History of Health

Connor Sexton
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Stories of health breakthroughs and the people who made them. Host, Connor Sexton, has studied public health for 15 years. He spent 2 years in Kenya with Peace Corps before earning his Master of Public Health.  We blend Public Health, History, Political Science, and Art to tell stories of health breakthroughs, the context in which they occurred and who drove them forward. The goal is to give its listeners a better understanding of the world they live in and how it came to be.

Episodes

  1. 11/19/2025

    The Resurrection Treatment: Part 2

    This episode we continue the story of IV injections, the doctor who pioneered the treatment, and those who stood in his way.

    39 min

  2. 04/18/2025

    The Resurrection Treatment

    In this episode we'll discuss what cholera treatment looked like during the lifetime of Dr. John Snow. Then we'll discuss two doctors who created a treatment that seemed to bring people back from the dead.

    21 min

  3. 02/14/2025

    London Water, Critics & Words to Live By

    In this episode we discuss London's water system and how it contributed to the epidemic of 1848-49. Then we look at two reviews of John Snow's groundbreaking paper, On the Mode of Communication of Cholera. Was it ignored or disparaged like many secondary sources say?

    25 min

  4. 09/30/2024

    The Return of the Kid from York

    In this episode we talk about the cholera epidemic that rocked England in 1848-49. We cover its route to England, how the government and press reacted to the emergency, and how it led to Dr. John Snow's groundbreaking paper explaining how cholera caused disease and how it might be prevented.

    29 min

  5. 11/27/2023

    The Queen, Cholera, and the Prussian Minister

    In this episode we discuss the queen's impact on the adoption of chloroform. Then, we get into the devastating effects cholera has had around the world. We round out the episode with a compact biography of Edwin Chadwick and set the stage for John Snow's next groundbreaking document.

    22 min

  6. 08/29/2023

    John and the Birth of Anesthesia

    This week we talk about John's massive impact on the field of anesthesiology and the ethical concerns anesthetics brought with them. We'll finish with a brief discussion of chlorophobia. Never heard of chlorophobia? Then you'd better listen to this one!

    30 min

  7. 07/19/2023

    John vs the Old Heads

    In this episode we follow Dr. John Snow through his early medical career and his clashes with the representatives of the status quo.

    18 min

  8. 06/06/2023

    The Blue Death and the Kid from York

    In this first episode we meet our main characters Dr. John Snow and cholera. We trace cholera's interwoven history with colonialism and then follow John Snow through his early medical career and his beginnings in London.

    27 min

  9. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Introduction

    This episode introduces the podcast and its host, Connor Sexton.

    5 min

Trailer

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Stories of health breakthroughs and the people who made them. Host, Connor Sexton, has studied public health for 15 years. He spent 2 years in Kenya with Peace Corps before earning his Master of Public Health.  We blend Public Health, History, Political Science, and Art to tell stories of health breakthroughs, the context in which they occurred and who drove them forward. The goal is to give its listeners a better understanding of the world they live in and how it came to be.

Information

  • Creator
    Connor Sexton
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 History of Health
  • Show Website
    History of Health