Listen free for 30 days
-
The Moth in the Iron Lung
- A Biography of Polio
- Narrated by: Forrest Maready
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $25.00
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's Summary
A fascinating account of the world’s most famous disease - polio - told as you have never heard it before. Epidemics of paralysis began to rage in the early 1900s, seemingly out of nowhere. Doctors, parents, and health officials were at a loss to explain why this formerly unheard-of disease began paralyzing so many children - usually starting in their legs, sometimes moving up through their abdomen and arms. For an unfortunate few, it could paralyze the muscles that allowed them to breathe.
Why did this disease start to become such a horrible problem during the late 1800s? Why did it affect children more often than adults? Why was it originally called teething paralysis by mothers and their doctors? Why were animals so often paralyzed during the early epidemics when it was later discovered most animals could not become infected? The Moth in the Iron Lung is a fascinating biography of this horrible paralytic disease, where it came from, and why it disappeared in the 1950s. If you’ve never explored the polio story beyond the tales of crippled children and iron lungs, this book will be sure to surprise.
You may also enjoy...
-
Crooked: Man-Made Disease Explained
- Written by: Forrest Maready
- Narrated by: Forrest Maready
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Why do babies have lopsided smiles? Why are so many people's eyes misaligned? What started as a simple search to understand this phenomenon turned into a two-year quest that uncovered hidden links between our crooked faces and some of the most puzzling diseases of our time. Crooked methodically goes through the most recent scientific research and connects the dots from the outbreak of metallic medicine in 1800s England to the eruption of neurological and autoimmune disorders so many are suffering from today.
-
-
Must read for every parent
- By Alex on 2022-09-18
Written by: Forrest Maready
-
Dissolving Illusions
- Written by: Suzanne Humphries, Roman Bystrianyk
- Narrated by: Tyler Behnke
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Today, we are told that medical interventions increased our lifespan and single-handedly prevented masses of deaths. But is this really true? Dissolving Illusions details facts and figures from long-overlooked medical journals, books, newspapers, and other sources. Using myth-shattering information, this book shows that vaccines, antibiotics, and other medical interventions are not responsible for the increase in lifespan and the decline in mortality from infectious diseases.
-
-
A Must Read
- By joyful grandma on 2022-12-26
Written by: Suzanne Humphries, and others
-
Unvaccinated
- Why Growing Numbers of Parents Are Choosing Natural Immunity for Their Children
- Written by: Forrest Maready
- Narrated by: Forrest Maready
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Why are more parents choosing natural immunity for their children? When I first heard that people were purposefully not vaccinating their children, I was shocked. Vaccines have been described as the most incredible medical invention of all time - a miracle of science and technology that has saved the lives of untold millions.
-
-
Forrest does it Again!
- By Marilyn Michael on 2023-01-28
Written by: Forrest Maready
-
The Autism Vaccine: The Story of Modern Medicine's Greatest Tragedy
- Written by: Forrest Maready
- Narrated by: Forrest Maready
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the late 1800s, a new disease arrived in North America from Europe and began to claim the lives of children everywhere. Though most today have never even heard of this illness, it would routinely kill over 10,000 children in a single year - more than the polio might take in an entire decade. After much trial and tribulation, a shot was developed that helped both those already afflicted with the illness, and those who might one day become infected. But the shot was dangerous, and many parents refused it for their children.
-
-
Very informative!
- By Jonathan K. Cron on 2024-05-17
Written by: Forrest Maready
-
Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness
- Written by: Thomas Cowan MD
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Over the past 50 years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded. In this provocative book, Dr. Thomas Cowan argues for a direct causal relationship to a corresponding increase in the number of vaccines American children typically receive. The goal of these vaccines is precisely what we’re now seeing in such abundance among our chronically ill children: the provocation of immune response. Cowan looks at emerging evidence that certain childhood illnesses are actually protective of disease later in life.
-
-
Great non-conventional health information, but....
- By Jez on 2021-11-23
Written by: Thomas Cowan MD
-
Vax-Unvax
- Let the Science Speak
- Written by: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Brian Hooker
- Narrated by: Eric Torres
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Based on over one hundred studies in the peer-reviewed literature that consider vaccinated versus unvaccinated populations. Each of these studies is analyzed and put in context of the difference in health outcomes of vaccinated versus unvaccinated infants, children, and adults.
-
-
layman term explanations !
- By Dani on 2024-04-18
Written by: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and others
-
Crooked: Man-Made Disease Explained
- Written by: Forrest Maready
- Narrated by: Forrest Maready
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Why do babies have lopsided smiles? Why are so many people's eyes misaligned? What started as a simple search to understand this phenomenon turned into a two-year quest that uncovered hidden links between our crooked faces and some of the most puzzling diseases of our time. Crooked methodically goes through the most recent scientific research and connects the dots from the outbreak of metallic medicine in 1800s England to the eruption of neurological and autoimmune disorders so many are suffering from today.
-
-
Must read for every parent
- By Alex on 2022-09-18
Written by: Forrest Maready
-
Dissolving Illusions
- Written by: Suzanne Humphries, Roman Bystrianyk
- Narrated by: Tyler Behnke
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Today, we are told that medical interventions increased our lifespan and single-handedly prevented masses of deaths. But is this really true? Dissolving Illusions details facts and figures from long-overlooked medical journals, books, newspapers, and other sources. Using myth-shattering information, this book shows that vaccines, antibiotics, and other medical interventions are not responsible for the increase in lifespan and the decline in mortality from infectious diseases.
