Curiosity Meets The Past

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1. What 13,000+ Photos Uncover About Ireland's Past

   3 november 2026 · 27 min

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   What can over 13,000 aerial photographs reveal about Ireland's past? Landscape archaeologist Dr. Zenobie Susanne Garrett shares her work on the AERIAL-SCAN project, a collaborative effort to digitize a largely unseen portion of the Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. In our conversation, she walks us through what these images can reveal about both the recent and deep past of the Irish landscape, as well as why these photos are worth preserving. Lees meer

   Mentioned on the show:

   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zsgarrett/

   • AERIAL-SCAN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aerial_scan/

   • AERIAL-SCAN Bluesky: https://www.instagram.com/aerial_scan/

   • AERIAL-SCAN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590773226530

   • CUCAP: https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com/

   📝 Full transcript: https://smitinathan.com/what-13000-photos-uncover-about-irelands-past/

   🎁 Bonus content: https://patreon.com/smitinathan

   ✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com

   🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Each episode features a 15-30 minute curated conversation with guests who reveal the layered stories behind objects, places, and people.

2. Reading Fiction With An Archaeology Book Club

   27 oktober 2026 · 28 min

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   What happens when archaeologists and archaeology lovers read novels together? Archaeologist and journalist Dr. Matilda Siebrecht shares how and why she started an archaeology book club. In our conversation, we discuss fiction as a lens for thinking critically about the past, what makes for good depictions of archaeology, and which books Tilly highly recommends. Lees meer

   Mentioned on the show:

   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup/

   • Website: https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/

   • Archaeo Book Club: http://Archaeobookclub.com

   • Books Mentioned: https://bookshop.org/shop/smiti-nathan

   📝 Full transcript: https://smitinathan.com/reading-fiction-with-an-archaeology-book-club/

   🎁 Bonus content: https://patreon.com/smitinathan

   ✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com

   🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Each episode features a 15-30 minute curated conversation with guests who reveal the layered stories behind objects, places, and people.

3. What Animal Bones Reveal About Life in 19th-Century New York

   20 oktober 2026 · 19 min

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   What can animal bones reveal about the daily lives of working-class communities in 19th-century New York City? Archaeologist and zooarchaeologist Dr. Pam Crabtree guides us through her research at two sites in Lower Manhattan: Five Points and Corlears Hook. In our conversation, she walks us through what working-class people ate, some surprising finds, and how these finds can change our perception of New York City in the past. Lees meer

   Mentioned on the show:

   • Pam's Email: pc4@nyu.edu

   • New York Archaeological Repository: https://archaeology.cityofnewyork.us/

   📝 Full transcript: https://smitinathan.com/what-animal-bones-reveal-about-life-in-19th-century-new-york/

   🎁 Bonus content: https://patreon.com/smitinathan

   ✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com

   🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Each episode features a 15-30 minute curated conversation with guests who reveal the layered stories behind objects, places, and people.

4. Curiosity Exchange x The Dirt Diaries: Cursing the Competition

   16 oktober 2026 · 29 min

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   This Curiosity Exchange is with The Dirt Diaries! Lees meer

   For the full episode of this excerpt:

   YouTube: ⁠https://youtu.be/kYoTtKRIgEE?si=PtQ9Fz2ZlQ8PhU_c ⁠

   Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cursing-the-competition-doing-anything-for-the-ancient-win/id1739162065?i=1000763043061

   The Dirt Diaries podcast: https://pod1.co/thedirtdiaries

   #archaeology #archaeologist #podcast

   // More Resources 🔗

   🎁 Bonus content: patreon.com/smitinathan

   📩 Email notifications for new episodes: https://field-notes-by-smiti-nathan.kit.com/3e5792597b

   ✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com

   // About The Podcast 🎙️

   Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Each episode features a curated conversation (30min or under) with guests who reveal the layered stories behind objects, places, and people.

   // Who Am I? 🙋🏾

   Hi! I’m Smiti. I've studied and traveled the world doing archaeology for the past 20+ years [yes, I have a Ph.D. in it :)]. While I still do research, I love sharing what we do beyond academic journal articles.

   // Acknowledgements 🙌🏾

   Thanks to Noor Hanania for creating the theme music and Laura F. Riveiro for creating the podcast cover art.

5. The Careful Choices Behind Bronze Age Aegean Weapons

   13 oktober 2026 · 27 min

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   What can ancient weapons reveal about the choices people made in the past? Archaeologist and art historian, Dr. Tenninger Kellenbarger, guides us through the world of Bronze Age Aegean weaponry. In our conversation, we explore ancient choices that impacted how far these objects traveled, the curious places we do and don't find them, as well as what it means for a weapon to die. Lees meer

   Mentioned on the show:

   • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@the.Dirt.Diaries

   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/

   • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_?lang=en

   • More Ways to Connect: https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn

   📝 Full transcript: https://smitinathan.com/the-careful-choices-behind-bronze-age-aegean-weapons/

   🎁 Bonus content: https://patreon.com/smitinathan

   ✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com

   🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Each episode features a 15-30 minute curated conversation with guests who reveal the layered stories behind objects, places, and people.

