Two friends discuss episodes in the history of diseases past and present. We lay out the spread of diseases through history to the modern day, and how their history has affected our modern treatment of each illness.
Episodes
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
The disease of the week is cholera! Cholera is notorious for following lines of inequality- but it wasn't always so discriminating. This week, we talk John Snow (who some call the father of modern public health), Hippocrates, and Haiti.
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Next time: Anthrax!
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Maya and Angeliki discuss syphilis, and the complex global history the disease carries with it. From (contested) origins in the new world, through Europe, and back to Alabama, this impossible to pronounce bacteria has made its mark in history. A hidden modern epidemic, there is a lot to learn about how we treat vulnerable communities as a whole.
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Next time: Cholera :)
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
In our first episode we discuss two of the worlds most devastating pandemics, and how we have (or have not) learned from the past. Also, fermentation.
Tune in next time for Syphilis, then and now!