In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with Christine Malfay-Regnier, an ophthalmologist based in Perpignan, France, who lives with MCS and is a member of SOS MCS.

Topics include:

• The psychologization of MCS in French research
• How research may influence the healthcare people receive
• Stigma, isolation and the difficulty of being heard
• Why people with MCS should be involved in research and medical training

Christine shares her concerns about the effects of a primarily psychological approach to MCS and calls for clinicians and researchers to listen more closely to patients.

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Dans cet épisode de The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman s’entretient avec Christine Malfay-Regnier, ophtalmologue à Perpignan, en France. Elle vit avec la sensibilité chimique multiple, ou SQM, et fait partie de SOS MCS.

Ils abordent :

• La psychologisation de la SQM dans la recherche en France
• L’influence possible de cette recherche sur les soins reçus
• La stigmatisation, l’isolement et la difficulté à se faire entendre
• Les aménagements qui ont permis à Christine de continuer à exercer
• La place des personnes atteintes de SQM dans la recherche et la formation médicale

Christine explique pourquoi cette approche de la SQM l’inquiète et appelle les médecins et les chercheurs à écouter davantage les personnes concernées.

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In this episode, Aaron Goodman speaks with María López Matallana, President of CONFESQ in Spain, about why people with MCS cannot keep waiting for recognition, protection, and meaningful accessibility.

Topics:

• The everyday reality of living with MCS in Spain
• Barriers in healthcare and public spaces
• Exposure to fragrances and chemicals
• Disability rights and accessibility
• Why action is needed now

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En este episodio, Aaron Goodman conversa con María López Matallana, presidenta de CONFESQ en España, sobre por qué las personas con SQM no pueden seguir esperando reconocimiento, protección y una accesibilidad real.

Temas:

• La realidad cotidiana de vivir con SQM en España
• Barreras en la atención sanitaria y los espacios públicos
• Exposición a fragancias y productos químicos
• Derechos de las personas con discapacidad y accesibilidad
• Por qué es necesario actuar ahora

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In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with human-rights lawyer Paloma Torres López, co-founder of MEDUSA Human Rights in Madrid, Spain.

They discuss:

• Why people with MCS shouldn’t have to wait for full medical recognition
• Disability rights and the social model of disability
• Accessibility and reasonable accommodation
• Discrimination at work, in schools, healthcare and public spaces
• Fragrance-free environments as an accessibility measure

Paloma explains how environmental barriers can prevent people with MCS from participating equally in society — and why disability and human-rights law may offer another path toward recognition, access and equality.

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In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with Raymond Palmer, PhD, a biostatistician and research professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio who has studied chemical intolerance for more than a decade.

You'll hear:

• Why better recognition may help address misunderstanding and misdiagnosis
• How the QEESI can help identify and measure MCS and chemical intolerance
• The TILT model and the potential role of environmental exposures
• Research into genetics, mast-cell activation, and biomarkers
• Why listening to patients and improving recognition matter

A conversation about how researchers are working to better measure and understand MCS and chemical intolerance — and why doing so could help change how people with the illness are recognized and treated.

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The QEESI (Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory)

Raymond Palmer, PhD

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In this episode, Aaron Goodman speaks with Keiko Fukaya, Professor Emeritus Ryoichi Terada, and Yuri Kitagawa about the rise of fragrance pollution in Japan, its impact on daily life, and the movement to reduce unnecessary chemical exposures.

Topics include:

• Fragrance pollution and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
• Living with MCS in Japan
• Schools, workplaces, and public accessibility
• Environmental justice and social exclusion
• Fragrance microcapsules and laundry products
• Consumer advocacy and public policy
• What other countries can learn from Japan

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In this episode, Professor Laura Vandenberg from the University of Massachusetts Amherst explains why testing chemicals one at a time, relying on the “average” person, and assuming low doses are harmless may overlook real-world exposures and vulnerable populations.

We discuss:

• Fragrance
• Chemical mixtures
• Endocrine disruptors
• Industry influence
• And what a more precautionary approach to chemical safety could look like.

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Laura Vandenberg and colleagues' 2023 paper:

A science-based agenda for health-protective chemical assessments and decisions: overview and consensus statement

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Aaron Goodman speaks with Geoffrey Bowker, Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, and author of Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences, about medical classification systems and what they can teach us about MCS.

You'll hear:

• Why MCS remains difficult for many healthcare systems to classify and recognize
• How medical classifications influence diagnosis, accommodation, and support
• Why some health conditions fit established categories while others remain contested
• The role of patient knowledge and lived experience in healthcare
• What lessons Long COVID may offer for the future recognition of MCS
• What could help MCS gain broader recognition within medicine and society

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If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number.

