Fever
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Fever has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Dec 2024 on Sam O'Nella Academy. Explored historically (fever as 'the disease') and in modern screening; used to critique overreliance on a single number like 98.6°F.
Fever or pyrexia in humans is a symptom of an anti-infection defense mechanism that appears with body temperature exceeding the normal range caused by an increase in the body's temperature set point in the hypothalamus. There is no single agreed-upon upper limit for normal temperature: sources use values ranging between 37.2 and 38.3 °C in humans.
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2024 on Sam O'Nella Academy |
| Field | Medicine |
What do podcasts say about Fever?
2 quotes, recorded on Radiolab and Sam O'Nella Academy.
The fever was just the disease.
Radiolab · · Hear itA temple… dedicated… to Fever like the illness… that’s bad [expletive] right.
Sam O'Nella Academy · · Hear it
How do different shows talk about Fever?
2 shows discussed Fever in these episodes.
- Radiolab — 1 episode
The fever was just the disease.
Kleptotherms | Radiolab Podcast - Sam O'Nella Academy — 1 episode
A temple… dedicated… to Fever like the illness… that’s bad [expletive] right.
Pliny Explains it All: The Historia Naturalis Abridged (Books I-II)
Who talks about Fever on podcasts?
Fever came up; the most recent mention was Feb 2026 on Radiolab.
What is Fever mentioned alongside?
Fever is most often mentioned alongside Mark Antony, Pliny the Elder and Historia Naturalis.
Mentioned together: Mark Antony, Pliny the Elder, Historia Naturalis, Emperor Vespasian, Gas Claudius Nero, Oracle at Delphi, Earth, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter