The Aftermath: The Dancing Plague of 1518
The Alarmist
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🗓️ 12 August 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks to medical historian John Waller about the Dancing Plague of 1518. Author of A Time to Dance, a Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518, John shares fascinating new details about the culture, economics and spirituality of the time which really illuminate how truly different the past was from our present day lives. Afterward, Patreon subscribers can listen to the post-interview breakdown with Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Clayton Early to see if the verdict holds up. Not on Patreon? Join us below!
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| 0:45.2 | There is a world in which they just stood there and they're like, don't, you know, it's like, |
| 0:49.6 | don't move, like, you know, dinosaurs looking at you. |
| 0:52.5 | And they'll just keep going and then it's not then |
| 0:56.0 | what's his name chris cold play wouldn't have been like oh either they're shy or they're |
| 1:01.3 | having an affair he just been like oh look at that couple yeah you know yeah let's put |
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| 1:20.7 | Each week, we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy. |
| 1:25.3 | And each week, you tell us if we got it right. My name is Rebecca Delgado |
| 1:31.0 | Smith, and this is The Aftermath. Hey, everyone, thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath. |
| 1:40.0 | Today we're speaking with guest expert, Professor John Waller. Professor Waller is a medical historian. |
| 1:46.1 | He is the associate professor of history at Michigan State University and the author of A Time to Dance, A Time to Die, the extraordinary story of the dancing plague of 1518. Let's hear what he has to say about it. |
| 2:03.5 | Hi, John. |
| 2:04.6 | Thank you so much for joining us today. |
| 2:07.0 | My pleasure. |
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