Modern Myth
Modern Myth explores the stories we tell today through the lens of archaeology. Hosted by Tristan Boyle, this podcast examines how ancient myths, beliefs, and symbols continue to influence modern culture, from pop media to politics. Uncover the deep roots of today’s narratives and how archaeology helps us trace the evolution of myth in the modern world.
PROMO - Is Colossal Biosciences lying to you about direwolves? - Ethno 14
Modern Myth is taking a break this week, so please enjoy this episode of Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe, another excellent show on The Archaeology Podcast Network!
In this episode, David talks about the recent news about the direwolves that were “brought back from extinction.” However, as he explains, no direwolves were brought back from extinction, and it seems the company is intentionally lying to the public for one reason or the other. David talks biology, speciation taxonomy, and why it seems the public is being duped.
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2025
- Aug 19, 2025 PROMO - Is Colossal Biosciences lying to you about direwolves? - Ethno 14 Aug 19, 2025
- Aug 5, 2025 The Game Relooted - Interview with Devs - Ep 26 Aug 5, 2025
- Jul 22, 2025 Every Monument Will Fall with Dr. Dan Hicks - Ep 25 Jul 22, 2025
- Jul 8, 2025 Funom Samson Kas - Ep 24 Jul 8, 2025
- Jul 8, 2025 Stefan Milo - Ep 23 Jul 8, 2025
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2024
- Oct 28, 2024 Saving Mes Aynak, Cultural Heritage in Conflict with Brent E Huffman - Ep 22 Oct 28, 2024
- Oct 28, 2024 Modern Myth Returns - Ep 21 Oct 28, 2024
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2021
- May 5, 2021 The Modern Myth of The British Empire with Kim A. Wagner - Modern Myth - Episode 20 May 5, 2021
- Mar 23, 2021 The Black Trowel Collective with Aris Poliopoulos and Colleen Morgan - Modern Myth - Episode 19 Mar 23, 2021
- Feb 21, 2021 The Modern Myth of Stirling with Dr. Murray Cook - Episode 18 - Modern Myth Feb 21, 2021
- Jan 5, 2021 The Modern Myth of the Brutish Museums with Prof. Dan Hicks Jan 5, 2021
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2020
- Oct 9, 2020 Heritage Traineeships with Phoenix Archer - Episode 16 - Modern Myth Oct 9, 2020
- Aug 21, 2020 The Modern Myth of Archaeology in Nigeria with Ajayi Boluwaji - Episode 15 Aug 21, 2020
- Jul 29, 2020 God Save the Archaeological Record with Bill Caraher - Ep 14 Jul 29, 2020
- Jul 24, 2020 Archaeology in Germany with Michaela Schauer - Ep 13 Jul 24, 2020
- Jun 17, 2020 The Modern Myth A conversation with Amy Nuttall - Ep 12 Jun 17, 2020
- Jun 4, 2020 Between a Broch and a Hard Place - Caithness Broch Project - Ep 11 Jun 4, 2020
- May 13, 2020 The Modern Myth of MWAH with Rosie Loftus - Ep 10 - Modern Myth May 13, 2020
- Mar 25, 2020 The Modern Myth of Step Back History (Featuring Tristan Johnson) -Modern Myth - Episode 9 Mar 25, 2020
- Feb 28, 2020 The Modern Myth of Foreign Policy with Dylan Burns - Modern Myth - Episode 8 Feb 28, 2020
- Jan 8, 2020 The Archaeology And Anthropology Podcast - Modern Myth - Episode 7 Jan 8, 2020
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2019
- Nov 13, 2019 The Modern Myth of Turkey with Arie Akkermans - Modern Myth - Episode 6 Nov 13, 2019
- Oct 29, 2019 Halloween Archaeohorror Stories Feat. Liz Pearson and Ellery Thomas - Modern Myth Oct 29, 2019
- Aug 21, 2019 The Modern Myth of Archaeological Fantasies with ArchyFantasies - Episode 5 Aug 21, 2019
- Jul 30, 2019 Genetics, Archaeology & The Far Right with Dr. Susanne Hakenbeck - Episode 4 - Modern Myth Jul 30, 2019
- Jul 4, 2019 Repatriation As Foreign Policy - Modern Myth Moment - Episode 2 Jul 4, 2019
- Jul 4, 2019 Insurgent Empire and the Lost Voices in Colonialism with Dr. Priyamvada Gopal - Modern Myth - Episode 3 Jul 4, 2019
- Apr 30, 2019 I Agree with Graham Hancock!? -Modern Myth Moment - I Apr 30, 2019
- Apr 29, 2019 Episode 2 : The Modern Myth of Nuclear Power with Martin Pfeiffer Apr 29, 2019
- Feb 9, 2019 Episode 1 : The Modern Myth of Brexit with Kenny Brophy Feb 9, 2019
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2018
