Episode 140: The 1918 influenza epidemic

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4.2 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

It came out of nowhere, flowing in waves throughout the world during a time of great international upheaval. Some did what they could to fight it. Some were struck down, and tragically lost so quickly it was hard to believe they were gone. Some were careless about the whole thing, refusing to wear masks or continuing to gather together for parades and parties. But in the end, what mattered was the virus, and the damage it wrecked.

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. This is Jennifer Matarice, and before I get started with the episode today, I'd just like to take care of the usual housekeeping.
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0:18.5	Just add the name of the disaster you'd like me to cover to the notes on the donation
0:22.5	and I'll add it to the list. Just please bear with me. I can be really, really bad about
0:27.5	responding to emails and messages. So if you've sent me a message before and requested a disaster
0:35.3	and you just want to double check and make sure that it's on the list because it's been a while, feel free to go ahead and requested a disaster and you just want to double check and make sure that it's on the list
0:38.7	because it's been a while, feel free to go ahead and give me a little poke in email or another
0:44.0	message. And if you do that, I will double check and just kind of verify and make sure that
0:48.4	I did put it on the list. But as they're coming in, I am adding them and just placing them on my to-do pile.
0:56.5	Normally when it comes to requests, I do them when and if I can, but this will mean I will
1:00.5	definitely cover the topic your request as soon as I can finish all of the research for it
1:04.9	and write it up.
1:05.9	So please bear with me if you request a larger disaster.
1:09.3	It may take me more time to go through sources and
1:13.6	filter down a lot of information into an appropriate length for one episode. If you request
1:21.6	a smaller episode, it may take me a little longer just because I may need to dig through
1:26.6	and find more sources than I might otherwise be
1:32.8	able to. And if it's a current disaster, like, say, the COVID-19 pandemic, I may want to wait
1:39.7	until it's all over, if it's ever over at this rate, to, you know, kind of tie up loose ends,
1:47.0	make sure that all the eyes are dotted and the T's are crossed.
1:50.5	So we do have some sort of resolution to that.
1:54.1	So the subject from this particular episode was chosen by Sarah, and I'd like to thank her
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