In today’s episode of Smörgåsbord, Angel and Mik explore the horrible world of the Black Plague and all the kinds of cures people ingested in hopes to survive. We also discover that Angel’s favorite subject during high school was the very same plague. 

 

Meanwhile, Angel eats squid sheets while watching Squid Games while Mik has a 2-hour long lunch.

 

00:00 Opening Song 

00: 11 Show introduction 

02:04 What’s in your palette?

06:48 Origins of the plague

12:56 The cause of the plague: y. pestis

14:34 The effects of the plague in history

15:56 Three types of plagues

17:08 Bubonic plague

22:21 Pneumonic plague

23:55 Septicaemic plague

26:49 Plague facts

31:47 Medicine during the plague (the four humors)

36:38 Plague cures that didn’t work: animal cures

44:02 Plague cures that didn’t work: other cures

51:39 Plague cures that didn’t work: gross cures

57:23 The only method to prevent getting the plague 

01:01:15 The plague today

01:01:43 Is it healthy? Is it good?

01:02:35 What’s the next course?

 

 

Resources from today’s episode:

Wikipedia

“Vampire History” by A&E Television Networks

“Vampires: Fact, Fiction and Folklore” by Benjamin Radford

“Vampire myths originated with a real blood disorder” by Michael Hefferon

“The Bloody Truth About Vampires” by Becky Little

“Six Ways to Stop a Vampire” by National Geographic

“A sharp, sweet tooth: Vampires, junk food, and dangerous appetites in the lost boys and the hunger” by Thomas Fahy

“Plants Effective Against Vampires” by Vampedia

“How to Kill a Vampire” by Benjamin Radford

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