Podcasts by The UoM CAHAE Society Podcast

PillarTalk: The Real Monsters Behind Mythology - Part II from 2021-01-12T12:00

In this week's episode of PillarTalk, Will, Joe and Lewis are going back to one of the first episodes to do a part two of the real monsters behind mythology. Joe takes a look at the mysterious W...

PillarTalk: 2020 Recap from 2021-01-01T12:10:35

In this episode of PillarTalk we take a look back at this years podcast episodes, the climate of 2020, some ancient festivals and our hopes for 2021. Thanks to everyone who has listened in 2020,...

PillarTalk: Race and Diversity in CAHAE from 2020-12-13T09:54:22

In this week’s episode we are discussing race and diversity within the discipline of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology, the challenges people of colour face within this disci...

PillarTalk: Dodgy Deaths - Georgie, Alexander the Great, La Brea Woman from 2020-11-10T10:57:25

*Viewer Warning* - Discussion of death + burial - Images of human remains 

DISCLAIMER: This episode was filmed using Zoom due to the current UK COVID-19 restrictions, Lewis and Joe a...

A-Z Archaeology: F - Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology from 2020-10-24T09:00

In this week’s episode Alice, Nikki and Jenny discuss the ins and outs of  Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology! This includes a discussion about what forensic archaeology and anthropology...

A-Z Archaeology: E - Experimental Archaeology from 2020-10-09T13:59:07

We’re already at the 5 th episode of the A-Z of Archaeology! In this episode Jenny and Alice are joined by a very special guest- Dr John Piprani, who joins them to talk all things experimental a...

PillarTalk: Ancient Demons & Where to find them from 2020-10-04T14:15:56

In this week’s episode of PillarTalk, Lewis, Flo and Joe explore the ancient world of demons, deities and demonic possession. We discuss Mesopotamian deity and star of ‘The Exorcist’ - Pazuzu, T...

A-Z Archaeology: D - Dorstone from 2020-09-26T10:00

In Episode 4 of the A-Z of Archaeology, Nikki, Alice and Jenny are joined by a very special guest- Professor Julian Thomas as he discusses the Neolithic site of Dorstone Hill, the artefacts that...

PillarTalk: Should We Display Human Remains? from 2020-09-17T10:55:16

In this week's episode of PillarTalk Will is away in Cyprus on an archaeological dig so in place of him we have this years social secretary and UoM student Flo! We discuss the controversial topi...

A-Z Archaeology: C - Cabinets of Curiosity from 2020-09-10T15:56:31

We’re now on episode three of the A-Z of Archaeology! In this episode we join Alice, Jenny and Nikki as they discuss cabinets of curiosities and antiquarians. They delve into the differences bet...

PillarTalk: The Best and Worst Roman Emperors from 2020-09-06T11:00

On this week's episode of PillarTalk we are joined by our friend and UoM Masters Student - Jess Charlesworth, to discuss who we think are  the best and worst Roman emperors . Including deba...

A-Z Archaeology: B - Birka from 2020-08-26T14:43:15

This week Jenny and Nikki have been abandoned by Alice, but joined by special guest Alex, a Scandinavian history and rune expert to talk all things “Birka”. This includes discussing the historic...

PillarTalk: The Real Monsters Behind Mythology from 2020-08-18T10:52:07

In this weeks episode of PillarTalk, Joe, Will and Lewis discuss some of the origins behind some of the most iconic monsters of ancient mythology including the Minotaur, Cyclops, Sirens and even...

A-Z Archaeology: A - Altamira from 2020-08-12T11:00

In episode one of the A-Z of Archaeology, Nikki, Jenny and Alice discuss the cave art at Altamira and other cave sites of the Palaeolithic, including theories about why cave art was produced, th...

PillarTalk: Dodgy Deaths - Boudicca, Emperor Claudius, Ötzi the Iceman from 2020-08-06T10:19:42

The theme of this episode of PillarTalk is 'Dodgy Deaths' where we explore 3 questionable deaths or burials and analyse them to see if we can find the truth as to what really happened. Today we'...

An Introduction to the CAHAE Podcast from 2020-08-04T21:09:14

Just a very quick introduction to how the podcast is going to work and the society members who will be running the different episodes - stay tuned for our first full episode coming very soon!