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The Third Horseman Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century

William Rosen

How a seven-year cycle of rain, cold, disease, and warfare created the worst famine in European history

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

It was mentioned as a source for the podcast's discussion of the Great Famine of 1315, providing historical context for the devastating event and its impact on European society.

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Perhaps because among all disasters, famines are by far the slowest moving. They are particularly able to undermine more elevated human feelings.

— Episode: 351 - High-Five Halloween

Episode: 351 - High-Five Halloween

It was mentioned as a source for the podcast's discussion of the Great Famine of 1315, providing historical context for the devastating event and its impact on European society.

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Perhaps because among all disasters, famines are by far the slowest moving. They are particularly able to undermine more elevated human feelings.

Honesty and generosity don't disappear in famines, but they become harder to find when people go without food.

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