Historical Blindness
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- 253
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- 3 Nov 2026
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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.
Épisodes 253
Buried Stories; The Tartaria Delusion - Part One: Foundations of a Modern Myth
For the 10th anniversary of the podcast, I revisit a pseudohistorical myth and conspiracy theory that has become troublingly popular in the years since I discussed it, and make an effort to offer a far more …
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For the 10th anniversary of the podcast, I revisit a pseudohistorical myth and conspiracy theory that has become troublingly popular in the years since I discussed it, and make an effort to offer a far more thorough exploration of its origin and refutation of its many falsehoods. It's time to revisit Tartaria.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include JoDon, Cobweb Transit, Illa Villardo, Borough, Cicle Gerano, The Gran Dias, Cicle Vascule, Invernen, and Olivia Wraith.
Additional music, including Remedy for Melancholy, Cold War Echo, Wake Up, and Sentinel, is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0).
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Teaser Trailer for Going Bump, A Paranormal Investigation Podcast
Hi listeners! Here's a teaser for the pilot of a spooky but still skeptical ghost and paranormal story podcast I have been working on. The podcast should be searchable on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most …
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Hi listeners! Here's a teaser for the pilot of a spooky but still skeptical ghost and paranormal story podcast I have been working on. The podcast should be searchable on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast platforms. Here is are some links to it on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, and its homepage on Acast!
Give the full pilot a listen! Download, subscribed, and give it a favorable rating and review on Apple. Thanks for your support! Happy Halloween!
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The Birth of the Jersey Devil
In my last spooky episode for October, I look at the widely spread legend of a creature roaming the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The Jersey Devil is said to a monstrosity, with a horse's head and bat wings, borne …
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In my last spooky episode for October, I look at the widely spread legend of a creature roaming the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The Jersey Devil is said to a monstrosity, with a horse's head and bat wings, borne of a witch and now preying upon the unwary traveler through the woods. Where did this legend come from? Finding its birth will take us from the early 20th century back to the colonial era, and along the way we'll meet monster hunters, hoaxers, astrologers, schismatic Quakers, and Ben Franklin!
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include Olivia Wraith, Illa Villardo, Cherry Heath, The Cornice, Jadie Grange, Borough, Preston and Carle, An Unknown Visitor, Cover Letter, and Minister Creek.
Additional music, including Remedy for Melancholy, is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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The Path of the Headless Horseman
In my first spooky episode for October, I look at the real, historical basis of Washington Irving's story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, as well as the folklore on which he may have drawn in inventing the …
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In my first spooky episode for October, I look at the real, historical basis of Washington Irving's story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, as well as the folklore on which he may have drawn in inventing the story's iconic vengeful ghost.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include Black Ballots, Access Road 214, Preston and Carle, Tarte Tatin, Illa Villardo, Cicle Vascule, and Olivia Wraith.
Additional music, including Remedy for Melancholy, and Low Horizon, is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Hibernian Hokum: Irish Origins and the Stone of Destiny
In this new episode, I explore the various claims about the origins of the Irish people and a certain legendary magical stone, which requires debunking the pseudohistories of British Israelism. Check out …
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In this new episode, I explore the various claims about the origins of the Irish people and a certain legendary magical stone, which requires debunking the pseudohistories of British Israelism.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include Cicle Deserrat and Access Road 214.
Additional music, including Remedy for Melancholy, Daylight PON II, Wake Up, Smoldering, daemones, Interception, and Plague, is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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The Atlantis Fantasy - Part Three: Location, Location, Location
In the last part of my series on belief in the historicity of Atlantis, I look at the problems with all the many places proposed as the actual location of Atlantis. Check out the …
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In the last part of my series on belief in the historicity of Atlantis, I look at the problems with all the many places proposed as the actual location of Atlantis.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include Cicle DR Valga, The Gran Dias, Cover Letter, Cicle Gerano, Cicle Deserrat, Access Road 214, Vik Fence Haflak, JoDon, and Black Ballots.
