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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Episoder(240)

Doomsday Deferred: The Failed Predictions of American Millennialism

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. Ch...

27 Jan 43min

The Great Alignment Lie

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 G...

13 Jan 58min

The Origins of the Christ (Another Very Historically Blind Xmas!)

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 incorporati...

23 Des 202549min

Special Presentation: The Devil You Know

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...

9 Des 202544min

Think of the Children - Part Two: Satanic Panic

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 Te...

25 Nov 20251h 1min

Think of the Children - Part One: Stranger Danger

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 Mayfl...

11 Nov 20251h 4min

Hunting the Highgate Vampire

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 $...

21 Okt 202551min

Poltergeist in Rosenheim

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...

7 Okt 202546min

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