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Weird Epidemics, Part One: From Sweating to Pokemon
Weird Epidemics, Part One: From Sweating to Pokemon
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
What makes people laugh uncontrollably, for hours at a time? Whatever happened to that 'Sweating Sickness,' and why did so many parents in Japan become convinced their children might die if those kids watched a certain Pokemon episode? Tune in as Ben, Noel and Max explore the strange commonalities of past epidemics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Feb 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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