Rebecca Bevins tells Aaron Goodman how she discovered her son’s extreme reactions to synthetic food dyes — petroleum-based additives linked to anxiety, aggression, and cognitive disruption. Their conversation reveals the impacts of everyday chemicals, something people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) are very familiar with. Plus, Aaron explores the momentum that could potentially follow the American Medical Association’s recent acknowledgment that fragrance sensitivity can, in some cases, be disabling. Thank you for listening! Follow The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast on social media — and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can reach me at aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org
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| Chemical Production, Regulation, & MCS: Miriam Diamond, Ph.D. | 06 Oct 2025 | 00:31:56 | |
The newest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! I’m speaking with Miriam Diamond, Ph.D., an expert in chemical contaminants and a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada. You'll hear Professor Diamond explore:
Thank you for listening! Please subscribe where you get your podcasts and leave a review. It helps others find the podcast. Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| The Hazards of So-Called "Safe" Fragrances: Gertrud Morlock, Ph.D. | 22 Sep 2025 | 00:21:32 | |
In the latest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, we uncover what people with the illness already know — there is no such thing as safe fragrance. I speak with Professor Gertrud Morlock from Justus Liebig University Giessen in Germany. You'll hear her share:
Professor Morlock's 2025 paper: "Fast Unmasking hazards of safe perfumes": https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021967325003073 One more thing: Wendy Kearley is someone many of us know. She has lived with debilitating Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) for decades. Wendy has devoted her life to researching and sharing vital information about MCS. Wendy recently lost access to her Facebook account. She needs our help to get critical and non-toxic dental care. Please find a like to her Go Fund Me Page, and please consider contributing to support Wendy. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-wendy-restore-her-smile-and-health Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Listeners' Questions About MCS | 10 Sep 2025 | 00:49:19 | |
Millions of people live with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). We are often the best sources of knowledge about the condition. In this special episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, I explore listeners’ important questions. I turn to people with MCS for answers, as well as researchers who specialize in the condition. We explore:
This is an episode about real-life challenges — and the collective wisdom of our community. Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| MCS & Third-Party Accommodations | 24 Aug 2025 | 00:40:19 | |
For people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), this is often our reality: We're told the illness isn’t real — it's just in our heads — and the law refuses to protect us.
I'd love your help. I’m running a short listener survey to understand how The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast can best serve people with MCS. It’s short, will help guide our next steps, and allow us to grow the podcast and create greater awareness about MCS. Thank you for your support! Please find the link here: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeVqlO2G5OMxN.../viewform Aaron. #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #MCS #ChemicalIntolerance #EnvironmentalIllness #ChemicalSensitivityPodcast #DisabilityRights #FragranceFree #AccessibilityMatters #EnvironmentalJustice Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| RVs, Formaldehyde, & Toxic Exposures: Nicholas Shapiro, Ph.D. | 14 Aug 2025 | 00:32:12 | |
Check out the latest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast! It's called “RVs, Formaldehyde, & Toxic Exposures.” I’m speaking with environmental anthropologist, Nicholas Shapiro, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of California in Los Angeles. You’ll hear Nicholas explore how after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, tens of thousands of people were exposed to dangerous levels of formaldehyde in government-supplied RVs. Many developed chronic illnesses and symptoms that could fall under the umbrella of MCS. Thank you for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Fragrance & Indoor Air Quality: Jeffrey Siegel, Ph.D. | 28 Jul 2025 | 00:46:37 | |
The latest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! I’m speaking with Jeffrey Siegel, Ph.D., Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto. He is an expert in healthy and sustainable buildings, ventilation, and indoor air quality. A lot of people with MCS contact him, and he has compassion for folks with the illness. You’ll hear Professor Siegel explore: · The impacts of indoor pollutants, including from personal care, consumer products, and fragrance. · Toxins and cognitive function. · The effectiveness of masking and air filtration. · The hazards of essential oil (finally, I found someone with deep insights about this!) · How we might improve indoor air quality. Thank you for listening! Please share your feedback. We love hearing from you. Please join the podcast’s Facebook group for all updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chemicalsensitivitypodcast Jeffrey Siegel, Ph.D: https://hab.civmin.utoronto.ca/people/dr-jeffrey-siegel/ #MCSAwareness #MCS #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #TILT DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE
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| Women's Scented Products & Environmental Justice: Professor Ami Zota | 15 Jul 2025 | 00:33:27 | |
The newest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! I’m speaking with Ami Zota, associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University in New York. Professor Zota explores how women of color are disproportionately affected by toxic exposures and unregulated chemicals in beauty, intimate, and personal care products. Thank you for listening! Please join The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast’s new Facebook group. You can reach me at aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org #MCSAwareness #MCS #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #TILT #ChemicalIntolerance #EnvironmentalIllness #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Chemical Intolerance & the Body: Linus Andersson | 02 Jul 2025 | 00:52:36 | |
The newest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! I’m speaking with Linus Andersson, associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Umeå University in Sweden. His carefully designed experiments have shown how people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) or Chemical Intolerance (CI) react to small amounts of chemicals. You’ll hear Linus explore: · How he believes 1 in 10 people in Scandinavia have severe MCS/CI. · The important research he has done with people with MCS/CI. · How chemicals impact different bodily systems in people with the illness. · If there could be a test people could take to confirm a diagnosis with MCS/CI. · His conviction that MCS/CI is not a psychological disorder. · And more!
