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Seqenenre Tao
Season 2 Episode 24
Thirty-five hundred years ago, an Egyptian king was killed in ghastly fashion. How and why did Seqenenre Tao meet his end? Using a combination of his…
2 months, 1 week ago
A Quick Guide to Ancient Egypt
Season 2 Episode 22
When we think of mummies, ancient Egypt is the first place to come to mind, and with good reason. But it's probably been a while since most of us hav…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Princess of Xiaohe
Season 2 Episode 20
Nearly 4,000 years ago, a young woman was buried in the sands of the Tarim Basin in western China. When her coffin was opened just a few decades ago,…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Interview: Producer, Writer, and Director Tim Haines on Surviving Earth and Bringing the Distant Past to Life
Season 2 Episode 18
Tim Haines (Walking with Dinosaurs, Primeval) joins me to discuss making high-quality documentaries about the distant past in the lead-up to the prem…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Xinjiang: The Crossroads of Eurasia
Season 2 Episode 16
While Xinjiang - in the extreme west of present-day China - is today a tightly controlled and repressed periphery, but for most of the past 4,000 yea…
3 months ago
The Corps of Discovery Wasn't Just Lewis and Clark: Interview with Craig Fehrman
Season 2 Episode 14
New York Times bestselling author Craig Fehrman joins us to discuss his wonderful new book, This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis and Clark. W…
3 months, 1 week ago
Gebelein Man and the Roots of Ancient Egypt
Season 2 Episode 12
In hindsight, ancient Egypt appears to be both eternal and inevitable, but in reality it was neither. Until his untimely death 5,300 years ago, Gebel…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ötzi the Iceman
Season 2 Episode 10
Of all the many people who lived in the distant past, we might know Ötzi the Iceman the best. Found in the Ötztal Alps of northern Italy in 1991, Ötz…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Shaman of Bad Dürrenberg
Season 2 Episode 8
Nine thousand years ago, a special woman was buried in central Germany. She was her band's shaman, and they interred her with all of the tools of her…
4 months ago
Audiobook Chapter: Lost Worlds
Season 2 Episode 6
Patrick's new book Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World comes out May 5th! Check out a free preview of the first cha…
4 months, 1 week ago