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Tuesday, February 18th: John Barry, Dietmar Rietschier

By Jim Engster
Published February 18, 2020 at 10:42 AM CST

Author John Barry reflects on his research about the flu pandemic a century ago and how it compares to Coronavirus. Dietmar Rietschier, Executive Director of the Amite River Basin Commission, recalls the bombing of Dresden 75 years ago this month in the final days of WWII.

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Jim Engster
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