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Episode 529: Mass Hysteria Through Time

Last Podcast On The Left

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The Iron Maiden and the Astoria

Thousands of people were dropping down to the plague in Milan every day. By August, it was said that 4,000 dead bodies were in the streets just rotten. People began accusing themselves of associating with witches and sorcerers. The point of the iron maiden is that it's a very, very slow death.

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