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The first story ever written, the Epic of Gilgamesh, tells the story of a quest for immortality. This quest for meaning affects the lives of...
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Ritual is a podcast about how humans make patterns of meaning in a maddening world. The rituals we discuss will span centuries and civilizations. They will run the gamut from the ornately pe...

The first story ever written, the Epic of Gilgamesh, tells the story of a quest for immortality. This quest for meaning affects the lives of...

Vodou is a much maligned and often misunderstood religion. We'll begin to unpack vodou's complicated role in Haitian history and learn about...

Mourning the loss of a loved one is never an easy thing. Shiva is a Jewish practice that gives mourners time and space to process their grie...

Ghost stories are sometimes more comforting than scary. In this episode, we'll examine Spiritualism through the life of First Lady Mary Todd...

It's a surprisingly fine line between magic and science. Along that line lies alchemy. In this episode, I dive into historical attempts to c...

Ash Wednesday is traditionally observed by a number of Christian denominations. Catholic ritual and theology shows the role death can play i...

Tell us what ritual means to you at ritualpodcast.com/voices.

Ancient Egyptians were pretty much the kings of immortality. Ancient Egyptian pharaohs were literally the kings of immortality. The death of...

Ancient Egyptians were pretty much the kings of immortality. Ancient Egyptian pharaohs were literally the kings of immortality. The death of...

At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery, a Sentinel walks the mat 24-hours a day, seven days a week. In this episode, we mo...

In the Inka child sacrifice ceremony of Capacocha, we see ritual in its most brutal form, as the lines between statecraft and spirituality b...

Our exploration of immortality starts with the Mormon Baptism for the Dead, a controversial ceremony designed to give all people who ever li...

Coming March 22.