Mummy Movie Podcast

About Mummy Movie Podcast

Ever wondered how much truth lies behind the countless mummy movies and Egyptian historical epics? The Mummy Movie Podcast is here to answer that question. Hosted by a trained Egyptologist and archaeologist, each episode focuses on films and TV series inspired by ancient Egypt, using them as a jumping off point to examine Egypt’s rich history. With everything from mythology to Egyptomania, The Mummy Movie Podcast tackles it all! Plus, you might just find out which of these often-obscure films is worth checking out, and which are better left in the bargain bin. Email: mummymoviepodcast@gmail.com patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MummyMoviePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Peter Rose

Category

history · tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Dec 2022

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

171 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Patreon Episode: The Rebels

   It is around 1050 BC. The office of High Priest of Amun has become vacant. The descendants of Piankh are losing their clasp on power. Now, a once great family, is about to make a desperate challenge. In this episode of the Mummy Movie Podcast, we continue our discussion of the Banishment Stele, asking: who were these rebels, and who was their leader? Email: mummymoviepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:mummymoviepodcast@gmail.com) Patreon: www.patreon.com/MummyMoviePodcast (http://www.patreon.com/MummyMoviePodcast) Bibliography Dodson, A. (2012). Afterglow of an empire: Egypt from the fall of the New Kingdom to the Saite Renaissance. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. Jansen-Winkeln, K. (1997). Der Majordomus des Amun Anchefenmut. DE 38. 29-36 Kitchen, K, A. (1995). The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt 1100-650 BC (2nd ed). Warminster: Aris & Phillips Ltd. Lull G, J. (2009). Beginning and end of the High Priest of Amun Menkheperre. In Broekman, G, P, F, Demarée, R, J, and Kaper, O, E (Eds). The Libyan period in Egypt: Historical and cultural studies into the 21st–24th Dynasties: Proceedings of a conference at Leiden University, 25–27 October 2007, 23 (pp. 241–249). Leiden and Leuven: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten and Uitgeverij Peeters. Niwinski, A. (1995). "Le passage de la XX" a la chronologie et histoire politique". Bulletin de l’institut Français d’archéologie orientale, 95, 351. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Patreon Episode: The Banishment Stele: A Tale of Rebellion and Power

   Around 1050 BC, a man travelled to Thebes to face a mysterious opponent. The city was in turmoil, torn apart by a rebellion sparked by the absence of the High Priest of Amun. Join us as we examine the story, of one of the most fascinating men from the 21st Dynasty. A man who would go onto become one of the longest-serving High Priests of Amun in Egyptian history and even a king. Together, we'll unravel the remarkable tale preserved on the Banishment Stele. Email: mummymoviepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:mummymoviepodcast@gmail.com) Patreon: www.patreon.com/MummyMoviePodcast (http://www.patreon.com/MummyMoviePodcast) Bibliography Danjocross. (2020). Paddling a Kayak.wav. Retrieved from https://freesound.org/people/Danjocross/sounds/503208/ (https://freesound.org/people/Danjocross/sounds/503208/) Dodson, A. (2012). Afterglow of an empire: Egypt from the fall of the New Kingdom to the Saite Renaissance. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. Kitchen, K, A. (1995). The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt 1100-650 BC (2nd ed). Warminster: Aris & Phillips Ltd. Lull, J. (2006). Los sumos sacerdotes de Amón tebanos de la wḥm mswt y dinastía XXI (ca. 1083–945 A.C.). British Archaeological Reports (International Series) 1469. Oxford: Archaeopress. Lull G, J. (2009). Beginning and end of the High Priest of Amun Menkheperre. In Broekman, G, P, F, Demarée, R, J, and Kaper, O, E (Eds). The Libyan period in Egypt: Historical and cultural studies into the 21st–24th Dynasties: Proceedings of a conference at Leiden University, 25–27 October 2007, 23 (pp. 241–249). Leiden and Leuven: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten and Uitgeverij Peeters. Ritner, R, K. (2009). The Libyan anarchy: Inscriptions from Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature. Römer, M. (1994). Gottes- und priesterherrschaft in Ägypten am ende des Neuen Reiches: Ein religionsgeschichtliches phänomen und seine sozialen grundlagen. Ägypten und Altes Testament: Studien zu geschichte, kultur und religion Ägyptens und des Alten Testaments 21. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   3 Aug 2026

   The Mummy Theme Park (2000) Review

   In this season finale of the Mummy Movie Podcast, we examine the 2000 film The Mummy Theme Park, a bizarre film in which an Egyptian sheikh combines Egyptian mummies with animatronics and brain chips to bring them back to life. As well as reviewing the film, we also use it as a jumping-off point to explore one of the greatest ancient Egyptian celebrations: the Opet Festival. What exactly was the Opet Festival, and what would it have been like to witness it firsthand? Email: mummymoviepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:mummymoviepodcast@gmail.com) Patreon: www.patreon.com/MummyMoviePodcast (http://www.patreon.com/MummyMoviePodcast) Bibliography Darnell, J, Y. (20120). Opet Festival. UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, 1-15 Mark, J. J. (2017). Festivals in ancient Egypt. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1032/festivals-in-ancient-egypt/ (https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1032/festivals-in-ancient-egypt/) Naguib, S. A. (1990). The Festivals of Opet and Abul Haggag: Survival of an Ancient Tradition. Temenos-Nordic Journal for the Study of Religion, 26. Sabban, S. E., & El-Sabban, S. (2000). Temple festival calendars of ancient Egypt. Liverpool University Press. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

93,349

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

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Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

85

Engagement

82