Ancient Weirdness With Gunnar Hauser
Episodes
29 episodes
Weird Crusades
A survey of stranger examples of religious wars in antiquity and the Middle Ages.Music Credits:"Smooth Joker" by T. Morri"Breaking Through the Gate" by Hampus NaeseliusEpidemicSound.com
Sacred Sex
An exploration of the links between sexuality and religion in the ancient world, including sacred prostitution.Music Credits:"Smooth Joker" by T. Morri"Getting Frisky" by John RunefeltEpidemicSound.com
Necromancers and Exorcists
An overview of ancient practices in regards to contacting the dead and binding demons.Music Credits:"Gravity Fields" by Hampus Naeselius"Born Sinister" by Christoffer Moe DitlevsenEpidemicSound.com
Dark and Foreboding Forests
An exploration of myths and historical events connected to woodlands and their inhabitants.Music Credits:"Smooth Joker" by T. Morri"She Is Dead" by Luella GrenEpidemicSound.com
Mum(mification)'s The Word
An exploration of practices and instances of artificial mummification in various regions of the world.Musical Credits:"Smooth Joker" by T. Morri and "Golden Panthers and Pink Lions" by Christian Andersen- EpidemicSound.com
Relics, Real and Imagined
An examination of artifacts of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and of the world of the imagination. Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com"Never Mind the Details" by J...
Rome's Got Sack!
An overview of the numerous attacks on the city of Rome throughout antiquity.If you'd like to support the show, buy Gunnar a coffee at:www.buymeacoffee/GunnarHauserMusic Credits:"Magical Gravitation"
Popin' Ain't Easy: The Cadaver Synod
An in-depth discussion of one of the most corrupt periods in the history of the Papacy, featuring the trial of the corpse of Formosus in 897.Music Credits: Magical Gravitation www....
The Dogma of Gog and Magog
An investigation into the Gog and Magog concept and the convenient grafting of enemies onto the legend.Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com"Breaking T...
The Religion You've Never Heard Of
A survey of the Manichaeans, an extinct religion that once had numerous followers from the Mediterranean to China.Music Credits:Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.comDrag...
Utopias
An overview of tall tales and social revolutions, centered on concepts of perfect societies.Music Credits:Magical Gravitation: www.royaltyfree-music.comHaunted Mansions by...
Rebel Musicians
In this episode, we examine musical artists in Greece, Rome, and medieval Europe who shocked contemporary listeners.Music Credits:Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com"C...
The Undersea World
A foray into strange tales of sea creatures and the humans who swam with them.Music Credits:Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.comThe Red Thread by Autonomic Sen...
Body Modification
An overview of various practices of body modification in antiquity, including tattooing and castration.Music Credits:Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.comWhen Pigs Fly b...
Alcohol and Drugs
An exploration of the evidence for intoxication by means of alcohol and drugs in antiquity. Beer, wine, opium, and cannabis were among the culprits.Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation" www.r...
Flying Shields and Cursed Gold
A two-part episode focusing on the "Book of Prodigies" and the legend of the Gold of Tolosa.Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com"Silent Suspicion" by Jerry Lacey at EpidemicSound.com
Legal Lunacy
Laws, courtroom drama, and supernatural procedures from Babylon to the Middle Ages.Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com"Out for Lunch" by Jerry Lacey EpidemicSound.com"The Wrong Step" by Mac Ta...
Weird Weapons and Tactics
This episode examines exotic ancient weaponry such as Greek Fire and war elephants.Music:"Magical Gravitation" by www.royaltyfree-music.com"Jump the Streets" by The Fly Guy Five and "Smooth Joker" by T. Morri- epidemicsound.com<...
Gates to Hell and Hellish Conspiracies
An exploration of spooky locales believed to be entrances to the underworld, followed by conspiracy theories of long ago.Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation" by www.royaltyfree-music.com"An Evening At the Museum" by Moss Harm...
Dirty Poets
Listen to Gunnar turn the Internet blue with a choice selection from poets such as Hipponax, Catullus, and Martial.Music:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.comThe Wrong Step- by Mac TaboelEpidemicsound.com
Pandemics of Old
A discussion of Greek and Roman pandemics including the Plague of Athens, the Antonine Plague, and the Plagues of Cyprian and Justinian.Musical Credits:Magical Gravitationwww.royalt...
Prophets and Seers
An overview of ancient Greek individuals believed to have godlike insight and powers.Musical Credits:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.comThe Mourning SongKevin M...
Weird Athletes and Their Fans
An exploration of violent athletes from the ancient Olympics, and violent chariot-racing fans in Rome and Constantinople.Musical Credits:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.com...