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Step into the cradle of civilization and discover the secrets of ancient Mesopotamia. This podcast delves deep into the rich history, groundbreaking innovations, and profound cultural legacies of the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. From the rise of Sumer and the grandeur of Babylon to the enigmatic stories of Assyria and Akkad, *Mysteries of Mesopotamia* explores how this ancient region shaped the world as we know it. Discover how the Mesopotamians revolutionized human progress ...
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A Podcast of Biblical Proportions dives into ancient Hebrew history and ancient Hebrew stories. Our time machine is the texts ancient Hebrew scribes wrote, including stories, historical accounts, songs, poems, prophecies, laws, rules, and regulations. Most of these texts can be found in the Hebrew Bible, aka the Old Testament or the Tanakh. This English-speaking podcast brings a new perspective to reading the Hebrew Bible — that of the person who wrote it, immersing ourselves in their world ...
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Culinary historian Linda Pelaccio takes a journey through the history of food. Take a dive into food cultures through history, from ancient Mesopotamia and imperial China to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Tune in as Linda, along with a guest list of culinary chroniclers and enthusiasts, explores the lively links between food cultures of the present and past.
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John David Duke Jr presents his short stories and novels in audio format. Visit johndaviddukejr.wordpress.com for more.
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Digital Hammurabi is the creative outlet for two Assyriologists, Megan Lewis and Joshua Bowen. Driven by a passion for the ancient Near East and the belief that history is both important and relevant to modern life, Megan and Josh aim to break out of the ivory tower of academia and bring ancient Mesopotamia to the world! This podcast brings academic scholarship and interviews with researchers to your brain (via your ears) in an easily-understood format, so you can enjoy fascinating content w ...
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We are a non-profit organization publishing the world's most-read history encyclopedia. Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. Subscribe to our Podcast: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Soundcloud
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Dreams are one of the most valuable and accessible tools available to everyone on the planet. From ancient Mesopotamia to the surface of the moon, dreams have contributed to the psychological evolution of the human race. In this podcast I dive into the very real dreams of individuals across the globe, helping them to understand the subconscious messaging and powerful information encapsulated in each dream experience. Join me on this journey of dreams as I teach the world how to interpret and ...
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TWENTY-NINE EPISODES that follow along with the chapters of the book, Remnants of Ur. In 2006, God spoke to me and said that I would write a book, entitled, Remnants of Ur, and it would deal with His views on blood sacrifice. After 15 years of researching and spending countless hours in God's presence, I finished the assignment. Come hear us discuss what God has to say to the Christian Church, which is based upon a LIE that God orchestrated the brutal murder of Christ as a human sacrifice to ...
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History and myth of the Cradle of Civilization, bronze age Mesopotamia, beginning with the dawn of writing. The show will cover the full history of Mesopotamia, from Gilgamesh to Nabonidas, a span of some 2500 years, with myths of heroes and gods, and tales of daily life peppered throughout. Sumer, Akkad, Old Babylon, Hittites, and Israel have all been covered in depth, current episodes get deep into the Assyrian Empire. New episodes every other Wednesday. Online at oldeststories.net.
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From prehistoric time to the present, one blood line has endured. Garaaga's children range from the Indus Valley to Mesopotamia to Jerusalem and beyond, influencing ancient civilizations, mighty crusades, and everyday lives. The stories of the god Garaaga, his half-human progeny, and their supplicants have been passed down through the generations. Leaving a frightful, lustful, body-strewn trail through the ages, Garaaga's children and worshipers have survived to spread their religion around ...
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Interviews with authors and scholars about new books in library science.
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Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four regular episodes per week taking you to the heart of the issues that matter in the company of the world’s great minds. We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to [email protected] or ...
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Step into the captivating world of history with "The Forgotten Timeline," a podcast that takes you on an immersive journey through the annals of time. Join us as we unravel the rich tapestry of human civilization, exploring the stories, events, and individuals that have shaped our world. In each episode, we dive deep into a different era, culture, or pivotal moment in world history, shedding light on the triumphs, challenges, and enduring legacies that continue to resonate today. From the an ...
