Here you will find all the episodes beginning with our Black Death narrative. There are many additional episodes available, going back to Old Kingdom Egypt that will be uploaded over time. For now, those episodes remain available on iTunes, Spotify or wherever else you download your podcasts. The podcasts here are displayed in order but the numbers do not correspond to the episode numbers on the actual feed as all episodes are not displayed here.
Bonus: Modern Medicine and the Black Death
Nothing from seven hundred years ago impacts us still today like the Black Death of 1347.
The Long Shadow
Nothing from seven hundred years ago impacts us still today like the Black Death of 1347.
The Flagellants
The strangest reaction to the Black Death by far. And one of the deadliest.
The End of the Line
Yersinia Pestis, finally and mercifully, bids Europe a temporary adieu.
The Hundred Years War
Edward III launches a claim to the French throne, beginning the Hundred Years War.
The Conditions of a Pandemic
There are many reasons why throwing human refuse out of your window is a bad idea. In 1347, in Europe, it turned out one of those reasons was the plague.
The Science of Death
Yersinia Pestis is one of the deadliest killers in the history of mankind. But what is it that makes it so deadly?
Europe on the Eve of the Black Death
In 1345, Europe was a patchwork of kingdoms, proto-nation states, city-states, and empires. All would be tested in the years to come.