History's Strangest Outbreak: The Dancing Plague

Podcast: Everything But The Cats · Everything But The Cats

Opublikowano: 2026-08-02

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...