NEW YORK, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With help from
leading epidemiology experts and top reporters, science TV
personality Bill Nye has launched a
series of episodes of his popular Stitcher podcast, "Science Rules!
with Bill Nye," dedicated to
explaining information on the novel coronavirus and the disease it
causes, COVID-19.
The three-month series, published on Tuesdays and Fridays, will
feature doctors and reporters from the frontlines of the pandemic,
experts on the development of a vaccine, leading analysis on the
economic impact and regular listener Q&A episodes.
Nye says the series will provide a fact-checked analysis on the
latest news surrounding the pandemic to help listeners remain
prepared, informed and calm.
"During this unprecedented public health crisis, it's important
that people get good information, so they can make good decisions
for themselves and their families; it's vital," Nye said. "We're
working to help our listeners cut through the confusion and learn
about the situation from trustworthy experts. The show features
expert analysis and questions from our listeners; it
helps us focus the show on what's important for all of us. We can
get through this. It's going to take good decisions based on good
science."
The first three coronavirus episodes of "Science Rules! With
Bill Nye" are now available on the
Stitcher app and anywhere podcasts are available. Harvard epidemiologist Dr. Michael J. Mina joins Nye on the state of
COVID-19 testing. Bio-statistician Adam
Kucharski makes sense of the data on COVID-19 and what to
watch out for. And epidemiologist Dr. Celine Gounder takes questions from Bill Nye's listener mailbox and shares her
experience from the frontline at Bellevue Hospital in New York.
"Bill Nye is exactly what people
need right now – smart, curious, funny and someone who believes
that facts are important and science rules!" said Chris Bannon, Stitcher's chief content officer.
"At Stitcher, our mission is to create content that entertains
listeners and lifts their spirits while keeping them well-informed.
Thanks to his years of building trust with his audience, Bill has a
unique ability to deliver that."
Listeners can leave Bill Nye a
voicemail about their experiences, how they're coping and what's on
their mind during the pandemic at (201) 472-0785.
In addition to the bonus episodes of "Science Rules!", other
Stitcher-produced shows have released new episodes devoted to
explaining information around coronavirus content, including
"Freakonomics," "Factually" with Adam
Conover, "Beautiful/Anonymous" with Chris Gethard, "This Podcast Will Kill You,"
"Murder Squad" and more. The Stitcher app also is hosting a
playlist entitled "Stay Up to Date on COVID-19," with content from
sources including NPR, CNN and the United Nations.
About Stitcher
Stitcher is the best place to
listen to, produce and monetize podcasts. The Stitcher app,
available for iOS and Android devices, is one of the world's most
popular podcast listening platforms, with a growing network of
original content and a premium subscription service. Stitcher is
the parent company of Midroll Media, the leading podcast
advertising network representing over 200 of the world's largest
podcasts, and top-ranked comedy podcast network Earwolf. With
offices in Los Angeles,
New York City and San Francisco, Stitcher was founded in 2007
and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The E.W. Scripps Company.
About Bill Nye
Bill Nye is a science educator,
mechanical engineer and New York Times
bestselling author. In his role as the creator and host of the
18-time Emmy-award winning Bill Nye
the Science Guy, Nye helped introduce the millennial generation to
science and engineering in an entertaining and accessible manner,
fostering an understanding and appreciation for the science that
makes our world work. Today, Nye is a respected champion of
scientific literacy, who has challenged opponents of evidence based
education and policy on climate change, evolution, and critical
thinking. He currently serves as CEO of The Planetary
Society, the world's largest and most influential non-governmental
space organization, co-founded by Carl
Sagan. He has authored three New York
Times bestselling books – Undeniable: Evolution and the
Science of Creation (2015), Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to
Change the World (2016), and Everything All At Once: How to Unleash
Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem
(2017) and also co-authored the middle-grade reader series Jack and
the Geniuses. He also served as the host of the Emmy-nominated
series Bill Nye Saves the World on Netflix. Nye is the subject of
the critically acclaimed documentary Bill
Nye: Science Guy which premiered at SXSW 2017 and aired on
PBS in Spring 2018.
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