Squabbling Squibs

Ep. 8 Avoiding Clichés like the Plague


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Katie talks about her past research on the Black Death (a.k.a. the Plague), which ravaged Europe & Asia in the 1350s. What happened? Where did it come from? What can it teach us about our latest pandemic? Tune in for all this and more!

In case you want to read more on the Black Death, these are the two books Katie mentions in this episode:

  • Outbreak! 50 Tales of Epidemics that Terrorized the World by Beth Skwarecki
  • The Great Mortality by John Kelly
  • Plus our latest round of Nerd News:

    Katie (exposed core of a gas giant): https://www.sciencenews.org/article/newfound-exoplanet-may-be-exposed-core-gas-giant

    Alex (Marvel gets Alien & Predator): https://www.comicsbeat.com/alien-predator-marvel-comics/

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