How the 1918 flu pandemic ended

Dylan talks to John M. Barry, distinguished scholar at Tulane University and author of The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History, about the Spanish flu of 1918-1919, its parallels to Covid-19, and what that pandemic’s end tells us about how this one might end.

References: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

Hosts: Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox

Credits: Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer Libby Nelson, editorial adviser Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts

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