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| Environmental Disability: Pia Aimée Tordly | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:22:37 | |
The newest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! It's called “Environmental Disability.” I’m speaking with Norwegian sociology researcher, Pia Aimée Tordly. Her research on Environmental Disability is informed by her experiences living with MCS. When Pia first developed the illness in 2010, she lost her job, had move 10 times, and had no other option but to live in her vehicle for a time. Since then, she has completed two master’s degrees focused on Environmental Disability and MCS. You’ll hear Pia explore: · Her use of the term Environmental Disability. · How health authorities in Norway mystify, psychologize, and stigmatize people with MCS. · How officials largely dismiss Environmental Disability and downplay the need to include and support people with MCS. · How the medical system increases the social isolation that many individuals with MCS experience. · And how the medical authorities could to a better job responding to people with MCS. Thank you for listening! Please join The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast’s new Facebook group. You can reach me at aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org Pia Aimée Tordly's 2025 co-authored paper: "Environmental disability – a languageless diffuse #MCSAwareness #MCS #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #TILT DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| MCS Advocates & Activists | 29 May 2025 | 00:39:13 | |
Check out the newest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast! I’m speaking with two women in the U.S. and two women in Canada. All have severe MCS and are activists when it comes to the illness, creating awareness and calling for change in unique and important ways. You’ll hear them explore:
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| Chemical Deregulation & Trump: Maria Doa, Ph.D. | 13 May 2025 | 00:29:28 | |
The newest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! I’m speaking with Maria Doa, Ph.D., Senior Director of Chemicals Policy at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a U.S.-based non-profit environmental advocacy group. Before joining the EDF, Dr. Doa was Director of the Chemical Control Division in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). You’ll hear Dr. Doa explore: · Pressures she and others faced under the first Trump administration to change the way toxic chemicals are understood and regulated. · How chemicals may be less regulated under the current Trump presidency. · How fragrance is regulated. · How states and individuals can push back and advocate for stricter regulation and safety. · And more! Thank you for listening! Please join The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast’s new Facebook group. You can reach me at aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org
Links: The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast (Facebook group) Dr. Maria Doa Mentioned in the introduction: "Perceived treatment efficacy for conventional and alternative therapies reported by persons with multiple chemical sensitivity." (Pamela Reed Gibson et al., 2003): https://rb.gy/fah5kp DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| Nutrition, Detox, & MCS: Dr. Jenny Goodman | 26 Apr 2025 | 00:40:21 | |
The newest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! You'll hear my first in a series of personal reflections about MCS. The episode is called “Nutrition, Detox, and MCS.” I’m speaking with Dr. Jenny Goodman, a medical doctor specializing in environmental medicine based in London, England. We’re talking about Dr. Goodman’s new book, “Getting Healthy in Toxic Times.” I ask her about: · Nutrition and detox for people with MCS · The widespread dismissal and misdiagnosis of people with MCS · The lack of medical training about MCS · The greatest sources of indoor air pollution · The harms of pesticides · And more. Thank you for listening! Please join the podcast’s new Facebook group: Dr. Jenny Goodman #MCSAwareness #MCS #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #TILT
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| Fragrance & Indoor Air Pollution: Nusrat Jung, Ph.D. & Brandon Boor, Ph.D. | 07 Apr 2025 | 00:40:42 | |
The latest episode from The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! I’m speaking with two leading experts, Nusrat Jung, Ph.D. and Brandon Boor, PhD. Both are both professors at Purdue University in Indiana in the U.S. They specialize in indoor air quality, workplace air quality, infant and early-life exposures, assessing levels of air pollution, and architectural engineering. I ask them about:
Thank you for listening! Please share your feedback about the episode on social media. You can reach me at aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org Please subscribe where you get your podcasts and leave a review. It helps others find the podcast. Scented products cause indoor air pollution on par with car exhaust Nusrat Jung, Ph.D. Brandon Boor, Ph.D.
