How did Shakespeare cope when theatres shut for plague? How were Virginia Woolf and TS Eliot affected by the Spanish flu? How did Frida Kahlo's experience of polio trigger her artistic relationship with disease? Over the course of 8 episodes, 'Quarantine Genius' investigates historical epidemics from the perspective of cultural and scientific figures.

Quarantine Genius

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The best podcast episodes on non-current politics. Covering topics such as universal basic income, democracy, poverty & justice and more. For anyone interested in learning more about politics that affect that world, not just now, but in the longer term. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!