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Thin End of the Wedge explores life in the ancient Middle East. There are many wonderful stories we can tell about those people, their communities, the gritty reality of their lives, their hopes, fears and beliefs. We can do that through the objects they left behind and the cities where they once lived. Our focus is on the cultures that used cuneiform (“wedge-shaped”) writing, so mostly on ancient Iraq and nearby regions from about 3000 BC to about 100 AD. Thin End of the Wedge brings you ex ...
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Interviews with Archaeologists about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/archaeology
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Historical investigation podcast. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/what-changed/support
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Time Travelers Tales is a podcast that immerses listeners in the rich tapestry of history, covering a diverse array of subjects. Whether delving into the mysteries of ancient civilizations, the remarkable evolution of dinosaurs, or the cultural influence of video games, each episode provides an in-depth exploration of the events and stories that have shaped our world. With its compelling storytelling and keen eye for captivating details, the podcast makes history both enlightening and enjoyable.
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This is Art History: Prehistoric to Gothic, where we delve into the great achievements of past cultures and civilizations.
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What we likely all once knew about history, has likely been forgotten. Here, at Smarticus Tells History, we move around the timeline picking up some of the most interesting and sometimes downright weird stories. Stories such as the Rabbit Queen, or how Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian, the Black Plague and many more.They are all true, no matter how quacky and quirky some may seem. We keep them short and mostly to the point. So put your listening ears on, have a beer or two, and learn a thing or two!!!
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Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History, with Moudhy Al-Rashid
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42:44On today’s episode, Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid sheds light on the history of Ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, gave rise to writing, literature, astronomy, and law - shaping human history in ways that still resonate today. Drawing on her new book Between Two Rivers, Al-Rashid brings to life the stories of …
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Synopsis: The launch of “The Ancient World – Ages”, a new series covering the Early Bronze Age Collapse (c. 2200 BC) and the remaking of Southwest Eurasia. We start things off with a discussion of the Ubaid and Uruk Periods of early Mesopotamia. “After Anu, Enlil, Enki, and Ninhursag Had fashioned the black-headed people, Vegetation luxuriated from…
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A Cultural History of Privacy, with Tiffany Jenkins
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59:46What does it mean to have a private life? Our guest today is Tiffany Jenkins, a writer, cultural historian and broadcaster. She is the author of the acclaimed Keeping Their Marbles: How Treasures of the Past Ended Up in Museums and Why They Should Stay There, and a former honorary fellow in the History of Art at the University of Edinburgh. She wro…
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Britain Should Not Have Fought in the First World War
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1:37:35For this week's Sunday Debate, we're dipping back into the archive to 2014, when we gathered a panel of expert historians to debate whether Britain was right to fight in the First World War, a tragedy that laid the foundations for decades of destructive upheaval and violence across Europe. To debate the issue, we invited leading historians Margaret…
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Annalisa Marzano, "Plants, Politics and Empire in Ancient Rome" (Cambridge UP. 2022)
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49:23Plants, Politics and Empire in Ancient Rome (Cambridge University Press, 2022) by Dr. Annalisa Marzano investigates the cultural and political dimension of Roman arboriculture and the associated movement of plants from one corner of the empire to the other. It uses the convergent perspectives offered by textual and archaeological sources to sketch …
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Terry Baxter and Libby Coyner-Tsosie, "Stories on Skin: A Librarian's Guide to Tattoos as Personal Archives" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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53:47Tattoos are not merely decorative; they contain deep meaning for individuals and communities. They document their wearers' personal histories and position in families or society, and they engage with a communal understanding of symbols. Stories on Skin: A Librarian's Guide to Tattoos as Personal Archives (Bloomsbury, 2025) by Terry Baxter & Libby C…
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The Tree of Life: Mapping Evolution’s Greatest Story, with Max Telford
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38:07Understanding how the diversity of life on earth came to be is one of the greatest puzzles in biology. In his new book, The Tree of Life: Solving Science's Greatest Puzzle, Professor Max Telford charts a four-billion-year journey through the evolution of our planet, from humans, fish and butterflies to oak trees, mushrooms and bacteria. On today’s …
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Ritual, Ancestry, and Cultural History in Modern China, with Alice Mah
