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The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Ghost Map: If you thought doctors were clueless now…. Quick synopsis: The story of the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak in England and how two…
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Timely History: Gruinard Island
Quarantine is important. It allows us to safely flatten the curve and not spread disease at an exponential rate. Quarantining is not a new idea and even mentioned in the…
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Musing: Staying Sane in Quarantine
Quarantine can be challenging. Locked into our homes with little ability to go out and enjoy the company of others can drive anyone batty. There are numerous templates from history…
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What Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for What Made Maddy Run: Every parent’s worst nightmare. Quick synopsis: The life and suicide of Madison Holleran, a young University of Pennsylvania athlete. History Fact: The…
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Timely History: Typhoid Mary
Mary Mallon was born in September of 1869 in Cookstown in what is now Northern Ireland. She immigrated to the United States in 1883 or so. In 1900, she found…
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Tiger King (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Tiger King: It’s like white trash did a massive amount of meth and then had a baby. Then the baby did meth. Quick synopsis: Chronicles the…
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The Book Was Better: King Leopold’s Ghost
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for King Leopold’s Ghost: You’ll never look at rubber the same way again. Quick synopsis: The story of King Leopold II of Belgium and how he took…
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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story: Age old story of a beautiful actress who gets bored and invents something. Quick synopsis: The life of Hedy Lamarr, actress,…
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Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez: Well, that was all very unpleasant. Quick synopsis: The life and death of Aaron Hernandez who was a great football…
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