Additional music, including Remedy for Melancholy, Nothing (Bonus Track) and Cold War Echo, is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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The Atlantis Fantasy - Part Two: A Convenient Fiction
In part 2 of my series on belief in the historicity of Atlantis, I look at how the myth was kept alive through the ages because it conveniently served the arguments of philosophers and lent weight to the …
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In part 2 of my series on belief in the historicity of Atlantis, I look at how the myth was kept alive through the ages because it conveniently served the arguments of philosophers and lent weight to the fictions and racial ideologies of colonialists, mystic charlatans, and white supremacists.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include Gemeni Mist, Black Ballots, Illa Villardo, Access Road 214, Delicates, The Gran Dias, and Cicle Gerano.
Additional music, including Remedy for Melancholy, Wake Up, Chance, Plague, Daedalus, and Daemones, is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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The Atlantis Fantasy - Part One: The Platonic Idea
This series explores belief in the long-lived myth of Atlantis. In this first part, I look at the origin of the story in Plato's Timaeus and Critias and the reasons scholars have long concluded it was fiction …
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This series explores belief in the long-lived myth of Atlantis. In this first part, I look at the origin of the story in Plato's Timaeus and Critias and the reasons scholars have long concluded it was fiction.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include Cicle DR Valga, Tarte Tatin, The Gran Dias, Leatherbound, Cicle Gerano, and Illa Villardo,
Additional music, including Remedy for Melancholy, Cold War Echo, daedalus, and daemones, is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Common Séance; A History of Spiritualism - Part Two: Manifestly False
In the conclusion of my look at the practice of mediumship, its origins and its fraudulence, I trace the evolution of Spiritualism into a new religion and profile its two greatest promoters and opponents, Sir …
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In the conclusion of my look at the practice of mediumship, its origins and its fraudulence, I trace the evolution of Spiritualism into a new religion and profile its two greatest promoters and opponents, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include Dawn Line Approaching, Darkened Treeline, Vik Fence Haflak, Access Road 214, Nervous Whisp, Winter in Black, Leatherbound, An Unknown Visitor, Evidence Room, Illa Villardo, The Gran Dias, Olivia Wraith, Lick Stick, Late Night Reading, Delicates, and Cicle Gerano.
Additional track, "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Common Séance; A History of Spiritualism - Part One: The Fox Sisters, Rap Artists
In this new 2-part series, I look at the practice of mediumship, its origins and its fraudulence. In Part One, I talk examine the originators of 19th century Spiritualism, the Fox Sisters, from the start to the …
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In this new 2-part series, I look at the practice of mediumship, its origins and its fraudulence. In Part One, I talk examine the originators of 19th century Spiritualism, the Fox Sisters, from the start to the end of their claims of genuinely contacting the dead.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Olivia Wraith," "A Pulse of Rain," "Darkened Treeline," "Tarte Tatin," "Kettletopper," "Illa Vallardo," "An Unknown Visitor," "Vellum and Steel," and "Cicle Deserrat."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "Homeroad," "Daylight PON II," and "Global Warming," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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The Shape of Things; An Intellectual History of Flat Earth Theory - Part Two: Stunt Performers and Grifters
In part two of my series on the history of Flat Earth Theory, I talk about the devotees of Flat Earthism, who promote it through publicity stunts and enrich themselves off their fellow believers. Check out …
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In part two of my series on the history of Flat Earth Theory, I talk about the devotees of Flat Earthism, who promote it through publicity stunts and enrich themselves off their fellow believers.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Cicle DR Valga," "Tiled Chamber," "Access Road 214," "Black Ballots," "Tarte Tatin," and "Fissure Forming."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "daemones," and "Wake Up," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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The Shape of Things; An Intellectual History of Flat Earth Theory - Part One: Zetetic Astronomy
