Let's Dig Deeper

Let's Dig Deeper

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Let's Dig Deeper is a podcast hosted by archaeology student Zeenat Haroon (@zee_archaeology on IG). Through thought-provoking interviews with researchers and experts, we will uncover archaeology, history, art and culture like never before! New episodes every other Saturday

5 DAYS AGO

Athens Special: Plato vs. Art

Welcome back to Let's Dig Deeper! Today is the final episode of season 1 of the podcast - we're wrapping up with the 10th episode of the podcast, which also happens to be the final of the Athens episodes. Today we're talking with philologist Rasmus Sevelsted about Plato! More specifically, his views on art and culture. How did the forms play a role in his worldview? What responsibility does art and artists have in society? What ideals should we teach our children? These are some of the questions we're gonna answer in this episode. On a more personal note, I'm so happy that so many of you have tuned in for episodes of Let's Dig Deeper in the past year. Following today's episode, I'll be taking a hiatus to start production on season 2 of the podcast. There is already a lot of exciting stuff in the pipeline, and I look forward to making it as great as possible for you guys - so stay tuned! We'll dig deeper together soon x

30 min
27/12/2025

Athens Special: The Roman Poets

Welcome back to Let's Dig Deeper! On this special episode from the Athens recordings, I'm talking with philologist Tue Søvsø about some of the most famous Roman poets - Catullus, Vergil and Ovid. We're gonna talk about: ⭐ Why Ovid was exiled by the emperor Augustus ⭐ How Vergils Aeneid became Romes national epic ⭐ Whether Catullus ever really showed himself in his poems - or if it was just a persona And more! So make sure you tune in to the full episode, and remember to rate/review the podcast 5 stars (and if you REALLY like it - share the episode with a friend! :-) ) This is the 9th episode out of 10 for this very first season of Let's Dig Deeper - stay tuned for the next episode, which will be all about Plato If you're further interested in todays topic, Tue recommends this book: R. O. A. M Lyne, Further voices in Virgils Aeneid

36 min
13/12/2025

Athens Special: Minoan Crete

This time on Let's Dig Deeper I'm talking with prof. Georgios Vavouranakis from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The topic of today is the ancient Minoan civilisation on Crete - maybe you've heard of King Minos, Theseus and the Minotaur or maybe even the palace of Knossos. Well today, we're talking about all that and more! Back in September I had a short stipend at the Danish Institute in Athens, where I recorded a series of podcast episodes with some of the coolest scholars in the city. This episode is the third in a series of five, that will complete season 1 of Let's Dig Deeper and bring us up to 10 episodes total! So tune in! It's gonna be great Follow the podcast on all your favorite platforms and please make sure to leave us a review/rating so we reach more people. You can also follow us on social media @letsdigdeeperpodcast Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_archaeology/

35 min
29/11/2025

Athens Special: History of Modern Greece

Welcome back to another Athens special! Back in September I had a short stipend at the Danish Institute in Athens, where I recorded a series of podcast episodes with some of the coolest scholars in the city. This episode is the second in a series of five, that will complete season 1 of Let's Dig Deeper and bring us up to 10 episodes total! In this episode I interview associate professor (UCPH) and historian of the Mediterranean, Mogens Pelt. We're talking about: How Greece became independentGreco-Turkish relation2008 financial crisis and its aftermathSo tune in! It's gonna be great Follow the podcast on all your favorite platforms and make sure to leave us a review/rating so we reach more people. You can also follow us on social media @letsdigdeeperpodcast Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_archaeology/

45 min
15/11/2025

Athens Special: Maritime Archaeology

Welcome back to Let's Dig Deeper! This episode is a very special one - back in September I had a short stipend at the Danish Institute in Athens, where I recorded a series of podcast episodes with some of the coolest scholars in the city. This episode is the first one in a series of five, that will complete season 1 of Let's Dig Deeper and bring us up to 10 episodes total! In this episode I interview maritime archaeologist Panagiotis Athanasopoulos. We'll find out: How excavating under water worksHow sea life impacts maritime archaeologyPanos' opinion about the legend of AtlantisSo tune in! It's gonna go swimmingly Follow the podcast on all your favorite platforms and make sure to leave us a review/rating so we reach more people. You can also follow us on social media @letsdigdeeperpodcast Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_archaeology/

