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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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.
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Pyramidiocy - Part Two: The Pillars of Wisdom
How Western religions rewrote the history of the pyramids to suit their own beliefs.
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Pyramidiocy - Part One: Khufu's Tomb
Join me as I look into pyramid myths!
39 min
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All Is Number: Pythagoras and Numerology (An En...
A cult leader remembered as a great mathematician is credited with the invention of a form of "magic"
46 min
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Scatterbrained: The Bible Code Craze
Does a secret code embedded within the Torah really predict events in modern history? No.
37 min
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"An Idle and Most False Imposition"; The Shakes...
The final installment of my weekly series on the Shakespeare authorship question.
44 min
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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
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"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
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The Oak Island Scheme - Part Two: The Cursed Tr...
The extra-long conclusion to my series on the Oak Island "mystery."
84 min
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The Oak Island Scheme - Part One: The Legend of...
I drill down into the legendary Money Pit on Oak Island
56 min
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Before Columbus - Part Two: False Claims
Numerous false claims that inhabitants of the British Isles made the first journeys to the Americas
56 min