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Ancient Weirdness With Gunnar Hauser
by Gunnar Hauser
The “Ancient Weirdness With Gunnar Hauser” podcast is an exploration of obscure people, events, and ideas from ancient history. It will entertain, intrigue, frighten, and amaze you. We will examine tales of ghosts, vampires and other undead, insane generals and philosophers, heroes and cult leaders, athletes and artists, accounts of dreams, and much more. We will cover stories that specialists have known about for a long time, but they are mostly unknown to the general public and you probably won’t learn about them in history classes. The emphasis is on Greece and Rome, but the ancient histories of other regions of the globe will also be fair game.Email Gunnar at [email protected]
Episodes
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Weird Crusades
A survey of stranger examples of religious wars in antiquity and the Middle Ages. Music Credits: "Smooth Joker" by T. Morri "Breaking Through the Gate" by Hampus Naeselius EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Sacred Sex
An exploration of the links between sexuality and religion in the ancient world, including sacred prostitution. Music Credits: "Smooth Joker" by T. Morri "Getting Frisky" by John Runefelt EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Necromancers and Exorcists
An overview of ancient practices in regards to contacting the dead and binding demons. Music Credits: "Gravity Fields" by Hampus Naeselius "Born Sinister" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Dark and Foreboding Forests
An exploration of myths and historical events connected to woodlands and their inhabitants. Music Credits: "Smooth Joker" by T. Morri "She Is Dead" by Luella Gren EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Mum(mification)'s The Word
An exploration of practices and instances of artificial mummification in various regions of the world. Musical Credits: "Smooth Joker" by T. Morri and "Golden Panthers and Pink Lions" by Christian Andersen- EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Relics, Real and Imagined
An examination of artifacts of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and of the world of the imagination. Music Credits: "Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com "Never Mind the Details" by Jerry Lacey Epidemicsound.com Support the show
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Rome's Got Sack!
An overview of the numerous attacks on the city of Rome throughout antiquity. If you'd like to support the show, buy Gunnar a coffee at: www.buymeacoffee/GunnarHauser Music Credits: "Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com "Packs of Savage Dogs" by Dream Cave EpidemicSound.com Support the...
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Popin' Ain't Easy: The Cadaver Synod
An in-depth discussion of one of the most corrupt periods in the history of the Papacy, featuring the trial of the corpse of Formosus in 897. Music Credits: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com The Mourning Song Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By...
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The Dogma of Gog and Magog
An investigation into the Gog and Magog concept and the convenient grafting of enemies onto the legend. Music Credits: "Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com "Breaking Through the Gate" by Hampus Naeselius EpidemicSound,com "Ba-Bum-Tss" www.fesliyanstudios.com Support the show
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The Religion You've Never Heard Of
A survey of the Manichaeans, an extinct religion that once had numerous followers from the Mediterranean to China. Music Credits: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com Dragon's Tongue (by Autonomic Sensations ) EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Utopias
An overview of tall tales and social revolutions, centered on concepts of perfect societies. Music Credits: Magical Gravitation: www.royaltyfree-music.com Haunted Mansions by Stationary Sign: EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Rebel Musicians
In this episode, we examine musical artists in Greece, Rome, and medieval Europe who shocked contemporary listeners. Music Credits: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com "Chandra" by Van Sandano EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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The Undersea World
A foray into strange tales of sea creatures and the humans who swam with them. Music Credits: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com The Red Thread by Autonomic Sensations EpidemicSound.com Drum roll effect by Fesliyan Studios Support the show
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Body Modification
An overview of various practices of body modification in antiquity, including tattooing and castration. Music Credits: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com When Pigs Fly by Mike Franklyn/ EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Alcohol and Drugs
An exploration of the evidence for intoxication by means of alcohol and drugs in antiquity. Beer, wine, opium, and cannabis were among the culprits. Music Credits: "Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com "Out for Lunch" by Jerry Lacey / EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Flying Shields and Cursed Gold
A two-part episode focusing on the "Book of Prodigies" and the legend of the Gold of Tolosa. Music Credits: "Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com "Silent Suspicion" by Jerry Lacey at EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Legal Lunacy
Laws, courtroom drama, and supernatural procedures from Babylon to the Middle Ages. Music Credits: "Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com "Out for Lunch" by Jerry Lacey EpidemicSound.com "The Wrong Step" by Mac Taboel EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Weird Weapons and Tactics
This episode examines exotic ancient weaponry such as Greek Fire and war elephants. Music: "Magical Gravitation" by www.royaltyfree-music.com "Jump the Streets" by The Fly Guy Five and "Smooth Joker" by T. Morri- epidemicsound.com Support the show
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Gates to Hell and Hellish Conspiracies
An exploration of spooky locales believed to be entrances to the underworld, followed by conspiracy theories of long ago. Music Credits: "Magical Gravitation" by www.royaltyfree-music.com "An Evening At the Museum" by Moss Harman at EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Dirty Poets
Listen to Gunnar turn the Internet blue with a choice selection from poets such as Hipponax, Catullus, and Martial. Music: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com The Wrong Step- by Mac Taboel Epidemicsound.com Support the show
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Pandemics of Old
A discussion of Greek and Roman pandemics including the Plague of Athens, the Antonine Plague, and the Plagues of Cyprian and Justinian. Musical Credits: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com Golden Panthers and Pink Lions by Christian Andersen EpidemicSound.com Support the show
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Prophets and Seers
An overview of ancient Greek individuals believed to have godlike insight and powers. Musical Credits: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com The Mourning Song Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...
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Weird Athletes and Their Fans
An exploration of violent athletes from the ancient Olympics, and violent chariot-racing fans in Rome and Constantinople. Musical Credits: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com Sports Fanfare www.royaltyfree-music.com Support the show
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The Stylite Saints
An exploration of early Christian monks who lived for years on top of stone pillars. Musical Credits: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com The Mourning Song Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...
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Skullcups and Sordid Dreams
An examination of trophy goblets made of human skulls from ancient through medieval history, and ancient Greek and Roman concepts of dreams and dream interpretation. Music Credits: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com Phantom from Space by Kevin MacLeod Link:...
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Weird Ancient Philosophers
An exploration of Greek and Roman philosophers far stranger than the ones you learned about in school. Musical excerpts: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com Phantom from Space by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4210-phantom-from-space License:...
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Weird Ancient Generals
A survey of strange military leaders from Athens, Sparta, and Hellenistic Greece. Musical Excerpts: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com Sports Fanfare www.royaltyfree-music.com Support the show
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Weird Ancient Undead
A discussion of revenants, vampires, and ghosts in antiquity. Musical Excerpts: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com The Mourning Song Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Support the show
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Weird Greek and Roman Heroes
An overview of some obscure heroes from the classical world. Musical Excerpts: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com Danse Macabre – Finale Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Support the show
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The “Ancient Weirdness With Gunnar Hauser” podcast is an exploration of obscure people, events, and ideas from ancient history. It will entertain, intrigue, frighten, and amaze you. We will examine tales of ghosts, vampires and other undead, insane generals and philosophers, heroes and cult leaders, athletes and artists, accounts of dreams, and much more. We will cover stories that specialists have known about for a long time, but they are mostly unknown to the general public and you probably won’t learn about them in history classes. The emphasis is on Greece and Rome, but the ancient histories of other regions of the globe will also be fair game.Email Gunnar at [email protected]
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The “Ancient Weirdness With Gunnar Hauser” podcast is an exploration of obscure people, events, and ideas from ancient history. It will entertain, intrigue, frighten, and amaze you. We will examine tales of ghosts, vampires and other undead, insane generals and philosophers, heroes and cult...
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