The Dirt Diaries

By Dr. Tenninger KellenbargerHistory

The Dirt Diaries episodes

April 28, 2025 Monarchs to Mythology: Ancient Legends in Solo Leveling
I've watched the anime and read the manhwa, so we're diving into Solo Leveling, looking at connections to mythology and ancient history that you may have missed in episodes or even the opening!We're breaking down the elixir to life, Cerberus, and more as antiquity meets the world of S-ranked hunters.
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22 min
April 16, 2025 Titanic: Echoes in the Atlantic 113 years later
Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! Today, we are diving into the Titanic, its timeline of events, tales of heroism, and artifacts being sold. I have always been interested in this piece of history, so travel back 113 years as we examine the night she struck an iceberg.What can we learn from the messages, wreckage, and more? Well, we are just getting started.-Stay curiousP.S.- I highly recommend the newest documentary out by National Geographic!Want more Dirt Diaries? Join patreon with all your history-loving friends!patreon.com/TheDirtDiariesTravel with me, my socials, and more!https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn
58 min
April 02, 2025 Prehistoric Goddess Figures? The World's Oldest Venus
Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! Today, I am diving into some of the oldest pieces of art, which are referred to as Venus figures, named after the Roman goddess of love, lust, sexuality, and more. These little ladies date anywhere from 40,000-16,000 years ago and continue to enchant viewers today!From the world's oldest depiction of a human to miniature goddess figures, we're diving into it all this week!-Stay curiousWant more Dirt Diaries? Join patreon with all your history-loving friends!patreon.com/TheDirtDiariesTravel with me, my socials, and more!https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn
42 min
March 19, 2025 Elixir to Life: Ancient Quests for Immortality
Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries!
I am diving into some of the most famed ancient quests for immortality with legends, men of myth, and of course an emperor who sought to have his dynasty for 10,000 generations!
From one of the oldest epics in the world, to a tomb yet to be opened, we're diving into it all this week!
-Stay curious
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42 min
March 05, 2025 Mycenae: Greek Heroes and Grave Circle A
Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! I am diving into the realm of mythology slightly with this episode as we delve into the site of Mycenae.
Our buddy Heinrich Schliemann dug Grave Circle A after being sued for not sharing his treasure, so we are in for a treat! We're looking in the shaft graves and in the tomb of Agamemnon himself for this episode, so you won't want to miss it!-Stay curiousWant more Dirt Diaries? Join patreon with all your history-loving friends!patreon.com/TheDirtDiariesTravel with me, my socials, and more!https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn
49 min
February 19, 2025 Eternally Yours: Ancient Love Poems
Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! Since February is the month of love with Valentine, I thought it would be fun to go over some ancient love poems and songs and then... rank them. I go over everything from the world's oldest love songs to those written by Sappho and Plato and everything in between.
People may say ILY today, but someone in the ancient world said, " I wish I were Heaven,
with a billion eyes to look at you."
-Stay curious
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49 min
February 05, 2025 Queen Puabi: When Women Ruled
Welcome back to season 2 of the Dirt Diaries! So happy to be back, and what better way to dive back in than with the famed Queen Puabi and her tomb from the Royal Cemetery at Ur. From all of the beautiful grave goods and jewelry that were found still adorning her to the guards still protecting the front door and everything in between, including a possible death pit.
-Stay curious
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43 min
December 11, 2024 Burying 2024: Top Archaeological Discoveries
Welcome back, explorers! Dr. K is back for the last episode of the season, this time breaking down her top finds and, yes, ranking the top 3 of 2024!

Grab your scorecards and shovels as we rank the finds and bury 2024!
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52 min
November 27, 2024 Rematch: The World's Oldest Games
Welcome back explorers! Dr. K is back again this time to talk about some of the oldest board games in the world.
I'm diving into the games that swept the ancient world that even some of the famed rulers once played like King Tut and Queen Nefertari.
So grab your boards, pawns and die and let's dive into the realm of the oldest board games!
This isn't ancient aliens; this is the real thing.
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30 min
November 13, 2024 Till Death: Ancient Roman Weddings
Welcome back, explorers! Dr. K is back again, discussing all things ancient weddings—well, at least as they happened in ancient Rome! Inspiration struck as I just got back from my wedding, so grab your dresses, tuxedos, and rings because we're talking weddings then and now!

This isn't ancient aliens; this is the real thing.
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41 min

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Join Dr. Tenninger Kellenbarger, an archaeologist and art historian, as she delves into ancient history, mythology, intricate artifacts, and more every other Wednesday beginning at 6 am EST.