Pseudo-Archaeology

Every so often, I need to bring this situation up to date! It’s current events time here at the Pseudoarchaeology Podcast, so I thought I’d discuss three things: The “structures” underneath the pyramids (there aren’t any), how the location of the Lost Ark was found in 1988 (it wasn’t), and how I was a special guest on Flint Dibble’s livestream with Milo Rossi (it was super fun)! Transcripts For ro...

Man, did Fountain of Youth suck or what? I am not a fan of complaining about movies just to complain, but good god I may have to make an exception here. This movie is terrible, and I will use the power of my BA in Film Studies to explain why. Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology  ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https:...

So I went to the annual Society for American Archaeology meetings in Denver weekend before last. I presented on my archaeology work on the Maya cenotes in Belize, but I also spent lots of time listening to (and assisting with) presentations on how to present archaeology to the public. What I learned: some people absolutely understand how to present archaeology to the public, and some people have n...

Finally, Atlantis in all its glory!!! In this episode, I track the history of the oxymoron otherwise known as “Atlantean thought.” What is the history of Atlantis? Why do we still talk about it today? Where is it? Did Plato just make it up? (Hint - is Star Wars real, or did George Lucas just make it up? You decide…). Transcripts Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Y...

So there I was, minding my own business when the Ronald Reagan Library gave me a call and asked me to check out their exhibit on the Dead Sea Scrolls! Did they want me because I am a world-renowned archaeologist, or because I’m an archaeologist who lives only 10 minutes away? Either way, it was great. Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology  ArchPodNet APN...

The Moana Surfrider is easily the most haunted hotel in Waikiki. What makes it so haunt-tastic? As we explore this great hotel from 1901, feel free to listen in as I grovel for forgiveness for the crappy sound quality of episode 159. Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology  ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.fac...

Some days in life you may find yourself at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach. Those are defined as “good days.” While experiencing one of those good days, I thought “why not try and do a “live” podcast using just my phone and the shaky hotel wifi, centered on the history and ghost stories associated with the hotel?” It sounded like a great idea to me - listen in to see if it actually worke...

Sedona Arizona is a pretty place. It’s also so full of New Age groups and believers that it puts the mumbo in mumbo jumbo. Is this a good thing, bad thing, or it-doesn’t-matter thing? Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology  ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.t...

Everyone’s favorite monolith must be the one from 2001: A Space Odyssey, but did you know that monoliths have been popping up across the world in mysterious and unexplained ways? Taking this one step further, if you are guessing that “mysterious and unexplained” may be secret code words for “fake and easily explainable” then you my friend may be a master of secret codes! PS - We have to do a bit o...

What the hell is a chupacabra anyway? You’ve heard the term, but then you thought “Wait. Is that like a Mexican Leprechaun or something?” You may also ask “Hey Kinkella - how is this archaeological in any way?” I actually have answers for all of these questions, but you have to listen to the podcast, because that’s how I roll. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.arc...

Have you ever had an experience that you look back on years later and think, “Did that really happen?” This is definitely one of mine. Included in this episode is a witchdoctor, a bottle of rum, a Maya pyramid, and a guitar. Yes, you read that correctly. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/155 Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog...

While some people like Bigfoot and others prefer a good helping of Loch Ness Monster or Chupacabra, the Belizean choice is the Duende. Join me as we track down this mischievous forest creature, and don’t forget to hide your thumbs! Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/154 Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinkella Teaches Arch...

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a break for the holiday season. In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode. It’s a favorite of ours! Happy holidays! Welcome to a special Halloween edition of the Pseudo-archaeology Podcast! Tonight, the incredibly unsatisfying story of The Curse of King Tut. Beware! You may tune out even faster than usual… Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Yout...

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a break for the holiday season. In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode. It’s a favorite of ours! Happy holidays! Welcome to one of the creepiest nights of my life. Alone on a desert highway one evening in 1998, I decided to pull over into a deserted parking lot. The parking lot belonged to a large storage building which had a huge sign on the fr...

It’s time to reflect on the highs and lows that 2024 has brought to the world of Pseudoarchaeology. As always, there are not any highs, but the competition to be the lowest of the lows is as fierce as ever! Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/153 Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeology ArchPodNet APN We...

As the Menendez murders have gotten renewed attention in recent weeks, I thought I would tell my story about my personal interactions with one of the cast of characters involved in the trial. I found him to be a really nice guy involved in an insane situation. It’s funny how similar true crime is to both archaeology and pseudoarchaeology (and I’ve found that they also have very similar audiences-...

I have watched all episodes of Ancient Apocalypse 2: The Americas. It’s the same as the first one, just with different places. Overall it makes me sad, but not for the reasons you may think…. Now you have to listen to find out my reasons! I’m sorry for playing with your emotions. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/151 Contact Kinkella Teaches...

Percy Fawcett was an explorer who is famous for attempting to find a lost city that doesn’t exist, and ultimately cutting short his own existence in the process. Still, he’s a super interesting dude full of adventure, daring, and traits both good and bad, all of which leads to an unfortunate end of the road in 1925. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com...

On yet another special edition of this podcast, I’ve been asked to review “The Atlantis Puzzle,” so I did. Is it the same old pseudoarchaeological nonsense we usually get complete with a retread of the tired and utterly debunked Richat Structure, or have they actually found Atlantis? You be the judge. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/149 Con...

Were you hoping that the Dendera Light from the last episode was the last you would hear of “ancient electricity?” Well too bad! Brace yourself for another round of electric foolishness, as we energize ourselves with the Baghdad Battery! Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/148 Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinkella Teache...

It’s time for yet another old school classic! Today’s topic is the Dendera “light,” which is a carved image on the side of an Egyptian temple that looks like a light bulb. Did ancient Egyptians have electric light bulbs? The full, correct answer to this question is transcribed in capital letters here: “OF COURSE THEY DIDN’T. PLEASE STOP BULLSHITTING ME.” Transcripts For rough transcripts of this e...

It’s Amelia Earhart time! What happened on that fateful day of July 2, 1937? We’ve always been pretty sure that Earhart crashed somewhere near Howland Island, but new evidence may make us VERY sure that Earhart crashed somewhere near Howland Island! Unlike most of our stories on this channel, this one actually has some real data that is being analyzed using good scientific protocol. Imagine that!...

Continuing on with the whole “I listen to my listeners so I am a good person” situation, this week I’m covering Helena Blavatsky. Beyond the fact that several of you have asked for this one, I myself have been super curious about Helena Blavatsky, as her name crops up whenever you take a stroll in the Pseudoarchaeology universe. Of course, if your name is “Helena Blavatsky” then membership in the...

I want you to know that I listen to you. As proof, tonight I’m covering the writer H.P. Lovecraft and his relationship to the Pseudoarchaeology world because a listener suggested it! See, I care (Also I’m a huge sci-fi nerd). Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/144 Contact Kinkella Teaches Archaeology (Youtube) Blog: Kinkella Teaches Archaeolog...

Malta is an island in the Mediterranean that is super far away from everything else in the Mediterranean. On this island, there are some temples that were made over five thousand years ago by the farmers that lived on the island. They used some pretty big stones to make them. There is also a cave there where they buried some bodies. I would label this as “super easy to understand.” Not everyone fe...