- Jul 4, 2018 ArchWorld I : Virtualistation For the Masses - Episode 49 Jul 4, 2018
- Apr 16, 2018 Supremacist Cheeseboard - Episode 48 Apr 16, 2018
- Mar 1, 2018 Farewell Persephone - Episode 47 Mar 1, 2018
- Jan 23, 2018 We Are The Decay - Episode 46 Jan 23, 2018
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2017
- Dec 17, 2017 **-)#^$$ Intercepted Transmission^%^*"£^($ Dec 17, 2017
- Jun 11, 2017 End of Anarchaeologist - Episode 45 Jun 11, 2017
- Apr 25, 2017 CIfA2017 #PTAC and a better Way - Episode 44 Apr 25, 2017
- Mar 22, 2017 You Can Do it - Episode 43 - Anarchaeologist Mar 22, 2017
- Feb 26, 2017 I Vouch For Poucher - Episode 42 Feb 26, 2017
- Jan 17, 2017 We Will Be the Decay - Episode 41 Jan 17, 2017
- Jan 14, 2017 Preview New Season - Episode 41 Jan 14, 2017
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2016
- Jul 27, 2016 Repatriation - Episode 40 Jul 27, 2016
- Jul 6, 2016 Low Energy Plasmas - Episode 39 Jul 6, 2016
- Jun 14, 2016 Science, Certification and Chris Webster - Episode 37 Jun 14, 2016
- Jun 1, 2016 HARK THY HANDS ARE THOSE OF ICONOCLASTS! - Episode 36 Jun 1, 2016
- May 18, 2016 Palmyra Must Fall - Episode 35 May 18, 2016
- May 1, 2016 He's not Dead, he was only busy - Anarchaeologist - Episode 34 May 1, 2016
- Mar 23, 2016 Enabled Archaeology – Theresa O’Mahony – Episode 33 Mar 23, 2016
- Feb 23, 2016 QUB a Dub Dub 2 - David Bell and Jill Almond Feb 23, 2016
- Feb 10, 2016 QUB a Dub Dub - Belfast University Archaeologists Feb 10, 2016
- Jan 27, 2016 Göbekli Tepe, a conversation with Jens Notroff Episode 30 Jan 27, 2016
- Jan 13, 2016 Mark Watson and Hidden Heritage - Episode 29 Jan 13, 2016
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2015
- Dec 16, 2015 Anarchaeologist Speaks: Used History and Lead Objects - Episode 28 Dec 16, 2015
- Nov 4, 2015 Working all day, Eco Homes and Palmayra - Anarchaeologist Speaks - Episode 27 Nov 4, 2015
- Oct 24, 2015 Paul's Disco Ball - Episode 26 Oct 24, 2015
- Oct 7, 2015 Stephen Reid Of Immersive Minds - Episode 25 Oct 7, 2015
- Sep 17, 2015 Episode 24 : Robert "The M stands for Mischevious" Chapple Sep 17, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 Soup and Sandwich Meal Deal : Episode 2 - Games, Egypt and Society Aug 19, 2015
- Aug 12, 2015 Episode 23: EAA Glasgow, Social Media and Ask an Archaeologist Aug 12, 2015
- Jun 27, 2015 Episode 21 : Tim Hunt, Biblical Vases and the Importance of Archaeology Jun 27, 2015
- Jun 14, 2015 Episode 20.5 : Announcements And Updates Jun 14, 2015
- Jun 10, 2015 Episode 20: Gabe and Tristan Battle For the Truth Jun 10, 2015
- May 13, 2015 Episode 19: Zenobie Wan Has Taught me Well May 13, 2015
- Apr 29, 2015 Episode 18 : Archaeodeath : Discussing the Pestiferous Apr 29, 2015
- Apr 27, 2015 Soup and Sandwich Meal Deal 1 Apr 27, 2015
- Apr 22, 2015 The Anarchaeologist Speaks - Cannibalism, Picts and Online Resources Apr 22, 2015
- Apr 1, 2015 The Anarchaeologist Speaks - Episode 17 Apr 1, 2015
- Mar 18, 2015 Episode 16 Electric Archaeology with Shawn Graham Mar 18, 2015
- Mar 4, 2015 Episode 15 : Shamanism in The UK Mar 4, 2015
- Feb 16, 2015 Episode 14: Experimental Vs Experiential Feb 16, 2015
- Feb 4, 2015 Episode 13: Archaeologie in 3D Feb 4, 2015
- Jan 21, 2015 Episode 12 : Time Team (UK) Jan 21, 2015
- Jan 7, 2015 Episode 11: Schools Prehistory and a lot of other things Jan 7, 2015
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2014
- Dec 22, 2014 Episode 10 : A very Archaeological Christmas Dec 22, 2014
- Dec 10, 2014 Episode 9 : Oral Histories - The Archaeologists Who Built London Dec 10, 2014
- Nov 26, 2014 Episode 8 : Swapping Trowels for Controllers - Archaeology and Videogames Part 2 Nov 26, 2014
- Nov 12, 2014 Episode 7 : Cornelius Holtorf and The Temple of Public Archaeology Nov 12, 2014
- Oct 29, 2014 Episode 6: Archaeologists Under Fire/ Saving Mes Aynak Oct 29, 2014
- Oct 15, 2014 Episode 5 : Anarchism and Archaeology Oct 15, 2014
- Oct 1, 2014 Episode 4 : Open Access Archaeology Oct 1, 2014
- Sep 17, 2014 Episode 3 : Community Archaeology Sep 17, 2014
- Sep 3, 2014 Episode 2 : Archaeology And New Media Sep 3, 2014
- Aug 20, 2014 Episode 1 : Archaeology and Videogames Aug 20, 2014