Some of the facts you will hear in this episode about germs will likely blow your mind. You may not even understand it all... we're not sure Joe did. But what we can tell you is that there is talk of zombie ants, the amount of bacteria on a nightclub carpet, viruses and if they could wipe out humanity, and a study on Belgian faeces which is quite frankly, ridiculous.

Dr Jonathan Kennedy is our expert this week, and you can buy his book 'Pathogenesis' here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/pathogenesis/jonathan-kennedy//9781911709053

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