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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Oswald and the JFK Assassination - Part One: Th...
The Life of Lee Harvey Oswald prior to the JFK Assassination
47 min
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The Coup on Cape Fear - Part Two: Red Shirt Riot
The conclusion of my series on the Wilmington Coup of 1898
38 min
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The Coup on Cape Fear - Part One: The Dark Scheme
The post-election white supremacist coup in Wilmington, NC, 1898.
38 min
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A Very Historically Blind Christmas Carol
The 4th annual Christmas special
46 min
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A Defense of the 1619 Project
A discussion of the New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project and its reception
37 min
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Curriculum Controversies in America
The history of reactionary protest to progressive curriculum as indoctrination in the U.S.
40 min
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The Demoniacs: The True Spirit of Possession an...
The long history of claims about demonic possession and the practice of exorcism.
48 min
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False Prophecy: The Mark of the Beast - 666
Interpretations throughout history of the prophecy of the Mark of the Beast in Revelation
38 min
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The Rise and Fall of the Society of Jesus: Part...
Part two of a series on conspiracy theories about the Jesuits
34 min
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The Rise and Fall of the Society of Jesus: Part...
Conspiracy theories surrounding the Jesuits.
41 min
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The Fate of Ludwig II: Part Two - The Mad King ...
The case for Ludwig II's madness and the competing theories of murder and conspiracy explaining his death.
38 min
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The Fate of Ludwig II: Part One - The Fairytale...
Ludwig II of Bavaria, whose death in Lake Starnberg in 1886 remains a historical mystery
35 min
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UFO Disinfo: Part Three - The Bennewitz Deception
The extra-long conclusion of my series on UFO lore and the disinformation activities of US government intelligence services
50 min
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UFO Disinfo: Part Two - The Washington Flyovers...
Part Two of my series delving into UFO lore
36 min
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UFO Disinfo: Part One - Roswell, Maury Island a...
An investigation into modern UFO lore and US military intelligence's use of the UFO myth for disinformation purposes
36 min
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The Beautiful Corpse of Helen Jewett
The story of the sensational Robinson-Jewett murder trial.
42 min
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Unfit to Print; or A History of Bad News: the P...
The history of American journalism, looking at the party press era and yellow journalism to seek historical insight into journalistic bias.
39 min
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EXTRA! EXTRA! Extra-Terrestrial Hoaxes!
Media hoaxes related to erroneous astronomical observations
20 min
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Hidden Bodies: A Brief and Incomplete History o...
A survey of wrong ideas about the solar system
34 min
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Anti-Vaccinationism, a Historical Hindrance to ...
An exploration of the long history of vaccine criticism and anti-vaccination rhetoric
50 min
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The Story of Chevalier d'Eon and the Inadequacy...
A discussion of trans persons in history with a special focus on Chevalier d'Eon
50 min
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Written in Stone: The Archaeological Frauds of ...
A look at the rich American tradition of archaeological frauds
43 min
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The Abode of the Lost Tribes of Israel, Part Tw...
How this historical myth has evolved to become the basis for numerous insidious theories of racial origin
39 min
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The Abode of the Lost Tribes of Israel, Part On...
The first part of a 2-part series on the Lost Tribes of Israel.
34 min
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The Epistle of Prester John
A look at Prester John, a legendary Christian king of a faraway land filled with wonders.
41 min