James McCann on the Joe Rogan Experience n episode #2233 of the Joe Rogan Experience , Joe Rogan sits down with Australian comedian James McCann  for a sprawling, three-hour conversation. The episode is a classic example of the podcast’s signature style, seamlessly jumping from prehistoric biology and archaeological mysteries to sharp social commentary and the dark corners of European history. From Mammoths to Modern Farming The duo kicks off the episode by examining a mastodon tooth on...

Conservation, Access, and Advocacy: Senator Martin Heinrich on the MeatEater Podcast

A Conversation with Irving Finkel In a recent episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast , Dr. Irving Finkel, a world-renowned philologist and curator at the British Museum, took listeners on a journey back to ancient Mesopotamia. With over 45 years of experience studying cuneiform, Finkel shared profound insights into how humanity first learned to capture thought on clay. The Invention of Writing: More Than Just Records According to Finkel, the first evidence of writing dates back to roughly 3,500...