-
-
A Must Read
- By joyful grandma on 2022-12-26
Written by: Suzanne Humphries, and others
-
Unvaccinated
- Why Growing Numbers of Parents Are Choosing Natural Immunity for Their Children
- Written by: Forrest Maready
- Narrated by: Forrest Maready
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Why are more parents choosing natural immunity for their children? When I first heard that people were purposefully not vaccinating their children, I was shocked. Vaccines have been described as the most incredible medical invention of all time - a miracle of science and technology that has saved the lives of untold millions.
-
-
Forrest does it Again!
- By Marilyn Michael on 2023-01-28
Written by: Forrest Maready
-
The Autism Vaccine: The Story of Modern Medicine's Greatest Tragedy
- Written by: Forrest Maready
- Narrated by: Forrest Maready
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the late 1800s, a new disease arrived in North America from Europe and began to claim the lives of children everywhere. Though most today have never even heard of this illness, it would routinely kill over 10,000 children in a single year - more than the polio might take in an entire decade. After much trial and tribulation, a shot was developed that helped both those already afflicted with the illness, and those who might one day become infected. But the shot was dangerous, and many parents refused it for their children.
-
-
Very informative!
- By Jonathan K. Cron on 2024-05-17
Written by: Forrest Maready
-
Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness
- Written by: Thomas Cowan MD
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Over the past 50 years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded. In this provocative book, Dr. Thomas Cowan argues for a direct causal relationship to a corresponding increase in the number of vaccines American children typically receive. The goal of these vaccines is precisely what we’re now seeing in such abundance among our chronically ill children: the provocation of immune response. Cowan looks at emerging evidence that certain childhood illnesses are actually protective of disease later in life.
-
-
Great non-conventional health information, but....
- By Jez on 2021-11-23
Written by: Thomas Cowan MD
-
Vax-Unvax
- Let the Science Speak
- Written by: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Brian Hooker
- Narrated by: Eric Torres
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Based on over one hundred studies in the peer-reviewed literature that consider vaccinated versus unvaccinated populations. Each of these studies is analyzed and put in context of the difference in health outcomes of vaccinated versus unvaccinated infants, children, and adults.
-
-
layman term explanations !
- By Dani on 2024-04-18
Written by: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and others
-
One Nation Under Blackmail, Vol. 1
- The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Crime that Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein
- Written by: Whitney Alyse Webb
- Narrated by: Grace Noble
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Volume one of One Nation Under Blackmail traces the origin of the network behind Jeffrey Epstein and his associates to the merging of organized crime and intelligence networks during World War II, following their most notable activities through the decades.
-
-
Convoluted Garbage
- By Huggy Bear Johnson on 2023-08-02
Written by: Whitney Alyse Webb
-
Diary of a Psychosis
- How Public Health Disgraced Itself During Covid Mania
- Written by: Thomas E Woods Jr
- Narrated by: Thomas E Woods Jr
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
You remember the story: some locations did better than others on Covid because some locations followed the rules, and others foolishly ignored them. Covid spread was your fault, you science hater! There is precisely zero evidence behind any aspect of this morality play, which is demolished by this book. Diary of a Psychosis is different from all other books on Covid: it traces the development of the government response as it happened, bit by bit, and subjects it to relentless scrutiny: did any of it do any good?
-
-
Lest we forget
- By Desmond Lo on 2024-04-07
Written by: Thomas E Woods Jr
-
The Wuhan Cover-Up
- And the Terrifying Bioweapons Arms Race
- Written by: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Narrated by: Bruce Wagner
- Length: 22 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Publishers Weekly bestselling author of The Real Anthony Fauci comes an explosive exposé of the cover-up behind the true origins of COVID-19.
-
-
wow
- By Benjamin Quintin on 2024-03-11
Written by: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
-
Dark Alliance
- The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
- Written by: Gary Webb
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In July 1995, San Jose Mercury-News reporter Gary Webb found the Big One - the blockbuster story every journalist secretly dreams about - without even looking for it. A simple phone call concerning an unexceptional pending drug trial turned into a massive conspiracy involving the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, L.A. and Bay Area crack cocaine dealers, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
-
-
To long or To sporatic..... not sure which
- By Awesomeo on 2024-08-04
Written by: Gary Webb
-
The Real Anthony Fauci
- Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
- Written by: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Narrated by: Bruce Wagner
- Length: 27 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Real Anthony Fauci details how Fauci, Gates, and their cohorts use their control of media outlets, scientific journals, key government and quasi-governmental agencies, global intelligence agencies, and influential scientists and physicians to flood the public with fearful propaganda about COVID-19 virulence and pathogenesis, and to muzzle debate and ruthlessly censor dissent.
-
-
An eye opening look into the corruption of the scientific community
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-01-12
Written by: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
-
EMF*D
- 5G, Wi-Fi & Cell Phones: Hidden Harms and How to Protect Yourself
- Written by: Dr. Joseph Mercola
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The hazards of electronic pollution may once have been the stuff of science fiction, but now we know they're all too real. And with the advent of 5G ultra-wideband technology, the danger is greater than ever. Dr. Joseph Mercola, one of the world's foremost authorities on alternative health, has mined the scientific literature to offer a radical new understanding of how electromagnetic fields impact your body and mind.
-
-
Pretty darn thorough
- By C Harrison on 2020-09-03
Written by: Dr. Joseph Mercola
What listeners say about The Moth in the Iron Lung
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Miss Liane
- 2022-04-23
Must read!
Fantastic novel. I've never gotten through a book so quickly. Forrest tells a horrifying tale beautifully. The fact that those who hold power internationally have the ability to do such things should frighten all.
A must read for the truth about poliomyelitis.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!