Stories of health breakthroughs and the people who made them. Host, Connor Sexton, has studied public health for 15 years. He spent 2 years in Kenya with Peace Corps before earning his Master of Public Health.
We blend Public Health, History, Political Science, and Art to tell stories of health breakthroughs, the context in which they occurred and who drove them forward. The goal is to give its listeners a better understanding of the world they live in and how it came to be.
This episode we continue the story of IV injections, the doctor who pioneered the treatment, and those who stood in his way.
18 Apr 2025
The Resurrection Treatment
In this episode we'll discuss what cholera treatment looked like during the lifetime of Dr. John Snow. Then we'll discuss two doctors who created a treatment that seemed to bring people back from the dead.
14 Feb 2025
London Water, Critics & Words to Live By
In this episode we discuss London's water system and how it contributed to the epidemic of 1848-49. Then we look at two reviews of John Snow's groundbreaking paper, On the Mode of Communication of Cholera. Was it ignored or disparaged like many secondary sources say?
30 Sept 2024
The Return of the Kid from York
In this episode we talk about the cholera epidemic that rocked England in 1848-49. We cover its route to England, how the government and press reacted to the emergency, and how it led to Dr. John Snow's groundbreaking paper explaining how cholera caused disease and how it might be prevented.
27 Nov 2023
The Queen, Cholera, and the Prussian Minister
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.
29 Aug 2023
John and the Birth of Anesthesia
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!
19 Jul 2023
John vs the Old Heads
In this episode we follow Dr. John Snow through his early medical career and his clashes with the representatives of the status quo.
6 Jun 2023
The Blue Death and the Kid from York
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.
6 Jun 2023
Introduction
This episode introduces the podcast and its host, Connor Sexton.
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
15 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 11 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
2
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
51
Host of History of Health?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
