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In Research Of

Mar 2, 2023

 

Jeb and Blake look back at the ISO team's coverage of the global manhunt for the terrorist known as "Carlos."

This episode gets an Explicit tag because of language.

 

Nimoy Fashion Alert:

 

Dr. Frederick Hacker (Obit) 

Carlos - aka The Jackal  (Wiki)

Raid on Entebbe (Wiki)

Carnaby Street, England (Wiki)

Friendship...


Jan 31, 2023

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Jeb and Blake wade into the first episode of season 4 of In Search Of... to learn a thing or two about tsunamis. (Yes, the producers actually said that they called it "tidal waves" because if they'd used "tsunami" Americans wouldn't have bothered...


Dec 29, 2022

Blake and Jeb discuss their thoughts on the third season of In Search Of...

 

Things get... weird.


Nov 30, 2022

Jeb and Blake head out into the valley of the kings to learn more about King Tut. 

History of the Valley of the Kings 

Pyramid Secrets (IRO S02E09) 

Significance of pyramids (Benben) 

The Colossi of Memnon (the singing statue) 

Nimoy Fashion - in the desert 

Demotic writing 

Example of Cartouche:

James Lew - martial...


Oct 16, 2022

We're joined by Dr. Nathan French to discuss the Biblical tale of Sodom and Gomorrah and the ISO team's efforts to examine archaeological evidence supporting its actual historical existence.

Nimoy Fashion:

Dr. Avrahamm Biran (1909 - 2008)

The concept of Biblical Maximalism 

The big dig at Ebla where the library...