{"podcast":{"title":"Historical Blindness","slug":"historical-blindness-551564","podcast_index_feed_id":551564,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ADL4668203624","website_url":"http://www.historicalblindness.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4b44e022-39e0-11e8-82cd-47f1be4ac7b2/image/20210223_164158.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Nathaniel Lloyd","episode_count":243,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T16:22:11.732523+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/historical-blindness-551564"},"episode":{"title":"Cracked and Packed: A History of Gerrymandering","slug":"cracked-and-packed-a-history-of-gerrymandering","published_at":"2025-09-09T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/historical-blindness-551564/cracked-and-packed-a-history-of-gerrymandering","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/historical-blindness-551564","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2875603292.mp3?updated=1757370649","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2875603292.mp3?updated=1757370649","summary":"After Texas's recent mid-decade partisan redistricting, representing a blatant power grab for the Republican Party undertaken at Trump's behest, I search for precedents and historical parallels and examine the history of gerrymandering in the US. Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/Blindness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include \"Cicle DR Valga,\" Tarte Tatin,\" \"The Griffiths,\" \"Palms Down,\" \"Voyager,\" \"Bauxite,\" and \"Illa Vallardo.\" Additional music, including \"Remedy for Melancholy\" is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"After Texas's recent mid-decade partisan redistricting, representing a blatant power grab for the Republican Party undertaken at Trump's behest, I search…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2506,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/historical-blindness-551564/episodes/cracked-and-packed-a-history-of-gerrymandering/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/historical-blindness-551564/cracked-and-packed-a-history-of-gerrymandering.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}