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What can Sophia's story teach us about disability, housing, healthcare, and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)?

This episode features two conversations: one with disability ethicist Heidi Janz, PhD, and another with a Toronto woman living with severe MCS who was friends with Sophia, a woman whose 2022 MAiD death brought international attention to the challenges many people with disabilities and chronic illnesses face.

Together, they explore disability rights, healthcare, housing, social support, and the broader questions Sophia's case continues to raise.

Professor Janz participated in this interview with the assistance of a support person who repeats her words for listeners.

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Professor Heidi Janz:

2025 paper - "First they came for the Physical Crips: The Eugenic Logic Driving MAiD." 

https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/bioethics/2025-v8-n4-bioethics010388/1121337ar.pdf

Faculty profile:

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/john-dossetor-health-ethics-centre/about/people/adjunctmembers/heidijanz.html

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In this episode:

What can the history of lead exposure teach us about risk, regulation, and MCS?

Aaron Goodman speaks with Bruce Lanphear, MD, PhD, about lead as a model for understanding chemical harm.

Topics include:

• What lead teaches us about body burden and cumulative exposure
• Risk, regulation, and the precautionary principle
• Why listening to affected people matters—and lessons for MCS

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Aaron Goodman speaks with Reena Shadaan, PhD, from the University of Toronto, about chemical exposure, worker health, body mapping, and chronic illness in nail salon environments.

Topics include:

 • The hidden chemical exposures faced by nail salon workers
 • What nail salon environments may reveal about MCS and chronic illness
 • Body mapping and citizen science as tools for advocacy and documenting lived experience
 • How marginalized workers are pushing back against unsafe environments

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In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with Aimi Hamraie, Associate Professor at York University whose work focuses on disability justice, accessibility, and inclusive design.

They explore:

• Why MCS is often overlooked in accessibility conversations
 • Remote access as a vital form of inclusion
 • How chemicals and fragrances can make public spaces inaccessible
 • Why some people with MCS leave cities
 • What truly MCS-inclusive public spaces could look like

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• Aimi Hamraie
• Remote Access Archive – Critical Design Lab
• Fragrance-free resources compiled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
• Sick Building Syndrome and the Problem of Uncertainty by Michelle Murphy 

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We explore how medical visits could become more supportive for people living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).

We focus on listening, trust, and the responsibility clinicians have to support people with chronic illness. And how small changes can lead to more respectful, effective care.

Aaron Goodman speaks with Téa Christopoulos, PhD candidate and sessional instructor at the University of Toronto, working across the Faculty of Kinesiology and the Joint Centre for Bioethics. Her research explores narrative medicine and Chronic Invisible Disabilities, examining how lived experience can reshape care to be more ethical, responsive, and truly patient-centered.

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2025 paper by Téa Christopoulos:

An Ethics of Care, Relational Suffering, and Contested Invisible Disability

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In this episode, Aaron Goodman speaks with Megan Moodie, a medical anthropologist and disability studies scholar at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her work explores patient activism and how knowledge is produced in medicine. Megan also brings lived experience to this conversation, including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and chemical sensitivities.

You'll hear Aaron and Megan discuss:

•  Why people with MCS are often dismissed or psychologized in clinical settings.
•  How lived experience becomes meaningful knowledge in medicine. 
•  What more equitable collaboration between researchers and affected communities could look like.
• And more!

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This episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast explores what these conditions share:

Medical dismissal.

Stigma and social isolation.

And epistemic injustice—when patients’ knowledge of their own bodies is questioned or ignored.

Aaron Goodman speaks with Professor Deborah Lupton, a leading sociologist of health and medicine at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and editor of the recent book, Long COVID and Society: International Perspectives.

It's always great to hear from people who listen and watch the podcast!

Please share your experiences with MCS, Long COVID, or about anything you hear on the podcast.

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In this episode, we explore what brain fog is, how it affects thinking, memory, and what research reveals about its links to distress and quality of life.

Aaron Goodman's guests are researchers Tara Packham, PhD, and PhD candidate Ronessa Dass from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

It's always great to hear from listeners!

Please share your experiences with brain fog and MCS or about anything you hear on the podcast.

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Ronessa Dass - email: dassr5@mcmaster.ca

Pain and Movement Research in the IMPRinT Lab, McMaster University:

https://painmovementresearch.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/people-2/

Understanding the Experience and Impacts of Brain Fog in Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review - Ronessa Dass, Tara Packham, et al. (2023):

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37441085/

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Many people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) trace the start of their illness to exposures like pesticides, fragrances, mold, smoke, or chemical fumes.

