Uncategorized

C&B Book Recommendation: The Ghost Map

CLAY: I like to give out book recommendations, ’cause I’m an old man who still reads print publications a lot. The Ghost Map. The book that I was referencing is The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic — and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World.

It’s the story of England in the nineteenth century. You’ve read it as well, Buck. It’s about John Snow, a (I would say) rebel physician who challenged the prevailing mores of science to demonstrate that cholera was spread through water, not by basically smell, which was the idea at the time of how viruses spread.

BUCK: It turned out that “Jon Snow” did not “know nothing” —

CLAY: (chuckling) Yes.

BUCK: — for you Game of Thrones fans. So, Dr. John Snow, that was a womp, womp.

CLAY: Different “Jon Snow.”

BUCK: Different “Jon Snow.” I think that’s important because Clay and I are always talking off air as well, and we’ve got a million ideas we always want to get on the show, and one thing is just, I believe — and Clay and I share this ’cause we both do like to geek out on history stuff — that if people knew the history of modern meds, specifically how breakthroughs have always come in the face of consensus and expert opposition, they would feel very differently.

Share

Recent Posts

  • Uncategorized

Trish Regan Delivers Wake-Up Call on AI, Inflation and Midterms

Trish joins C&B to offer her passionate takes on key issues facing the country.

8 hours ago
  • Uncategorized

The Midterm Signal the Media Is Completely Missing

Clay and Buck look at what's happening under the radar.

11 hours ago
  • Uncategorized

Cornell Allegations Expose Danger Facing Every College Student

C&B dive into the case everyone is talking about.

11 hours ago
  • Home
  • Uncategorized

VIP Video: Flydubai Hijacking Investigation Points to Radicalization, Iran Links

It's looking more and more like Iran sanctioned this act of terrorism.

11 hours ago
  • Home

Clay Reacts to A’ja Wilson’s Confrontation with Fan in WNBA Playoffs

The WNBA is facing a backlash after A'ja Wilson enters the stands.

12 hours ago
  • Home

Clay Talks Woke Madness and Buck’s Tennis Bet with Hannity

Miss Clay on Hannity? Watch it here.

1 day ago
View Full Site