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
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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How many of these global events that took place in the last 31 days, January 2020, do you remember? The world is changing. Are you paying attention?
In today's podcast episode we are joined by Dr Idayat Hassan Director for the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in Abuja, Nigeria. Dr Hassan explains the growing violence in West Africa including Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
Learn more about the Centre for Democracy and...