Archives of Atrocity

WARNING: THIS PODCAST CONTAINS TOILET HUMOUR, CRUDE SEXUAL HUMOUR AND ALL MANNER OF THINGS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN, PRUDES OR DELICATE TYPES!

Welcome back, all you fellow archivists to the conclusion of our first two-part episode on the cult of the Aten. In this episode, his ankle bracelet and home detention sentence are no obstacle for DJ Bumsplitter, who tags in via Zoom to give life to some poetry. We find out just what it takes to be deliberately erased from history, how someone can accidentally walk into a donkey show while looking for Grandma's house and Jon teams up with a Death Metal band to speculate wildly about the manner of Akhenaten's downfall. No animals were harmed in the making of this podcast, but a few mummies got desecrated and many an execration text was brutally smashed!

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"March of the Jackanapes (Podcast Intro)" - Music by Jon Adams

SOURCES

https://www.arce.org/resource/akhenaten-mysteries-religious-revolution

https://study.com/academy/lesson/atenism-history-revolution-decline.html

https://aeon.co/essays/why-did-an-ancient-egyptian-king-erase-all-gods-but-aten

https://www.thenotsoinnocentsabroad.com/blog/atenism-akhenatens-experiment-in-monotheism

https://www.thenotsoinnocentsabroad.com/blog/controversial-theories-about-akhenaten-ancient-egypts-heretic-king

https://religion.fandom.com/wiki/Modern_Atenism

https://www.worldhistory.org/Amarna_Period_of_Egypt/

WARNING: THIS PODCAST CONTAINS TOILET HUMOUR, CRUDE SEXUAL HUMOUR AND ALL MANNER OF THINGS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN, PRUDES OR DELICATE TYPES!

Welcome back, fellow archivists! In this second season, we're diving into cults and sects from history. In this first two-part episode, Jon and Chatto travel back in time to Ancient Egypt during the reign of the 18th dynasty to explore the cult of the Aten, created by the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten. Jon tries to get his marbles together after a bump on the noggin, Chatto reveals his dark side and we learn why you shouldn't go swimming in the Nile. A good time will be had by all except Jon's Mum, who thinks this podcast is absolute puerile filth.

https://www.patreon.com/archivesofatrocity

"March of the Jackanapes (Podcast Intro)" - Music by Jon Adams

SOURCES

https://www.arce.org/resource/akhenaten-mysteries-religious-revolution

https://study.com/academy/lesson/atenism-history-revolution-decline.html

https://aeon.co/essays/why-did-an-ancient-egyptian-king-erase-all-gods-but-aten

https://www.thenotsoinnocentsabroad.com/blog/atenism-akhenatens-experiment-in-monotheism

https://www.thenotsoinnocentsabroad.com/blog/controversial-theories-about-akhenaten-ancient-egypts-heretic-king

https://religion.fandom.com/wiki/Modern_Atenism

https://www.worldhistory.org/Amarna_Period_of_Egypt/

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Because I'm feeling generous, the bonus episodes are on the house this month! Here's a taste of the quality podcasting that could be yours if you became a patron. In this episode, Jon and Chatto dig back through the sands of ancient Arabia to find a man named Zu Shenitar. Spoiler alert: he was NOT a good dude!

All the way from Rio Blanco, Nicaragua, our special musical guest DJ Bumsplitter drops by! DJ Bumsplitter lays down some old-school beats while Jon spits some dope rhymes. Jon also waxes poetic about parallels between Zu Shenitar and the late, great Biggie Smalls while Chatto hollas at all the small to medium-sized girl dogs in the audience.

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