JB Shreve
JB Shreve is the author of "How the World Ends: Understanding the Growing Chaos." He has been the host of the End of History podcast since 2012. He has degrees in International Relations and Middle East Studies. His other books include the Intelligence Brief Series. Regular posts and updates from JB Shreve are available at www.theendofhistory.net
Plagued: Humanity’s History with Disease, Outbreaks, and Pandemics – Podcast Series – Part 7
We take for granted the giant leap humanity took over the course of the 20th century when it comes to healthcare and quality of life. In 1900 the average life expectancy was 48 years. Thirty percent of all...
This timeline of the World Health Organization and its history helps shine a light on the organization's purpose and achievements. I referenced this timeline in the recent podcast episode Eradicating Disease part of our ongoing podcast series Plagued: Humanity's History with Disease, Outbreaks, and Pandemics.
1851 – The...
Polio is an ancient disease but in the 20th-century, few plagues better captured the American spirit than polio did.
Plagued: Humanity’s History with Disease, Outbreaks, and Pandemics – Podcast Series - Part 6
This is part 6 in our series on the history of disease, outbreak, and pandemics podcast series. We...
The Great Influenza, Spanish Flu, of 1918
Plagued: Humanity’s History with Disease, Outbreaks, and Pandemics –
Podcast Series - Part 5
It is called the Spanish Flu, the Great Influenza, and the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918. It was the greatest pandemic of the 20th century. The Spanish Flu pandemic overlapped...
This is a two-part episode in the series and it discusses living and dying before medical science came of age in human history.
Plagued: Humanity’s History with Disease, Outbreaks, and Pandemics
Podcast Series - Part 3
In parts 3 and 4 of JB Shreve & the End of History’s podcast series...
The Black Death
Plagued: Humanity’s History with Disease, Outbreaks, and Pandemics
Podcast Series - Part 2
The Black Death spread across the eastern hemisphere in the middle of the 14th century. It killed an estimated 50 million people in Europe. Sixty percent of Europe’s population was wiped away by the plague...
If you are curious about the history of disease and where today's coronavirus pandemic fits into that story then you will not want to miss this series!
The History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict was originally released as a podcast series from the End of History in 2014. This series, consisting of more than 20 episodes, is packed full of knowledge and insight regarding the history, ideologies, and development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Most of what the...
In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson ran for reelection on the slogan, “He Kept Us Out of War.” It was a reference to World War I that was raging in Europe at the time and the majority of Americans wanted nothing to do with it. Wilson won reelection and in...
In today's podcast episode, Terrell Spencer and Jonathan Webster join JB Shreve to discuss the plague of locusts currently descending upon East Africa.
Basic Facts - Plague of Locusts
The locust plague swarm began arriving in East Africa from Yemen about three months ago.
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