Nero's Fiddle

The ancient Hebrews have had an outsized influence on our current society and culture. This week's episode looks into how such a small ancient kingdom was able to set the wheels in motion to what we now call our Judeo-Christian tradition, or Judeo-Christian values.

The ancient Egyptians invent a rich cultural life and show the way for the Greeks and other subsequent cultures.

We enter the historical era with the advent of writing in ancient Sumer.

Humanity discovers agriculture and is changed forever.

This episode looks at the Paleolithic era to see what it tells us about where human history began and what it can tell us about what it is to be human.

Y-Adam and Mitochondrial Eve show us what it was like to be the first Homo sapiens.