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What does Sputnik have to do with student loans? How did a set of trembling hands end the Soviet Union?

How did inflation kill moon bases? And how did a former president decide to run

for a second non-consecutive term? These are among the topics we deal with on the My History

Can Beat Up Your Politics Podcasts. We tell stories of history that relate to today's news events.

Give a listen. My History Can Beat up your politics wherever you get podcasts.

A content warning. While in the last couple episodes, I attempted to provide some lighter

escapist fare. In this episode, I will be discussing epidemics and contagion in order to provide a historical perspective on the current

pandemic. If you or someone you know has been affected by the novel coronavirus or even if you have

been avoiding news and content related to illness and disease for mental health reasons, be aware that you

may find this episode disturbing.

In 2018, a hundred years after the start of one of the worst pandemics in history, the

Spanish flu, numerous articles appeared, marking the anniversary and asking whether the world

is ready to fight another pandemic.

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