A Day at the Ancient Olympics

A Day at the Ancient Olympics

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End of Season 15 Announcement

⁠Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! ⁠⁠ It is the End of Season 15--and we have to say, this was a challenging season for us. We were stepping outside our usual work by focusing on both the ancient and the modern world, but we really felt that the stretch ...  Show more

RE-RELEASE: The Haunting of Crater Lake

⁠Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! ⁠ Crater Lake is a caldera lake in the Cascade Mountains in Oregon—the remnants of an ancient volcanic eruption. It’s the deepest lake in the country and one of the deepest in the world. And this place is steeped in lor ...  Show more

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