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What's New In History - Did Agriculture Really lead to Humans Settling Down?
Yes it’s all true…
The recent discovery of a 11,400-year-old village in Turkey challenges ideas of when and why humans first settled down. Excavations…
3 years, 5 months ago
165. 580s BC part 5 - Cyrus the great
Could this be the most famous person Dan and Bernie have podcasted about? Move over Baby Yoda... we've got baby Cyrus the Great! Maybe he's not a Jed…
3 years, 6 months ago
What's New In History - Gorillas on Boats
As Dan would say WHAT??!!
Dan joins Bernie on this episode of What’s New In History where we learn that our hominid ancestors probably were “sailing” …
3 years, 6 months ago
164. 580s BC part 4 - The Battle of the Eclipse
Lots of hard to pronounce names in this one and lot's going on!
Nebuchadnezzar - who's still on the warpath
Psammetichus - RIP
Ankhnesneferibre - Listen…
3 years, 6 months ago
What's New In History - Ramses II, Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh
A discussion with Professor Peter Brand about his latest book, Ramses II, Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh.
Ramesses II was the most magnificent and iconic ph…
3 years, 6 months ago
163. 580s BC part 3 - ROME
It's a dream come true for Dan! He uses his great knowledge of ancient Rome to tell us more about the early, early days of the city and the legendary…
3 years, 6 months ago
What's New In History - Table of Gods
But unlike any cookbook you’ve ever seen! Bernie talks with Assyrian author Arim Hawsho about his soon to be published “cookbook”. It’s a cookbook bu…
3 years, 7 months ago
162. 580s BC Part 2 - Hanno the Navigator
Thank You to Matt Breen of The Explorer's Podcast for help with this podcast!
https://explorerspodcast.com/hanno-the-navigator/
Dan and Bernie finally…
3 years, 7 months ago
What's New in History - The Most Important Find in Israel is Just a Lousy Comb?
In our latest episode of “What’s New In History”, Bernie tells of a recent discovery in Israel of a 3700 year old comb. But it’s more than meets the …
3 years, 7 months ago
161. 580s BC part 1 - Greece
We go to Ancient Greece in this episode and meet Pythagoras the underage boxer, Thales the OG of western philosophy, and find out how the Greeks woul…
3 years, 7 months ago