Podcast appearances and mentions of terra cotta warrior

Dive into the dark and twisted world of Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures, where fantasy and reality collide with chilling consequences. Join us as we unravel the intense relationship between Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, exploring how their elaborate imaginations lead to one of the most notorious crimes in New Zealand's history. Don't miss this deep dive into a film that showcases Jackson's unique vision, long before Middle-earth called. Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ2yZjnPwQc  Did you enjoy the episode? Don't forget to hit that subscribe button and join us for more retro movie discussions! Dive even deeper with bonus content and engage directly with us by supporting our show on Patreon. For additional episodes and exclusive insights, head to www.30podcast.com, and if you love what you hear, leave us a glowing review on your podcast app of choice, especially Apple Podcasts. Your support keeps the show going!

This week, Amber and Anna delve into the massive site of the first Chinese Emperor's burial complex. Were there flowing rivers of mercury? Maybe. Are there thousands of terra cotta soldiers? Definitely. Do we understand how metal detectors work? Kind of! Plus, some thumb-related Art Crime, and Anna finally apologizes for attributing Hey Ya to Snoop Dogg when it is absolutely by Outkast. How embarrassing. WARNING: Episode contains spoilers for Waiting for Godot. Links Who was the Chinese emperor behind the terra-cotta warriors? (National Geographic) The Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Skeptoid) Flowing rivers of mercury (Chemistry World) Mercury and health (World Health Organization) Making the Warrior: The Qin Terracotta Soldiers in Age of Empires (The Met) Chinese terra cotta warriors had real, and very carefully made, weapons (Washington Post) What You Need to Know About the Terra-Cotta Warrior's Stolen Thumb (National Geographic) The army that conquered the world (BBC Culture) The Secret Tomb of China's 1st Emperor: Will We Ever See Inside? (LiveScience) Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (UNESCO) Surface chromium on Terracotta Army bronze weapons is neither an ancient anti-rust treatment nor the reason for their good preservation (Nature) Archaeologists Excavate 200 More Chinese Terracotta Warriors (Smithsonian) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular

This week, Amber and Anna delve into the massive site of the first Chinese Emperor's burial complex. Were there flowing rivers of mercury? Maybe. Are there thousands of terra cotta soldiers? Definitely. Do we understand how metal detectors work? Kind of! Plus, some thumb-related Art Crime, and Anna finally apologizes for attributing Hey Ya to Snoop Dogg when it is absolutely by Outkast. How embarrassing. WARNING: Episode contains spoilers for Waiting for Godot. Links Who was the Chinese emperor behind the terra-cotta warriors? (National Geographic) The Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Skeptoid) Flowing rivers of mercury (Chemistry World) Mercury and health (World Health Organization) Making the Warrior: The Qin Terracotta Soldiers in Age of Empires (The Met) Chinese terra cotta warriors had real, and very carefully made, weapons (Washington Post) What You Need to Know About the Terra-Cotta Warrior's Stolen Thumb (National Geographic) The army that conquered the world (BBC Culture) The Secret Tomb of China's 1st Emperor: Will We Ever See Inside? (LiveScience) Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (UNESCO) Surface chromium on Terracotta Army bronze weapons is neither an ancient anti-rust treatment nor the reason for their good preservation (Nature) Archaeologists Excavate 200 More Chinese Terracotta Warriors (Smithsonian) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular

Travel season is coming! Want some insider recommendation for places to visit in China? Enjoy this episode! Vocab List: 夏天 xià tiān : summer 旅行 lǚ xíng : travel 历史遗迹 lì shǐ yí jì : historical site 长城 cháng chéng : Great Wall 爬长城 pá cháng chéng : climb Great Wall 秦始皇 qín shǐ huáng : Emperor Qin 野长城 yě cháng chéng : wild Great Wall 兵马俑 bīng mǎ yǒng : Terra Cotta Warrior 电影 diàn yǐng : movie 木乃伊 mù nǎi yī : mummy 自然景观 zì rán jǐng guān : natural wonder 九寨沟 jiǔ zhài gōu  水平如镜 shuǐ píng rú jìng : water as calm as a mirror 黄山 huáng shān  松树 sōng shù : pine tree 奇松 qí sōng  : wonderful pine tree 怪石 guài shí : strange stone 云海 yún hǎi : sea of fog 温泉 wēn quán : spring 桂林 guì lín  购物 gòu wù : shopping 义乌 yì wū  深圳 shēn zhèn 电子产品 diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn : electronic products 香港 xiāng gǎng  早茶 zǎo chá : dim sum

I review a Terra-Cotta Warrior (also called Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior), Directed by Ching Sui-tung (Tony Ching). It stars Gong Li (Farewell My Concubine and Curse of teh Golden Flower) and Zhang Yimou (the director of Hero and House of Flying Daggers).  Here is a trailer of Terra-Cotta Warrior: HERE Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.  

