ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago is a leading research center for the ancient Middle East. The museum houses some 350,000 artifacts — around 5,000 of which are on display — excavated mainly by ISAC archaeologists. Founded in 1919, at a time when the Middle East was called the Orient, ISAC has pioneered innovative excavations and comprehensive dictionary projects that chronicle ancient civilizations. The ISAC Museum aims to understand, reveal, and protect ancient Middle Eastern civilizations.
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Average audio length:
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English
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50 episodes
since Oct. 2, 2010
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
The Epigraphic Survey and Chicago House
Celebrating Emily Teeters new book, Chicago on the Nile: 100 Years of the Epigraphic Survey
Emily Teeter, ISAC (Retired)
In 1924, an Egyptologist, an artist, and a photographer—the staff of the University of Chicago’s new Epigraphic Survey—began the task of …
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
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Ytasha Womack
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OI Podcast Episode 15
Egyptian Influences/Contemporary Music
Andrew List
Ancient Egypt offers a feast of inspiration. From the mammoth carved temples to the intimate, painted tombs, visitors to these sites often daydream a fantasy of what life must have been like. Earlier this year, composer Andre…
OI Podcast Episode 14
The Lyre Ensemble, Part 2
Playing the Gold Lyre of Ur
Contemporary music played on an ancient Lyre. The Lyre Ensemble continues a discussion on the recreation of the Gold Lyre of Ur, focusing on both the possibilities and trappings of creating music on an ancient replica. And…
OI Podcast Episode 13
The Lyre Ensemble, Part 1
Recreating the Gold Lyre of Ur
What might ancient Mesopotamian music sound like?
Inspired by both this question and the 2003 looting at the Baghdad Museum, harpist Andy Lowings set out to recreate a playable replica of the iconic Gold Lyre of Ur. And…
OI Podcast Episode 12
Demons in Ancient Egypt
Rita Lucarelli
From Pazuzu to Baphomet, demons in modern pop culture are figures of dark terror and fear. In the ancient world, the concepts of demons weren't always so simple.
The OI's Steven Townshend sits down with Rita Lucarelli, University of Cal…
In the Wake of the Phoenicians: Makers of the Mediterranean
Presented by David Schloen, OI
From olive oil to the alphabet, the Phoenicians left a lasting mark on the Mediterranean. The OI's David Schloen guides us through exciting new research into this ancient civilization and anticipates future …
OI Podcast Episode 11
Who Is Medjed?
Ilaria Cariddi
An obscure Egyptian deity has exploded into Japan's popular culture. Who is this mysterious marshmallow? And why is it becoming more popular than Isis and Osiris?
The OI's Steven Townshend sits down with Ilaria Cariddi, research fellow at the Un…
Truth or Consequences:
The Public Display of Things from the Holy Land
Presented by Morag M. Kersel, DePaul University
When museums place items on display they take on multiple roles as custodians of sacred relics, shapers of public interpretation, fiduciary institutions, and educational establis…
OI Podcast Episode 10
Plague Prayers of the Ancient Hittites Part 2
Theo van den Hout
Early in the 14th Century BCE, the Hittites faced a twenty year plague. How did these ancient Anatolians deal with pandemics? While the methods may be different, not much has changed.
Join Theo van den Hout, the…
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