Curiosity Meets The Past

Dr. Smiti Nathan

podcast@smitinathan.com

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Booking Overview

Curiosity Meets The Past blends archaeology, history, and cultural scholarship through guest-led conversations that connect everyday objects and places to deeper stories. It’s a strong booking fit for researchers and creative experts who can make the past accessible and surprising to general audiences.

Metrics

Episodes: 32

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.1/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 24.4k subscribers

Instagram: 1.5k followers

Contact Information

podcast@smitinathan.com

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Host

Dr. Smiti Nathan - Dr. Smiti Nathan is an archaeologist and the host of Curiosity Meets The Past. The show features curated conversations with researchers, artists, and people from diverse backgrounds uncovering unex...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Researchers and scholars (e.g., archaeologists, linguists, religious scholars) and also artists/creatives who study or interpret historical material (objects, places, texts) in ways that connect to unexpected stories for a general audience.
Required Achievements:  
Published research or a book, Has an active research project or public scholarship presence, Creates accessible educational materials or public-facing work

Recent Guest Discussions

Dr. Jennifer Barry - Gender Violence In Late Antiquity; Research Behind Historical Objects/contexts.

Dr. Richard Newton - Diaspora And Meaning-making Through A Family Scrapbook; How Personal Artifacts Catalyze Research.

Dr. Danny Bate - Origins And Archaeological/linguistic History Of The English Alphabet; Evidence From Artifacts.

Recent Topics

Archaeology, History, Linguistics, Cultural Heritage, Religion

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Curiosity Meets The Past
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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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