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The Great Influenza

10 min read 13 min listen Narrated by Sam
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What’s it about?

A gripping account of the 1918 flu pandemic, revealing how war, politics, and scientific hubris turned a natural disaster into a global catastrophe.

You’ll learn

  • Why the 1918 flu killed the young and healthy
  • How wartime secrecy fueled the pandemic
  • The limits of science in a crisis
  • Lessons for future pandemics