In part one of a new series on the history of Flat Earth Theory, I talk about ancient conceptions of the Earth's flatness, ancient proofs of its sphericity, and the 19th century resurgence of belief in its …
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In part one of a new series on the history of Flat Earth Theory, I talk about ancient conceptions of the Earth's flatness, ancient proofs of its sphericity, and the 19th century resurgence of belief in its flatness.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Cicle DR Valga," "Preston and Carle," "Tarte Tatin," "Delicates," "Game Lands," "The Gran Dias," and "Brer Krille."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "daedalus," and "Wake Up," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Moonstruck! Debunking Apollo Hoax Claims - Part Two: Dignifying Lunarcy
In part two of my series on the long-lived claims that the Apollo program was a hoax, I look more closely at the "evidence" of denialists and refute it all. Check out the show …
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In part two of my series on the long-lived claims that the Apollo program was a hoax, I look more closely at the "evidence" of denialists and refute it all.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "The Gran Dias," "Cicle Gerano," "Access Road 214," "Delicates," "Flor Vjell," "Leatherbound," "Cicle Deserrat," and "Game Lands."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Moonstruck! Debunking Apollo Hoax Claims - Part One: An Astronomical Amount of Evidence
In part one of a two-part series, I review all the positive evidence proving humanity reached the Moon to refute long-lived claims that the Apollo program was a hoax. Check out the show …
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In part one of a two-part series, I review all the positive evidence proving humanity reached the Moon to refute long-lived claims that the Apollo program was a hoax.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "The Cornice," "Leatherbound," "Delicates," "Voyager," "Illa Villardo," and "The Gran Dias."
Additional music, including the tracks "Remedy for Melancholy," "Global Warming," and "Wake Up," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Other music: "Thunderbird" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Wunderwaffe: The Myths of Nazi Supertechnology - Part Two, The Bell Hoax
In part 2 of my series on the myth that Nazis developed supertechnology, I look at the growth of this conspiracy theory and later hoaxes, like the Nazi Bell, that have kept it alive. Check out …
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In part 2 of my series on the myth that Nazis developed supertechnology, I look at the growth of this conspiracy theory and later hoaxes, like the Nazi Bell, that have kept it alive.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Tarte Tatin," "The Gran Dias," "An Unknown Visitor," "Cicle Gerano," "Invernen," "Preston and Carle," and "Cicle Deserrat."
Additional music, including the song "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Wunderwaffe: The Myths of Nazi Supertechnology - Part One, The Vril Fiction
In part 1 of a 2-parter, I explore the myth that Nazis developed supertechnology, like flying saucers, looking at both the reality of German innovation in the war and the fiction that developed. Check out …
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In part 1 of a 2-parter, I explore the myth that Nazis developed supertechnology, like flying saucers, looking at both the reality of German innovation in the war and the fiction that developed.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Zeriba VIllage," "Cicle Vascule," "The Gran Dias," "Illa Villardo," "Access Road 214," "Vellum and Steel," "Delicates," and "Invernen."
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Versailles Time-Slip: The Moberly-Jourdain Incident
In this episode, I look into an early 20th century claim of a supernatural encounter with the past. Did two Oxford dons really see Marie Antoinette at Versailles in 1901? Was it a haunting? A "time-slip"? A …
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In this episode, I look into an early 20th century claim of a supernatural encounter with the past. Did two Oxford dons really see Marie Antoinette at Versailles in 1901? Was it a haunting? A "time-slip"? A psychic journey? Or was it a hoax or a simple mistake?
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Brimevil" and "Access Road 214."
