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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Blind Spot: The Great Los Angeles Air Raid and the Secret Memos of Majestic 12

Blind Spot: The Great Los Angeles Air Raid and the Secret Memos of Majestic 12

An examination of the so-called Battle of Los Angeles, when during WWII LA believed it was under attack. Also, a brief discussion of the conspiracy theory that would paint the incident as an alien enc...

20 Feb 201819min

Blind Spot: Three Men Gone from Eilean Mor, the Missing Keepers of the Flannan Isles Light

Blind Spot: Three Men Gone from Eilean Mor, the Missing Keepers of the Flannan Isles Light

An examination of the Great Lighthouse Mystery, in which three lighthouse keepers mysteriously vanished from a barren island far off the coast of Scotland in December of 1900.  Learn more about your a...

23 Jan 201824min

The Carroll A. Deering, Ghost Ship of Cape Hatteras

The Carroll A. Deering, Ghost Ship of Cape Hatteras

In this episode, I share a twisty tale of a ghost ship featuring mutineers and pirates in the modern era. This episode's topic was chosen in response to a patron poll that expressed interest in anothe...

9 Jan 201831min

Blind Spot: The Terrible within the Small; or, The Fabrication of the Learned Elders of Zion and the Forgery of Their Protocols

Blind Spot: The Terrible within the Small; or, The Fabrication of the Learned Elders of Zion and the Forgery of Their Protocols

In this companion piece to my last episode on the blood libel, I expose the 19th and 20th centuries' conspiracy theories attributing plots of global domination to the Jews. The focus of the episode is...

26 Dec 201723min

Bloody Libel; or, the Slaughter and Sacralization of Young William of Norwich

Bloody Libel; or, the Slaughter and Sacralization of Young William of Norwich

In this exploration of one of the darkest and most destructive myths in history, I examine the blood libel, the accusation that Jews of the Middle Ages and beyond ritually murdered Christian children,...

12 Dec 201739min

The Specter of Devil Worship, Part Two

The Specter of Devil Worship, Part Two

In part two of a Halloween special, Mike Brown and I continue to scrutinize claims of devil worship throughout history. Go back and listen to part one, if you haven't already. Listener beware: this su...

31 Okt 201736min

The Specter of Devil Worship, Part One

The Specter of Devil Worship, Part One

This special two-part crossover Halloween edition explores the Satanic Panic and accusations of devil worship throughout history. Special thanks goes out to our guest co-host, Mike Brown of Pleasing T...

24 Okt 201728min

Jubal Early's Lost Cause

Jubal Early's Lost Cause

As a bit of a warning for any Southern patrons, I tackle some major myths in Southern and Civil War history in this episode, and there is the possibility it may offend those who embrace those myths. P...

10 Okt 201729min

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