"That Rotten Spot"

An episode of the Distillations | Science History Institute podcast, hosted by Science History Institute, titled ""That Rotten Spot"" was published on April 4, 2023 and runs 51 minutes.

April 4, 2023 ·51m · Distillations | Science History Institute

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Episode Description

When the plague broke out in San Francisco in 1900 the public health department poured all of their energy into stopping its spread in Chinatown, as if Chinatown were the problem. This episode reveals why they did it, what it has to do with race science, and what it tells us about the history of public health.

Credits

Host: Elisabeth Berry Drago
Senior Producer: Mariel Carr
Producer: Rigoberto Hernandez
Associate Producer: Padmini Raghunath
Audio Engineer: Jonathan Pfeffer

"Innate Theme" composed by Jonathan Pfeffer. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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