Additional music, including the songs "Remedy for Melancholy," "daedalus, Great Expectations," "September," "July," "daemones," "Global Warming," "Wake Up," "Plague," and "Daylight PON II," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Under the Pink Triangle: Transgender Experience in Interwar Germany
In this episode, I continue to look at the topic of women's persecution under fascism then pivot, in observation of International Trans Visibility Day, to a discussion of the dramatic shift from the gender …
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In this episode, I continue to look at the topic of women's persecution under fascism then pivot, in observation of International Trans Visibility Day, to a discussion of the dramatic shift from the gender progressivism of the Weimar Republic to the persecution of the LGBTQ community, and specifically the thriving transgender community, under the Third Reich.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Aloscape 2," "Minister Creek," "Flor Vjell," "Nervous Whisp," "Game Lands," and "An Accumulation."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," and "daedalus" by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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The Martyrdom of Hypatia of Alexandria
In this episode, I kick off women's history month with the story of the much mythologized but undeniably symbolic and important Hypatia of Alexandria, martyred by Christians who would afterward co-opt her …
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In this episode, I kick off women's history month with the story of the much mythologized but undeniably symbolic and important Hypatia of Alexandria, martyred by Christians who would afterward co-opt her memory.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Minister Creek," "Olivia Wraith," and "Invernen."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "daemones," "Wake Up," and "Daylight PON II" by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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The Gun Controllers: Freedom, Firearms, and Fear of Black Power
In this episode, I talk about the history of gun rights and gun control as a history of systemic racism. Check out the show merch, perfect for gifts! Pledge …
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In this episode, I talk about the history of gun rights and gun control as a history of systemic racism.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Cicle DR Valga," "Cicle Vascule," "Cicle Gerano," "Minister Creek," "An Oddly Formal Dance," "Black Ballots," "Delicates," and "Invernen."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," and "Something," by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Crispus Attucks, American Martyr
In this episode, I talk about Crispus Attucks, a figure in Black history both lauded as the first martyr of American liberty and maligned as a violent thug, and I explore his relevance in this moment of …
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In this episode, I talk about Crispus Attucks, a figure in Black history both lauded as the first martyr of American liberty and maligned as a violent thug, and I explore his relevance in this moment of state-sanctioned violence against protestors.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Black Ballots," "Cicle Deserrat," "Game Lands," "Olivia Wraith," and "JoDon."
Additional music, including "Wake Up," "Remedy for Melancholy," and "Something," by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Doomsday Deferred: The Failed Predictions of American Millennialism
In this episode, I recount TikTok's recent brush with rapture predictions and then survey America's deep history of failed millennialist predictions of the Second Coming and the end of the world. Check out …
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In this episode, I recount TikTok's recent brush with rapture predictions and then survey America's deep history of failed millennialist predictions of the Second Coming and the end of the world.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Gemeni Mist," "Cicle Gerano," "Game Lands," "Cherry Heath," "Cicle Vascule," "The Gran Dias," and "Black Ballots."
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The Great Alignment Lie
In this year's season premiere, I return to my series on the myths and legends of the Indiana Jones franchise, this time examining the ideas underpinning the recent video game, Indiana Jones and the Great …
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In this year's season premiere, I return to my series on the myths and legends of the Indiana Jones franchise, this time examining the ideas underpinning the recent video game, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, leading me to all kinds of claims about ancient landmarks aligning and their origin in the concept of ley lines.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Cicle DR Valga," "JoDon," "Access Road 442," "Game Lands," "Aloscape 2," and "Vellum and Steel."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "Smoldering," "Sentinel," "daemones," and "Cold War Echo," by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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The Origins of the Christ (Another Very Historically Blind Xmas!)
