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. […]
Episode – 0766 : The Siege of Masada
Episode – 0766 : The Siege of Masada Podcast Transcript Around the year 36 BC, the King of Judea, Herod the Great, built a fortress in the Judean desert overlooking […]
Episode – 0764 : The Aurochs: The Once and Future King of Cattle
Episode – 0764 : The Aurochs: The Once and Future King of Cattle Podcast Transcript Tens of thousands of years ago, early paleolithic humans painted on cave walls the most […]
Episode – 0730 : The Wreck of the Mary Rose
Episode – 0730 : The Wreck of the Mary Rose Podcast Transcript In the year 1511, King Henry VIII of England launched what was to be his flagship, The Mary […]
Episode – 0714 : Life in Ancient Rome
Episode – 0714 : Life in Ancient Rome Podcast Transcript For over 2,000 years, stories have been passed down about the famous and infamous people from ancient Rome. While many […]
Episode – 0712 : The History of Horses in North America
Episode – 0712 : The History of Horses in North America Podcast Transcript When one thinks of the history of North America, it often invokes images of native Americans and […]
Episode – 0707 : Olive Oil
Episode – 0707 : Olive Oil Podcast Transcript Somewhere in your kitchen, you might have a bottle of olive oil. When you made that purchase you probably didn’t think twice […]
Episode – 0690 : The Queen of Sheba
Episode – 0690 : The Queen of Sheba Podcast Transcript All three of the holy books from great monotheistic faiths share a similar story about a Queen from a land […]
Episode – 0675 : King Tutankhamen
Episode – 0675 : King Tutankhamen Podcast Transcript In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter stumbled upon one of the most pristine tombs of an Egyptian Pharaoh ever found. The tomb […]
Episode – 0656 : The Rise, Fall, and Possible Rise of the Wooly Mammoth
Episode – 0656 : The Rise, Fall, and Possible Rise of the Wooly Mammoth Podcast transcript Thousands of years ago, enormous furry elephants roamed the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, […]
Episode – 0652 : The Real-Life Lord of the Flies
Episode – 0652 : The Real-Life Lord of the Flies Podcast Transcript In William Golding’s 1954 novel, the Lord of the Flies, a group of young boys find themselves on […]
Episode – 0615 : The Three Age System: Stone, Bronze, and Iron
Episode – 0615 : The Three Age System: Stone, Bronze, and Iron Podcast Transcript Scientists love to classify things. Archeologists are no exception. One of the very first classifications systems […]
Episode – 0593 : Great Zimbabwe
Episode – 0593 : Great Zimbabwe Podcast Transcript Located near the city of Masvingo in Central Zimbabwe are the ruins of one of the greatest civilizations of the Middle Ages. […]
Episode – 0587 : Kennewick Man
Episode – 0587 : Kennewick Man Podcast Transcript In 1996 two college students walking along the Columbia River in Washington State stumbled upon what turned out to be an ancient […]
Episode – 0567 : The Tomb of Alexander the Great
Episode – 0567 : The Tomb of Alexander the Great Podcast Transcript By the age of 32, Alexander the Great had conquered most of the world which was known to […]
Episode – 0561 : The Antikythera Mechanism
Episode – 0561 : The Antikythera Mechanism Podcast Transcript In the year 1900, a crew of sponge divers was looking for sponges off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera. […]
Episode – 0551 : The Ark of the Covenant
Episode – 0551 : The Ark of the Covenant Podcast Transcript It was the single most sacred object in the Jewish faith. According to the bible, it was an object […]
Episode – 0513 : The Vasa
Episode – 0513 : The Vasa Podcast Transcript The Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus oversaw the rise of Sweden as one of the great powers in Europe.In 1626, he ordered the […]
Episode – 0503 : Vinland, Vikings, and Lactose Intolerance
Episode – 0503 : Vinland, Vikings, and Lactose Intolerance Podcast Transcrip Despite what you might have been told, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were not the first Europeans to reach […]