North Africa
northernmost region of the African continent
Episodes
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#5809: What If Israel Had Never Fallen? A 2,000-Year Thought ExperimentHannah's question: what would Israel look like if it had stayed under Jewish rule for 2,000 years — and was antisemitism structural or circumstantial? -
#5595: Roman Roads Still Running Under Modern CitiesThe Aqua Virgo still pours into the Trevi Fountain. The Cloaca Maxima still drains central Rome. What keeps ancient infrastructure alive? -
#5586: The Ancient World Was More Connected Than You ThinkCould an ordinary person travel the Roman world? The evidence says yes — and the reasons we think otherwise are revealing. -
#5224: When Hands Learned to Cut: Engraving and the First MetalsHalf-million-year-old shell grooves, 9,000-year-old copper beads, and the feedback loop that turned cutting lines into an entire civilization. -
#5149: What 40 Million Tons of Rubble Does to a LandscapeSatellite imagery shows the scale. It doesn't show the eight meters of crushed concrete, the asbestos dust, or the ordnance beneath.