The Dancing Plague - AKA Dance Mania

Episode 2 of the The Most Dangerous Podcast podcast, hosted by James Cox, Fraser Smillie, titled "The Dancing Plague - AKA Dance Mania" was published on March 17, 2024 and runs 50 minutes.

March 17, 2024 ·50m · The Most Dangerous Podcast

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Summary

This week on The Most Dangerous Podcast, Fraser takes the lead with one of history’s strangest and most haunting mysteries: The Dancing Plague, also known as dancing mania.From medieval Europe to the streets of 16th-century Strasbourg, this bizarre phenomenon saw hundreds of people dance uncontrollably — sometimes for days — often collapsing from exhaustion, injury, or even death. But what could cause entire communities to fall into such a frenzied trance? Fraser explores the weirdest theories, from mass hysteria and ergot poisoning, to demonic possession and divine punishment.Meanwhile, James brings this week’s Dangerous News, featuring a penguin post office that may not be as cute and innocent as it sounds…It’s an episode full of mystery, medieval madness, and a few laughs as James and Fraser try to make sense of one of the most bizarre outbreaks in human history.Hashtags:#DancingPlague #DanceMania #MostDangerousPodcast #MassHysteria #Strasbourg1518 #WeirdHistory #HistoricalMystery #FunnyPodcast #BritishPodcast #PenguinPostOffice #JamesAndFraser #TruePodcasts #SpotifyPodcast #ApplePodcasts #HistoryIsWeird

Episode Description

This week on The Most Dangerous Podcast, Fraser takes the lead with one of history’s strangest and most haunting mysteries: The Dancing Plague, also known as dancing mania.

From medieval Europe to the streets of 16th-century Strasbourg, this bizarre phenomenon saw hundreds of people dance uncontrollably — sometimes for days — often collapsing from exhaustion, injury, or even death. But what could cause entire communities to fall into such a frenzied trance? Fraser explores the weirdest theories, from mass hysteria and ergot poisoning, to demonic possession and divine punishment.

Meanwhile, James brings this week’s Dangerous News, featuring a penguin post office that may not be as cute and innocent as it sounds…

It’s an episode full of mystery, medieval madness, and a few laughs as James and Fraser try to make sense of one of the most bizarre outbreaks in human history.

Hashtags:

#DancingPlague #DanceMania #MostDangerousPodcast #MassHysteria #Strasbourg1518 #WeirdHistory #HistoricalMystery #FunnyPodcast #BritishPodcast #PenguinPostOffice #JamesAndFraser #TruePodcasts #SpotifyPodcast #ApplePodcasts #HistoryIsWeird