A Year Without a Summer
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A Year Without a Summer
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In 1816, summer never came. Red suns, snow in June, and global famine sparked fear, invention, and apocalypse talk. Was it a volcano… or something more?
🧱 Episode Breakdown
🌡️ Intro – A World Gone Cold
Snow in June, frost in August
The sun turned red and dim
Mass panic, famine, and fear
🧊 Part 1 – What Actually Happened
Global crop failure and bizarre weather
Mount Tambora’s 1815 eruption blamed
“Volcanic winter” sets in
📉 Part 2 – Aftershocks & Consequences
Food riots, mass migration, and disease
Tech innovations and shifting global trade
Religious revivals and survival cults
🖼️ Part 3 – Art, Horror & Myth
Blood-red skies in paintings by Turner & Friedrich
Frankenstein and The Vampyre born in 1816
Myths of frost spirits and angry skies spread
🌀 Part 4 – Fringe Theories
Solar minimums, comet dust, and occult weather magic
Doom prophecies and cosmic imbalance
Divine judgment: was it the wrath of God?
🧪 Part 5 – Science & Memory
Ice cores and tree rings confirm volcanic cause
Tambora's ash changed the world for years
A warning from nature—no missiles, just silence
Thanks for listening, but remember, don’t tell anyone about what you heard today, because this podcast is a secret.