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The Ancient One/Kennwick Man (North America, 8,500 Years Ago)
Season 2 Episode 5
In July of 1996, a skeleton was discovered on the banks of the Columbia River. It belonged to a man who died 8,500 years ago, in a world so distant f…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Anzick-1 (North America, 13,000 Years Ago)
Season 2 Episode 3
Thirteen thousand years ago, a baby died in what's now Montana. His people buried him under a rock ledge, and there his bones stayed for millennia. T…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Introducing Season 2: Bodily Experiences
Season 2 Episode 1
When we think about the past, whether we know it or not we're usually thinking in terms of texts: written sources that provide the information we use…
5 months ago
Recommended Listen: History Daily
Season 1 Episode 32
Today we’re sharing a podcast that Patrick really loves: History Daily. History Daily tells the fascinating stories of what happened “on this day” in…
5 months, 1 week ago
Why Slavery Matters
Season 1 Episode 30
Slavery is a huge topic, but we've covered an enormous amount of ground from ancient Assyria to the 20th century, and now we can come to some conclus…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Matilda McCrear, the Clotilda, and the Last Survivors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Season 1 Episode 28
In July of 1860, the last slave ship to reach the United States arrived in Mobile Bay. The Clotilda held 103 captives, Yoruba people from present-day…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Olaudah Equiano's Atlantic World
Season 1 Episode 26
Olaudah Equiano is one of the most fascinating people in human history: enslaved as a child in West Africa, trained as a sailor who traveled from the…
6 months ago
Moll and the Indian Slave Trade in Colonial America (18th Century)
Season 1 Episode 24
While the horrors of the Middle Passage are familiar to most, it's less well known that countless indigenous people were trafficked into slavery in t…
6 months, 1 week ago
Maddalena, the Medici, and Slavery in the Renaissance (Florence, 15th century)
Season 1 Episode 22
We don't usually think of the Italian Renaissance - the time of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and the Borgias - as a world of slaves, but there were many e…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Maddalena, the Medici, and Slavery in the Renaissance (Florence, 15th century)
Season 1 Episode 22
We don't usually think of the Italian Renaissance - the time of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and the Borgias - as a world of slaves, but there were many e…
6 months, 2 weeks ago