Ghosts of Wrangel Island
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! Mammoths existed on our planet for roughly five million years, and they were perfectly adapted to the ice age world they inhabited. So perf...
20 Jul 202348min
The Drowning of Doggerland
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! Ten thousand years ago, there was no North Sea. Instead, there was a vast landscape that connected the UK and Ireland to the rest of Europe...
13 Jul 20231h 2min
The Ten Plagues of Egypt: An Ancient Disaster Story
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! The story of The Ten Plagues of Egypt is important in both Jewish and Christian mythology. It’s a dark, haunting tale that features a capri...
6 Jul 20231h 26min
RE-RELEASE: Actium, Baby! (With Barry Strauss)
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! In this episode, we return to the beach at Actium with author, historian, and academic Barry Strauss as our tour guide. His new book, The W...
29 Jun 20231h 5min
PATREON BONUS: Cleopatra x King Herod: Wouldn't Touch You With a Barge Pole (Part 2)
This episode originally appeared as a Patreon Exclusive episode. Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! In the second installment of our Cleopatra x King Herod arc, the slow-moti...
27 Jun 202325min
PATREON BONUS: Cleopatra x King Herod: Wouldn't Touch You With a Barge Pole (Part 1)
This episode originally appeared as a Patreon Exclusive episode. Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! In our episode Cleopatra x Marc Antony: Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Part 3...
22 Jun 202320min
RE-RELEASE: Cleopatra x Marc Antony: Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Part 5)
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! After the disaster at Actium, Marc Antony's entire army--100,000 strong--surrendered to Octavian. Marc Antony and Cleopatra fled to Alexand...
20 Jun 20231h 15min
RE-RELEASE: Cleopatra x Marc Antony: Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Part 4)
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! As Marc Antony and Cleopatra lived and loved in Alexandria, Octavian whipped up a toxic garbage fire of racism, misogyny, and xenophobia in...
15 Jun 202358min
