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RE-AIR Conversations: The Conspiracy & Conspirituality of Atlantis w/ Steph Halmhofer

CW/TW: brief mention of Canadian Residential Schools and recent and ongoing discovery of graves. This episode originally aired in spring 2022.Liv speaks with archaeologist Steph Halmhofer about conspiracy and conspirituality in archaeology and pseudoarchaeology, Atlantis and its ... Show more

. 1h 5min

RE-AIR Conversations: When the Network Went Down, the Bronze Age Collapse w/ Dr Eric H Cline

This episode originally aired in April 2024 as part of our Bronze Age Collapse episode series. Liv is joined by Dr Eric H Cline to look at what we know of the end of the Bronze Age, what did and did not contribute to its collapse, and so much more. Learn about the books 1177 BC a ... Show more

. 1h 33min

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