011: They Made an (Ancient) Mistake! with Bob Mathas
In this episode of Voices of Ancient Egypt, host Melinda sits down with Bob Mathas, a retiree and student of hieroglyphs who turned a pre-trip curiosity into a deep, multi-year mastery of Egyptian hie...
4 Maalis 19min
010: Are You Ready to be a Scribe?
In this episode, Melinda gives you a full behind-the-scenes breakdown of her next-level group program, Master Scribes. And she addresses the common question many Egyptophiles have: "Am I really ready ...
2 Maalis 25min
009: From “Level Zero” to Reading the Book of the Dead (with a Learning Disability) with Nicky Broers
In this episode, Melinda interviews Nicky Broers, a student who transformed his struggle with impersonal self-teaching books into a successful journey of reading real Ancient Egyptian texts. Nicky sh...
1 Maalis 23min
008: How Jen Skyrocketed Her Hieroglyphs Learning – Even Reading Literature and Medical Texts
In this episode of Voices of Ancient Egypt, host and Egyptologist Dr. Melinda sits down with hieroglyphs student Jen to explore how real people with busy lives are making incredible progress reading h...
25 Helmi 25min
007: Heqanakht: the Most Famous Ancient Egyptian You Never Heard of
In this episode, we explore the fascinating Heqanakht letters, a collection of 4,000-year-old documents discovered in the rubble of an ancient Egyptian tomb. Unlike the typical "treasures" associated ...
23 Helmi 13min
006: From Struggling to Sightreading Hieroglyphs with Rick Richardson
In this episode of Voices of Ancient Egypt, Dr. Melinda sits down with Rick Richardson, a software developer and "Master Scribe" student, to pull back the curtain on what it really takes to master hie...
18 Helmi 24min
005: Your Ticket to the Afterlife - Heart Scarabs
In this episode of Voices of Ancient Egypt, we go beyond the museum glass to uncover the mysteries of the heart scarab, one of the most iconic objects found in ancient Egyptian burials. These large, b...
16 Helmi 22min
004: How Marianna Learned More in 20 Minutes Than in 8-Hour Cram Sessions
In this episode, Melinda sits down with student Marianna Sanborn to pull back the curtain on what it really takes to transition from struggling student to confident translator. Despite having an MA in...
11 Helmi 33min
