Prompt Cast
The Truth About Warts and the Problem with Giant Cane Toads in Australia
TLDR Warts are not caused by touching toads or frogs, but by HPV. Australia is dealing with a problem of giant cane toads, which were imported to fight cane beetles but have multiplied and taken over the country. These toads are highly toxic and have no natural predators.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
Warts are not caused by touching toads or frogs, contrary to popular belief.
03:16
Australia is facing a problem with giant cane toads, which were imported in 1935 to fight cane beetles but ended up multiplying and taking over the country.
06:34
Giant cane toads in Australia are highly toxic and have no natural predators, but they do not cause warts.
10:05
HPV can cause various types of warts, including general warts and regular warts, and there has been a push for mandatory HPV inoculations, although it was revealed that a large proportion of the funding for this push was coming from the pharmaceutical company Merck, the only company with an FDA approved HPV inoculation on the market.
13:28
Warts can be easily spread through contact with someone who has them, and while they eventually go away on their own, there are various methods, such as cryotherapy and salicylic acid treatments, to get rid of them faster.
16:26
Blister beetles can cause a blister reaction in human skin similar to cryotherapy, and there is an old wives tale that burying a dead cat at midnight can get rid of warts, although this is not true.
19:23
The hosts discuss their spoken word album and encourage listeners to download it from iTunes.
22:40
The hosts thank a fan named Martin S. Van Nostrand for his support and mention that he has made a song for them, but they refrain from plugging his website.
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