{"podcast":{"title":"History at Nigtht","slug":"history-at-nigtht-7923053","podcast_index_feed_id":7923053,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/7123615/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-at-nigtht--7123615","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a1e7ca45999fac66fd7804549aa04f8b.jpg","author":"History at Nigtht","episode_count":16,"summary":"📜 Welcome to History at Night — Where the Past Bleeds Into the Dark. 🩸✨History isn't always beautiful. Behind the grand empires, the famous monuments, and the celebrated heroes lies a darker, grimmer reality. History at Night is a deep dive into the historical horrors, terrifying conspiracies, unsolved crimes, and eerie mysteries that time tried to wash away. 🗝️🌌Under the crimson night sky, we unlock the vaults to explore: 🪦 Grim Historical Horror: The bloodiest battles, cruelest figures, and terrifying ancient rituals. 📁 Dark Archives & Conspiracies: Secret societies, hidden agendas, and cover-ups that changed the world. 🕯️ Eerie Anomalies: Unexplained historical phenomena and eerie folklore told under the dim glow of a lantern. 👁️ Immersive Dark Storytelling: Rich, atmospheric narratives designed for late-night listening. If you have a passion for dark history, eerie atmospheres, and the chilling truths of the past, you have just found your nightly sanctuary. 💀🚪✨ Subscribe now, light your lantern, and let's face the shadows of history together. 🌟","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T16:17:29.627254+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-at-nigtht-7923053"},"episode":{"title":"Black Death How Plague Changed Europe Forever","slug":"black-death-how-plague-changed-europe-forever","published_at":"2026-07-14T13:10:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-at-nigtht-7923053/black-death-how-plague-changed-europe-forever","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-at-nigtht-7923053","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-death-how-plague-changed-europe-forever--72935722","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72935722/2a55a977_e5c4_4894_97a8_d7a5842b78cd.mp3","summary":"It came from the east like a silent shadow, carried by rats and the breath of the dying. In just five years, the Black Death wiped out up to 50 million people—more than half of Europe's population—and reshaped the world in ways no war ever could. The Black Death was a plague pandemic that devastated Europe from 1346 to 1353, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis[citation:1][citation:6][citation:11]. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history, killing an estimated 30% to 60% of Europe's population[citation:11]. The disease likely originated in Central Asia, with genetic evidence pointing to the Chüy Valley near Lake Issyk-Kul in modern Kyrgyzstan as the source, where graves from 1338–1339 show a spike in deaths from \"pestilence\"[citation:11]. From there, it spread along the Silk Road and was introduced to Europe in 1347 during the siege of the Genoese trading port of Caffa in Crimea, where Mongol forces reportedly catapulted plague-infected corpses into the city[citation:1][citation:6][citation:11]. The pandemic's effects were staggering. It came in three forms: bubonic (swelling of the lymph nodes), pneumonic (lung infection, highly contagious through coughs), and septicemic (blood infection)[citation:1][citation:6]. The death toll was so high that it caused social collapse—towns and villages were completely abandoned, and carts piled high with corpses became a common sight across Europe[citation:6]. The shortage of farmers led to demands for an end to serfdom, empowering peasants to ask for wages and breaking the feudal system[citation:6]. Labor shortages and the fall in demand for goods triggered widespread social unrest, including rebellions in Paris (1358), Florence (1378), and London (1381)[citation:6]. Traditional authority—both governmental and re…","meta_description":"It came from the east like a silent shadow, carried by rats and the breath of the dying. In just five years, the Black Death wiped out up to 50 million pe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3095,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-at-nigtht-7923053/episodes/black-death-how-plague-changed-europe-forever/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-at-nigtht-7923053/black-death-how-plague-changed-europe-forever.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}