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43:21What do we owe to the dead? What responsibilities do we inherit from the past, and how do they intersect with the crises of the present? In an era of ecological collapse and cultural dislocation, how can we meaningfully honour ancestral memory when the material sites of remembrance - tombs, villages, traditions - are themselves vanishing? In this e…
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Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global, with Laura Spinney
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46:03What if a single ancient language lay at the root of nearly half of the world’s spoken tongues? In today’s episode, acclaimed science writer and journalist Laura Spinney joins us to discuss her new book Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global. In Proto, Spinney takes us deep into the mystery of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) - a prehistoric language…
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Jane Austen created the definitive picture of Georgian England. No writer matches Austen’s sensitive ear for the hypocrisy and irony lurking beneath the genteel conversation. That’s the argument of the Janeites, but to the aficionados of Emily Brontë they are the misguided worshippers of a circumscribed mind. In Wuthering Heights, Brontë dispensed …
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85 - The Hebrew Theocratic Oligarchy
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1:03:58In 458 BCE, a group of foreign billionaires initiated a coup in Judea in order to exempt themselves from paying taxes. They succeeded thanks to the first edition of the Torah. Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home Page Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see w…
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An Evening with Elif Shafak and Peter Frankopan
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56:01Elif Shafak’s award-winning novels are celebrated globally. Her work has been translated into 58 languages, and her latest, There Are Rivers in the Sky, is a testament to the power of storytelling across borders and cultures. This is an epic story of interconnection. Spanning ancient Mesopotamia to contemporary London, Shafak charts the lifespan of…
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In this episode, we explore the complex causes behind the outbreak of World War II. Listeners will learn how the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles, economic turmoil during the Great Depression, and the rise of fascist leaders like Adolf Hitler set the stage for global conflict. We break down the policies and political decisions—including appe…
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Stolen Fragments: Black Markets, Bad Faith, and the Illicit Trade in Ancient Artefacts
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58:33In 2012, Steve Green, billionaire and president of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores, announced a recent purchase of a Biblical artefact—a fragment of papyrus, just discovered, carrying lines from Paul's letter to the Romans, and dated to the second century CE. Noted scholar Roberta Mazza was stunned. When was this piece discovered, and how cou…
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Stolen Fragments: Black Markets, Bad Faith, and the Illicit Trade in Ancient Artefacts
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58:33In 2012, Steve Green, billionaire and president of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores, announced a recent purchase of a Biblical artefact—a fragment of papyrus, just discovered, carrying lines from Paul's letter to the Romans, and dated to the second century CE. Noted scholar Roberta Mazza was stunned. When was this piece discovered, and how cou…
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Today we witness the transformation of Urartu—called Biainilli in its own time—from a fledgling mountain kingdom into a formidable Iron Age empire that would challenge Assyria itself. Following Sarduri’s founding of Tushpa, his successors Ishpuini and Menua laid the military, economic, and administrative foundations of a true state. We explore the …
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Abundance: A New Blueprint for Liberal Politics, With Derek Thompson
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50:58What if the biggest threat to liberal democracy isn’t authoritarianism - but our failure to build? On today’s episode we’re joined by journalist Derek Thompson to unpack Abundance, a new vision of progressive politics co-authored by Thompson and Ezra Klein. In it, Klein and Thompson trace the political, economic, and cultural barriers to progress a…
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Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, "The Idea of the City in Late Antiquity: A Study in Resilience" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
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1:15:19The city was one of the central and defining features of the world of the Greek and Roman Mediterranean. Challenging the idea that the ancient city 'declined and fell', Andrew Wallace-Hadrill argues that memories of the past enabled cities to adapt and remain relevant in the changing post-Roman world. In the new kingdoms in Italy, France and Spain …
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The Illegals: A Secret History of Soviet Espionage, with Shaun Walker
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53:19On today’s episode: the untold history of Russia’s deep cover spy programme. Shaun Walker is an international correspondent for The Guardian. He reported from Moscow for more than a decade, and his coverage of Russia's war in Ukraine was shortlisted for the Foreign Reporter of the Year category at the British 2023 Press Awards. In his new book, The…
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