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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Teaser Trailer for Going Bump, A Paranormal Inv...
6 min
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The Birth of the Jersey Devil
42 min
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The Path of the Headless Horseman
41 min
4
Hibernian Hokum: Irish Origins and the Stone of...
50 min
5
The Atlantis Fantasy - Part Three: Location, Lo...
76 min
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The Atlantis Fantasy - Part Two: A Convenient F...
58 min
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The Atlantis Fantasy - Part One: The Platonic Idea
The long-lived myth of Atlantis
49 min
8
Common Séance; A History of Spiritualism - Par...
Part 2 of my look at the practice of mediumship, its origins and its fraudulence.
65 min
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Common Séance; A History of Spiritualism - Par...
A look at the practice of mediumship, its origins and its fraudulence.
49 min
10
The Shape of Things; An Intellectual History of...
The continued history of Flat Earth Theory
46 min
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The Shape of Things; An Intellectual History of...
45 min
12
Moonstruck! Debunking Apollo Hoax Claims - Part...
47 min
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Moonstruck! Debunking Apollo Hoax Claims - Par...
45 min
14
Wunderwaffe: The Myths of Nazi Supertechnology ...
44 min
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Wunderwaffe: The Myths of Nazi Supertechnology ...
40 min
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Versailles Time-Slip: The Moberly-Jourdain Inci...
an early 20th century claim of a supernatural encounter with the past
50 min
17
Under the Pink Triangle: Transgender Experience...
A thriving trans community is persecuted by Nazis
41 min
18
The Martyrdom of Hypatia of Alexandria
Hypatia of Alexandria, martyred by Christians who would afterward co-opt her memory
40 min
19
The Gun Controllers: Freedom, Firearms, and Fea...
The history of gun rights and gun control as a history of systemic racism
40 min
20
Crispus Attucks, American Martyr
Crispus Attucks, a figure in Black history both lauded and maligned
44 min
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Doomsday Deferred: The Failed Predictions of Am...
The Failed Predictions of American Millennialism
39 min
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The Great Alignment Lie
Claims about ancient landmarks aligning and their origin in the concept of ley lines
53 min
23
The Origins of the Christ (Another Very Histori...
The origins of Jesus's story
44 min
24
Special Presentation: The Devil You Know
The first episode of a new podcast from CBC, called The Devil You Know.
40 min
25
Think of the Children - Part Two: Satanic Panic
56 min