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Historical Blindness

Shadow of the Werewolf, Part One: Killer on the Road

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religion

4839 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In the first part of my especially spooky Halloween series, I begin a hunt for the true nature of the werewolf, looking at its roots in antiquity and mythology and the evolution of the notion through folklore and etymology. In this first installment, I explore werewolf claims in relation to real wolf attacks, trace the idea of their vulnerability to silver, and suggest that the werewolf may have first been a metaphor for savagery and cannibalism later applied to murderers who acted more as animals than men and were punished as such. Happy October! Look for part two before Halloween! WARNING: Listeners sensitive to such content should be advised that this episode contains vivid descriptions of violence against women and children.  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.

0:05.4

Hello everyone. My name is Wesley Levisay from the History of the Second World War

0:09.6

podcast. Join me on a journey to the most destructive conflict in human history, a journey that

0:15.3

will take us not just through the famous campaigns and cataclysmic battles, but also to the lesser

0:20.4

well-known corners

0:21.5

of the war that touched millions all over the world, as we try and answer not just the questions

0:26.3

of what and where, but how and why.

0:29.8

You can find History of the Second World War on all major podcast platforms or at History

0:34.1

of the Second World War.com.

0:36.6

Hello all, Eric Rivinessis with the Most Notorious Podcast here.

0:41.5

Each week I interview an author or historian about a historical true crime, tragedy, or disaster.

0:48.4

Subject matter ranges from gunslingers to Gilded Age murder, to gangsters, to fires, to pirates, to wild prison breaks.

0:56.8

My guests spring their incredible knowledge directly to you.

1:00.4

Please subscribe to Most Notorious on your favorite podcast app.

1:04.5

Cheers and have a safe tomorrow.

1:07.0

I want to thank all my patrons before we start the episode, including new patrons, Carter,

1:12.7

Billy, and Catherine. After October, as I take my annual hiatus, which I take to catch up on my

1:18.9

day job to spend more time with family at the holidays, and generally to improve my mental

1:23.9

health, those of you who listen to the free ad-supported show will have an empty

1:28.9

feed, except for a Christmas special I'm planning. But patrons will get their usual blindside

1:35.7

episodes each month, and hopefully some other extras I can think up to keep their feed from going

1:41.3

dark. So if you want more historical blindness this November

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