Others say their symptoms began after taking prescription medications, especially antibiotics.

In this episode, Dr. Stefan Pieper, a functional medicine physician in Germany who specializes in mitochondrial medicine, discusses Fluoroquinolone-Associated Disability (FQAD).

People with the condition develop long-lasting neurological, cognitive, and physical symptoms after taking fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Some also develop chemical intolerance that closely resembles MCS.

Could medications trigger long-term chemical sensitivity? And what might this reveal about MCS?

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Stefan Pieper — Fluoroquinolone-Associated Disability (FQAD): Side-effects of Fluoroquinolones
Springer Nature, 2026

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-72123-0

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Some are forced to leave their jobs. Others can no longer attend school. Many struggle to access medical care or even safe housing. Yet despite the profound disruption to people’s lives, MCS remains poorly understood and often invisible.

Is Japan facing a Multiple Chemical Sensitivity crisis?

Today’s guests, journalist and MCS advocate Yasuko Kato and sociology scholar Seykyoung Jung, bring firsthand insight into this urgent question.

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Research suggests young adults have the highest prevalence, may be more likely than other age groups to develop the condition, and seem particularly vulnerable to the mental-health impacts of living with chemical intolerance and the social isolation it can bring.

This episode's guest, Abby Steeves, recently completed her PhD focused on MCS and its impacts on young adults. As a former gymnast, she struggled to train and compete while living with the condition. These experiences led her to explore how MCS is challenging—and shaping—the lives of many other young people.

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Abby’s dissertation:
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8845&context=doctoral

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In this episode, we discuss illness memoirs as evidence, resistance, and survival. We explore the seminal 1994 memoir by Australian writer,  Diana Crumpler, Chemical Crisis: One Woman's Story, Humanity's Future? 

I speak with Roxana Delbene, PhD, a linguist and medical humanities scholar who studies how people with so-called contested illnesses, including Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), use language and storytelling to tell their personal stories of lived experience. 

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Link to Roxana's recent essay on illness memoirs:

https://medicalhealthhumanities.com/2024/10/23/the-patients-productive-imagination-the-reportability-paradox-in-narratives-of-contested-illnesses/

Apologies for some subtle clicking sounds in this interview.

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I’m speaking with researcher Adrianna Trifunovski and environmental health professor Dr. Caroline Barakat about their study on women’s awareness, beliefs, and avoidance of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in personal care and household products.

We discuss:

• Which chemicals many women recognize
• Which fly under the radar
• How symptoms drive behavior
• And what their findings mean for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity—and for public health more broadly.

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Link - 2025 paper by Barakat and Trifunovski:

"Analysis of Women’s Knowledge, Health Risk Perceptions, Beliefs and Avoidance Behaviour in Relation to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Personal Care and Household Products."

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12116110/

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In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Aaron Goodman speaks with sociologist Madison Scott and toxic exposure expert Professor Lynn Singer. 

They explore how:

• Toxic exposure triggered ongoing symptoms akin to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), including brain fog, rashes, and fatigue.
•  Many residents continue to report symptoms long after officials declared the area safe.
•  Emerging biological research may reveal critical information about the mechanisms behind MCS.
• And more!

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Professor Lynn Singer's co-authored 2025 paper:
"The East Palestine train derailment: A complex environmental disaster."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0892036225000996

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You'll hear Aaron Goodman in conversation with Beatrice Golomb, Professor in Residence in Medicine at the University of California in San Diego in the U.S.

Professor Golomb explores:

• How MCS is clearly not a psychological condition, but an illness influenced by mitochondrial or cellular damage, genetics, and chemical exposure.
• The connections between MCS and Gulf War Illness.
• How recent diagnostic recognition of Gulf War Illness could potentially lead to better understanding and validation of MCS.

This important information has the potential to critically inform researchers, policy makers, people living with MCS, and the wider public. 

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Link:

Professor Golomb's 2025 paper:

SOD2 genetics regulating mitochondrial management of oxidative stress is tied to chemical sensitivity in Gulf war veterans

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40628885/

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·       Diagnosis of illnesses like MCS in youth is often complex and requires adults noticing symptoms and advocating. 

·       Parents and caregivers can play a crucial in navigating medical systems and ensuring that their child’s needs are taken seriously.

·       Illnesses like MCS affect young people’s identity, relationships, and sense of independence. 

