The Dirt Podcast
1) It Didn't Come From No Monkey: The Taung Child
After a curious coincidence in 1924, the world's weirdest paperweight was revealed to be the fossilized remains of one of our earliest ancestors.To learn more about today's topic, check out:Lee R. Ber...Show More
2) Welcome to The Dirt!
In our first episode, we introduce ourselves and talk a little bit about archaeology, anthropology, and how we definitely do not study dinosaurs. Also, hot takes on some of pop culture's most importan...Show More
3) Get to Work!
Greetings, fellow workers! In observance of May Day, which in many parts of the world is a day for celebrating and acknowledging the struggles of workers in the labor movement. In that spirit, we brin...Show More
4) Greetings from the Anthropocene (Part 2)!
It's time for part 2 of our exploration of the Anthropocene -- a period of time that has very wobbly boundaries and probably doesn't even exist? Can we define a chunk of geological time based on human...Show More
5) Greetings From the Anthropocene!
Get ready for a two-part exploration of the proposed "Anthropocene" era. Can we define a chunk of geological time based on human impacts? When would that start--at the Industrial Revolution in the 180...Show More
6) Total Eclipse of The Dirt
Turn around, bright eyes! In anticipation of the Great North American eclipse coming up on Monday, April 8, 2024, we're scooting in front of this topic like the moon in front of the sun. We're looking...Show More
7) Tools and Fire: They're Not Just For Humans
In this bonus episode, we follow up our timeline of the genus Homo by thinking about tools, tool-making, and non-human species' tool use behavior. We also inspect some monkey testicles, wonder what wo...Show More
8) Premium Feed TEASER! Tools and Fire: Not Just For Humans
A few select tidbits from the most recent episode on our premium feed. Support The Dirt and help us continue to make episodes! Subscribe to our back catalog of bonus content (fresh helpings coming Jan...Show More
9) Extremely Specific Hats
We're back! Hi! Sorry for the unplanned hiatus--we missed you, too. This week, we've got a delightful sponsored episode featuring the most specific and niche topic we've ever covered. It's hats! 18th-...Show More
10) New Olds : 5 Recent Archaeological Discoveries
Anna walks Amber through a sampler platter of recent archaeological news stories. We talk about inner ears and gibbon arms, chromosomes galore, Medieval dogs, the Ishtar gate of Babylon, ancient hunte...Show More