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| MCS & Lyme Disease: Kathleen Wallace | 24 Mar 2025 | 00:23:10 | |
The newest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! I’m speaking with Kathleen Wallace in New York State in the U.S. Kathleen has lived with MCS and Lyme Disease for years. This episode is part of our ongoing efforts to amplify voices of people with MCS. When Kathleen got ill, Kathleen lost her job as a successful manager with a national company, her house, and her relationship with her partner. She now offers all-natural hair services for people with MCS at her home. Kathleen is an outspoken advocate helping to raise awareness about MCS and Lyme Disease. Thank you for listening! Please share your feedback about the episode on social media. Subscribe where you get your podcasts and leave a review. It helps others find the podcast. You can reach me at aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||
| "Illnesses You Have to Fight to Get": Melina Sherman, Ph.D. | 10 Mar 2025 | 00:30:35 | |
The newest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! It's called “Illnesses You Have to Fight to Get.” It features a conversation with Melina Sherman, Ph.D. Melina is a critical science and health communication scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor at Fairfield University in Connecticut in the U.S. You’ll hear Melina explore how: · People with chronic illness are often “invisibilized” by Western medicine. · The medical system is not able to address illnesses caused by environmental toxicants. · People with MCS and other illnesses often create community online to support one another and lobby for change. · And more! Thank you for listening! Melina Sherman: DISCLAIMER: THIS PROJECT DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE
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| Chemicals and Parkinson's Disease: Ray Dorsey, MD | 22 Feb 2025 | 00:32:19 | |
The newest episode from The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! It's called “Chemicals & Parkinson’s Disease.” It features a conversation with Ray Dorsey, MD, professor of neurology at the University of Rochester in New York State in the U.S. I invited Ray to speak on the podcast, because he insists toxic chemicals are the leading cause of Parkinson’s Disease and other neurological illnesses. MCS also affects the neurological system among others. You’ll hear Ray explore:
Thank you for listening! Links: Parkinson’s is Predominantly an Environmental Disease (2024 paper) Ray Dorsey, MD and colleagues Ending Parkinson’s Disease (2021 book) #MCSAwareness #MCS #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #TILT
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| Diagnosis & MCS: Annemarie Jutel, Ph.D. | 12 Feb 2025 | 00:25:00 | |
Episode 65 of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! It's called “Diagnosis & MCS.” It features a conversation with Annemarie Jutel, Ph.D. Annemarie is Professor of Health in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Practice at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. For decades, Annemarie has explored the power the medical establishment has to provide or withhold diagnoses, the clarity diagnoses can provide for people who receive them, and how communities innovate when doctors do not provide diagnoses or recognize illnesses. I invited Annemarie to speak on the podcast, because diagnosis is such an important and complex issue for folks with MCS. As you know, most people with the illness are unable to get a diagnosis, because unfortunately, the condition remains widely misunderstood by physicians and healthcare workers. You’ll hear Annemarie's insights about:
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| The Physical & Emotional Labor of MCS: Isabella Clark | 28 Jan 2025 | 00:23:13 | |
Episode 64 of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast is available now! It's called “The Physical & Emotional Labor of MCS.” It features a conversation with Isabella Clark. Isabella is completing her PhD in sociology at the University of Oregon in the U.S. Her fascinating research focuses on how people with MCS engage in a lot of physical and emotional labor just to survive. You’ll hear Isabella and I explore how: · We do countless things to avoid chemicals and make the places we live as safe and healthy as possible. · Chemical contamination impacts our relationships with others. · How devastating it is when people with MCS cannot stay in their own homes. · And more. Thank you for listening! DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE Thank you very much to the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation generously supporting the podcast! https://www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/supporters/new https://buymeacoffee.com/mcspodcast Follow the podcast on YouTube! Captions available in any language. Please follow the podcast on social media: | |||