In 2018, archeology students from the Antiquities Institute at the University of Tehran excavating a cave system near Mt. Ararat in eastern Turkey uncovered 26 large ancient ceramic vases. Inside were reels of 5,000 year old audio tape—a clear and complete recording of Noah and his wife Naamah interviewing thousands of pairs of animals aboard the ark. In partnership with the Antiquities Institute at the University of Tehran, we have digitized a selection of those interviews and now present them publicly for the first time in this historic podcast.
Kristina Martinez, Neil Baron, Jamal Newman, Bethany Stokes, and Eli Okun perform in "People of Caves," an episode of Ark created, written, produced, and edited by Tim Townsend.
7 Jan 2026
Dairy Cows
Emmy Harvey-Parker (https://witdc.org/people/emmy-harvey-parker/)played LouAnn the Dairy Cow and Morgan Burris (https://witdc.org/people/morgan-burris/) played MaLynn the Dairy Cow. Emmy and Morgan perform around DC with their improv duo, Matron Saints (https://www.instagram.com/officialmatronsaints/?hl=en) (@officialmatronsaints (https://www.instagram.com/officialmatronsaints/?hl=en)), including a monthly show at Trusty’s Bar (https://trustysdc.com/). Follow Emmy at @emmyharv (https://www.instagram.com/emmyharv/) and Morgan @itsmorganburris (https://www.instagram.com/itsmorganburris/?hl=en). Jamal Newman (https://witdc.org/people/jamal-newman/) played Noah. Catch Jamal performing live comedy with Washington Improv Theater. (https://witdc.org/) Follow him @hell0newman (https://www.instagram.com/hell0newman/). Bethany Stokes (https://witdc.org/people/bethany-stokes/) played Naamah. Bethany performs with Nox! (https://witdc.org/ensembles/nox/) and The Hypothesis (https://witdc.org/ensembles/the-hypothesis/) at Washington Improv Theater, with indie team 1-800-FIRE-DEPARTMENT, and sketch team Bad Medicine (https://badmedicinecomedy.com/). Follow her @bethanysalright (https://www.instagram.com/bethanysalright/). Eli Okun (https://witdc.org/people/eli-okun/) played Japheth. Eli also performs with Nox! and 1-800-FIRE-DEPARTMENT. Follow him at @eli.okun (https://www.instagram.com/eli.okun/?hl=en). Ark was created, written, produced, and edited by Tim Townsend (https://www.instagram.com/timtownsend/?hl=en). Cover art by small c studio (https://smallc.studio/). Ark is a production of Solar Driftwood (https://www.solardriftwoodmedia.com/) in partnership with the Antiquities Institute at the University of Tehran.
31 Dec 2025
Corgis
Comedians Pete Bergen, Mikael Johnson, Jamal Newman, Bethany Stokes, and Eli Okun perform in "Ark," a production by Tim Townsend, playing characters in a comedic improv performance.
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