The Campden Wonder; or, The Supposed Murder of William Harrison

The Campden Wonder; or, The Supposed Murder of William Harrison

In this episode, we tell an astounding story of true crime from the Restoration period of English history. This tale has it all: a missing person, a dubious confession of murder, accusations of witchcraft, a public execution, and a twist involving highwaymen, slavers, and Turkish pirates! Check out the blog post at historicalblindness.com for images and links to further reading! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Moonstruck! Debunking Apollo Hoax Claims - Part Two: Dignifying Lunarcy

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 sh...

3 Jun 51min

Moonstruck!  Debunking Apollo Hoax Claims - Part One: An Astronomical Amount of Evidence

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

19 Mai 50min

Wunderwaffe: The Myths of Nazi Supertechnology - Part Two, The Bell Hoax

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

5 Mai 49min

Wunderwaffe: The Myths of Nazi Supertechnology - Part One, The Vril Fiction

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. Chec...

21 Apr 44min

Versailles Time-Slip: The Moberly-Jourdain Incident

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-sl...

7 Apr 54min

Under the Pink Triangle: Transgender Experience in Interwar Germany

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 g...

24 Mar 45min

The Martyrdom of Hypatia of Alexandria

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...

10 Mar 44min

The Gun Controllers: Freedom, Firearms, and Fear of Black Power

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!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

24 Feb 44min

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