The AEGYPTICA podcast: A new exploration into a timeless tradition

Millennia after its disappearance, Ancient Egyptian culture remains widely appreciated for its architecture, its art, its famous kings and queens.

But what about the ideas of ancient Egypt? Do those still have any relevance for our world today?

For much of modern history, the answer often seemed to be "no," with ancient Egypt cast as a civilization stuck in its once-glorious past and bound to a "primitive" worldview.

Recent decades, however, have seen ancient Egypt’s image transformed through new research and analysis – suggesting that the ancient Egyptians had a vibrant and sophisticated intellectual side, expressed through literary works and on temple walls (1).

To help illuminate the fascinating but little-known thought world of ancient Egypt, I'm getting ready to launch AEGYPTICA, my new podcast series devoted to exploring the latest research on Egyptian religion, philosophy and science.

With my background as a longtime journalist, I plan to focus on interviewing top scholars and doing deep dives into the intellectual side of ancient Egypt. My wish is to uncover compelling but largely forgotten perspectives on many of the big questions that still grip us today.

If you're an ancient history nerd like me, I hope you'll join me for this new exploration into a timeless tradition.

AEGYPTICA arrives in January 2026.

(1) For just one example (focused on the Temple of Esna, pictured above) see Philippe Derchain and Daniel von Recklinghausen, "La création: poème pariétal = Die Schöpfung: ein Wandgedicht. La façade ptolémaïque du Temple d'Esna: pour une poétique ptolémaïque." Rites Égyptiens 10, Brepols, 2004.