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Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Hosted by archaeologist Dr. Smiti Nathan, each episode features conversations with researchers, artists, and folx from diverse backgrounds who uncover unexpected stories behind objects, places, and people. No background in history or archaeology needed - just your curiosity. Learn more at smitinathan.com/podcastCover art by Laura Fajín Riveiro & theme music by Noor Hanania
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Signup to Generate a PitchCuriosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Hosted by archaeologist Dr. Smiti Nathan, each episode features conversations with researchers, artists, and folx from diverse backgrounds who uncover unexpected stories behind objects, places, and people. No background in history or archaeology needed - just your curiosity.
Curiosity Meets The Past is hosted by Dr. Smiti Nathan. The show has published 36 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Reading Fiction With An Archaeology Book Club" (27 October 2026, 28 minutes), "What Animal Bones Reveal About Life in 19th-Century New York" (20 October 2026, 19 minutes), and "Curiosity Exchange x The Dirt Diaries: Cursing the Competition" (16 October 2026, 29 minutes).
Curiosity Meets The Past publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 23 minutes across 36 episodes.
Booking probability for Curiosity Meets The Past is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Curiosity Meets The Past requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Curiosity Meets The Past's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dr. Smiti Nathan hosts Curiosity Meets The Past, a history podcast with 36 episodes published.
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Curiosity Meets The Past
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...
Curiosity Meets The Past
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...
Curiosity Meets The Past
This Curiosity Exchange is with The Dirt Diaries! For the full episode of this excerpt: YouTube: https://youtu.be/kYoTtKRIgEE?si=PtQ9Fz2ZlQ8PhU_c Apple Podcasts: ...
Curiosity Meets The Past
We've been around for 1 year! Sharing some highlights and updates in this bonus episode. Mentioned in the episode: Video on podcasting challenges: https://youtu.be/COOhPl9eEJg?si=gNCIPaVDbARIiTHJ Curiosity Meets the...
Curiosity Meets The Past
Mentioned on the show: Full episode (website): https://sowingtheseed.org/podcast/episode-21-gender-violence-in-late-antiquity-with-dr-jennifer-barry/ Full episode (Apple Podcasts)...
Episode #27
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...
Episode #26
<p>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...
Episode #25
<p>What can water systems tell us about people in the past and present? Landscape archaeologist, Dr. Mehrnoush Soroush, guides us through the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shushtar in Iran and how her work is...
Episode #24
<p>Where did blimps come from, and why are we fascinated by them? Geneticist and blimp enthusiast, Dr. Alex Dainis, guides us through the history of these sky vessels, the science behind their design, and what it feels...
<p>What can archaeology bring to the classroom and beyond? Archaeologist and filmmaker, Marc Barkman-Astles, guides us through the workshops he runs across England and Wales, the challenges he's encountered, and some of...
Episode #22
<p>Which deities did ancient people call upon when they needed help? Assyriologist and public educator, Megan Lewis, guides us through some of the surprising sources scholars use to understand the gods and goddesses...
<p>What can ancient astrological handbooks tell us about the lives of women around 2000 years ago? Egyptologist, Dr. Lingxin Zhang, guides us through fragmented papyri, recycled temple documents, and what one woman did...
Episode #20
<p>What can we uncover about the past when we look at it in three dimensions? Archaeologist, Madeline Robinson, guides us through a shipwreck, ancient temples in Malta, and very tiny stone tools she has studied through...
Episode #19
<p>What can we learn when we look closely at temples that deviate from the “norm?" Archaeologist and Egyptologist Dr. Brooke Norton guides us through certain sacred spaces where we see a spectrum of ancient Egyptian and...
<p>What can we learn when we look at the physics of past textile techniques? Physicist, Dr. Sabetta Matsumoto, takes us inside the inner workings of an Egyptian knitted sock and other historical textile techniques...
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<p>Mentioned on the show:</p>https://www.historydaily.com/ <p><br></p><p>🎁 Bonus content: https://patreon.com/smitinathan</p><p>✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past...
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<p>Mentioned on the show:</p>Legends and Lectures full episode: https://youtu.be/3BNMMNliFiw?si=_H9eKZo3LlUW5at8Legends and Lectures podcast...
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<p>Sharing some quick year-end updates as we close out 2025!</p><p><br></p><p>🎁 Bonus content: https://patreon.com/smitinathan</p><p>✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Curiosity Meets The...
Episode #17
<p>What can small lumps of clay reveal about the past? Archaeologist Dr. Siobhan Shinn takes us inside her work on clay sealings from sites in Egypt and Sudan. These unassuming objects once secured letters, containers...
Episode #16
<p>What can the sounds of everyday life reveal about the past? Podcast producer and host of ReCurrent, Jaime, brings us inside his storytelling process that connects sound and living heritage. Through examples from the...
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Associate Professor and Undergraduate Director of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, University of Alabama Department of Religious Studies
author of "Why Q Needs U", Radio Prague
geneticist and blimp enthusiast
Assyriologist and public educator, CHOP Division of Allergy and Immunology
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