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(241)

Patron Exclusive Release: The Thanksgiving Mythos

Patron Exclusive Release: The Thanksgiving Mythos

I've got a little holiday treat for you this Thanksgiving! Listen to this Blind Spot minisode that I released last year to patrons on Patreon all about the myths and misconceptions surrounding the his...

26 Nov 202014min

Circuit Riders, Midnight Appointments, and Packed Benches: A History of the Supreme Court

Circuit Riders, Midnight Appointments, and Packed Benches: A History of the Supreme Court

Hi patrons! This episode is yet another political topic. With the topic of Supreme Court expansion in the public discourse after the controversial confirmations of justices nominated by Donald Trump, ...

24 Nov 202053min

The Smoke-Filled Room: Contested Elections in America

The Smoke-Filled Room: Contested Elections in America

In this post-election episode, written a week before the American presidential election, I look to contested elections in American history for some insight into what is happening today, with especial ...

10 Nov 202048min

A Rediscovery of Witches, Part Two: The Moon Goddess and the Cunning Folk

A Rediscovery of Witches, Part Two: The Moon Goddess and the Cunning Folk

In part two of my series on the early modern witch craze and the myths, misconceptions, and theories about witches spread by academics, I am again joined by Sarah Handley-Cousins of Dig: A History Pod...

27 Okt 202050min

A Rediscovery of Witches, Part One: The Hammer and the Horned God

A Rediscovery of Witches, Part One: The Hammer and the Horned God

In the first of a two part series, I'm joined by Sarah Handley-Cousins of Dig: A History Podcast to talk about the early modern witch craze and the historical myths and misconceptions surrounding it. ...

13 Okt 202048min

The Illuminati Illuminated, Part Two: The Order in America

The Illuminati Illuminated, Part Two: The Order in America

In the extra-long conclusion of my series on Illuminati conspiracy theories, I talk about how conspiracy theories about the Illuminati played a large role in the presidential election of 1800 as well ...

29 Sep 202055min

PATREON MINISODE: A Dark Day Indeed

PATREON MINISODE: A Dark Day Indeed

In this patron exclusive minisode released in April of 2019, I delved into the mystery of a day with no light, when darkness fell over New England and many feared that God's judgment was at hand. But ...

22 Sep 202012min

The Illuminati Illuminated, Part One: The Order's Origins

The Illuminati Illuminated, Part One: The Order's Origins

A contemplation of the modern conservative conspiracy theory of a "deep state" leads me back to the dawn of modern conspiracy theory, the Enlightenment, when the ultimate conservative conspiracy theor...

15 Sep 202040min

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