“In 1916, Elliott P. Joslin, the foremost diabetes specialist in the United States, insisted that…”So begins today’s story from Dr. Arleen Marcia Tuchman.For further reading: <a href='https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300228991/diabetes'>Diabetes: A History of Race and Disease</a> by Arleen Marcia Tuchman (Yale University Press, 2020)Episode transcript: <a href='https://skymichaeljohnston.com/90secnarratives/'>https://skymichaeljohnston.com/90secnarratives/</a>

“In 1916, Elliott P. Joslin, the foremost diabetes specialist in the United States, insisted that…” So begins today’s story from Dr. Arleen Marcia Tuchman. For further reading: Diabetes: A History of Race and Disease by Arleen Marcia Tuchman (Yale University Press, 2020) Episode transcript: https://skymichaeljohnston.com/90secnarratives/

“In 1916, Elliott P. Joslin, the foremost diabetes specialist in the United States, insisted that…”So begins today’s story from Dr. Arleen Marcia Tuchman.For further reading: <a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300228991/diabetes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Diabetes: A History of Race and Disease</a> by Arleen Marcia Tuchman (Yale University Press, 2020)Episode transcript: <a href="https://skymichaeljohnston.com/90secnarratives/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://skymichaeljohnston.com/90secnarratives/</a>

Diabetes, Science, and Race in the Early Twentieth Century

90 Second Narratives is a podcast featuring engaging true stories told by trained historians. Each episode includes a short story interwoven with expert analysis of the story’s historical significance. The concise length and storytelling format of the episodes make history accessible, dynamic, and entertaining. The subjects of the stories are diverse—spanning the globe and ranging from the pre-historic to the modern age. While individual stories stand alone, the episodes in each season are linked thematically and combine to offer comparative perspectives that illuminate connections from across the human experience. Every episode also includes recommendations for further reading. 90 Second Narratives provides a novel way to hear historians share the wonders of the past in their own voices.

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