Episode 55 – The Brethren’s Tale
The Three Brothers was the most coveted jewel of the Renaissance. It vanished during the most dire days of the English Civil War, and nobody...
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20 of 80 episodesEpisode 54 – The Sorcerer and His Silver
The Vikings were once the terror of northern Europe, with a civilization that extended from Russia to Iceland. Among their sagas of warrior...
Episode 53 – The Dreams of Solomon
For over 2,000 years, treasure hunters the world over have searched for the legendary gold mines of the Biblical King Solomon. Leads were fe...
The Trove Halloween Episode: Too Many Frickin’ Mummies
ARGHH! Courtney and Max discuss what scares them, their own spooky encounters, as well as curses, curses, and more curses! Cursed mummies! C...
The Relic Halloween Special 2020: Scary Movies with Filmmaker Shane Anderson
Because the world isn’t scary enough, Relic celebrates Halloween 2020 with a look into some horror movies that were almost lost, and s...
Tales From The Reliquary – Episode 3: Tape 342
In 1973, President Richard Nixon is accused of spying on his political opponents and undermining the constitution of the United States of Am...
Tales from the Reliquary – Episode 2: And Your Little Dog Too
The most iconic prop in Hollywood history…stolen! The weird saga behind the heist of the Ruby Slippers.
Tales from the Reliquary – Episode 1: A Bell for Buddha
Surprise! Formerly a Relic Patron exclusive, this minisode focuses on the very lost (and very big) bell of a Burmese king. Stay tuned for a...
Episode 52 – It Belongs in a Museum! – Lost Libraries
Special guest: author and podcaster Moxie LaBouche, host of “ Your Brain on Facts “. In this episode, we tackle two great litera...
Episode 51 – The Fate of Atlantis
Part 2/2 If Atlantis really existed, then where might it be located today? Separating legend from plausibility, this is the question archaeo...
Episode 50 – The Lost Empire
“In a single day and night of misfortune…the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea.” It is perhaps one of the most...
Bonus Episode – The Winter Egg
As thanks for the generous donations on Patreon this past month, I wanted to express my gratitude with another Faberge Egg story. Oh, and un...
Episode 49 – Easter Egg Hunt
Firstly, thank you to all who donated to the Relic Patreon over the course of the last month. It was a huge help during this period of uncer...
The Trove – Episode 7: March 36th, 2020
Matzo ball soap. Swimming pool cakes. Cafe Bustelo. Time is meaningless. Also… Mammoth facts, and creepy places made out of Mammoth Bo...
Episode 48 – The Poison Violin
A Relic “Whodunnit?” Erica Morini was considered the greatest violinist of the 20th century, thanks in part due to her mastery o...
The Trove – Episode 5: Superglue as Medicare
In this episode of the Trove: – Zombie viruses – A dead (important) French guy – Let’s bring back the Woolly Mammoth...
Episode 47 – “Ancient Astronaut theorists say…”
Joined by Rob Kristofferson of the Our Strange Skies podcast, we pick apart the bane of every archaeologist’s existence: ancient astro...
The Trove – Episode 6: 2Cortes2Furious
Skinflaps on fingers and lost viking ships. Gold bars in soil and art thieving tips. Haunted doll islands and anchors in coves. These are a...
Episode 46 – Beneath the Sands
During World War II, an Englishman named T.E. Lawrence fought in the Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire. While travelling, “Lawr...
Episode 45 – It Belongs in a Museum! Legends of the Hidden Temple
Our first episode of the decade takes a trip back to the 1990s to revisit a children’s game show called Legends of the Hidden Temple....