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 […]
Episode – 1027 : The Pantheon
Episode – 1027 : The Pantheon Podcast Transcript Located in the heart of Rome is one of the oldest standing buildings in the world. Unlike other ancient structures, it isn’t […]
Episode – 1009 : Fingerprints
Episode – 1009 : Fingerprints Podcast Transcript Located on the tips of our fingers are features known as friction ridges. We evolved them to get a better grip on objects. […]
Episode – 1002 : Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki Expedition
Episode – 1002 : Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki Expedition Podcast Transcript In 1947, a Norwegian adventurer named Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove a theory of his that the […]
Episode – 0993 : Libraries
Episode – 0993 : Libraries Podcast Transcript As soon as humans developed systems of writing, they faced a problem. What to do with all of the things that were written […]
Episode – 0992 : Migration to the Americas
Episode – 0992 : Migration to the Americas Podcast Transcript Perhaps the most important research in anthropology is how modern humans left their birthplace in Africa and migrated to the […]
Episode – 0924 : Leprosy: Humanity’s Oldest Disease
Episode – 0924 : Leprosy: Humanity’s Oldest Disease Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, one of the most terrifying and destructive diseases which afflicted humanity has been leprosy. Leprosy is […]
Episode – 0919 : The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii
Episode – 0919 : The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii Podcast Transcript In the year 79, Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located east of the modern-day city of Naples, erupted. Vesuvius […]
Episode – 0912 : The Trojan War
Episode – 0912 : The Trojan War Podcast Transcript Sometime about 3,200 years ago, one of the most famous wars in ancient history took place. Maybe. It has been the […]
Episode – 0837 : The Nubian Civilization and the Kingdom of Kush
Episode – 0837 : The Nubian Civilization and the Kingdom of Kush Podcast Transcript Most people are familiar with the ancient Egyptian civilization, which arose along the banks of the […]
Episode – 0831 : Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Episode – 0831 : Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Podcast Transcript Located in the South Pacific Ocean is one of the most isolated islands in the world. It is over a […]
Episode – 0801 : The Wonderful World of Tin
Episode – 0801 : The Wonderful World of Tin Podcast Transcript In the ancient world, only seven metals were identified and named: gold, silver, iron, lead, copper, mercury, and tin. […]