{"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":"Crispus Attucks, American Martyr","slug":"crispus-attucks-american-martyr","published_at":"2026-02-10T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/historical-blindness-551564/crispus-attucks-american-martyr","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/ARML8629036381.mp3?updated=1770429521","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8629036381.mp3?updated=1770429521","summary":"In this episode, I talk about Crispus Attucks, a figure in Black history both lauded as the first martyr of American liberty and maligned as a violent thug, and I explore his relevance in this moment of state-sanctioned violence against protestors. 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 in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include \"Black Ballots,\" \"Cicle Deserrat,\" \"Game Lands,\" \"Olivia Wraith,\" and \"JoDon.\" Additional music, including \"Wake Up,\" \"Remedy for Melancholy,\" and \"Something,\" by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In this episode, I talk about Crispus Attucks, a figure in Black history both lauded as the first martyr of American liberty and maligned as a violent thu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2891,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/historical-blindness-551564/episodes/crispus-attucks-american-martyr/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/crispus-attucks-american-martyr.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}