Ark: The Trailer
Ark15 Jan 2025

Ark: The Trailer

Flood myths were common to many ancient cultures — Chinese, Greek, Norse, Irish, Aboriginal, Mayan. The most famous flood myth, the Hebrew Bible story of Noah’s Ark, is theologically pivotal to all three of the world’s major religions. What happened on that boat determined the rest of history.

Noah’s story, along with the rest of what is called the “primeval history” section of the book of Genesis, was likely written down in the 6th century BCE. Its authors were influenced by other flood myths, like the Epic of Gilgamesh, a poem from ancient Mesopotamia written 2,000 years before the birth of Christ.

In 2018, graduate students from the Antiquities Institute at the University of Tehran were excavating a portion of the Çalköy Cave system on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey when they uncovered 26 ceramic amphorae containing reels of ancient audio tape.

The Institute’s scholars have since theorized that sometime during the Bronze Age, a collective of Akkadian Empire priests placed the recordings inside the caves, which lie just 300 miles from Mt. Ararat — described in Genesis as the resting place of Noah’s ark.

AIUT researchers spent years restoring the magnetic coating before daring to place the delicate film in a playback recorder. In 2024, when they finally held their breath and hit “play,” what they heard was astounding: a clear and complete recording of Noah and Naamah — captured by their unemployed son Japheth — discussing life aboard the ark with thousands of animal pairs.

In partnership with the Antiquities Institute at the University of Tehran, we have digitized a selection of those 5,000-year-old interviews and now present them publicly for the first time in this historic podcast.

Episoder(21)

Skunks

Skunks

Noah and Naamah interview two skunks, Edith and Carl.Eva Lewis played Edith the Skunk, and Chris Ulrich played Carl the Skunk. Eva performs with Lena Dunham and The Broken Bones at Washington Improv T...

12 Nov 202529min

Italian Cave Salamanders

Italian Cave Salamanders

Noah and Naamah interview two Italian Cave Salamanders, Enzo and RoccoCreditsRyan McCloskey played Enzo, the Italian Cave Salamander, and Michael Williamson played Rocco, the Italian Cave Salamander. ...

5 Nov 202532min

Dolphins

Dolphins

Noah and Naamah interview two dolphins, Delphia and ParvulusCreditsKristina Martinez played Delphia the Dolphin, and Neil Baron played Parvulus the Dolphin. Kristina performs as half of Goodison, a th...

25 Mar 202533min

Armadillos

Armadillos

Noah and Naamah receive another visit from God. Then they interview two armadillos, Sheila and Chud.CreditsBethany Coan played Sheila the Armadillo, and Alex Kazanas played Chud the Armadillo. Bethany...

18 Mar 202537min

Aardvarks

Aardvarks

Noah and Naamah interview two aardvarks, Farrah and AnthonyCreditsIsaiah Headen played Farrah the Aardvark, and Eddison Wilkinson played Anthony the Aardvark. Isaiah is a founding member and head prod...

11 Mar 202528min

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

Noah and Naamah interview two dinosaurs, Flex and NovaCreditsKrystal Ali played Flex the Dinosaur, and Samiyyah Ali played Nova the Dinosaur. Krystal’s work as a performer and director can be seen reg...

4 Mar 202533min

Prairie Dogs

Prairie Dogs

Noah and Naamah interview two prairie dogs, Edith and BertCreditsAllison Yolo played Edith the Prairie Dog, and Mikail Faalasli played Bert the Prairie Dog. Allison can be seen performing, on occasion...

25 Feb 202537min

Snakes

Snakes

Noah and Naamah get another visit from God. Then they interview two snakes, Goose and Solomon.CreditsArie Rich played Goose the Snake, and Simone Webster played Solomon the Snake. Arie performs with N...

18 Feb 202529min

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