Unobscured

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Unobscured episodes

November 06, 2019 S2 – 6: Restless
The child stars of spiritualism were growing up. And facing a whole host of new realities about their world. Were the spirits up to helping their young vessels find love and fight for reform as the storm clouds gathered?

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46 min
October 30, 2019 S2 – 5: Seek and Ye Shall Find
The movement continued to swell. It found friends in high places. But everywhere it went, it found entrenched beliefs threatened by this new source of revelation. Finding harmony around a table was one thing. But when mediums met ministers, the seance became a street fight.

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47 min
October 23, 2019 S2 – 4: The Way, The Truth, The Lie
Spiritualists weren't the only ones who believed the dead could still be heard. That belief came trailing many stories. And with many aims. Some found a nourishing home. Others found a hunting ground.

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48 min
October 16, 2019 S2 – 3: A Spirit Globe
Who could have imagined how quickly their message would cross oceans? Even as they traveled from city to city, the first spiritualists were celebrated by seekers. But an anarchic new faith wasn't met kindly when it faced the authorities of the old world.

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45 min
October 09, 2019 S2 – 2: Instruments
A Harmonial Philosophy was one thing. But Rochester, New York, was about to become the cradle for so much more. The city wanted more than just words. They wanted a demonstration of power.

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47 min
October 02, 2019 S2 – 1: Seer
It was all wide open. Great awakenings shattered the old religions. Showmen made spectacles of cutting-edge science. Radicals campaigned for a social revolution. The nation waited with bated breath for a new kind of prophet to take the stage.

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40 min
September 25, 2019 S2 – Season 2 Trailer
The critically acclaimed historical documentary series is back with a powerful new season. With insightful research, expert interviews, and Aaron Mahnke's trademark narrative style, the Unobscured team returns for a new season to delve deep into the world of Spiritualism. By tracing its bizarre trajectory from a scattered fad to a worldwide phenomenon, listeners will discover the truth about the movement—and how it still impacts our world today.

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2 min
February 06, 2019 S1 – INTERVIEW 6: Stacy Schiff
Our interview with the Pulitzer prize winning author Stacy Schiff whose 2015 book The Witches was a source for this series.

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51 min
January 30, 2019 S1 – INTERVIEW 5: Jane Kamensky
Our interview with Jane Kamensky, professor of American history at Harvard University and author of Governing the Tongue: The Politics of Speech in Early New England.

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51 min
January 24, 2019 S1 – INTERVIEW 4: Marilynne K. Roach
Our interview with Marilynne K. Roach, author of "Six Women of Salem" and "The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege."

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1 hr 32 min