Ancient Weirdness With Gunnar Hauser

A survey of stranger examples of religious wars in antiquity and the Middle Ages.Music Credits:"Smooth Joker" by T. Morri"Breaking Through the Gate" by Hampus NaeseliusEpidemicSound.comSupport the show

An exploration of the links between sexuality and religion in the ancient world, including sacred prostitution.Music Credits:"Smooth Joker" by T. Morri"Getting Frisky" by John RunefeltEpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An overview of ancient practices in regards to contacting the dead and binding demons.Music Credits:"Gravity Fields" by Hampus Naeselius"Born Sinister" by Christoffer Moe DitlevsenEpidemicSound.com Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An exploration of myths and historical events connected to woodlands and their inhabitants.Music Credits:"Smooth Joker" by T. Morri"She Is Dead" by Luella GrenEpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An exploration of practices and instances of artificial mummification in various regions of the world.Musical Credits:"Smooth Joker" by T. Morri and "Golden Panthers and Pink Lions" by Christian Andersen- EpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An examination of artifacts of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and of the world of the imagination. Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com"Never Mind the Details" by Jerry Lacey  Epidemicsound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

 An overview of the numerous attacks on the city of Rome throughout antiquity.If you'd like to support the show, buy Gunnar a coffee at:www.buymeacoffee/GunnarHauserMusic Credits:"Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com"Packs of Savage Dogs" by Dream Cave EpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An in-depth discussion of one of the most corrupt periods in the history of the Papacy, featuring the trial of the corpse of Formosus in 897.Music Credits: Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com The Mourning SongKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Tales From the GraveChristoffer Moe Ditlevsen   EpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An investigation into the Gog and Magog concept and the convenient grafting of enemies onto the legend.Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation"  www.royaltyfree-music.com"Breaking Through the Gate" by Hampus Naeselius  EpidemicSound,com"Ba-Bum-Tss" www.fesliyanstudios.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

A survey of the Manichaeans, an extinct religion that once had numerous followers from the Mediterranean to China.Music Credits:Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.comDragon's Tongue (by Autonomic Sensations ) EpidemicSound.comSupport the show

An overview of tall tales and social revolutions, centered on concepts of perfect societies.Music Credits:Magical Gravitation:  www.royaltyfree-music.comHaunted Mansions by Stationary Sign: EpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

In this episode, we examine musical artists in Greece, Rome, and medieval Europe who shocked contemporary listeners.Music Credits:Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com"Chandra" by Van Sandano  EpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

A foray into strange tales of sea creatures and the humans who swam with them.Music Credits:Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.comThe Red Thread by Autonomic Sensations EpidemicSound.comDrum roll effect by Fesliyan StudiosSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An overview of various practices of body modification in antiquity, including tattooing and castration.Music Credits:Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.comWhen Pigs Fly by Mike Franklyn/ EpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An exploration of the evidence for intoxication by means of alcohol and drugs in antiquity. Beer, wine, opium, and cannabis were among the culprits.Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com"Out for Lunch" by Jerry Lacey / EpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

A two-part episode focusing on the "Book of Prodigies" and the legend of the Gold of Tolosa.Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com"Silent Suspicion" by Jerry Lacey at EpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

Laws, courtroom drama, and supernatural procedures from Babylon to the Middle Ages.Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation" www.royaltyfree-music.com"Out for Lunch" by Jerry Lacey  EpidemicSound.com"The Wrong Step" by Mac Taboel  EpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

This episode examines exotic ancient weaponry such as Greek Fire and war elephants.Music:"Magical Gravitation" by www.royaltyfree-music.com"Jump the Streets" by The Fly Guy Five and "Smooth Joker" by T. Morri- epidemicsound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An exploration of spooky locales believed to be entrances to the underworld, followed by conspiracy theories of long ago.Music Credits:"Magical Gravitation" by www.royaltyfree-music.com"An Evening At the Museum" by Moss Harman at EpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

Listen to Gunnar turn the Internet blue with a choice selection from poets such as Hipponax, Catullus, and Martial.Music:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.comThe Wrong Step- by Mac TaboelEpidemicsound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

A discussion of Greek and Roman pandemics including the Plague of Athens, the Antonine Plague, and the Plagues of Cyprian and Justinian.Musical Credits:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.comGolden Panthers and Pink Lionsby Christian AndersenEpidemicSound.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An overview of ancient Greek individuals believed to have godlike insight and powers.Musical Credits:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.comThe Mourning SongKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An exploration of violent athletes from the ancient Olympics, and violent chariot-racing fans in Rome and Constantinople.Musical Credits:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.comSports Fanfarewww.royaltyfree-music.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An exploration of early Christian monks who lived for years on top of stone pillars.Musical Credits:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.comThe Mourning SongKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An examination of trophy goblets made of human skulls from ancient through medieval history, and ancient Greek and Roman concepts of dreams and dream interpretation.Music Credits:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.comPhantom from Space by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4210-phantom-from-spaceLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show

An exploration of Greek and Roman philosophers far stranger than the ones you learned about in school.Musical excerpts:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.comPhantom from Space by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4210-phantom-from-spaceLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

A discussion of revenants, vampires, and ghosts in antiquity.Musical Excerpts:Magical Gravitation www.royaltyfree-music.com The Mourning SongKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

A survey of strange military leaders from Athens, Sparta, and Hellenistic Greece.Musical Excerpts:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.comSports Fanfarewww.royaltyfree-music.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )

An overview of some obscure heroes from the classical world.Musical Excerpts:Magical Gravitationwww.royaltyfree-music.comDanse Macabre – Finale  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GunnarHauser )