Episode 146 – Pandemic India with David Arnold
David Arnold (Warwick University, emeritus) comes on the podcast to discuss his book on pandemics in India between the 19th and 21st centuries.
Infectious Historians
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Troyen Brennan (Harvard University) joins Merle and Lee to discuss his recent book on primary care in the contemporary United States.
Recent Episodes
Episode 145 – Vampire Epidemics with John Blair
John Blair (Oxford University) comes on the Infectious Historians podcast to talk about his new book about vampires in history.
Episode 144 – Entomology with Bruce Noden
Bruce Noden (Oklahoma State University) comes on the podcast to talk about entomology and its connection to infectious diseases.
Episode 143 – The History of Masks with Bruno Strasser and Thomas Schlich
Bruno Strasser (University of Geneva) and Thomas Schlich (McGill University) come on the Infectious Historians podcast to discuss their recent book on the history of masks.
Episode 142 – Capitalism and Vector-Borne Disease with Brent Kaup and Kelly Austin
Brent Kaup (William & Mary University) and Kelly Austin (Lehigh University) join the Infectious Historians to discuss their new book connecting disease and capitalism.
Episode 141 – Foreign Healthcare Workers with Eram Alam
Eran Alam (Harvard University) comes on the podcast to speak about foreign healthcare workers in the US.
Episode 140 – Tuberculosis in World War I with Eric Story
Eric Story (Western University) joins Merle and Lee to talk about the social history of tuberculosis during and after World War I in Canada.
Episode 139 – Risk in Late Antiquity with Cam Grey
Cam Grey (University of Pennsylvania) joins the Infectious Historians to discuss his new book on risk in the late Roman world.
Episode 138 – Tuberculosis in Tanzania with Christoph Gradmann
Christoph Gradmann (University of Oslo) [https://www.med.uio.no/helsam/english/people/aca/ulrichcg/] comes on the podcast to talk about his book on 20th century tuberculosis in Tanzania.
Episode 137 – Covid in Taiwan with Wayne Soon
Wayne Soon (University of Minnesota) comes on the podcast to talk about his work on Covid in Taiwan.