Miscellaneous
We have Egypt on the brain, so naturally we had to chat with Egyptologist Dr. Colleen Darnell. She talks hieroglyphs, the netherworld books, vintage fashion, and why archaeology isn’t how Indiana Jones makes it seem. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of medical cannibalism, genitals, racism, racial science, murder, and animal attacks. Guest Colleen Darnell is an American Egyptologist who teaches Egyptian art history. Her areas of expertise include Late Period uses of the Underworld Books, ancient Egyptian military history, the literature of New Kingdom Egypt, and Egyptian revival history. Follow her instagram accounts @vintage_egyptologist & @howtoreadhieroglyphs, and subscribe to her Youtube channel. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books - LIVE SHOW! Go to spiritspodcast.com/live to get your tickets to our digital live show on October 28 at 8 PM ET. Your ticket includes a copy of the video on demand recording of the show, so you can grab a ticket to watch later even if you can’t join live! Sponsors - Skillshare is an online learning community where you can learn—and teach—just about anything. Visit skillshare.com/spirits2 and the first 1,000 people to use our link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership! This week Julia recommends “Getting Started with Wine” with Gary Vaynerchuk. - Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service that finds and delivers clothes, shoes, and accessories to fit your body, budget, and lifestyle. Get started at stitchfix.com/spirits for 25% off when you keep your whole box! - Calm is the #1 app to help you reduce your anxiety and stress and help you sleep better. Get 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/spirits. Find Us Online If you like Spirits, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us @SpiritsPodcast on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. You can support us on Patreon (http://patreon.com/spiritspodcast) to unlock bonus Your Urban Legends episodes, director’s commentaries, custom recipe cards, and so much more. We also have lists of our book recommendations and previous guests’ books at http://spiritspodcast.com/books. Transcripts are available at http://spiritspodcast.com/episodes. To buy merch, hear us on other podcasts, contact us, find our mailing address, or download our press kit, head on over to http://spiritspodcast.com. About Us Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.