Oldest Stories
Hosted by James Bleckley · James Bleckley
4.7from 661 ratings
- 241
- Episodes
- 66
- Transcribed
- 661
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 535K
- YouTube views
About Oldest Stories
History and myth of the Cradle of Civilization, bronze age Mesopotamia, beginning with the dawn of writing. The show will cover the full history of Mesopotamia, from Gilgamesh to Nabonidas, a span of some 2500 years, with myths of heroes and gods, and tales of daily life peppered throughout. Sumer, Akkad, Old Babylon, Hittites, and Israel have all been covered in depth, current episodes get deep into the Assyrian Empire. New episodes every other Wednesday. Online at oldeststories.net.
- Publisher
- James Bleckley
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Oct 2019
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
66 of 241 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Taharqa the Peaceful and Esarhaddon the Holy
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Pedubastis Cycle
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Assyrian Omen Science
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Taharqa the Peaceful and Esarhaddon the Holy
Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The entire Nile corridor, from far to the south to the Delta region, all get particularly sacred structures in a uniform style. It's an act of seeking the gods' blessings on the whole land first and foremost, but secondarily it's an act of political unification. And the third of all, it's putting work and resources cleanly up and down the country. It is wealth spurring on the creation of more wealth. The Nubian sites of Gebel Barkal and Kawa get significant new edifices, but so too does the traditional center at Karnak. Had Taharqa's lineage carried on his projects in a similar way, the Kushite dynasty could have been responsible for the sort of Renaissance that would be remembered as a new New Kingdom sort of thing. […]
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- YouTube views
- 534,534
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 114 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 547 ratings
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- 91
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 96
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