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Episode 1: Gay Plague

Fiasco by Prologue Projects

Jun 9, 202349:42History

How doctors and scientists responded to the arrival of a strange and terrifying new disease. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod . If you like this series...

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Episode 1: Gay Plague is an episode from Fiasco by Prologue Projects. How doctors and scientists responded to the arrival of a strange and terrifying new disease. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our rese...

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