Yesterday

Short Stuff: Great Britain

Now that it’s been 250 years since America split from England, we figure enough time has passed that we can finally learn the difference between the UK, Great Britain, and the British Isles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12m 33s

Jul 7

Kola: The World’s Deepest Hole

During the Cold War all eyes were on the Space Race between the US and USSR. But there was another, overlooked race too and it went in the opposite direction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

46m 25s

Jul 4

Selects: Chopsticks > Forks

In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh sit and converse on the simple, elegant chopstick.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

50m 58s

Nov 2022

How were people mummified?

Ancient Egyptians did lots of amazing things, from building pyramids to inventing a form of writing called hieroglyphics. They also mummified important people after they died. In this episode, we’ll explain how that process was done and why. We’ll also meet a museum curator who t ... Show More

36m 32s

Sep 2022

Tutankhamun | 6. secrets of the pharaoh's mummy

There’s no more instantly recognisable symbol of ancient Egypt than a mummy. And, of course, the mummy of Tutankhamun is the most famous of all. But what can we learn from looking at the mummified body of an ancient boy king? In episode 6 of our series on Tutankhamun, Ellie Cawth ... Show More

41m 16s

Oct 2023

The Monstrefact: The Mummy

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the undead mummies of horror cinema and where they emerge from in modern Egyptomania… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6m 2s

Nov 2024

The Monstrefact Redux: The Mummy

In this classic episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the undead mummies of horror cinema and where they emerge from in modern Egyptomania… (originally published 10/25/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6m 2s

Feb 2019

Why Are Peat Bogs So Good at Preserving Human Remains?

Human bodies buried in bogs can retain some features -- like perfectly preserved skin, right down to forehead wrinkles -- for thousands of years. Learn how this natural mummification process works in today's episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.i ... Show More

6m 48s

Oct 2024

Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 1 with Kara Cooney & Salima Ikram

<p>Linen wrapping. Expensive resins. Sarcophagi. Preserving for eternity – or until someone raids their tomb. It’s a brand-new Spooktober episode with not one but two guests: Dr. Salima Ikram is a professor of Egyptology and expert on mummification of both people and animals, and ... Show More

52m 23s

Oct 2022

The Tomb of the Animal Mummies

Ever wonder what a mummy smells like? Or why millions of animals were mummified - including baboons? We climb into ancient tombs with Egyptologist Salima Ikram, to discover the science and culture of animal mummies. Salima is a real life tomb adventurer, cautious of scorpions and ... Show More

22m 14s

Oct 2015

Egyptian Mummies: A Cosmic, Mortuary Odyssey

<p>Ancient Egyptian mummification is not unlike sci-fi space travel in many respects. The leading minds of the day preserved a chosen human within a costly vessel, and then they sent that vessel on a journey across time and space to another world -- a dangerous and uncertain worl ... Show More

1h 3m

Sep 2022

Should mummies be on display?

Is it strange that we go to museums to look at dead bodies? Angela Stienne’s book Mummified explores some of the ethical issues around displaying ancient Egyptian human remains. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, she explains how many Egyptian mummies ended up in European museums, and ... Show More

39m 57s

Selects: How Mummies Work