Pandemic on the Prairie

Introducing Pandemic on the Prairie


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Welcome to Pandemic on the Prairie, a podcast about the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic in Kansas and what local stories tell us about the American experience more broadly. But before we explore local stories, for this episode we zoom out and get an introduction to what was happening a century ago. Why was this influenza pandemic was so deadly, how did it affect people across the country (in fact, across the world), and what are some of the ways in which it was remembered - and forgotten - by Americans? We to try to answer these questions and more with the help of historian Nancy Bristow.







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Pandemic on the PrairieBy Kara Heitz

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