217 Episodes

  1. Gaslighter! Trump's Historical Distortions

    Published: 5/20/2025
  2. Tariff Men: A History of the US in Tariff Controversies

    Published: 5/6/2025
  3. Darkness Came: the Myths of Easter and Good Friday

    Published: 4/22/2025
  4. The Legend of Joan, Popess of Rome

    Published: 4/8/2025
  5. Empress Elagabalus

    Published: 3/25/2025
  6. The Erasure of Aspasia

    Published: 3/11/2025
  7. The Lincoln Legends - Part Four: Smoke and Fire

    Published: 2/25/2025
  8. The Lincoln Legends - Part Three: Puppet Masters and Masterminds

    Published: 2/11/2025
  9. The Lincoln Legends - Part Two: A Conspiracy, Simple or Grand

    Published: 1/28/2025
  10. The Lincoln Legends - Part One: Larger Than Life

    Published: 1/14/2025
  11. The Roots of the Christmas Tree (Another Very Historically Blind Xmas!)

    Published: 12/23/2024
  12. Patreon Release: A Very Shroomy Xmas!

    Published: 12/17/2024
  13. Special Presentation: Plodding Through the Presidents - Conspiracy Theories and the Corrupt Bargain with Mark Cheathem

    Published: 12/3/2024
  14. The Thanksgiving Union (Holiday Bonus Minisode)

    Published: 11/26/2024
  15. Jack the Ripper - Part Two: Ripperology

    Published: 11/19/2024
  16. Jack the Ripper - Part One: The Canonical Five

    Published: 11/5/2024
  17. Devil Books and Murder Ballads: The Myth of the Arch-Killer

    Published: 10/22/2024
  18. Special Presentation: Southern Gothic--The Forbidden Love of Annabel Lee

    Published: 10/14/2024
  19. Anthropophagi: The Myth of Cannibalism

    Published: 10/8/2024
  20. Slow-Motion Coup: Trump's Fake Electors Scheme

    Published: 9/24/2024

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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.