Latest Mongolia Podcast Episodes
Episode 25: The Öltenic of Godherja
Nomads and Empires - April 01, 2024 16:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOn this special First of April, we cover the nomadic peoples of the world of Godherja: the Öltenic. Please check this great mod for Crusader Kings 3! You can download the mod on its Steam page linked here or on ModDB here. Many appreciations to the Godherja team for providing me with feedback ...
Episode 24: Scythians: Tomyris and Cyrus
Nomads and Empires - March 23, 2024 16:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOn this episode, we explore the titanic clash between Cyrus of the Persians and Tomyris of the Massagetae. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpires Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/ Relevant Books: Barry Cunliffe, ...
Episode 23: The Modern Pontic Steppe
Nomads and Empires - December 23, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this special episode, we speak to Oleksiy Vasyliuk of the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group and Tobias Muenchmeyer, European Project Lead at Green Recovery Ukraine, about the current status of Ukraine's steppes amid the ongoing war. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpires Twitte...
Episode 22: Scythians: Endings and Beginnings
Nomads and Empires - October 21, 2023 15:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAnother chapter ends, somewhat. Today, the Scythians will be pushed back to the Pontic steppe and will face those they had left behind. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpires Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/ Rel...
Episode 21: Scythians: Masters of Asia
Nomads and Empires - September 22, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe investigate the supposed Scythian "28-year reign" of the Near East, including their conquests of Media and Palestine. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpires Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/ Relevant Books: Bar...
Episode 20: Scythians: Back to the Caucasus
Nomads and Empires - July 16, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe Scythians move through the north and south Caucasus, pushing to the borders of the ancient Near East. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpires Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/ Relevant Books: Antonio Sagona, T...
June 2023 Update
Nomads and Empires - June 11, 2023 23:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsQuick update on the next set of episodes. Thanks for your patience! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpires Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/
Episode 19: Scythians: Legendary and Humble Beginnings
Nomads and Empires - May 22, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe continue the narrative by assessing the mythological and historical origins of the Scythians. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpires Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/ Relevant Books: Barry Cunliffe, The Sc...
Episode 18: Scythians: Arts
Nomads and Empires - May 06, 2023 16:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe analyze the artistic and material culture of the Scythians, and put a critical eye on the term "Scytho-Siberian Culture." Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NomadsandEmpires Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/
Episode 17: Scythians: Religion
Nomads and Empires - April 22, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe examine the religious beliefs of the Scythians, as well as thoughts of the afterlife. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/
Episode 16: Rhûn: The Wainriders and Balchoth
Nomads and Empires - April 01, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOn today, April 1, we assess the nomads of Middle Earth, the peoples who reside in far eastern Rhûn. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/
Episode 15: Scythians: Warfare
Nomads and Empires - March 11, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe look into the weapons, armor, and tactics of Scythian warfare. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/
Episode 14: Scythians: The Scythian World
Nomads and Empires - February 25, 2023 17:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this episode, we broadly examine the different Scythian groups from the grasses of Ukraine to the highlands of the Sayan-Altai. We meet peoples like the Pazyryk, the Massagetae, and the Saka. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/
Episode 13: Scythians: An Introduction
Nomads and Empires - February 11, 2023 18:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsToday, we introduce the Scythians. This episode provides a brief overview and dives a little into the historiographical development of Scythian studies. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadEmpiresPod Substack: https://nomadsandempirespodcast.substack.com/
3Worlds Shamanism S04E11 - Wealth Practice - Bonus Episode
3Worlds - The Shamanism Podcast - January 06, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsA Bonus Episode about Wealth Practices Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! January 2023
3Worlds Shamanism S04E10 - Protection and Creating Ceremony - Part Two
3Worlds - The Shamanism Podcast - December 30, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsCreating Ceremony and building protection around you and others - Part two of an extract from 'Walking with the Tiger' by Nicholas Breeze Wood Available as a paperback and a kindle ebook from Amazon and direct from Nicholas Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - suppor...
