Curiosity Meets The Past

Dr. Smiti Nathan

Booking Overview

An interview-led history and archaeology podcast featuring short, curated conversations with researchers, artists, and other specialists who uncover overlooked stories behind objects, places, and people. Agencies could credibly pitch archaeologists, historians, religious scholars, artists, and public-facing researchers with distinctive projects or discoveries; booking difficulty is likely low because the show favors accessible experts over high-profile celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 32

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.1/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 24.4k subscribers

Instagram: 1.5k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

Dr. Smiti Nathan - Archaeologist and podcast host who explores the layered histories behind objects, places, and people.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Researchers, scholars, artists, and cultural practitioners with specialized knowledge of history, archaeology, religion, objects, places, or communities and a distinctive project to explain.

Required Achievements:

Leading an original research project, Creating public-facing educational or cultural work

Recent Guest Discussions

Dr. Richard Newton - Family Archives, Diaspora, Religious History, And Making Scholarly Research Accessible To The Public.

Recent Topics

Archaeology, History, Material Culture, Heritage, Anthropology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Curiosity Meets The Past

One Year Anniversary Update for Curiosity Meets the Past

June 24, 2026

We've been around for 1 year! Sharing some highlights and updates in this bonus episode.Mentioned in the episode:Video on podcasting challenges: https://youtu.be/COOhPl9eEJg?si=gNCIPaVDbARIiTHJCuriosity Meets the Past Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curiositymeetsthepast🎁 Bonus content: https://patreon.com/smitinathan✉️ Get in touch at podcast@smitinathan.com🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast for curious minds who love learning about the past. Each episode features a 15-30 minu...

Curiosity Exchange x Broadcast Seeding: Gender Violence in Late Antiquity

June 19, 2026

Mentioned on the show:Full episode (website): https://sowingtheseed.org/podcast/episode-21-gender-violence-in-late-antiquity-with-dr-jennifer-barry/ Full episode (Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/broadcast-seeding-ep21-with-dr-jennifer-barry/id1096448667?i=1000734336759 Broadcast Seeding Podcast website: https://sowingtheseed.org/podcast/🎁 Bonus content: ⁠https://patreon.com/smitinathan⁠✉️ Get in touch at ⁠podcast@smitinathan.com⁠🎙️ Curiosity Meets The Past is a podcast ...

Decoding Diaspora Through a Family Scrapbook

June 16, 2026

What can a crumbling family scrapbook reveal about history and the way diasporic communities make meaning? Religious scholar, Dr. Richard Newton, guides us through the surprising story of how a scrapbook handed to him by his mother became the catalyst for an entire research project. In our conversation, he walks us through what he found when he opened the book and how he's making this project accessible to anyone who's curious.Mentioned on the show:• Scrapbook Website: https://decodin...

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