Historical Blindness
Historical Blindness is a podcast about history’s myths, mysteries, and misconceptions. By examining cases of outrageous hoaxes, pernicious conspiracy theory, mass delusion, baffling mysteries and unreliable historiography, host Nathaniel Lloyd searches for insights into modern religious belief and political culture.
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"An Idle and Most False Imposition"; The Shakes...
A look at the claim that Edward de Vere wrote the works attributed to Shakespeare.
36 min
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"An Idle and Most False Imposition"; The Shakes...
A look at the first candidate put forward as being the person who supposedly wrote the works attributed to Shakespeare
38 min
3
"An Idle and Most False Imposition"; The Shakes...
The first part of a special WEEKLY 4-part series on the Shakespeare authorship controversy.
33 min
4
The Oak Island Scheme - Part Two: The Cursed Tr...
The extra-long conclusion to my series on the Oak Island "mystery."
84 min
5
The Oak Island Scheme - Part One: The Legend of...
I drill down into the legendary Money Pit on Oak Island
56 min
6
Before Columbus - Part Two: False Claims
Numerous false claims that inhabitants of the British Isles made the first journeys to the Americas
56 min
7
Before Columbus - Part One: First Contact
A look at other claims of Pre-Columbian Trans-Oceanic Contact that precede the Norse claim.
51 min
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Introducing: Even the Royals
Introducing: Even the Royals
7 min
9
West of Vinland: The Controversy of the Kensing...
The controversial runestone touted as evidence that Scandinavians reached much further inland than we otherwise have evidence to prove
40 min
10
The Lost Colony - Part Two: The Dare Stones (UP...
My remastered exploration of the Dare Stones hoax, including more recent research
66 min
11
The Legend of the Bermuda Triangle - Part Two: ...
The disappearance of Flight 19, whose vanishing led to the creation of the Bermuda Triangle urban legend
40 min
12
The Lost Colony - Part One: The Secret Token (U...
A deeper dive into the mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
50 min
13
The Legend of the Bermuda Triangle - Part One: ...
A look at how the legend of the Bermuda Triangle was born
38 min
14
The Historical Jesus and the Myths of Christ My...
An examination of the fringe skeptical view that no such person as Jesus Christ ever existed.
53 min
15
Special Presentation: The Constant's "The War o...
86 min
16
The Mushroom Kingdom: The Entheogen Theory of R...
The idea that all religion was actually inspired by the use of hallucinogens.
49 min
17
Patreon Release: PlyMYTH Rock
The myths surrounding the landing of the Pilgrims
12 min
18
Technological Angels: The Religious Dimension o...
A look at the syncretism of religious beliefs and UFO mythology
57 min
19
UFO Whistleblowers: An American Tradition, Part...
A look at the discredited Bob Lazar and his long debunked claims
116 min
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UFO Whistleblowers: An American Tradition, Part...
A look at Bill Cooper, who went from UFO hoaxer to OG conspiracy wacko
88 min
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UFO Whistleblowers: An American Tradition, Part...
What can the stories of previous UFO whistleblowers tell us about the credibility of those who recently testified before Congress?
65 min
22
Raging Against the Machine: Thoughts on Technof...
Thoughts on modern technology and concerns about its potential harms, looking at some historical examples that may offer insights
43 min
23
The Hunt for Lost Nazi Gold Trains
The reality and the myth of Nazi gold trains
38 min
24
The Piltdown Fraud: Fundamentalists' Favorite F...
The story of the Piltdown hoax
44 min
25
The Forging of the Crystal Skulls
A look at the fabled crystal skull forgeries.
40 min