3Worlds Shamanism S04E09 - Protection and Creating Ceremony - Part One
3Worlds - The Shamanism Podcast - December 23, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsCreating Ceremony and building protection around you and others - Part one of an extract from 'Walking with the Tiger' by Nicholas Breeze Wood Available as a paperback and a kindle ebook from Amazon and direct from Nicholas Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - suppor...
3Worlds Shamanism S04E08 - Plant Spirits: Eliot Cowan - Part Two
3Worlds - The Shamanism Podcast - December 16, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThe second part of an interview with the late Eliot Cowan about Plant Spirit Medicine, recorded in 2010 Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee!
3Worlds Shamanism S04E07 - Plant Spirits: Eliot Cowan - Part One
3Worlds - The Shamanism Podcast - December 09, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThe first part of an interview with the late Eliot Cowan about Plant Spirit Medicine, recorded in 2010 Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (December 2022)
3Worlds Shamanism S04E06 - Walking with the Tiger - Part One
3Worlds - The Shamanism Podcast - December 02, 2022 08:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsA Selection of extracts from Nicholas's recent book about deepening shamanic practice 'Walking with the Tiger.' Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (December 2022)
3Worlds Shamanism S04E05 - Curses and Shamanism - Part Two
3Worlds - The Shamanism Podcast - November 25, 2022 12:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThe second part of a brief exploration of the darker side of Shamanism - Cursing. If you can heal you can curse - if you can curse you can heal. Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (November 2022)
3Worlds Shamanism S04E04 - Curses and Shamanism - Part One
3Worlds - The Shamanism Podcast - November 18, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThe first part of a brief exploration of the darker side of Shamanism - Cursing. If you can heal you can curse - if you can curse you can heal. Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (November 2022)
3Worlds Shamanism S04E03 - Building Merit and Personal Power
3Worlds - The Shamanism Podcast - November 11, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsBuilding Merit is a way of gaining personal power and increasing windhorse because it puts us in right relationship with all things. Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (November 2022)
3Worlds Shamanism S04E02 - Making Sense of the Spirits - Part Two
3Worlds - The Shamanism Podcast - November 04, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsContinuing to explore the nature of the spirits in Traditional shamanism and in Core shamanism, looking at the things which are similar and the things which are rather different. Part Two of Two Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup ...
3Worlds Shamanism S04E01 - Making Sense of the Spirits - Part One
3Worlds - The Shamanism Podcast - October 27, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsExploring the nature of the spirits in Traditional shamanism and in Core shamanism, looking at the things which are similar and the things which are rather different. Part one of Two Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! ...
Tales from the Steppe: Boktu-Kirish, A Tuvan Tale
Nomads and Empires - October 23, 2022 18:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this side episode, part of the Tales from the Steppe bonus episodes, we dive into the tale of Boktu-Kirish, a story that derives from the Tuvan people. Come listen as we hear about the exploits of a young woman on a quest to bring her dead brother back to life.
Episode 12: Kimmerians: Sundered and Scattered
Nomads and Empires - October 15, 2022 15:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOn today's episode, we track the movements of the Medes, the Scythians, the Lydians, and the Kimmerians, as we finally end this leg of our journey.
Episode 11: Kimmerians: The Beginning of the End
Nomads and Empires - August 02, 2022 23:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe chart the Kimmerians as they launched attacks against the Kingdom of Lydia, placing us closer to the eventual end of the Kimmerians.
Episode 10: Kimmerians: To Phrygia and Beyond
Nomads and Empires - May 22, 2022 22:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe examine the Kimmerian migration to Anatolia in the aftermath of Urartian and Assyrian invasions. We then chart the emergence of conflict between the Kimmerians and the Phrygians.
Episode 9: Kimmerians: The Ancient Near Eastern Cold War
Nomads and Empires - March 28, 2022 18:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsToday, we explore the years 720-714 BCE as the Near Eastern states of Assyria and Urartu duke it out in a grand geopolitical struggle. All the while, the Kimmerians are making their way further and further into the region.