·       Youth and older people with chronic illnesses often deal with anxiety, isolation, stigma, and the challenge of staying connected with others. 

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Links:

Imogen's 2024 paper:
"Chronic Concealment and Awareness in the Affective Worlds of Young People Living with Chronic Illness."
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10497323241304571

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I hope you find this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast helps.

You'll hear me in conversation with Kevin Elliott, Ph.D. He is the Red Cedar Distinguished Professor of Philosophy of Science at Michigan State University in the U.S.

I was delighted to speak with Kevin, learn about his important research — and I am excited to share this episode with you. 

Kevin explains how scientific research practices — from hidden assumptions to “undone science” — have shaped decades of misunderstanding around Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). 

You'll hear Kevin explore: 

• How his mother's MCS inspired him to spend decades researching the illness
• Why certain kinds of evidence are ignored
• How harmful psychogenic theories persist
• And what needs to change in research frameworks to genuinely support people living with MCS. 

This conversation is forward-looking and grounded in the belief that better science is both possible and urgently needed to support people with MCS.

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Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podcastingMCS

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Kevin Elliott:
https://kevincelliott.com/

Kevin's 2025 paper: "Alleviating Epistemic Injustice in Environmental Health Research: Strategies from Science and Values":
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11245-025-10268-3

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The goal was to learn more from you about how the podcast contributes to awareness, education, and support around MCS. 

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Researcher Allyson Bontempo, Ph.D. joins Aaron Goodman on the podcast to discuss her work on healthcare invalidation and discusses: 

·       What she calls an “epidemic” of medical invalidation for people with MCS and other illnesses. 

·       The consequences of dismissal by healthcare professionals — how it affects us on a personal and human level.

·       How people with MCS, as we know, support each other largely online.

·       And some strategies for ways we can advocate for ourselves.

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Researcher and psychology professor Rebecca Bevins tells Aaron Goodman how she discovered her son’s extreme reactions to synthetic food dyes — petroleum-based additives linked to anxiety, aggression, and cognitive disruption. 

Their conversation reveals the impacts of everyday chemicals, something people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) are very familiar with. 

Plus, Aaron explores the momentum that could potentially follow the American Medical Association’s recent acknowledgment that fragrance sensitivity can, in some cases, be disabling.

Thank you for listening! 

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I’m speaking with Miriam Diamond, Ph.D., an expert in chemical contaminants and a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada.

You'll hear Professor Diamond explore:

• How tens of thousands of toxic chemicals are produced, yet many people with MCS are still dismissed.
• There is insufficient research into the harms of chemicals.
• The industries that create most chemical waste.
•  If we can have hope that harmful chemicals that impact people with MCS and others will be regulated.
• And more!

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I speak with Professor Gertrud Morlock from Justus Liebig University Giessen in Germany. You'll hear her share:

• What her lab found when screening 42 perfumes.
• Why fragrance formulas are shielded as trade secrets, and how even small amounts can be toxic. 
• How ethanol in perfume enhances skin penetration and persistence.
• And what “unscented” / “fragrance free” labels really mean for people with MCS.

Professor Morlock's 2025 paper:

"Fast Unmasking hazards of safe perfumes":

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021967325003073

One more thing:

Wendy Kearley is someone many of us know. 

She has lived with debilitating Multiple Chemical Sensitivity 

(MCS) for decades.

Wendy has devoted her life to researching and sharing vital information about MCS.

Wendy recently lost access to her Facebook account.

She needs our help to get critical and non-toxic dental care.

Please find a like to her Go Fund Me Page, and please consider contributing to support Wendy.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-wendy-restore-her-smile-and-health

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We are often the best sources of knowledge about the condition.

In this special episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, I explore listeners’ important questions.

I turn to people with MCS for answers, as well as researchers who specialize in the condition.

We explore:

• How to survive in toxic housing
• Traveling safely with MCS
• Which countries recognize MCS as a disability
• Hospital accommodations
• Why fragrances are so pervasive
• Hormonal links to MCS
• Transparency in product labeling
• Medication sensitivity
• And more

This is an episode about real-life challenges — and the collective wisdom of our community.

🎧 Listen now and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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We're told the illness isn’t real — it's just in our heads — and the law refuses to protect us.

In this episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast, Professor Doron Dorfman, a disability law scholar at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey, in the U.S., explores how:

• People with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) face discrimination because courts often dismiss fragrance-free policies as unreasonable.
• No-smoking rules and peanut-free zones could serve as examples for fragrance-free policies.
• Fragrance-free policies are truly not an administrative burden, as some argue.
• And more! 

