WEBVTT - S2 – Season 2 Trailer 0:00:00.880 --> 0:00:04.880 I'm Aaron Manky, creator and host of Unobscured, a podcast 0:00:04.880 --> 0:00:08.680 series that explores some of the darkest, most misunderstood moments 0:00:08.680 --> 0:00:12.360 in history. Season one was a deep dive into the Sale, 0:00:12.360 --> 0:00:15.520 in which trials in this season of Unobscured will trace 0:00:15.600 --> 0:00:18.119 the path of the spiritualists who followed the voice of 0:00:18.200 --> 0:00:21.800 Andrew Jackson Davis. Over the course of the nineteenth century, 0:00:21.920 --> 0:00:26.440 spiritualism became a kaleidoscope of novel beliefs, courageous people, and 0:00:26.560 --> 0:00:31.760 world shaking events. Here's historian Molly McGarry. There were always 0:00:31.800 --> 0:00:35.080 many spiritualisms, both in the nineteenth century and beyond. So 0:00:35.400 --> 0:00:38.400 some people came to the science tables seeking answers, wanting 0:00:38.479 --> 0:00:42.440 deeply to commune with lost loved ones. Others were curious 0:00:42.479 --> 0:00:45.640 investigators looking to see for themselves with this new technology 0:00:45.680 --> 0:00:48.559 could materialize. But what I found in what I've been 0:00:48.680 --> 0:00:52.479 most struck by is that many spiritualists took seriously the 0:00:52.520 --> 0:00:55.640 possibility of channeling the voices of the dead as a 0:00:55.720 --> 0:00:59.240 means of both connecting with the past and imagining both 0:00:59.280 --> 0:01:04.679 worldly and otherworldly futures. New episodes of Unobscured will air 0:01:04.760 --> 0:01:08.399 on Wednesday's beginning in October two. Listen to Unobscured on 0:01:08.440 --> 0:01:11.480 the I Heart Radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you 0:01:11.560 --> 0:01:12.640 get your podcasts.