Episode 170: The Phantom Time Conspiracy

Let's Get Haunted

Comedy

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 100 minutes

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SKIP TO 00:10:50 TO GET TO THIS WEEK’S STORY! Happy Valentines Day 2024 Haunties... or is it Valentines Day 1724? This week, Nat convinces Aly that our current calendar is a fake and history as we know it is a lie. According to the Phantom Time Conspiracy, the years known colloquially as "The Middle Ages" never even happened and we are all currently living in the 1720s. Even more disturbing, some of our most treasured heroes, artifacts, and historical events, are complete fabrications! WHAT? Why would someone want to fake a time period? Babe, you better buckle the f up- IT’S TIME TO GET HAUNTED! ATHENA CLUB: Head over to AthenaClub.com to try their award-winning razor and body products and get 20% off your purchase with code HAUNTED at checkout. APOSTROPHE: Get your first visit for only $5.00 at Apostrophe.com/LETSGETHAUNTED when you use our code : LETSGETHAUNTED. DINNERLY: For 25 meals for just $2.99 per meal, head to Dinnerly.com/offer/HAUNTED and use code HAUNTED. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 - INTRO 00:10:50 - THE STORY BEGINS 00:19:46 - ATHENA CLUB AD READ 00:21:13 - CHARLEMAGNE IS A MYTH 00:44:09 - APOSTROPHE AD READ 00:45:59 - JULIAN CALENDAR IS A LIE 01:00:56 - THE MIDDLE AGES NEVER HAPPENED 01:00:12 - DINNERLY AD READ 01:13:56 - HISTORICAL FABRICATION 01:20:20 - THEORIES 01:34:20 - DONOR SHOUTOUTS — Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: [email protected] —— SOURCES [1]https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/phantom-time-hypothesis-conspiracy-theory [2]https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/14zd64p/til_the_phantom_time_conspiracy_theory_claims_the/ [3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_time_conspiracy_theory [4]https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/what-is-the-truth-behind-the-controversial-phantom-time-hypothesis [5]https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/king-emperorby-janet-l-nelson-review-charlemagne-beat-medievaleurope/ [6]https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-herkimer-westerncivilization/chapter/the-rise-of-charlemagne/#:~:text=Key%20Points,Italy%2C%20supporting%20Pope%20Adrian%20I. [7]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20153271/#:~:text=Reconstructed%20stature%20of%201.84%20m,2010%20Elsevier%20B.V. [8]https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/28944 [9]https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/28944 [10]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5NG6mo1zGY [11]https://www.damninteresting.com/the-phantom-time-hypothesis/ [12]https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/what-is-the-phantom-time-hypothesis-theory BACKGROUND MUSIC [1] Medieval Song Village Consort [No Copyright Music] [2]✝️ Christian Music (No Copyright) - "Gregorian Chant" by KevinMacLeod 🇺🇸 [3]No Copyright Halloween Spooky Haunted Background Music / Halloween 2023 SOUND EFFECTS [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LUCJMScgaE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.1	Slack presents hands-free conversations.
0:30.3	Hello car commuter, dog walker, stroller
0:33.1	your hands are busy.
0:35.0	It's why we created huddles in slack
0:37.0	because sometimes talking is easier than typing.
0:39.7	Huddle without the hassle.
0:41.2	In slack. Welcome back to Let's Get Haunted with your host, Nat Strong and Allie. welcome back guys.
1:03.0	Hey guys, this is Nat.
1:04.0	Before we start the show, I just wanted to insert a quick disclaimer for anyone who has never listened to our show before.
1:09.0	Allie and I start every episode with a little banter about what's going on in our own personal lives
1:13.4	colloquially known as personal hauntings. If our intro does not interest you at all,
1:18.4	you can open up the show notes in the very first sentence in all caps will tell you the exact time frame to skip our
1:24.4	intro and get straight to the story from the title. With that said let's get into it.
1:28.7	Welcome back guys to episode 170 of Let's Get Haunted. We hope you all enjoyed our season
1:37.9	premiere last week but now it's time for Nat to just absolutely wow me with an insane haunting.
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