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)

Kaspar Hauser, Part One: Foundling

Kaspar Hauser, Part One: Foundling

In 1828, a strange teenager walked awkwardly into Nuremberg claiming to have been held captive his entire life. Was he an abused child, a wild boy, an impostor... or perhaps someone of noble birth hid...

23 Mai 201734min

Blind Spot: The Oberfohren Memorandum and the Ernst Confession

Blind Spot: The Oberfohren Memorandum and the Ernst Confession

In this Blind Spot, we look at some further theories put forth supposedly proving that the Nazis burned the Reichstag themselves and then undertook to cover up their crime with murder, and we examine ...

9 Mai 201717min

Firebrand in the Reichstag!

Firebrand in the Reichstag!

On February 27, 1933, the Reichstag, a grand building that housed the German legislature in Berlin, was set afire. One man was caught in the act, but had he set the blaze alone? Was he a patsy? Was th...

25 Apr 201742min

Blind Spot: The Codex of Rohonc

Blind Spot: The Codex of Rohonc

Aside from the Voynich Manuscript, there is perhaps no other unreadable book that has fueled more speculation than the Rohonc Codex. In this Blind Spot, the first of a series of interstitial mini-epis...

11 Apr 201712min

The Found Manuscript of Wilfrid Voynich

The Found Manuscript of Wilfrid Voynich

The Voynich Manuscript has fueled debate and speculation for decades. Is it written in code or in some unrecognizable language? Do its illustrations depict otherworldly flora? Is it a book of magic? W...

23 Mar 201731min

The Dancing Plague

The Dancing Plague

There was dancing in the streets, but this was a danse macabre, compelling people to dance until they died. Was it demonic possession or divine punishment? Was it a physical ailment or a mental illnes...

24 Feb 201735min

The Lost Colony - Part Two: The Dare Stones

The Lost Colony - Part Two: The Dare Stones

In this rerelease, as with the first, I have completely rewritten and rerecorded the second episode in an effort to demonstrate the eventual quality of the podcast to new listeners who choose to start...

23 Jan 20171h 12min

The Lost Colony - Part One: The Secret Token (UPDATED and REMASTERED VERSION)

The Lost Colony - Part One: The Secret Token (UPDATED and REMASTERED VERSION)

In 2024, I completely rewrote and rerecorded this first episode from 2016 in an effort to demonstrate the eventual quality of the podcast to new listeners who choose to start here at the beginning. Th...

23 Des 201652min

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