Relic: The Lost Treasure Podcast

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Episode 44 – How Sad, How Lovely Dec 19, 2019

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The definition of treasure is sometimes broad. In this episode we examine three lost “treasures”, three musicians who were not recognized in their time, and tragically vanished into the night. What happened to Connie Converse, Richey Edwards, and Q Lazzarus?

Out of respect for the artists involved in this story, no ambient music will appear in this episode. Listeners are encouraged to go online and listen to the recommended playlist found in the description.

This episode features content that some listeners may find emotionally distressing. If you or someone you know are experiencing suicidal thoughts, there is a place to get help. For American listeners, call:1-800-273-8255. For Australian listeners, call 13 11 14

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The Trove - Episode 4 Dec 04, 2019

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In this episode of the Trove:

– First-time metal detector enthusiasts experience the best beginner’s luck ever.
– A mysterious wall
– A look inside the (formerly) lost Arctic exploration vessel,The Terror
– Good news: more Nazca lines!

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Episode 43 – A Cure for Death Nov 27, 2019

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During the Age of Exploration (Colonization), the Spanish invaded the “New World”, in search of gold and spices. But the conquest was also driven by more outlandish desires: for hundreds of years, legends told of a mysterious spring of eternal life that always existed just outside the margins of the known world. And in the early 1500s, conquistador Ponce De Leon went off in search for it…or did he?

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Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Music by Purple Planet

The Trove Episode 3: Relic: Sword / Relic: Shield Nov 19, 2019

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We’re back after our post Halloween fatigue with a new episode of The Trove!

In this episode:

– Courtney and Max’s favorite Pokemon
– A lost Cambodian city, now less lost
– The tragic and important work of discovering sunken slave ships
– The logistic of transporting ghosts in Myanmar

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Local Forecast – Elevator Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Halloween Minisode: Haunted Civil War Gold Oct 31, 2019

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Happy Halloween! In this abbreviated, seasonal special: Three stories of civil war gold, two of which involve ghosts. SPOOKY!

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Music by by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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The Trove – Episode 2: LGBTQ Skeleton / You Are the Viking Queen Oct 29, 2019

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In this spooky, Halloween edition of the Trove, Max and Courtney talk about a lot of dead people being done wrong. Plus:

Everything you thought you knew about the burning of the Library of Alexandria is wrong (still gone though…)
How the most expensive paint in the world was found in a set of teeth
Misgendering skeletons
And several anime detours

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Episode 42 – Facets of Evil Oct 28, 2019

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The “cursed jewel” is a pop cultural trope with a very complicated history–the The Hope Diamond being the most famous example. Some of these dark gems have also gone missing. Was the Florentine Diamond’s disappearance due to bad luck and greed, or did it, The Hope, and Black Orlov curse their owners into misfortune and despair?

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Music by by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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The Trove – Episode 1: Night of the Living Bread / Poison Your Husbands Oct 15, 2019

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Need your Relic fix every week? Introducing “The Trove” a half-hour, round table style talk that discusses weird archaeology and strange historical discoveries in the news.

In this inaugural episode of “The Trove,” historian Courtney Misich talks about doing starving puritan cosplay, and Max declares a pumpkin spice war on the nation of Australia.

Also:
– Big, spooky ships floating at sea
– Zombie carbohydrates
– Deadly cosmetics from Italy
– Mysterious, sunken jars

Check out Courtney on the Cult of Domesticity Podcast!

**Episode 41 – Gangsters Glory** Oct 14, 2019
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Dutch Schultz was one of the most ruthless mobsters of Prohibition Era New York, and had his fair share of enemies. Legend has is that paranoia drove Schultz to hoarding his loot and concealing it within a safe, that he and his team buried in the Catskill Mountains. Many believe Dutch Schultz revealed a code to his buried treasure while on his deathbed, and the mobster’s safe is still waiting to be found.

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Music by by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Photos taken at the Museum of the American Gangster

Episode 40 - The Curious Village Sep 25, 2019

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Rennes-le-Château was just another quiet village in the shadow of the Pyrenees, until one day when a mysterious priest showed up in town with a seemingly endless surplus of cash. Vanishing just as quickly as he arrived, Father Saunier left his parishioners with only suspicion and questions. When a failed writer moved into his crumbling estate, he discovered something shocking about the priest’s “fortune”–and kicked off three decades of bizarre speculation, conspiracy theory, and one of the best selling novels of the 2000’s. What is the treasure of Rennes-le-Château?

Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Music by Peritune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot