Afterlife Detour 4: Follow-up on Egyptian Hydraulics

I have a special treat for you, courtesy of the hosts of the Putchcast show. This is a podcast by Oliver Hoy-ta and James Bbennet about riots, rebellions, revolutions, and the intoxication of power. T...

27 Maj 39min

A few episodes ago, I mentioned the two distinct literary traditions behind the OT or Tanakh). Most important is the rabbinic Hebrew language tradition, known as the Masoretic tradition. The other tra...

19 Mars 25min

I always thought that the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in Roman imperial times not only destroyed the city of Pompeii, but all its inhabitants. Turns out that quite a lot of people escaped.  In this detour...

8 Feb 23min

This is a reprise of my Epiphany 2019 show (2-33), just in time for Epiphany 2026.  It relates the story of Christmas as told by the gospel of Matthew. In Matthew, the story is told from Joseph's poin...

4 Jan 44min

This is a reprise of my Christmas 2018 show, just in time for Christmas 2025. It relates the story of Christmas as told by the gospel of Luke. With lots of canticles: the Magnificat, the Benedictus, a...

21 Dec 202544min

In this detour episode we go way, way back.  Six thousand years ago, a language was forming that would spawn dozens of descendants, who came to occupy most of Europe and much of Anatolia, India and Ir...

14 Dec 202534min

I'm back with Gil Kidron of A Podcast of Biblical Proportions. In its 29th chapter, the book of Jeremiah contains a letter that the prophet wrote to the exiles in Babylonia. There is another letter of...

23 Nov 202525min