WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Go here for the latest episode!  http://www.wonderspodcast.com/50states

There have been all sorts of new episodes since I last posted here!

A bonus episode on Notre-Dame de Paris

Episode 055 - The Mezquita of Córdoba, Spain

Episode 056 - The Underground Cities and Rock Formations of Cappadocia, Turkey

Episode 057 - Aachen Cathedral in Aachen,...

Check out the new episode here:  Giant's Causeway

Here are the links to recent wonders:

The Stelae of Copan

The Kailashanatha Temple of Ellora

Borobudur

Stay tuned for more exciting wonders to arrive on your favorite podcasting platform this spring!

Hey!  Instead of putting the new wonders and episodes in this blog post, I'm building a separate webpage for each.  It's a lot easier to find them that way!

Here are the two most recent:

Giant Buddha of Leshan

Umayyad Mosque of Damascus

I'll use this blog to announce...

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It's our holiday bonus episode!  This time, we're going to Tajikistan, to visit the intriguing murals of the Sogdians, a civilization wedged between Persians, Arabs, Turks, and Chinese, yet rich and remarkable on their own. In P...

Click here for Episode 48  

The Maya return as we visit Tikal, nestled in the jungles of northern Guatemala, and pick up the story of Nuun Ujol Chaak, after he left Palenque.

Nuun Ujol Chaak was a rebel, facing unfathomable odds against an evil empire.  And even if...

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Back to Mesoamerica, only this time, we introduce the Maya. At the edge of the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, sits the city of Lakam Ha, today called Palenque.  Among its magnificent ruins is the Temple of the Inscriptions, the tomb of k...

Click here for the 2nd Anniversary Bonus Episode  

It's our SECOND ANNIVERSARY.  Two years of history, travel, food, and such. What a ride.  To celebrate, let's visit Oregon, a weird, magical place I love. 

I lived there for three years in the early 2010'...

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Another big episode, as Muhammad arrives on the scene.  An illiterate merchant in faraway Arabia, Muhammad develops a new faith and community that builds upon the monotheist faiths of his people's neighbors. 

Ali A Olomi, hist...