26 episodes

HIV and AIDS changed the United States and the world. In this series, we reveal untold stories from the defining years of the epidemic, and we’ll consider: How could some of the pain have been avoided? Most crucial of all, what lessons can we still learn from it today? Blindspot is a co-production of The HISTORYⓇ Channel and WNYC Studios.

Blindspot The HISTORY® Channel and WNYC Studios

    • History
    • 4.4 • 604 Ratings

HIV and AIDS changed the United States and the world. In this series, we reveal untold stories from the defining years of the epidemic, and we’ll consider: How could some of the pain have been avoided? Most crucial of all, what lessons can we still learn from it today? Blindspot is a co-production of The HISTORYⓇ Channel and WNYC Studios.

    Mourning in America

    Mourning in America

    The dawn of HIV and AIDS.

    • 35 min
    If I Didn't Have HIV, I Wouldn't Have Met You

    If I Didn't Have HIV, I Wouldn't Have Met You

    Stories from Harlem Hospital’s pediatric AIDS ward.

    • 39 min
    'Women Don’t Get AIDS, They Just Die From It'

    'Women Don’t Get AIDS, They Just Die From It'

    The story of how a group of women changed the very definition of AIDS.

    • 44 min
    Respectability Politics and the AIDS Crisis

    Respectability Politics and the AIDS Crisis

    Why it took the Black community so long to respond to the AIDS crisis.

    • 47 min
    What If I Could Have Grown Old With My Brother?

    What If I Could Have Grown Old With My Brother?

    How one woman refused to accept the status quo and helped save the lives of thousands of people in her neighborhood.

    • 39 min
    There Was Love Here

    There Was Love Here

    The challenge of living and aging with HIV.

    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
604 Ratings

604 Ratings

MMH1640 ,

Blindspot- The Plague in the Shadows

Remembering and telling an untold history of people who could have been forgotten. Simply brilliant and a compelling listen. A must for anyone who cares about what destruction HIV/AIDS wrought.

lowcountyr letgo ,

Excellent Podcast

Excellent work here.

Ky.ll.e ,

A Must Listen

“What if there’d never been an HIV epidemic?”

Wow. As someone who has a decent understanding of the history of HIV/AIDS this podcast was refreshing. Amplifying the voices of women and QTPOC folx, this podcast provides a critical counter narrative. Exceptionally well done.

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