About this episode
The episode explores Amy Pearl's life-changing experience with a mysterious meat allergy and its scientific identification.
For the first 40 years of her life, Amy Pearl was a card-carrying member of the meat club; she literally had a credit card from the famous Brooklyn steakhouse Peter Luger. Then one day she ate a porterhouse steak, and nearly died. This week we join forces with our friends at Radiolab to tell the story of how Amy's mysterious allergy was identified by scientists.
People in this episode
Host: Dan Pashman
Guest: Amy Pearl
Topics covered
- food allergy
- meat consumption
- scientific discovery
- health
- personal story
Keywords
- Alpha Gal
- meat allergy
- steak
- health crisis
- scientific research
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Radiolab, Peter Luger
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