I'd love your help. I’m running a short listener survey to understand how The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast can best serve people with MCS. 

It’s short, will help guide our next steps, and allow us to grow the podcast and create greater awareness about MCS. 

Thank you for your support! Please find the link here:

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It's called “RVs, Formaldehyde, & Toxic Exposures.” 

I’m speaking with environmental anthropologist, Nicholas Shapiro, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of California in Los Angeles. 

You’ll hear Nicholas explore how after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, tens of thousands of people were exposed to dangerous levels of formaldehyde in government-supplied RVs. Many developed chronic illnesses and symptoms that could fall under the umbrella of MCS. 

Thank you for listening! 

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I’m speaking with Jeffrey Siegel, Ph.D., Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto. He is an expert in healthy and sustainable buildings, ventilation, and indoor air quality. A lot of people with MCS contact him, and he has compassion for folks with the illness. 

You’ll hear Professor Siegel explore: 

·       The impacts of indoor pollutants, including from personal care, consumer products, and fragrance.

·       Toxins and cognitive function.

·       The effectiveness of masking and air filtration.

·       The hazards of essential oil (finally, I found someone with deep insights about this!)

·       How we might improve indoor air quality. 

Thank you for listening! Please share your feedback. We love hearing from you.

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 Jeffrey Siegel, Ph.D:

https://hab.civmin.utoronto.ca/people/dr-jeffrey-siegel/

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I’m speaking with Ami Zota, associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University in New York. 

Professor Zota explores how women of color are disproportionately affected by toxic exposures and unregulated chemicals in beauty, intimate, and personal care products.

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I’m speaking with Linus Andersson, associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Umeå University in Sweden. His carefully designed experiments have shown how people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) or Chemical Intolerance (CI) react to small amounts of chemicals.

You’ll hear Linus explore: 

·      How he believes 1 in 10 people in Scandinavia have severe MCS/CI.

·      The important research he has done with people with MCS/CI.

·      How chemicals impact different bodily systems in people with the illness. 

·      If there could be a test people could take to confirm a diagnosis with MCS/CI.

·      His conviction that MCS/CI is not a psychological disorder.

·      And more!

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It's called “Environmental Disability.” 

I’m speaking with Norwegian sociology researcher, Pia Aimée Tordly. Her research on Environmental Disability is informed by her experiences living with MCS. 

When Pia first developed the illness in 2010, she lost her job, had move 10 times, and had no other option but to live in her vehicle for a time. Since then, she has completed two master’s degrees focused on Environmental Disability and MCS. 

You’ll hear Pia explore:

·      Her use of the term Environmental Disability.

·      How health authorities in Norway mystify, psychologize, and stigmatize people with MCS. 

·      How officials largely dismiss Environmental Disability and downplay the need to include and support people with MCS. 

·      How the medical system increases the social isolation that many individuals with MCS experience. 

·      And how the medical authorities could to a better job responding to people with MCS. 

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Pia Aimée Tordly's 2025 co-authored paper:

"Environmental disability – a languageless diffuse
stigma"

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I’m speaking with two women in the U.S. and two women in Canada. All have severe MCS and are activists when it comes to the illness, creating awareness and calling for change in unique and important ways. 

You’ll hear them explore:

•  Why they decided to engage in advocacy
•  How they respond to disbelievers and ask people to choose fragrance-free products
• And their hopes for the future. 

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I’m speaking with Maria Doa, Ph.D., Senior Director of Chemicals Policy at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a U.S.-based non-profit environmental advocacy group.

Before joining the EDF, Dr. Doa was Director of the Chemical Control Division in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

You’ll hear Dr. Doa explore:

·      Pressures she and others faced under the first Trump administration to change the way toxic chemicals are understood and regulated.

·      How chemicals may be less regulated under the current Trump presidency.

·      How fragrance is regulated.

·      How states and individuals can push back and advocate for stricter regulation and safety. 

·      And more!

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Links: 

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Dr. Maria Doa
https://www.edf.org/people/maria-doa

Mentioned in the introduction:

"Perceived treatment efficacy for conventional and alternative therapies reported by persons with multiple chemical sensitivity." (Pamela Reed Gibson et al., 2003):

https://rb.gy/fah5kp

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You'll hear my first in a series of personal reflections about MCS.

The episode is called “Nutrition, Detox, and MCS.” 

I’m speaking with Dr. Jenny Goodman, a medical doctor specializing in environmental medicine based in London, England. 

