{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Division, denial, economics and war: Revisiting the 1918 pandemic","description":"The Delta variant is continuing its deadly march -- particularly among those who haven\u2019t been vaccinated. It\u2019s also draining the optimism of only a few months ago that the U.S. had turned the corner on COVID-19. For perspective, we look back to the far deadlier influenza pandemic of 1918: how it started; how it was treated; how it divided people; how it ended; and what it helped create. Laura Spinney, author of&amp;nbsp;Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918, and How it Changed the World&amp;nbsp;joins Josh Robin to discuss the parallels. ","author_name":"What Could Be with Josh Robin","author_url":"http:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20260469\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/20260469"}