In my annual holiday special for 2025, I examine discrepancies in the gospels relating to Jesus's lineage and parentage, as well as the gospel authors' use of common biblical tropes, their incorporation of …
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In my annual holiday special for 2025, I examine discrepancies in the gospels relating to Jesus's lineage and parentage, as well as the gospel authors' use of common biblical tropes, their incorporation of prophecy and philosophy, and early church apologists' embrace of comparisons between Christ and pagan mythology, to demonstrate that, though Jesus was a real person, the gospels are crafted narratives, not the histories that biblical literalists make them out to be.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "The Coil Winds," "A Catalog of Seasons," "As Dust Gathers," "Shine and Wither," and "Basketliner."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy" and "September," by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Other music: "Waiting," "Calmant," and "Danse Morialta" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Special Presentation: The Devil You Know
This week I'm sharing an episode of a new podcast from CBC, called The Devil You Know. In The Devil You Know, Sarah Marshall explores the tangled web of the Satanic Panic, a journey that will take you …
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This week I'm sharing an episode of a new podcast from CBC, called The Devil You Know. In The Devil You Know, Sarah Marshall explores the tangled web of the Satanic Panic, a journey that will take you everywhere from Victoria, B.C. to rural Kentucky to San Antonio, Texas. This is a show about the people who experienced the Satanic Panic in real-time—the believers, the skeptics, the bystanders, the wrongfully-convicted. What was it like to be a psychologist told to look for Satanists in every case; a mother slowly recovering memories of supposed Satanic abuse; a teenager accused of conspiracy to murder? The stories of these eyewitnesses point us toward the real underlying problems—individual and societal—that the Panic was a response to. The fault, as ever, was not with Satanists, but in ourselves.
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Think of the Children - Part Two: Satanic Panic
In the conclusion of my series on the moral panics of the eighties, I look at the development of the Satanic Panic and consider its resurgence today. This episode is sponsored by American History Tellers: The …
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In the conclusion of my series on the moral panics of the eighties, I look at the development of the Satanic Panic and consider its resurgence today.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Cicle DR Valga."
All eighties-style synthwave music, including tracks "Unsolved Mystery," "80s Sci Fi Movie Theme," "Virtual Death," "Oculus," "Game Over," "Wicked City," "The Call," and "Doomsday," is by Karl Casey of White Bat Audio, licensed under a Creative Commons attribution license.
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy" and "Chance," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Think of the Children - Part One: Stranger Danger
In this episode, I look at the development of the Stranger Danger moral panic as a precursor to right wing conspiracist claims today. This episode is sponsored by American History Tellers: The Mayflower. Binge …
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In this episode, I look at the development of the Stranger Danger moral panic as a precursor to right wing conspiracist claims today.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Access Road 214," "Dawn Line Approaching," "Cicle Deserrat," "Tarte Tatin," "Brimevil," and "Cicle DR Valga."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy and "Low Horizon," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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"Leaving Home" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Hunting the Highgate Vampire
In this episode, I tell the story of a hysteria in 1970s London, involving claims of ghosts, Satanists, and vampires, as well as two dueling magicians. Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a …
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In this episode, I tell the story of a hysteria in 1970s London, involving claims of ghosts, Satanists, and vampires, as well as two dueling magicians.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Lacaille," "Access Road 214," "Balck Ballots," "Game Lands," "Olivia Wraith," "Cover Letter," and "Cicle Deserrat."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Poltergeist in Rosenheim
In this episode, I tell the story of a haunting in Bavaria that was claimed to be the first in which paranormal phenomena was scientifically observed. The Rosenheim Poltergeist claim is a perfect case for …
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In this episode, I tell the story of a haunting in Bavaria that was claimed to be the first in which paranormal phenomena was scientifically observed. The Rosenheim Poltergeist claim is a perfect case for examining the ghost story generally, its history, and the pseudoscience of parapsychology.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Zeriba Village," "Service Road 237," "Access Road 214," "Winter in Black," and "Nervous Whisp."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," and "daedalus," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Standing Army, Sitting President: The Posse Comitatus Act and the Domestic Deployment of the Military
In this new episode, I talk about America's long history of resenting domestic policing by the military especially when the military is used against citizen protesters, from the Boston Massacre to the Gilded …
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In this new episode, I talk about America's long history of resenting domestic policing by the military especially when the military is used against citizen protesters, from the Boston Massacre to the Gilded Age.
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Some music in this episode is licensed through a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license active at the time of the episode's publication. Blue Dot Sessions tracks include Cicle DR Valga, Borough, Horror the Gatekeeper, Delicates, Uncertain Ground, and Small World Reveals.
Additional music, including Remedy for Melancholy, Oecumene Sleeps, Periculum, and Sentinel, are by Kai Engel, licensed through a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0)
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