Episode – 1938 : The Shroud of Turin Podcast Transcript In the 13th century, a French knight came forward and displayed what he claimed was the burial cloth of Jesus […]
Episode – 1934 : The Younger Dryas
Episode – 1934 : The Younger Dryas Podcast Transcript Around 12,900 years ago, the last ice age was ending. Things were warming up, and the glaciers were starting to recede.…and […]
Episode – 1916 : The Six Cradles of Civilization
Episode – 1916 : The Six Cradles of Civilization Podcast Transcript The rise of civilization is one of the most remarkable and important events in human history. However, it didn’t […]
Episode – 1898 : Dendrochronology
Episode – 1898 : Dendrochronology Podcast Transcript One of the most essential aspects of archeology is dating objects from the past, and one of the most critical tools in dating […]
Episode – 1855 : The Lost Legion
Episode – 1855 : The Lost Legion Podcast Transcript One of the most legendary legions in the history of the Roman military was the Legio IX Hispana, or the Ninth […]
Episode – 1799 : How the Ancients Made Fire
Episode – 1799 : How the Ancients Made Fire Podcast Transcript One of the most critical developments in the course of human history was the control of fire. Without fire, […]
Episode – 1624 : Peanuts
Episode – 1624 : Peanuts Podcast Transcript One of the world’s most popular snack foods is peanuts. Peanuts are consumed by themselves as a snack, processed in the form of […]
Episode – 1591 : The Bone Wars
Episode – 1591 : The Bone Wars Podcast Transcript The 19th century was a period of rapid advancement. New technologies such as the railroad and the telegraph radically changed civilization. […]
Episode – 1477 : A Brief History of Nothing
Episode – 1477 : A Brief History of Nothing Podcast Transcript One of the most difficult concepts for early thinkers to get their heads around was the idea of nothing. […]
Episode – 1468 : The Herculaneum Papyri
Episode – 1468 : The Herculaneum Papyri Podcast Transcript In the mid-18th century, excavations in the ancient town of Herculaneum, just outside the city of Pompeii and destroyed by the […]
Episode – 1365 : The Vestal Virgins
Episode – 1365 : The Vestal Virgins Podcast Transcript One of the most important gods in the Roman pantheon was the goddess Vesta. Vesta was the goddess of the hearth […]
Episode – 1326 : Pearls
Episode – 1326 : Pearls Podcast Transcript Centuries ago, the most expensive jewelry in the world wasn’t made of diamonds, rubies, or emeralds. Rather, they were made with an extremely […]
Episode – 1291 : Cahokia
Episode – 1291 : Cahokia Podcast Transcript You are probably familiar with, or have at least heard of, several of the great pre-Columbian cities in the Americas. Places like Tikal, […]
Episode – 1279 : Questions and Answers: Volume 14
Episode – 1279 : Questions and Answers: Volume 14 Podcast Transcript The month of January was named after the Roman god Janus who had two faces, one on each side […]
Episode – 1114 : The Maya Civilization
Episode – 1114 : The Maya Civilization Podcast Transcript Centuries before the arrival of Europeans, one of the greatest civilizations in the Americas rose and fell. They left behind a […]
Episode – 1099 : The Dead Sea Scrolls
Episode – 1099 : The Dead Sea Scrolls Podcast Transcript In early 1947, a teenage Bedouin herder was looking for a lost goat from his flock when he came upon […]
Episode – 1085 : The Toba Eruption
Episode – 1085 : The Toba Eruption Podcast Transcript 74,000 years ago, the Earth suffered the greatest natural disaster that it has seen in the last several million years. A […]
Episode – 1079 : Dome of the Rock
Episode – 1079 : Dome of the Rock Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of the Old City of Jerusalem lies one of the most famous structures in the world. […]
Episode – 1071 : Gunung Padang
Episode – 1071 : Gunung Padang Podcast Transcript Located on the island of Java in Indonesia, just 100 kilometers from the capital of Jakarta, lies what might be one of […]
Episode – 1062 : Questions & Answers: Volume 7
Episode – 1062 : Questions & Answers: Volume 7 Podcast Transcript In June of every year, the sun has its solstice. In the north, the days are long; in the […]