Polio – The American Plague
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,...
The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918
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...
Living and Dying Before Medical Science (Part 1)
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:...
The Black Death – Plagued: Humanity’s History with Disease, Outbreaks, and Pandemics
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...
Plagued: Humanity’s History with Disease, Outbreaks, and Pandemics
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!
A Plague of Locusts Descending Upon East Africa
In today's podcast episode, Terrell Spencer and Jonathan Webster join JB Shreve to discuss the plague of locusts currently descending upon East Africa.
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Growing Violence in West Africa
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...
Understanding the Libyan Civil War
Since 2011 Libya has been torn apart by civil war. Today the Libyan Civil War is approaching a dangerous threshold of breaking out into...
Mystery Illness in China
On December 12, 2019, in the city of Wuhan, China (population 11 million) a new disease was identified. Authorities have described it as a...
The Death of Qassem Soleimani
Who was Qassem Soleimani? What are the implications of his death at the hands of a US airstrike this past Thursday? In today's podcast...