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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The Erasure of Aspasia
Aspasia, a woman influential in politics and philosophy in ancient Athens, depicted as a harlot or a sage.
54 min
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The Lincoln Legends - Part Four: Smoke and Fire
A look at the false urban legend that John Wilkes Booth escaped.
48 min
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The Lincoln Legends - Part Three: Puppet Master...
Further conspiracy theories suggesting the plot to assassinate was much larger, involving some of the favorite culprits of conspiracists: the government, the Catholic Church, the Freemasons, and Jews.
50 min
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The Lincoln Legends - Part Two: A Conspiracy, S...
A look at the plot to assassinate Lincoln, and the claims that it was a much larger conspiracy than history suggests.
50 min
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The Lincoln Legends - Part One: Larger Than Life
A look at the misconceptions and legends that surround Lincoln.
42 min
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The Roots of the Christmas Tree (Another Very H...
The Christmas tree custom, its origins and whether it is a pagan survival
44 min
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Patreon Release: A Very Shroomy Xmas!
The false claims of the "mushroom theory" of Christmas
20 min
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Special Presentation: Plodding Through the Pres...
A special presentation of Plodding Through the Presidents
67 min
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The Thanksgiving Union (Holiday Bonus Minisode)
Thoughts in the wake of the election reflecting on the origin of the upcoming holiday during the Civil War.
14 min
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Jack the Ripper - Part Two: Ripperology
A look the many claims and theories purporting to solve the Ripper murders
51 min
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Jack the Ripper - Part One: The Canonical Five
A look at the Jack the Ripper crimes and the mystery surrounding them.
46 min
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Devil Books and Murder Ballads: The Myth of the...
The legends of 16th-century arch-killers like Sawney Bean and Christman Genipperteinga
45 min
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Special Presentation: Southern Gothic--The Forb...
Special Presentation: Southern Gothic--The Forbidden Love of Annabel Lee
46 min
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Anthropophagi: The Myth of Cannibalism
The appalling act of cannibalism may be mostly myth.
46 min
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Slow-Motion Coup: Trump's Fake Electors Scheme
What history reveals about Trump's fake electors scheme.
51 min
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The Looming Threat of Fascism - Part Two: The B...
Further legitimate comparisons between the rise of fascist regimes in the 1920s and modern American politics
66 min
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The Looming Threat of Fascism - Part One: The M...
I make pertinent comparisons between modern Trumpism and the rise of Fascism in Italy.
65 min
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Dänikenitis - Part Two: Human Chauvinism
The conclusion of my series on Erich von Däniken and ancient astronaut theory
45 min
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Dänikenitis - Part One: Wheels Within Wheels
It's time to talk about ancient astronauts in more depth.
41 min
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Ancient High Technology - Part Two: Electric Bo...
Claims about 18-19th century technology in antiquity, such as of ancient electrical devices.
47 min
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Ancient High Technology - Part One: The Archime...
A look at lost ancient tech, with a focus on the legendary inventions of Archimedes.
36 min
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Pyramidiocy - Part Six: Pyramid Schemes
Addressing the scifi/fantasy brand of pyramidology popularized on the History Channel and Joe Rogan.
68 min
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Pyramidiocy - Part Five: The Curse of the Pharaohs
19th-century Egyptomania gives way to Tutmania and the fake news hoaxes of the early 20th century
42 min
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Pyramidiocy - Part Four: Egyptomania
Western culture becomes obsessed with all things Egyptian in the 19th century
37 min
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Pyramidiocy - Part Three: The Book of Thoth
The false stories about pyramids pass from Arabic folklore into European pseudohistory and the occult.
40 min