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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A Rediscovery of Witches, Part One: The Hammer ...
The early modern witch craze and the historical myths and misconceptions surrounding it.
46 min
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The Illuminati Illuminated, Part Two: The Order...
An overview of the role of Illuminati conspiracy theories in the election of 1800 and in American political discourse ever since.
52 min
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PATREON MINISODE: A Dark Day Indeed
The mystery of the Dark Day of New England, a day with no light, when darkness fell over New England and many feared that God's judgment was at hand.
12 min
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The Illuminati Illuminated, Part One: The Order...
A look at the birth of modern conspiracy theory in the Enlightenment, with idea that the Illuminati fomented the French Revolution.
37 min
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The Murder of Lord Darnley, Part Two: The Caske...
Various suspects in the murder of Lord Darnley vie for control of Scotland.
39 min
156
The Murder of Lord Darnley, Part One: The Viper...
The life and reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, from birth to her consort's demise.
44 min
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The Jansenist Miracles of Enlightenment France,...
The conclusion to a series about an age of miracles in the midst of the Enlightenment, in which we look at the strange development of convulsionism among the adherents of François de Pâris.
35 min
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The Jansenist Miracles of Enlightenment France,...
A series of miracles during the High Enlightenment deepens a religious schism
33 min
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The Feat of the Flying Friar: St. Joseph of Cup...
The supposed miracles of an Italian monk said to have the superhuman ability of unencumbered flight.
37 min
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In the Footsteps of the Wandering Jew: Anti-Sem...
Connecting the legend of the Wandering Jew with the long history of using Jews as scapegoats for calamities of all kinds.
40 min
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Cocoliztli: The Mystery Pestilence
A devastating and mysterious plague in 16th century Mexico offers some historical perspective on our current global health crisis
35 min
162
Blind Spot: Drake's Plate, a Brazen Plot
The story of a legendary artifact and the drama surrounding its purported discovery in the 1930s
26 min
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The Unbelievable History of the Ancient and Hon...
The long and storied history of a California Gold Rush era secret society.
28 min
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Gnostic Genesis (An Apocryphal Catechism)
A look at Gnosticism, a school of thought within early Christianity that inverted Judeo-Christian norms with its creation mythology.
32 min
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Zoroaster, the First Magus (An Encyclopedia Gri...
I look at the figure of Zoroaster, or Zarathustra, as the supposed originator of all things magical.
34 min
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The End of Edward II, Part Two: The Hermit King...
In the conclusion of the season premiere, all is not what it seemed with the death of King Edward II.
41 min
167
The End of Edward II, Part One: The Iron Virago...
The historical mystery of Edward II's demise
37 min
168
A Very Historically Blind Christmas II: Father ...
I look at various personifications of the Christmas holiday, from the mock kings of antiquity to the very complicated evolution of the holiday's modern poster boy, Santa Claus.
34 min
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PATREON MINISODE: Alfred Russel Wallace; Man of...
A re-release of a patron exclusive mini-episode
16 min
170
Shadow of the Werewolf, Part Two: The Salve and...
The conclusion of my Halloween series on werewolves and the 2019 pre-hiatus finale.
43 min
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Shadow of the Werewolf, Part One: Killer on the...
A hunt for the true nature of the werewolf, looking at its roots in antiquity and mythology and the evolution of the notion through folklore and etymology
35 min
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The Chronological Revision Chronicles, Part Thr...
I look at some classical revisionists who were otherwise highly respected as scholars but whose revised timelines and claims of vast conspiracy reflect poorly on their legacies.
40 min
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The Chronological Revision Chronicles, Part Two...
I discuss Immanuel Velikovsky, who challenged not only historical chronology but establishment astronomy and physics as well with his claims of ancient interplanetary collision.
48 min
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The Chronological Revision Chronicles, Part One...
A look at the theories of a man who would rewrite all of history using science.
38 min
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The Wrong Side of History: Holocaust Denial and...
I address the modern myth that the Holocaust didn't happen or was exaggerated.
30 min