6: Dancing Plagues and Other Shared Madness

This week, Allison and Chris dig deep into their own shared love and education in psychology to talk about the Dancing Plague of 1518, one of many such mass hysteria events that occurred during medieval Europe. In doing so, they also relate those events to the current day, where humanity remains no stranger to psychogenic illnesses. Why did so many people choose to dance themselves to death? Was it ergot, ego, or FOMO?This is the season finale of the show, and we hope you'll be back for season 2, coming very soon!Credits:Graphics -- Nathaniel DicksonMusic -- Spencer MorelockAdditional Info:The Dancing Plague of 1518 WikiThe Great Mortality by John KellyA List of Other Mass Hysteria EventsShow Credits:Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson: http://ndickson.comMusic -- Spencer Morelock, Ken DicksonDing Dong Darkness Time Media:Twitter: @dddarknesstimeInstagram: dddarknesstimeGmail: [email protected]

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