Everything Is Tuberculosis

What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedEverything Is Tuberculosis

John Green · Book

If you loved Everything Is Tuberculosis, start with This Podcast Will Kill You (Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts, 2026) — a podcast on the same thread. Below: 4 films, 4 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to Everything Is Tuberculosis across media.

If you loved Everything Is Tuberculosis, you appreciate how investigative narratives transform complex public health crises into deeply urgent human stories.

Films on the same thread

Green Book

Green Book

Film · 2018

Explores: Racial Segregation, Unlikely Friendship, Civil Rights Era.

Just as Everything Is Tuberculosis examines systemic societal failures, this film explores the structural inequalities of the Civil Rights era through a poignant and intimate lens.

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

Josh Boone · Film · 2014

Explores: Terminal Illness, Young Love, Existentialism.

Like the compassionate perspective found in Everything Is Tuberculosis, this story centers on the human experience of chronic illness, balancing medical reality with raw, existential emotional truth.

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Olivia Newman · Film · 2026

Explores: Grief and healing, Intergenerational friendship, Hidden secrets.

The focus on healing and hidden discovery in this narrative mirrors the way Everything Is Tuberculosis uncovers the resilient, often overlooked human efforts behind medical survival.

Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare

Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare

James Jones · Film · 2026

Explores: Nuclear catastrophe, Institutional failure, Crisis management.

Much like Everything Is Tuberculosis, this film provides a definitive, investigative look at the institutional failures and human struggles that define a major modern public health catastrophe.

Series on the same thread

This Is Going to Hurt

This Is Going to Hurt

Adam Kay · Series · 2022

Explores: Healthcare System, Burnout, Work-Life Balance.

This series captures the same unvarnished reality of medical practice seen in Everything Is Tuberculosis, highlighting the intense stress and systemic burnout inherent in modern healthcare systems.

The Pitt

The Pitt

R. Scott Gemmill · Series · 2025

Explores: Underfunded Healthcare, Emergency Medicine, Trauma.

This show reflects the urgent, humanitarian advocacy of Everything Is Tuberculosis by depicting the daily struggle to provide care within an overcrowded and underfunded hospital environment.

Dopesick

Dopesick

Danny Strong · Series · 2021

Explores: Opioid Addiction, Corporate Greed, Pharmaceutical Industry.

This drama mirrors the investigative rigor of Everything Is Tuberculosis by exposing how corporate greed and systemic corruption fuel the devastating trajectory of a public health epidemic.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

John Oliver · Series · 2014

Explores: Social Commentary, Political Satire, Explanatory Journalism.

You will appreciate how this show uses satire to perform the same kind of explanatory, evidence-based journalism that makes Everything Is Tuberculosis such a vital, informative experience.

Podcasts on the same thread

This Podcast Will Kill You

This Podcast Will Kill You

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts · Podcast · 2026

Explores: pathogen history, public health awareness, scientific curiosity.

This podcast shares the same commitment to scientific communication as Everything Is Tuberculosis, offering an accessible, history-focused deep dive into the epidemiology of various infectious diseases.

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy · Podcast · 2026

Shares a thread with Everything Is Tuberculosis: medical history.

If you enjoyed the historical perspective of Everything Is Tuberculosis, you will value this exploration of medical absurdity and the human tendency toward misguided scientific experimentation throughout history.

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Common questions

How long is the audiobook version of Everything Is Tuberculosis?

The unabridged audiobook version of Everything Is Tuberculosis has a total runtime of 5 hours and 36 minutes. This recording is read by the author, John Green, who is also known for his work on The Anthropocene Reviewed.

Who is the narrator for the audiobook of Everything Is Tuberculosis?

The audiobook version of Everything Is Tuberculosis is read by the author, John Green. The recording provides a complete, unabridged experience of the text, which chronicles the ongoing global fight against the infectious disease tuberculosis.

Is Everything Is Tuberculosis an unabridged recording?

Yes, the audiobook version of Everything Is Tuberculosis is an unabridged recording. It features the author, John Green, reading the full text of his chronicle regarding the efforts to combat the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis over the course of 5 hours and 36 minutes.

What subject matter is covered in Everything Is Tuberculosis?

Everything Is Tuberculosis chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis. Written by John Green, the author of The Anthropocene Reviewed, the book explores the history and challenges associated with the disease and is available as an unabridged 5 hour and 36 minute audiobook.

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