Encore: What We Learned from Fighting the Spanish Flu

Mar 2020

Rebellion in the Early Republic - Farmer Uprising | 1

<p>The dust had barely settled on the American Revolution when new unrest erupted in western Massachusetts. Thousands of farmers and laborers rose up in protest against unjust taxes and a state government that seemed as oppressive as the British Crown. When their demands for refo ... Show More

37m 36s

Mar 2020

Rebellion in the Early Republic - A Constitution Shaped by Revolt | 2

<p>Tensions reached a climax in the freezing winter of 1787, as Daniel Shays and 1,500 rebel soldiers stormed the federal arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts. The rebels hoped to seize arms and ammunition and burn Boston to the ground. What they didn’t know was that a governmen ... Show More

40m 7s

Apr 2020

Rebellion in the Early Republic - The Whiskey Rebellion | 3

<p>Only a few years after Shays’ Rebellion was suppressed, a new revolt broke out in western Pennsylvania. Anti-government resentment had been growing on the frontier for years. Then in 1791, the U.S. government handed down a tax on domestic spirits. It became known as the Whiske ... Show More

42m 38s

Feb 2020

The Coronavirus Goes Global

<p>What began as a public health crisis in China is well on the way to becoming a pandemic. And while there is a lot of news about the coronavirus, there is also a lack of understanding about the severity of the threat. As officials warn of a potential outbreak in the U.S., we as ... Show More

23m 28s

May 2018

Laura Spinney, “Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World” (PublicAffairs, 2017)

The Spanish flu of 1918-1920 was one of the greatest human disasters of all time. It infected a third of the people on Earth–from the poorest immigrants of New York City to the king of Spain, Franz Kafka, Mahatma Gandhi and Woodrow Wilson. But despite a death toll of between 50 a ... Show More

43m 48s

Nov 2020

Special Edition: The Next Year of the Virus

Eight months into the pandemic, the coronavirus is on a rampage around the world. In Europe, a surge in cases has led to a new wave of lockdowns. The U.S. is entering its most dangerous period for the virus yet, and more than 10 million people have been infected. With Michelle Fa ... Show More

29m 50s

Feb 2020

How To Protect Yourself Against the Coronavirus

The coronavirus outbreak in China is causing panic worldwide. The World Health Organization has declared it a global health emergency and all we hear about are doubling infection rates, massive quarantines, and drugstores running out of masks. In this episode of How To!, we ask D ... Show More

26m 2s

Oct 2017

Ep 1 Influenza Will Kill You

In Episode 1 we're talking all things flu, just in time for the start of flu season! We'll dive into the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed literally millions of people, then talk about the state of influenza in the world today, and tell you everything you need to know about how ... Show More

56m 28s

Encore: What We Learned from Fighting th...