Five years after the world shut down, we’re revisiting one of the most controversial questions of the COVID-19 pandemic: Where did the virus really come from?  This Throwback Thursday, we’re bringing back one of our favorite episodes as Kait and Megan take a deep dive into the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, gain-of-function research, and the scientists and government officials at the center of the debate.  From Dr. Anthony Fauci’s congressional testimony to newly released emails, government funding, and competing scientific theories, we’re following the evidence, the money, and the unanswered questions.

But this episode is also personal.  As healthcare providers who worked through the pandemic, we reflect on the chaos of 2020, the realities of caring for critically ill patients, and how those experiences shaped our perspectives on public health, scientific transparency, and institutional trust.