Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney

EPISODE 12 | In the last installment of demystifying academia, Kara and Jordan cover a variety of topics from defending the dissertation, the horrors of the academic job market 😵, landing a position, and Kara's experience as chair of a department. Oh, and there might be tequila shots as well... this stuff is stressful. We hope you enjoy! Show notes #ancient #history #podcast #academia #Afterlives...

EPISODE 11 | In this 'crash course' episode, Jordan and I discuss one of my earlier recordings on the religious roots of authoritarian regimes. How did leaders in the past (and today) use religious ideology to support their reigns? Many of these ideas are discussed in more detail in my new book, “The Good Kings”- available where all books are sold. #ancient #history #podcast #AfterliveswithKara #r...

FEED SWAP | We are doing a feed swap with the The Ozymandias Project: Ancient Office Hours podcast. Check out Kara's episode where Lexie and Kara explore a myriad of topics from Kara's research on coffin re-use to her new book "The Good Kings." Have a listen and we hope you enjoy it! If you want more ancient history themed episodes, like and follow The Ozymandias Project: Ancient Office Hours wher...

EPISODE 10 | In this week’s episode Kara and Jordan discuss Kara’s new book, "The Good Kings." We look at the kings covered -  Khufu, Senwosret III, Akhenaten, Ramses II, and Taharqa - and how these kings’ reigns can help us understand modern authoritarian regimes. Hope you enjoy and if you want to know more....”The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World” is available whe...

EPISODE 9 | In this 'crash course' episode, Jordan and I discuss one of my earlier recordings on the prevalence (and constancy) of sickness and death in ancient Egypt. How many men would usually die while out on an expedition for mineral resources? What was life like with a body full of parasites and bacterial infections? What can we learn from the ancient world as we go through a pandemic ourselv...

EPISODE 8 | This week Kara and Jordan discuss  The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World --hitting bookstores everywhere tomorrow!--and Kara's writing process for her popular books. Show notes Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe

EPISODE 7 | In our second Halloween-themed episode, Kara and Jordan take on the topic of 'True Crime' in homage to Jordan's favorite true crime podcasts: Morbid, Crime Junkies, and The Murder Squad Have you ever wondered if there were serial killers in the ancient world? What examples do we have from ancient Egypt? Who is the infamous Paneb and how did he get away with so many violent crimes? And...

EPISODE 6 | In part one of our Halloween special, Kara and Jordan delve into all things *spooky*. Did the ancient Egyptians believe in ghosts? How did the living and the dead interact? What happened to you when you died? Did they have a concept of the soul?  Show notes If you want knowledgable hot takes on headlines about archaeology, Egyptology, and antiquity in general delivered to your inbox, s...

EPISODE 5 | Ever wonder how scholars work with ancient hieroglyphic texts? Well, here are a few impressions about what it’s like to work with textual data from the workmen’s village of Deir el Medina. Show notes Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe

EPISODE 4 | Demystifying Academia: Part II   Ever wonder what a dissertations entails? A committee? Defense, funding and teaching? We tell all...   Show notes   🎙 Listen to this week's episode on your favorite streaming service   🎥 Watch on YT @ Kara Cooney- Egyptologist   📩 Sign up for the newsletter @ http://karacooney.squarespace.com/ Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/...

EPISODE 3 | Want to know what grad school and academia in the Humanities are really about? How do you get in to a funded program? What about a masters program? What is life like as a grad student? As a professor? Jordan and I (try to) demystify the academic experience in a two part podcast.  Show notes Watch on YouTube . Sign up for the newsletter on the website . Get full access to Ancient/Now at...

EPISODE 2 | Money 💰 rules. We often value wealth so much that we believe rich people to be touched by god, or fate, or whatever you believe in, to rule over us, that we must sacrifice ourselves (and our health) for the good of the economy, as if it were a religion. If economies failed during a king’s reign or a president’s tenure, then it must be his fault, divinely willed, in a sense. This week’...

EPISODE 1 | Why in the world would anyone study coffins? What can you learn from coffins? That’s our first podcast episode, insight into a new little book I wrote called COFFIN COMMERCE... Show notes If you want knowledgable hot takes on headlines about archaeology, Egyptology, and antiquity in general delivered to your inbox, subscribe to our Substack Ancient/Now . You can also support the podcas...

TRAILER | Hi everyone! It took forever, but I finally created a podcast—a super laid-back, comfortable, energetic, fun podcast in which Jordan, my co-host, and I talk about whatever we want —the ancient world, power and politics, women’s studies, the doctoral path, even including all those third-rail topics that seem to draw the most attention on my social media these days.    Hopefully we can pro...