We’re talking about Dr. Goodman’s new book, “Getting Healthy in Toxic Times.”

I ask her about: 

·       Nutrition and detox for people with MCS

·       The widespread dismissal and misdiagnosis of people with MCS 

·       The lack of medical training about MCS

·       The greatest sources of indoor air pollution

·       The harms of pesticides

·       And more.

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I’m speaking with two leading experts, Nusrat Jung, Ph.D. and Brandon Boor, PhD. Both are both professors at Purdue University in Indiana in the U.S. They specialize in indoor air quality, workplace air quality, infant and early-life exposures, assessing levels of air pollution, and architectural engineering.

I ask them about:

• What is actually in fragrance
• Which fragranced products they are most concerned about
• If they have any hope regulation can change
• And a lot more!

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Scented products cause indoor air pollution on par with car exhaust
https://newatlas.com/environment/indoor-air-pollution-scented-terpenes/

Nusrat Jung, Ph.D.
https://engineering.purdue.edu/CCE/People/ptProfile?resource_id=209763

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https://engineering.purdue.edu/CCE/People/ptProfile?resource_id=124718

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I’m speaking with Kathleen Wallace in New York State in the U.S. Kathleen has lived with MCS and Lyme Disease for years.

This episode is part of our ongoing efforts to amplify voices of people with MCS.

When Kathleen got ill, Kathleen lost her job as a successful manager with a national company, her house, and her relationship with her partner. She now offers all-natural hair services for people with MCS at her home. Kathleen is an outspoken advocate helping to raise awareness about MCS and Lyme Disease. 

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It's called “Illnesses You Have to Fight to Get.” 

It features a conversation with Melina Sherman, Ph.D. 

Melina is a critical science and health communication scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor at Fairfield University in Connecticut in the U.S. 

You’ll hear Melina explore how:

·      People with chronic illness are often “invisibilized” by Western medicine.

·      The medical system is not able to address illnesses caused by environmental toxicants.

·      People with MCS and other illnesses often create community online to support one another and lobby for change.

·      And more!

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Melina Sherman:
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It's called “Chemicals & Parkinson’s Disease.”

It features a conversation with Ray Dorsey, MD, professor of neurology at the University of Rochester in New York State in the U.S. 

I invited Ray to speak on the podcast, because he insists toxic chemicals are the leading cause of Parkinson’s Disease and other neurological illnesses. MCS also affects the neurological system among others. 

You’ll hear Ray explore:  

• The most harmful chemicals that contribute to neurological disorders. 
• How we can protect ourselves from being exposed to toxicants.
• The need for better chemical regulation.
• And more!

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Ray Dorsey, MD

Parkinson’s is Predominantly an Environmental Disease (2024 paper)

Ray Dorsey, MD and colleagues

Ending Parkinson’s Disease (2021 book)

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It's called “Diagnosis & MCS.”

It features a conversation with Annemarie Jutel, Ph.D.

Annemarie is Professor of Health in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Practice at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.

For decades, Annemarie has explored the power the medical establishment has to provide or withhold diagnoses, the clarity diagnoses can provide for people who receive them, and how communities innovate when doctors do not provide diagnoses or recognize illnesses. 

I invited Annemarie to speak on the podcast, because diagnosis is such an important and complex issue for folks with MCS. As you know, most people with the illness are unable to get a diagnosis, because unfortunately, the condition remains widely misunderstood by physicians and healthcare workers.

You’ll hear Annemarie's insights about:  

• The “transformative” nature of a diagnosis.
• How many people with so-called contested illnesses struggle to get diagnoses.
• How many self-diagnosis and determine which illnesses they have by connecting with community online. 
•  And more!

Please share your stories about this issue on the podcast's social media sites if you like.
 
As always, you can reach me at aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org

Annemarie Jutel, Ph.D.:
https://people.wgtn.ac.nz/annemarie.jutel

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It's called “The Physical & Emotional Labor of MCS.”

It features a conversation with Isabella Clark.

Isabella is completing her PhD in sociology at the University of Oregon in the U.S. Her fascinating research focuses on how people with MCS engage in a lot of physical and emotional labor just to survive. 

You’ll hear Isabella and I explore how:

·      We do countless things to avoid chemicals and make the places we live as safe and healthy as possible.

·      Chemical contamination impacts our relationships with others. 

·      How devastating it is when people with MCS cannot stay in their own homes.

·      And more.

 Thank you for listening! 
 
 As always, you can reach me at aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org
 
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It's called: “The Chemical Anthropocene.”

