50. Shake Your Tail Feather: La Lechuza and the Dancing Plague of 1518
This week we talk about a very creepy bird and the wildest dancefloor in history. Jerry tells the story of La Lechuza, a wild witch plaguing northern Mexico and Texas. Brian talks about the chaos that occurred during the Dancing Plague of 1518 leading to multiple deaths by dance.
What haunted you this week?
Sources:
History.com
Science Direct
Smithsonian Magazing
Public Domain Review
BBC Radio
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