Oct 16, 202541 minS0
<p>Whips, fedoras and cliff-hangers make for great cinema, but they also shape how we tell real scientific stories. In our Season 2 finale, we trace the “explorer” myth from colonial expansion to modern...
About this Podcast:
ARC is a non-profit documentary channel. We tell stories through film and narrative-driven podcasting that explore social justice issues, uncover histories that shape the present, and challenge dominant narratives. Our work amplifies voices often left unheard, creating space for deeper understanding. For more see: https://www.arcdocs.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What is ARC about?
ARC is a non-profit documentary channel. We tell stories through film and narrative-driven podcasting that explore social justice issues, uncover histories that shape the present, and challenge dominant narratives. Our work amplifies voices often left unheard, creating space for deeper understanding.
What has ARC covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Unburied S2E4: The Myth of the Explorer" (16 October 2025, 41 minutes), "Unburied S2E3: The Dark Side of Dart" (9 October 2025, 42 minutes), and "Unburied S2E2: Pride and Prejudice" (2 October 2025, 36 minutes).
How often does ARC publish?
ARC publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 106 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on ARC?
Booking probability for ARC is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. ARC requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. ARC's contact route on record: verified email.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 9, 202542 minS0<p>Behind one of science’s greatest breakthroughs lies a darker story of skulls measured, bodies taken, and lives diminished in the name of science. The discovery of the Taung Child helped prove humanity’s African...
Oct 2, 202536 minS0<p>In 1924, a mineworker in Taung likely held the fossilized skull of a three-year-old child before anyone else. That child, later named the Taung Child, would change science forever. Yet the man whose hands first...
Sep 25, 202531 minS0<p>100 years ago, a tiny fossil skull in Taung, South Africa rewrote human history. The Taung Skull proved that humankind’s roots lie in Africa, but its story is tangled in colonialism, bias, and forgotten...
Sep 18, 20253 minS0<p>Unburied is back for season 2: The Taung Child. </p><br><p>A century after the fossilised skull of a three-year-old surfaced at the Northern Limeworks in Taung, South Africa, we retrace how a newly found species...
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Sep 3, 202544 minS0<p>In this ARC Interview: "What’s Real About Race?" we speak with Dr. Phila Msimang, a philosopher at Stellenbosch University whose research critically assesses the uses and abuses of group descriptors like race and...
Jul 31, 202542 minS0<p>In his book Letters of Stone professor Steven Robbins tells the deeply moving story of his quest to find out what happened to the family members he only knew from a picture on the wall of his childhood home in South...
Jul 16, 202530 minS0<p>This is the first in our new episode format: ARC Interviews — conversations with people whose stories and work challenge the way we see the world.</p><br><p>We begin with Brain Miennies — community leader, activist...
Jul 2, 202532 minS0<p>As Rudolf Pöch prepared to leave Southern Africa in 1910, he left behind a legacy of exhumed graves, stolen bones, and silenced voices. But he also left behind a trail — one that leads, unexpectedly, to a small...
Jun 25, 202534 minS0<p>In the 1970s, a bookish young man was sorting shelves in a dusty library in apartheid South Africa. He noticed something strange — the way books were classified looked eerily similar to the way people were...
Jun 18, 202535 minS0<p>Inside an archive in Vienna, the grooves of old wax cylinders hold forgotten voices. These are the sonic remains of Rudolf Pöch’s expedition to the Kalahari in the early 1900s.</p><br><p>In this episode, we follow...
Jun 11, 202530 minS0<p>In 1907, an Austrian anthropologist rode into the Kalahari on an oxwagon and left with bones from more than 170 human beings. This episode begins our investigation into Rudolf Pöch — the man who (unwittingly or not)...
Jun 4, 20252 minS0<p>Unburied Season 1: Built from Bones</p><br><p>Season one of the Unburied series retraces the footsteps of Dr. Rudolf Pöch, an Austrian anthropologist who traveled through the Kalahari in the early 20th century...
Mar 4, 20255 minS0<p>We've got news: Sound Africa is becoming ARC. A new name for a new vision, but the mission stays the same. Independent, non-profit documentary storytelling. </p><p>Check out: https://www.arcdocs.org/ </p><p > Hosted...
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Alan Morris
professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Dr. Phila Msimang
Stellenbosch University
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Dr. Ayak Chol Deng Alak
Strategic Defence and Security Review Board
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