Allergology (ALLERGIES) with Zachary Rubin
3/18/20261 hr 17 min
Dander enemies. Gluten intolerances. Runny noses. Shellfish bummers. Skin prick tests. Epipen pockets. Allergies? WE GOT ‘EM, folks. And we’ve got double board-certified allergist, immunologist, and author of the New York Times Bestseller “All About Allergies” Dr. Zachary Rubin. The Doc takes a quick break from his many demanding jobs to let me pepper him with questions about sneezing, allergy shots, Benadryl naps, home testing vs. office visits, oral challenges, unfriendly fruits, street tree sexism, and so much more. We’ve been itching to do this one for a while, so get it in your system ASAP.
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First 90 secondsAlie Ward· Host0:00
Oh, hey. It's that mole you should get checked out, Ally Ward. This episode, nothing to sneeze at. It's ologies. It's allergies. What kind of allergies you ask me? Maybe you're blowing your nose. Maybe you're sitting on the toilet forever, sick with allergies. We're gonna talk about all of them. This ologist is the author of a new book all about allergies and hosts an exceptionally popular series of videos on TikTok and Instagram and YouTube that answer all of our questions about what's wrong with us. So many questions. I had a lot of you suggest via Patreon that we reach out to this person, and it was a delight to connect. One evening after their very long workday, they put their kids to bed. They showed up with a kind smile and a curly mop of hair, a still crisp business shirt, and a bow tie. We chatted after hours, asking the questions that you submitted via patreon.com/ologies, where you can join for as little as a dollar a month and support the show. Thank you for that. Also, thank you to everyone wearing Ologies merch via ologiesmerch.com, and thank you to the folks who keep us up in the charts by leaving some fresh reviews, such as this one from the lovely MackenzieKW, who wrote, "No need to play it cool. In a world where all the kids wanna be nonchalant, this podcast is so fantastically chalant." MackenzieKW, couldn't be cool if I tried, and I do every day. Thanks ever so much for that. And if you have left me a review, I have read it, and I have cherished it, unless it was mean. And thank you to sponsors of the show who make it possible for us to donate to a cause of the ologist's choosing each week.
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