We chat with Michele Avissar-Whiting about her role as the Editor-in-chief of the Research Square preprint platform and how she weighs up the benefits and costs of potentially problematic preprints during a pandemic. Notes, links, and stuff we cover: The Journal Ghoul reference in the intro Michele’s role as a the editor for a preprint server How Research Square works Weighing up the urgency of preprints vs. potential danger The preprint-to- hype pipeline The Scholarly Kitchen piece on knowledge democratization Badges for preprints The recent withdrawal of a preprint Other links Everything Hertz on social media Dan on twitter James on twitter Everything Hertz on twitter Everything Hertz on Facebook Support us on Patreon and get bonus stuff! $1 per month: A 20% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Music credits Our outro music is by Lee Rosevere Episode citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2021, August 16) "138: Preprints in the time of coronavirus (with Michele Avissar-Whiting)", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/AU8PW Special Guest: Michele Avissar-Whiting. Support Everything Hertz