Dave and Ian tackle their first series from the US as the begin to make their way through the 2008 show The Middleman. In "The Pilot Episode Sanction," artist Wendy Watson is recruited as a sidekick to a mysterious man who foils villainy on a comic book scale, and must stop a super-intelligent gorilla from taking over the mob. In "The Accidental Occidental Conception," the schemes of a Terra Cotta Warrior mean The Middleman and Wendy must journey to the underworld. In "The Sino-Mexican Revolution," Wendy has to rescue the legendary martial artist Sensei Ping and the Middleman from a group of vengeful lucha libre wrestlers. Statistician Ian returns, Dave shakes his fist at sexist network interference, and Ian is in need of a cold shower.

Dave and Ian tackle their first series from the US as the begin to make their way through the 2008 show The Middleman. In "The Pilot Episode Sanction," artist Wendy Watson is recruited as a sidekick to a mysterious man who foils villainy on a comic book scale, and must stop a super-intelligent gorilla from taking over the mob. In "The Accidental Occidental Conception," the schemes of a Terra Cotta Warrior mean The Middleman and Wendy must journey to the underworld. In "The Sino-Mexican Revolution," Wendy has to rescue the legendary martial artist Sensei Ping and the Middleman from a group of vengeful lucha libre wrestlers. Statistician Ian returns, Dave shakes his fist at sexist network interference, and Ian is in need of a cold shower.

Dave and Ian tackle their first series from the US as the begin to make their way through the 2008 show The Middleman. In "The Pilot Episode Sanction," artist Wendy Watson is recruited as a sidekick to a mysterious man who foils villainy on a comic book scale, and must stop a super-intelligent gorilla from taking over the mob. In "The Accidental Occidental Conception," the schemes of a Terra Cotta Warrior mean The Middleman and Wendy must journey to the underworld. In "The Sino-Mexican Revolution," Wendy has to rescue the legendary martial artist Sensei Ping and the Middleman from a group of vengeful lucha libre wrestlers. Statistician Ian returns, Dave shakes his fist at sexist network interference, and Ian is in need of a cold shower.

Dave and Ian tackle their first series from the US as the begin to make their way through the 2008 show The Middleman. In "The Pilot Episode Sanction," artist Wendy Watson is recruited as a sidekick to a mysterious man who foils villainy on a comic book scale, and must stop a super-intelligent gorilla from taking over the mob. In "The Accidental Occidental Conception," the schemes of a Terra Cotta Warrior mean The Middleman and Wendy must journey to the underworld. In "The Sino-Mexican Revolution," Wendy has to rescue the legendary martial artist Sensei Ping and the Middleman from a group of vengeful lucha libre wrestlers. Statistician Ian returns, Dave shakes his fist at sexist network interference, and Ian is in need of a cold shower.

Loess is a thin soil. When it is dry it is whisked up into great sand storms, which blight Beijing and other cities. As part of the restoration project farmers were paid to keep their cattle off the hillsides. The results are astounding, the farmers now grow high value cash crops and the air is cleaner.

Transcript -- Loess is a thin soil. When it is dry it is whisked up into great sand storms, which blight Beijing and other cities. As part of the restoration project farmers were paid to keep their cattle off the hillsides. The results are astounding, the farmers now grow high value cash crops and the air is cleaner.

Loess is a thin soil. When it is dry it is whisked up into great sand storms, which blight Beijing and other cities. As part of the restoration project farmers were paid to keep their cattle off the hillsides. The results are astounding, the farmers now grow high value cash crops and the air is cleaner.

Transcript -- Loess is a thin soil. When it is dry it is whisked up into great sand storms, which blight Beijing and other cities. As part of the restoration project farmers were paid to keep their cattle off the hillsides. The results are astounding, the farmers now grow high value cash crops and the air is cleaner.