36 - A quarter of the world on its knees: The ferocious Spanish flu pandemic

Footnotes of History

Yes we may be in the midst of a viral outbreak right now, but there was one far worse just over 100 years ago. In this episode, our daring hosts Tim and Dan take to the FOH darkweb-comms system (Tim's house phone) to discuss:

The upside-down pattern of the virus that attacked the young, the strong and the able first Obscene conditions on the frontlines that created the pandemic Why Spain was the fall guy of Europe thanks to a media blackout! The reliable methods of virus protection people are still using today!

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