Podcasts – Yellow Fever

Yellow Fever – Part 1

Step back in time to 1878, to revisit what it was like in Memphis during one of the worst disease outbreaks in history. Learn how Yellow Fever left its mark on the city, and how it still shapes our lives today.

Featuring interviews with Kim Bearden (Elmwood Cemetery) and Taylor Hopkins (Mallory-Neely House)

Hosted by Jes Gibson and Luke Ramsey

Music and sound production by Luke Ramsey and Boon

 

Yellow Fever – Part 2

In this episode, we talk to entomologist John Sohigian about mosquitos and how they spread Yellow Fever, which claimed over 20,000 lives in the Mississippi Delta in 1878.

Featuring interviews with Kim Bearden (Elmwood Cemetery) and Taylor Hopkins (Mallory-Neely House)

Hosted by Jes Gibson and Luke Ramsey

Music by Boon, Drop Ceiling, and Sully Allen.

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