Episodes

  • The Cost of War

    The Cost of War
    Sep 22 2020

    Chapter 1, The Cost of War, explores the inextricable link between World War I and the Spanish flu...the ways that the movement of soldiers accelerated the spread of the virus and the role that press and political censorship had on silencing this story.

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    22 mins
  • 'Who Lives, Who Dies'

    'Who Lives, Who Dies'
    Sep 29 2020

    This episode examines the ways that Americans were differentially and inequitably impacted by the 1918 virus — how their experiences varied based on age, race, class, and region.
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    16 mins
  • The Parasite

    The Parasite
    Oct 7 2020

    This episode uncovers the decades-long pursuit to reconstruct the deadliest pathogen in human history and the lessons learned about what made the 1918 virus so lethal.
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    19 mins
  • Rewind, Repeat

    Rewind, Repeat
    Oct 15 2020

    This episode investigates why America neglected to memorialize the 1918 pandemic and the grim consequences of this historical amnesia.

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    15 mins