
NORTH 02: The Story of Our Species
NORTH 02
4.8from 397 ratings
- 266
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 397
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 6M
- YouTube views
About NORTH 02: The Story of Our Species
Hello, welcome to the show! In this podcast, we talk about the story of our species and how we came to be. From our humble ape ancestors to Bronze Age societies, our story has been fascinating. Anthropology, archaeology, and history are all thoroughly covered. All information is based on peer-reviewed research. Fringe theories and conspiracies are not entertained. Grazie e arrivederci!
- Publisher
- NORTH 02
- Category
- history · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Aug 2018
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 266 episodes have a transcript.

8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Neanderthals Made this Megalithic Site 176,500 Years Ago…

1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Humans Encountered… Terror Birds?

11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
I Made the Weapon that Broke the Mongols
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Neanderthals Made this Megalithic Site 176,500 Years Ago…
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There were fire pits in the middle of them, as well as one on the walls. Whatever this was, it was ancient, and made by the hands of man. Archaeologists quickly went to work documenting the site. They found over 400 stalagmites had been broken, moved, and piled into the walls of the structure. In total, over two tons worth of material was used. They were broken to roughly the same length before being piled together. The largest circle measured nearly 22 feet across. Others were aligned in a smaller semicircle, and the rest were stacked in piles. They had been there for so long that calcite had built up over the entire structure, locking it into place. […]
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- 6,411,313
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 30 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 367 ratings
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- 94
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 67
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