Transcript
Speaker: You're listening to the Archaeology Podcast Network. The concept of flipside podcast is a little out of the ordinary, but on the basic level we take an event from the past and we use that event to inspire discussion within the disciplines of archaeology, history and heritage.
Speaker: Our guests come from all manner of backgrounds and specialisms, and their links to our monthly event might at first seem tenuous, but just wait until the discussion starts.
Speaker: There is no end of value in interdisciplinary studies, and what our guests turn up in our recorded discussions is almost always outside the box, and surely that can only be a good thing. Why flipside? Flipside because oft times we begin with the discussions people might expect, and end up on tangents which uncover quite the other side of events. For example, suffragettes.
Speaker: We all know of Emily Wilding Davison, but what links her to a little -known hieroglyph specialist and the modern gender pay gap? We've all heard of the mighty Hadrian's Wall, but what links that to a spooky haunted woodland?
Speaker: and modern border control systems, other than the fact that they can all be heard discussed in a single flipside episode that is. It's not intentional, and we're not boasting. This is just what happens when you put people who study things so differently in one metaphorical room and give them something to discuss.
Speaker: It is quite simple really, but we've found it works. Why do we do this? Well, because we hope firstly that you, our listeners, enjoy the experience, but also because we hope to encourage others out there to have the same utterly unscripted vortex inducing and perhaps just a bit whimsical talks with your friends, with your pals, with your colleagues.
Speaker: And with luck, this might just mean we're able to understand some things just a little better. But hey, if you stop at enjoying the episode, well, that's good enough for us. Stay tuned and stay safe. We'll see you on the flip side, guys. This episode was produced by Chris Webster from his RV Traveling America, Tristan Boyle in Scotland, and the Archaeology Podcast Network.
Speaker: This has been a presentation of the Archaeology Podcast Network. Visit us on the web for show notes and other podcasts at www .archpodnet .com. Contact us at chrisatarchaeologypodcastnetwork .com. Thanks again for listening to this episode and for supporting the Archaeology Podcast Network. If you want these shows to keep going, consider becoming a member for just $7 .99 US a month. That's cheaper than a venti quad eggnog latte. Go to archpodnet .com slash members for more info.
