The Toldinstone Podcast
40 – Rome and the Silk Road
Oct 28, 20261h 30m
Raoul McLaughlin and I discuss Rome's involvement in the far east.
history
The Toldinstone Podcast
Hosted by Garrett Ryan · history · EN-US
About this Podcast:
This podcast complements the toldinstone YouTube channel with interviews of scholars and creators working on the most exciting topics in ancient history.
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What is The Toldinstone Podcast about?
This podcast complements the toldinstone YouTube channel with interviews of scholars and creators working on the most exciting topics in ancient history.
Who hosts The Toldinstone Podcast?
The Toldinstone Podcast is hosted by Garrett Ryan. The show has published 38 episodes to date.
What has The Toldinstone Podcast covered recently?
Recent episodes include "40 – Rome and the Silk Road" (28 October 2026, 90 minutes), "39 – Houses and Gardens of Pompeii" (7 August 2026, 52 minutes), and "38 – Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays" (7 July 2026, 20 minutes).
How often does The Toldinstone Podcast publish?
The Toldinstone Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 38 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Toldinstone Podcast?
Booking probability for The Toldinstone Podcast is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Toldinstone Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Toldinstone Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
Garrett Ryan hosts The Toldinstone Podcast, a history podcast with 38 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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39 – Houses and Gardens of Pompeii
Aug 7, 202652 minCaitie Barrett and I discuss the houses (and overlooked gardens) of Pompeii
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38 – Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays
Jul 7, 202620 minJames Romm and I discuss what can be gleaned from the fragments of lost Greek tragedies.
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37 – How Accurate was HBO’s Rome?
Apr 26, 20261h 6mGreg Aldrete and I discuss the historical accuracy of HBO's "Rome."
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36 – The Late Bronze Age Collapse
Mar 13, 20261h 15mEric Cline and I discuss the causes and consequences of the Late Bronze Age Collapse.
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35 – The Spartan Mirage
Feb 27, 20261h 42mStephen Hodkinson and I discuss the latest research on classical Sparta.
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34 – Ancient Rome and America’s Founding Fathers
Feb 13, 20261h 6mCarl Richard and I discuss how Ancient Greece and Rome shaped the American Revolution and US Constitution.
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33 – Understanding the Valley of the Kings
Jan 30, 20261h 22mChris Naunton and I discuss history's most iconic necropolis.
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32 – Tactics of Alexander the Great
Jan 19, 20261h 1mRoel Konijnendijk and I discuss the army and tactics of the most iconic Greek general.
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31 – How the Renaissance invented Ancient Rome
Jan 3, 20261h 27mAda Palmer and I discuss how the Italian Renaissance transformed our understanding of antiquity.
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30 – The Mind of a Roman Gladiator
Dec 12, 20251h 1mHarry Sidebottom and I discuss the unique place of gladiators in Roman society.
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29 – A Short History of Roman Spain
Nov 28, 202551 minPaco Alvarez and I discuss the remarkable history of Roman Spain.
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28 – What bones tell us about ancient Rome
Nov 16, 202543 minDeborah Ruscillo and I discuss how zooarchaeology has transformed our understanding of the classical world.
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27 – The Mona Lisa of Ancient Coins
Oct 31, 20251h 20mNick Vaneerdewegh and I discuss the Aetna Tetradrachm - the "Mona Lisa of numismatics" - and other treasures of the Brussels Coin Cabinet.
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25 – The History of Ancient Rome in 12 Coins
Sep 24, 20251h 52mGareth Harney and I discuss how coins tell the story of Roman history.
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24 – Decline and Fall of the Roman City
Aug 22, 20251h 6mLuke Lavan and I discuss the transformation of Roman cities in late antiquity.
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23 – Greek myths in comics
Jul 25, 202448 minMatthew Blair and I discuss the uses and abuses of ancient myth and history in comic books.
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22 – Reading the Herculaneum Papyri
Jul 9, 202437 minIn this episode, Dr. Federica Nicolardi and I discuss the challenges of reading the scrolls charred and buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
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21 – The Ancient Architecture of New York City
Mar 8, 202454 minElizabeth Macaulay and I discuss New York's neo-antique architecture.
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20 – Medicine, Roman and Modern
Jan 1, 202434 minDr. Athalia Pyzer and I discuss what - if anything - modern medicine owes to its classical roots.
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James Romm
chair of Classics at Bard College, Bard College
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Eric Cline
lawyer, former Minister of Finance and Minister of Resources, author of Squandered: Canada’s Potash Legacy, George Washington University
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Carl Richard
Professor of History, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
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Roel Konijnendijk
Darby Fellow in Ancient History at the University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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