I give a quick personal update and then we get into the 1848-49 cholera pandemic. We cover its path to England, how the government and press reacted to the emergency, and how it inspired John Snow to figure out how cholera moves from person to person and how it could have been prevented.

In this episode we discuss the queen's impact on the adoption of chloroform. Then, we get into the devastating effects cholera has had around the world. We round out the episode with a compact biography of Edwin Chadwick and set the stage for John Snow's next groundbreaking document.  

This week we talk about John's massive impact on the field of anesthesiology and the ethical concerns anesthetics brought with them. We'll finish with a brief discussion of chlorophobia. Never heard of chlorophobia? Then you'd better listen to this one!

In this episode we follow Dr. John Snow through his early medical career and his clashes with the representatives of the status quo.

In this first episode we meet our main characters Dr. John Snow and cholera. We trace cholera's interwoven history with colonialism and then follow John Snow through his early medical career and his beginnings in London.

This episode introduces the podcast and its host, Connor Sexton.