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Cocoliztli: The Mystery Pestilence
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
May 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, I address some false historical claims about pandemics and focus in on a devastating and mysterious plague in 16th century Mexico in an effort to find some historical perspective on our current global health crisis. WARNING: many may find the content of this episode disturbing, especially during the current public health emergency.
Background tracks "Seeker," "Comatose," "Daylight (PON II)," "daedalus," and "daemones" by Kai Engel, licensed under an International Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)
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Background tracks "Seeker," "Comatose," "Daylight (PON II)," "daedalus," and "daemones" by Kai Engel, licensed under an International Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)
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Released:
May 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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The Dancing Plague: An exploration of the dancing sickness in medieval and early modern Europe. by Historical Blindness