6. How This Bioarchaeologist Connects Maryland's Past to Its Present

   6 oktober 2026 · 29 min

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   How can we learn about people who lived centuries ago, but were not included in typical written records? Biocultural anthropologist, Alex McDougle, guides us through her work on free and enslaved Black communities in Maryland during the 1700s and 1800s. In our conversation, she shares how she approaches bioarchaeology, her collaborations with descendant communities, and the present-day implications of her work. Lees meer

   Mentioned on the show:

   • Alex's Website: https://alexandramcdougle.com/

   • Goshen Farm: https://goshenfarm.org/about-goshen-farm/african-american-heritage/

   • 50x50 Science Across America Project: https://5050science.com/

   📝 Full transcript: https://smitinathan.com/how-this-bioarchaeologist-connects-marylands-past-to-its-present/

   🎁 Bonus content: https://patreon.com/smitinathan

   ✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com

   🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Each episode features a 15-30 minute curated conversation with guests who reveal the layered stories behind objects, places, and people.

   ⭐ In this episode, I’m representing the state of Maryland in 50x50: Science Across America. This is a national series, with 50 creators meeting 50 scientists, one pair in each state, to discuss science happening in communities all across the country. It is a production of the Independent Media Initiative in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Winn Family Foundation.

7. One Year Anniversary Update for Curiosity Meets the Past

   24 juni 2026 · 8 min

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   We've been around for 1 year! Sharing some highlights and updates in this bonus episode. Lees meer

   Mentioned in the episode:

   Video on podcasting challenges: https://youtu.be/COOhPl9eEJg?si=gNCIPaVDbARIiTHJ

   Curiosity Meets the Past Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curiositymeetsthepast

   🎁 Bonus content: https://patreon.com/smitinathan

   ✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com

   🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Each episode features a 15-30 minute curated conversation with guests who reveal the layered stories behind objects, places, and people.

8. Curiosity Exchange x Broadcast Seeding: Gender Violence in Late Antiquity

   19 juni 2026 · 27 min

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   Mentioned on the show: Lees meer

   Full episode (website): https://sowingtheseed.org/podcast/episode-21-gender-violence-in-late-antiquity-with-dr-jennifer-barry/

   Full episode (Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/broadcast-seeding-ep21-with-dr-jennifer-barry/id1096448667?i=1000734336759

   Broadcast Seeding Podcast website: https://sowingtheseed.org/podcast/

   🎁 Bonus content: ⁠https://patreon.com/smitinathan⁠

   ✉️ Get in touch at ⁠podcast@smitinathan.com⁠

   🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Each episode features a 15-30 minute curated conversation with guests who reveal the layered stories behind objects, places, and people.

9. Decoding Diaspora Through a Family Scrapbook

   16 juni 2026 · 24 min

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   What can a crumbling family scrapbook reveal about history and the way diasporic communities make meaning? Religious scholar, Dr. Richard Newton, guides us through the surprising story of how a scrapbook handed to him by his mother became the catalyst for an entire research project. In our conversation, he walks us through what he found when he opened the book and how he's making this project accessible to anyone who's curious. Lees meer

   Mentioned on the show:

   • Scrapbook Website: https://decodingdiaspora.org/decoding-diaspora/index

   • Richard's Website: https://sowingtheseed.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seedpods

   • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/seedpods.bsky.social

   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seedpods/

   • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seedpods

   📝 Full transcript: https://smitinathan.com/decoding-diaspora-through-a-family-scrapbook/

   🎁 Bonus content: https://patreon.com/smitinathan

   ✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com

   🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Each episode features a 15-30 minute curated conversation with guests who reveal the layered stories behind objects, places, and people.

10. The Archaeology Behind the English Alphabet

    2 juni 2026 · 30 min

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    Where did the English alphabet come from, and how do we know? Linguist and writer, Dr. Danny Bate, guides us through the archaeology and linguistic history behind the letters many of us use every day. In our conversation, we explore what various archaeological artifacts reveal about the alphabet's past and what that means about our relationship to the English language today. Lees meer

    Mentioned on the show:

    • Danny's Book: https://bookshop.org/a/115409/9781785307430

    • Danny's Website: https://dannybate.com/

    • Substack: https://dannylbate.substack.com/

    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannylbate/

    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i4oicfdtysshyfxjmvpx2xza

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-bate-b3ba02277/

    📝 Full transcript: https://smitinathan.com/the-archaeology-behind-the-english-alphabet/

    🎁 Bonus content: https://patreon.com/smitinathan

    ✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com

    🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Each episode features a 15-30 minute curated conversation with guests who reveal the layered stories behind objects, places, and people.

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