The Toldinstone Podcast
Garrett Ryan
This podcast complements the toldinstone YouTube channel with interviews of scholars and creators working on the most exciting topics in ancient history.
Episodes
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Mar 13, 2026 • 1h 15min
36 – The Late Bronze Age Collapse
Eric Cline and I discuss the causes and consequences of the Late Bronze Age Collapse.
Feb 27, 2026 • 1h 42min
35 – The Spartan Mirage
Stephen Hodkinson and I discuss the latest research on classical Sparta.
Feb 13, 2026 • 1h 6min
34 – Ancient Rome and America’s Founding Fathers
Carl Richard and I discuss how Ancient Greece and Rome shaped the American Revolution and US Constitution.
Jan 30, 2026 • 1h 22min
33 – Understanding the Valley of the Kings
Chris Naunton and I discuss history's most iconic necropolis.
Jan 19, 2026 • 1h 1min
32 – Tactics of Alexander the Great
Roel Konijnendijk and I discuss the army and tactics of the most iconic Greek general.
Jan 3, 2026 • 1h 27min
31 – How the Renaissance invented Ancient Rome
Ada Palmer and I discuss how the Italian Renaissance transformed our understanding of antiquity.
Dec 12, 2025 • 1h 1min
30 – The Mind of a Roman Gladiator
Harry Sidebottom and I discuss the unique place of gladiators in Roman society.
Nov 28, 2025 • 51min
29 – A Short History of Roman Spain
Paco Alvarez and I discuss the remarkable history of Roman Spain.
Nov 16, 2025 • 43min
28 – What bones tell us about ancient Rome
Deborah Ruscillo and I discuss how zooarchaeology has transformed our understanding of the classical world.
Oct 31, 2025 • 1h 20min
27 – The Mona Lisa of Ancient Coins
Nick Vaneerdewegh and I discuss the Aetna Tetradrachm - the "Mona Lisa of numismatics" - and other treasures of the Brussels Coin Cabinet.