It features a conversation with Yogi Hendlin, Ph.D.

Yogi is environmental philosopher and public health scientist who works at a number of universities, including Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

You’ll hear Yogi and I discuss:

• The chemical anthropocene (how synthetic chemicals are impacting human health and the planet).
• Which groups of people are most affected by toxic chemicals.
• How powerful companies can produce and sell harmful toxins.
• And more!

Thank you for listening! 

As always, you can reach me at aaron@chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org 

#MCSAwareness #MCS #MultipleChemicalSensitivity #TILT

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It's called: “Forever Chemicals.” 

You'll hear my conversation with two U.S.-based anthropologists, Daniel Renfrew, Ph.D. and Thomas Pearson, Ph.D. 

They explore:

·      What forever chemicals are and where they come from.
·      The harms forever chemicals cause to human health. 
·      The challenges of better regulation.
·      How fenceline communities impacted by industries and forever chemicals are mobilizing to resist.

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It’s part of the podcast's ongoing Book and Film Club series that we aim to bring you as often as possible. 

I’m joined by two listeners with MCS, Chantelle Kirk and Kae Donais, to discuss “Safe,” the 1995 film directed by Todd Haines.

We're not giving the film — which is controversial and could definitely be triggering — a thumbs up. The aim is to explore how the movie represents MCS. 

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It's called “A Biomedical Scientist with MCS.” 

It features a conversation with Dr. Anita Wasik, a medical herbalist with a PhD in Medicine based in Finland. She has so much knowledge about MCS and also has the condition. 

You’ll hear Dr. Wasik explore: 

• Her own experiences with MCS and related conditions.
• How exposure to toxic mold can lead to and contribute to MCS.
• How the chemical industry influences research and medicine to dismiss MCS.
• Why she thinks more and more people will develop MCS going forward.
• How herbal medicine can assist people with the illness.

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It's called “MCS & the Medical System.”

It features a conversation with Tarryn Phillips, Ph.D.

Tarryn is a medical anthropologist and associate professor in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies in the Department of Social Inquiry at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.

I'm really excited to share this episode with you, because Tarryn is one of the most knowledgeable people I've spoken with on the podcast about MCS. 

You’ll hear Tarryn share why so many doctors fail to assist people with MCS, how other so-called "contested illnesses" are now widely accepted by medical professionals, how the medical system needs to change, and more.

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Tarryn Phillips, Ph.D.

2023 paper:
The doctor, the lawyer and the journalist: Neoliberal career changes and professional resistance during a mining boom 

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It’s the first in an ongoing series that we’re calling The MCS Podcast Book Club. 

I’m speaking with four women with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) — two in the U.S. and two from Canada. They are Caren Kirk, Donna Reid, Jacqueline Rice, and Ronda Sternhagen.

The women share their thoughts about the 2020 book, “The Sensitives: The Rise of Environmental Illness and the Search for America's Last Pure Place” by Oliver Broudy. 

The book is about a journey Broudy took to try to understand MCS. We discuss how the author conducted a lot of research, outlines how we are all exposed to toxic chemicals, but according to my guests, fails to put the false argument that MCS is in our heads to rest. 

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It’s called “En Environmental Refugee."

I'm speaking with Sue, who goes by the name Canary Involuntary. She lives with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS). 

We spoke about:

* Her ongoing experiences living in an RV in Massachussetts. 
* Medical dismissal. 
* Attempts to stay employed.
* The isolation and strength it takes to go on. 
* How she documents her life and advocates for people with MCS on Instagram.

Thanks so much to Canary Involuntary (Sue) for speaking with me and thank you for listening.

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Canary Involuntary (Sue) on Instagram

Sue's Etsy sites:
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https://www.etsy.com/shop/FoxyRoxyHomemade

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It's called: “Sacrifice Zones, Slow Violence, and Pushing Back against Chemical Pollution."

It features a conversation with Noah Theriault, Ph.D.

Noah is an associate professor of anthropology in the Department of History at at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a political ecologist and specializes in how capitalism shapes social and environmental inequality. 

You’ll hear Noah explore:

• How he sees toxic chemical pollution as "state-sanctioned violence" and environmental injustice. 
• How marginalized and racialized communities are frequently exposed to toxic chemicals and the places they live become uninhabitable and what he calls “sacrifice zones.”
• How some communities are pushing back against toxic chemical pollution.

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Noah Theriault, Ph.D.

“Toxic Research. Political Ecologies and the Matter of Damage” by Noah Theriault and Simi Kang

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It's called: “Women, Dismissal, and Healthcare.”

