#60 Plague of Corrupted Blood
The story of the Corrupted Blood plague that hit the realm of World of Warcraft and what outbreaks in video games can teach us about real-world epidemiology.Support the show
7 Apr 202013min
#59 The Siege of Seeds
In the midst of the siege of Leningrad, a small enclave of Soviet scientists did what they could to protect a massive collection of seeds in order to save countless future human lives.Support the show
23 Mar 202031min
#58 The Battle of Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, California, the fresh recruits, with their new crew cuts and wrinkled uniforms, would get their first taste of combat on February 24th, 1942...Support the show
23 Jan 202011min
#57 A White Christmas in Saigon
Saigon, Vietnam. April 1975.Support the show
24 Des 201920min
#56 Savior of Mothers
Childbed fever was killing new mothers with a vengeance. In Hungary, young doctor Ignaz Semmelweis found a cure. However, there was one problem... No one believed him.Support the show
16 Des 201926min
#55 Death Row Baseball
Baseball has long been dubbed America’s pastime, but would that change if players had to literally play for their lives?Support the show
21 Nov 201926min
#54 The Second Son of God
In the 1850s, a Christian cult rattles imperial China to its core...Support the show
24 Okt 20192h 33min
#53 Interview with Egyptologist Colleen Darnell
Mummies, hieroglyphs, pyramids, vintage fashion; Egyptologist and vintage fashion historian Colleen Darnell digs through it all.https://www.instagram.com/vintage_egyptologistSupport the show
9 Jul 201941min
