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Aug 2022
30m 22s

S1: The Tragicomedy of Typhoid Mary

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan
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We're taking a break this week so here's an episode from our first season you may not have heard yet. We'll be back with a new episode next week!

This is the story of a cook who refused to wash her hands and the health department that chased her around New York City in search of a stool sample. She’d end up alone on an island, but everyone knew her name. Here’s how Mary Mallon became Typhoid Mary.
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