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 Legend of the Bermuda Triangle - Part One: ...
A look at how the legend of the Bermuda Triangle was born
38 min
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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
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Special Presentation: The Constant's "The War o...
86 min
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The Mushroom Kingdom: The Entheogen Theory of R...
The idea that all religion was actually inspired by the use of hallucinogens.
49 min
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Patreon Release: PlyMYTH Rock
The myths surrounding the landing of the Pilgrims
12 min
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Technological Angels: The Religious Dimension o...
A look at the syncretism of religious beliefs and UFO mythology
57 min
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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
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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
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The Hunt for Lost Nazi Gold Trains
The reality and the myth of Nazi gold trains
38 min
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The Piltdown Fraud: Fundamentalists' Favorite F...
The story of the Piltdown hoax
44 min
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The Forging of the Crystal Skulls
A look at the fabled crystal skull forgeries.
40 min
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The Source of the Fountain of Youth Myth
I trace the Eurasian legend of the Fountain of Youth to the New World and find that it afterward became a historical myth
38 min
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The Search for Cities of Gold
A look at how the rumors of hidden cities of gold animated conquistadors in the 16th century
40 min
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The Thrust of the Holy Lance of Longinus
I explore the rabbit hole that is the Holy Lance of Longinus
45 min
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The Quest for the Truth of the Holy Grail
A look at the legend of the Holy Grail
60 min
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The Hidden Ones: Sect of Assassins
The black legend of the Order of Assassins, a medieval sect of Islam known for their reliance on infiltration and murder
34 min
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The Myth of the Thuggee Cult
A refutation of the myth that Thuggee strangler bandits in 19th-century India were a blood cult devoted to the worship of Kali
46 min
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The Key to the Secrets of King Solomon (an Ency...
A look at the development of traditions that the biblical King Solomon was a master of black magic.
39 min
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The Whereabouts of the Lost Ark of the Covenant
The legend of the Ark of the Covenant, theories about its possible resting place, and the claims of a variety of hoaxers and pseudoarchaeologists.
52 min
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Infektion: Operation DENVER and the Engineering...
The KGB disinformation campaign to convince the world that the U.S. government engineered HIV as a bioweapon
68 min
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Breaking News: The Hitler Diaries Fiasco
The story of the most egregious newspaper hoax of modern times: the Hitler Diaries.
43 min
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The Specter of Hitler's Survival
Myths and conspiracy claims about Hitler escaping Berlin at the end of WWII
45 min
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The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping - Part Two: Ceme...
The capture and prosecution of Richard Hauptmann in the Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
55 min