Episode 0: Trailer - MicroBinfie Podcast

Episode 0: Trailer

Trailer: microbial bioinformatics, software and guests

Lee Katz introduces Micro Binfie and co-hosts Nabil-Fareed Alikhan and Andrew Page. The trailer explains the name and previews conversations about bacterial genotyping history, writing better software and what not to write, alongside guest appearances.

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In this episode

What Micro Binfie means

Lee Katz explains that micro and binfie are shorthand for microbial and bioinformatics. He introduces the show as a place for conversations about microbial bioinformatics.

Planned topics and guests

The hosts promise the history of bacterial genotyping, how to write better software and what not to write. A brief guest clip includes a comment that having a paper does not mean much if nobody has cited it.

Where to listen

The trailer closes with an invitation to subscribe. The show notes list SoundCloud, iTunes and Spotify, as well as listeners’ preferred podcast software.

Highlights

  • 00:00:08 — Lee Katz introduces the podcast and his co-hosts
  • 00:00:19 — The meaning of Micro Binfie, followed by planned episode topics
  • 00:00:32 — Guest appearances are promised
  • 00:00:33 — A guest mentions a nickname and comments on paper citations
  • 00:00:43 — An invitation to subscribe on iTunes or another podcast platform

In their own words

It’s a shorthand for microbial and bioinformatics.

— Lee Katz, 00:00:22

Who is talking

  • Lee Katz (host)
  • Andrew Page (host)
  • Nabil-Fareed Alikhan (host)

Questions this episode answers

What does Micro Binfie mean?

Lee Katz explains that it is shorthand for microbial and bioinformatics.

What topics does the trailer promise?

The planned topics include the history of bacterial genotyping, how to write better software and what not to write. The hosts also promise guests.

This page was written from a machine transcript of the episode and checked against it. Listen to the episode for the whole conversation.

Show notes

The Micro Binfie podcast is available at SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/microbinfie)

or you can subscribe via iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/microbinfie-podcast/id1479852809

or Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/2zuzT8EVxbU0yOGFDVareK

or your favourite podcast software.