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A better Black Death story

Unexplainable by Vox

May 13, 202632:05Science & Medicine

What happens when researchers reexamine some of the basic facts about the Black Death? They start rewriting history and rethinking blame. Guests: Hannah Barker, professor at Arizona State University; Ulf Büntgen, profess...

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A better Black Death story is an episode from Unexplainable by Vox. What happens when researchers reexamine some of the basic facts about the Black Death? They start rewriting history and rethinking blame. Guests: Hannah Barker, professor a...

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Published May 13, 2026, 32:05 long, audio available.

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