A Very Historically Blind Christmas Carol

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religion

4 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this 4th annual Christmas special, I delve into the misconceptions, myths, and little known history surrounding several well-known Christmas carols. Check out my novel, Manuscript Found! And check out the new show merch! Makes a great present! Further support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness, or by signing up for a 2-week trial of The Great Courses Plus. Many of the public domain Christmas songs in this episode were arranged and composed by Anndy Negative and can be found here, as well as one, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," by Benny Martin. All licensed under Creative Commons. Some music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "Holiday Gift," "September," AND "Behind Your Window," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0). Additional Music: Oh, Christmas Tree Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.6	Toy car to Danny from me.
0:06.8	Fluffy slippers to Emma from me?
0:09.2	The Cheesy McChisbee.
0:10.6	To me from me.
0:12.2	Treat yourself to the new Cheesy McChisbee from McDonald's
0:14.7	with the delicious cheese sauce, cheese slices and crispy onions.
0:17.7	Go on. You've earned it.
0:20.3	Available until the 5th of Jan, served from 11am, participating in restaurants only, subject to availability.
0:25.1	Welcome to True Spies. The podcast that takes you deep inside the greatest secret missions of all time.
0:32.6	Suddenly out of the dark that's appeared in Laudan. You'll meet the people who live life undercover.
0:38.2	What do they know?
0:39.3	What are their skills?
0:40.6	And what would you do in their position?
0:43.0	Vengeance felt good.
0:44.6	Seeing these people pay for what they'd done felt righteous.
0:49.2	True spies from Spyscape Studios, wherever you get your podcasts.
1:13.8	Thank you. from Spyscape Studios, wherever you get your podcasts. The year is 1888, and the city of London is gripped by terror because of the Ripper murders.
1:21.2	This serial killer mutilated at least five women at night around certain impoverished districts of the city, though other killings were also believed by many to have been committed
1:26.3	by the same person.
1:28.2	Newspaper coverage of the murders turned into one of the first true media frenzies,
1:34.0	and the result has been a lasting legacy of myths and pseudo-history surrounding the murders.
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