Omnia Podcast

Details from the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 or the quarantines during the bubonic plague sound familiar today. In our second episode, we talk to historians about how past societies dealt with disease, and what happened when a new understanding of germs revolutionized our approach but led us to overlook the larger picture of health. A legal historian explains why the U.S. pandemic repose was state-centered. And an English professor looks at the AIDS epidemic, and reflects on the human right to mourn.Guests:David Barnes, Associate Professor of History and Sociology of ScienceSarah Barringer Gordon, Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law and Professor of HistoryAlexander Chase-Levenson, Assistant Professor of HistoryDagmawi Woubshet, Ahuja Family Presidential Associate Professor of English***Produced by Susan AhlbornNarrated and edited by Alex ScheinInterviews by Susan Ahlborn and Jane CarrollTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration by Nick MatejLogo by Dr