History's Strangest Outbreak: The Dancing Plague

Sometimes in history weird things happen. Sometimes there is a logical explanation that comes to the light pretty easily and sometimes it is elusive. In 1518 Strasbourg experienced possibly the strangest outbreak in history: uncontrollable dancing. Join us as we explore the historical context of the dancing plague as well as the possible causes and come to the same conclusion that everyone else has had to land on: we don't really know. 00:00 - Cold Open02:13 - Intro03:30 - Historical Context13:05 - Patient zero23:34 - Government Response 29:49 - Religious context and Saint Vitus40:21 - Theories 49:25 - Pop Culture References 55:12 - conclusionIf you have your own opinions and theories that you would like to throw into the mix, please leave them in the comments below or send us an email at [email protected]. If you enjoy hanging out with us, go ahead and like and subscribe so you can stay tuned. Also, if you have ideas for other stories we can cover, please let us know that as well. Also message us if you are interested in stickers. Available now. Mostly, stay lovely dear listener. Thank you to our friends for our musicJacob Casey: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7E60rnQGYTO65DTkVpe6D9?si=46ylUvAcTmuoXAXqxvf04gAdam Ward: https://www.instagram.com/adamjward1/Jared ScrowtherIf you want to contact us, send us an email at [email protected] find us elsewhere, just go to these links.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nocatspodYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoCatsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1TOoYcuujpulwuIuLdDk7V?si=a09b0e516f7b444bApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everything-but-the-cats/id1712223606Website: https://everythingbutthecats.com