31 min
01/11/2025

Contemporary Archaeology of the Recent Past

Welcome back to another episode of Let's Dig Deeper podcast! In todays episode I talk with lecturer Tim Flohr Sørensen from the University of Copenhagen. Tim is an expert in contemporary archaeology - the traces that we have left behind in our recent past. We also talk about the science of garbology - what can we learn from studying our own garbage? Find out! Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform and rate us 5 stars, so we reach more people like you! I hope you’re enjoying listening to Let’s Dig Deeper - as always, if you have any questions or suggestions, send them to letsdigdeeperpodcast@gmail.com Follow the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/letsdigdeeperpodcast/ Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_archaeology/

28 min
18/10/2025

A Tour Through Ancient Athens

This week we're jumping in the time-machine and going all the way back to Ancient Athens! To give us a virtual tour of the ancient city, I've invited Kristina Winther-Jacobsen into the studio. Kristina is a lecturer at the University of Copenhagen, and has lived in Athens for several years when she was the director of The Danish Institute in Athens (DIA) Keywords of this episode: Ancient Athens, the Acropolis, Parthenon, Agora and Kerameikos! I hope you’re enjoying listening to Let’s Dig Deeper - as always, if you have any questions or suggestions, send them to letsdigdeeperpodcast@gmail.com Follow the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/letsdigdeeperpodcast/ Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_archaeology/

38 min
04/10/2025

Ancient Mesopotamia

This week's episode takes us all the way back to Ancient Mesopotamia! I’ve invited Ingolf Thuesen to tell us more - as (now retired) lecturer at the University of Copenhagen, Ingolf has been talking about ziggurats, Gilgamesh and the Sumerians for years! He’s also the head of the Danish Institute of Damascus. Note: there’s a minor mistake on my part in this episode, where I accidentally refer to the city of Ur as the oldest city, instead of the rightfully older city, Uruk - apologies! I hope you’re enjoying Let’s Dig Deeper so far - and as always, if you have any questions or suggestions, send them to letsdigdeeperpodcast@gmail.com Follow the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/letsdigdeeperpodcast/ Follow the host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_archaeology/

24 min
20/09/2025

AI and Archaeology

In this episode of Let's Dig Deeper, we're talking all things AI and archaeology! To help me learn more, I've invited Rebecca Bristow (PhD-student at UCPH) and Mikkel Nørtoft (Postdoc at UCPH) into the studio to share their expertise on the topic. For any enquiries, please reach out to: letsdigdeeperpodcast@gmail.com Find the host on Instagram: @zee_archaeology Don't forget to rate the episode and follow the podcast for more interesting interviews like this one!

33 min
06/09/2025

Ancient Athenian Democracy

Welcome to the first full-length episode of Let's Dig Deeper! The topic for this episode is the democracy of ancient Athens, and to help enlighten us all, I've enlisted Prof. Christian Ammitzbøll Thomsen from the National Museum of Denmark, to tell us more about the ancient roots of one of the most influential forms of governance. For enquiries, please reach out to: letsdigdeeperpodcast@gmail.com Find the host on Instagram: @zee_archaeology Don't forget to rate the episode, and follow the podcast for more interesting interviews like this one!

27 min
26/08/2025

Let's Dig Deeper | Intro

🎙️ Welcome to Let’s Dig Deeper! A new podcast about archaeology, history, art and culture - from the ancient world to today. The intro episode is out now! Listen to it here or on YouTube. Follow along and let’s dig deeper together! New episodes every other Saturday Follow host: https://www.instagram.com/zee_archaeology/

2 min

11 Episodes

Let's Dig Deeper is a podcast hosted by archaeology student Zeenat Haroon (@zee_archaeology on IG). Through thought-provoking interviews with researchers and experts, we will uncover archaeology, history, art and culture like never before! New episodes every other Saturday

Creator

Let's Dig Deeper
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

11
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Zeenat Haroon 2025
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