You'll hear Charee M. Thompson, Ph.D.

Charee is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the College of Liberal Arts & Science at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical & Translational Sciences at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois.

You’ll hear Charee explore how:

• Women are often blamed and dismissed for their health conditions.
  
  
• Women are frequently excluded from research about health.
  
  
• Women with MCS and other so-called 'contested illnesses" are often dismissed by healthcare workers as well as friends and family.
  
  
• Illnesses such as Multiple Sclerosis were once widely dismissed by healthcare providers. 
  
  
• Parents of girls can support their children when they navigate the healthcare system, and more.

Thank you for listening! 

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Charee M. Thompson

2023 paper:
“Women's Experiences of Health-Related Communicative Disenfranchisement”
Authors: Charee M. Thompson, Sara Babu, and Shana Makos

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It's called: “A Journalist, 9/11, & MCS.”

You'll hear Justine Barron, an investigative journalist and writer based in Miami Florida. Justine is the author of the 2023 book, “They Killed Freddie Gray: The Anatomy of a Police Brutality Cover-Up." 

Justine talks about:

·      Her experiences witnessing the attacks of September 11th, 2001 in New York City, and how living and working in the city contributed to her health challenges. 

·      How MCS has impacted her daily life and career.

·      Her challenges with housing.

·      Ableism and accessibility in journalism, and more.

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Justine Barron

 
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It’s called "Crip Kinship."

I’m speaking with Shayda Kafai, Ph.D., author of the 2021 book, "Crip Kinship. The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid."

Shayda is an associate professor in the Ethnic and Women's Studies Department at California State Polytechnic University, in Pomona, California. 

You’ll hear Shayda talk about Sins Invalid,a disability justice-based performance project and what she calls "crip kinship" and the importance of finding connections online with others with disabilities. Shayda explores the notion of dreaming and dream work, in which we can "embody recurring hope, active love, critical resistance, and radical change," the power of telling stories, and the need to love ourselves. 

I hope you enjoy the conversation. 

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It’s called “Protecting Children from Harmful Chemicals.” 

I’m speaking with David Steinman, author and activist about his 2024 book, “Raising Healthy Kids: Protecting Your Children from Hidden Chemical Toxins.”  

You’ll hear David talk about the urgent need to reduce chemical exposures for children, the benefits of eating organic food, and what he calls “deep caring.” By this, he means reading stories with children about environmental heroes and involving young people in green initiatives. I ask David about the lack of regulation of harmful toxins and how best to advocate for the use of safer products in public spaces.

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It's titled, "Everyday Exposures in Canada’s Chemical Valley."

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You'll hear Sarah Marie Wiebe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Advisor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, Canada.

Sarah explores how First Nations people in what's known as Canada's Chemical Valley in southeastern Ontario face everyday chemical exposures from industry.

Sarah talks about how Indigenous people and other racialized communities are disproportionately impacted by toxic chemical pollution. Many affected individuals may not know they have Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Chemical Intolerance, although countless people report experiencing symptoms of these conditions.

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It’s called: “Gulf War Illness and MCS.” 

I’m speaking with with Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD.  Dr. Golomb is a professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. She served as a primary care doctor for a panel of veteran patients for over 15 years. Dr. Golomb specializes in Gulf War Illness and other issues. 

You will hear Dr. Golomb explore why thousands of veterans developed Gulf War Illness and MCS, how they were dismissed by health care workers, and how their conditions have impacted their lives. 

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Dr. Golomb's 2016 paper:
Recent research on Gulf War illness and other health problems in veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: Effects of toxicant exposures during deployment
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010945215003329

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It’s called “A Mother, Daughter, & MCS.” 

I’m speaking with Adelia Shepherd and Sherry Crowell-Shepherd who live in Nova Scotia on the East Coast of Canada.

You’ll hear them talk about how Sherry’s MCS influenced their mother-daughter relationship. 

It’s an honest and moving conversation, and I think a lot of listeners will relate.

Thank you very much to Adelia and Sherry for sharing their stories.

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It’s called “The Canary Professor.” 

I’m speaking with anthropologist and professor, Liza Grandia, Ph.D.

Liza is an associate professor of anthropology in the Dapartment of Native American Studies at the University of California Davis. She identifies as a three-time canary, having survived cancer, long Covid, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).

Liza is one of the only academics I know of who is publicly outspoken about her lived experiences with MCS. She has long advocated for less toxic schools and is known as Professor Canary for raising awareness about the dangers of toxic products in everyday life. 

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