Podcast Episodes

Episode 22: Pepy Lives

Ruling the World. King Pepy ruled long and his authority reached far and wide. To understand Egyptian society in this period, we must meet the important families (nobility) who served Pepy, and see h…

Published on 12 years, 1 month ago

21: The Excited Child

The Child King. Around 2285 BCE, a new ruler came to power. King Pepy II was a little boy, just six years old. His reign would be one of the longest, and most impactful, in the Old Kingdom...

Published on 12 years, 2 months ago

Old Kingdom Technology with Dr. Martin Odler

Interview recorded 2024. How does copper cut stone? Martin Odler specialises in ancient Egyptian technology. Specifically, the manufacture and use of metal in tools and industry. In this interview, D…

Published on 12 years, 2 months ago

Episode 20: Expeditions and Explorers

The Great Explorer. Around 2300 BCE, King Pepy I died. His successor was a man named Mer-en-Re ("Beloved of Re"). In this period, the explorer Weni the Elder continued his travels, now going far sout…

Published on 12 years, 2 months ago

Episode 19: The Beloved of Re, Pepy

Pepy and Weni the Elder (Part 1). Around 2355 BCE, King Pepy I came to power. The new king had trouble establishing his authority, and he had to deal with the effects of his predecessor Teti's murder…

Published on 12 years, 3 months ago

18: The Guards Themselves

Assassins! Around 2355 BCE, King Teti died. Legend tells us that the king was murdered by members of his own family. If this is true, it is the first time in Egyptian history that we hear about royal…

Published on 12 years, 3 months ago

17: A New Era

The Sixth Dynasty, and its wisdom. Around 2380 BCE, King Teti inaugurated the Sixth Dynasty of Egyptian rulers. Teti married into the royal family and began a new (male) bloodline. This period was cr…

Published on 12 years, 4 months ago

Interview: Alcohol and Economics (with Prof. Leslie Anne Warden)

Beer, Bread and Pharaoh's Power. Recorded 2019. My guest today is Prof. Leslie Anne Warden, Associate Professor of art history and archaeology at Roanoke College in Virginia, USA. An insightful schol…

Published on 12 years, 4 months ago

The Pyramid Texts Explained

What’s the deal? We explore the Pyramid Texts’ meaning, as well as their origins and scholarship.

The Osiris achieves his apotheosis. Having awakened from death and received his offerings (or taken th…

Published on 12 years, 4 months ago

Unas the Skywalker: The Pyramid Texts of Unas (Part 4)

The Osiris achieves his apotheosis. Having awakened from death and received his offerings (or taken them by force), Unas now prepares to enter the sky at last. We add more protections and defeat more…

Published on 12 years, 4 months ago