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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Terror over Tunguska: The Siberian Blast of 1908
The cosmic horror story of the Tunguska Event, an explosion in a remote wilderness, and the mystery that surrounds it.
32 min
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Blind Spot: A Tale of Two Babylons
I look at another influential but dubious anti-Catholic book, The Two Babylons, byAlexander Hislop.
24 min
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Maria Monk and Her Awful Disclosures
As a response to the growing nativism in our our own time, I look at early 19th century anti-Catholic narratives.
36 min
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Patron Exclusive Blindside Episode: Murder in t...
A rerelease of my first Patreon bonus episode for all my listeners to check out.
10 min
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Blind Spot: The Jowers Affair
A coda to my series on the Killing of Dr. King.
27 min
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The Killing of Dr. King, Part Three: Ray's Reasons
James Earl Ray's views on race and indications that he not only was planning King's assassination for some time, but also that he may have had accomplices.
57 min
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The Killing of Dr. King, Part Two: The Legend o...
Continuing my series on the MLK assassination, I examine his convicted assassin's claims of being a patsy.
49 min
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The Killing of Dr. King, Part One: A Dream Defied
The premiere installment of a series on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
47 min
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A Very Historically Blind Christmas
A Christmas special that examines the origin of Christmas traditions, featuring Brian Earl of the Christmas Past podcast.
32 min
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A Conversation with Mike Dash
Mike Dash is a great historian who does fascinating work that I have drawn from in a few episodes.
57 min
186
Blind Spot: Tracking the Devil in Devon
I follow the trail of the Great Devon Mystery, looking to uncover the truth behind the so-called Devil's Footprints.
25 min
187
The Diabolical Features of Spring-Heeled Jack
An investigation into the Leaping Terror of Victorian London
34 min
188
The Myth and Mystery of Christopher Columbus
Exploring the ambiguities and misrepresentations in the legend that has evolved around the so-called Great Discoverer.
42 min
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Blind Spot: Charles Dellschau and His Extraordi...
A look at the work of an outsider artist that some say proves the existence of a secret society of airship builders.
21 min
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The Phantom Airships of 1890s America
I return to our survey of historical UFO sightings to examine the flap of airship sightings in 1896-7.
44 min
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The Memorable Arrest of Martin Guerre
The tale of the most famous case of imposture in history
36 min
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The Campden Wonder; or, The Supposed Murder of ...
An astounding story of true crime from the Restoration period of English history.
36 min
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Blind Spot: Little Dauphin Lost
A look at the mystery surrounding the fate of Louis XVII
22 min
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The Bastard Princes in the Bloody Tower; Part T...
The conclusion of our look at the mystery of the Princes in the Tower
37 min
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The Bastard Princes in the Bloody Tower; Part O...
Part one of a 2-part series looking into the famous historical mystery of the Princes in the Tower.
38 min
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Blind Spot: Babes in the Wailing Wood
An investigation into a nursery rhyme and whether it was inspired by a true crime or a folk legend.
22 min
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The Lost Youth of St. Martin's Land, or Woolpit...
A study of a folktale, its transmission and the possibility of its veracity.
39 min
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Blind Spot: The Beloved Disciple and the Author...
A brief look at a New Testament mystery.
22 min
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Eustache Dauger, the Secret Prisoner in the Vel...
An investigation into the legend of the Man in the Iron Mask.
35 min
200
Blind Spot: The Secret of Rennes-le-Château and...
A closer look at the mystery of Abbé Saunière’s wealth and the legends of treasure at Rennes-le-Château.
19 min