In the summer of 1518, hundreds of people in Strasbourg began dancing — not for fun, but endlessly, painfully, and in some cases fatally. They danced until their feet bled, until they collapsed, and some never got back up again.

In this very first episode of Allegedly Interesting, I’m diving into the strange mystery of the Dancing Plague of 1518.

Come with me as I explore one of history’s weirdest events — a story that’s as unsettling as it is fascinating, and maybe a little too relatable for anyone who’s ever felt like life was just too much.