COVID - 19 V Spanish Flu - a podcast by TRT World

In 1918, as World War I was winding down, the Spanish flu spread across the world, killing between 20 million and 100 million people. Most scientists say COVID-19 won't be anywhere near as deadly, but there are parallels. And not only from a scientific standpoint, but also how the outbreak changed the world once it was all over. So, can the past help us tackle the present?

John M Barry
Historian and Author of 'The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History'


Laura Spinney
Author of 'Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World'

Howard Phillips
Historian and Author of 'In a Time of Plague: Memories of the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 in South Africa'

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