Mummies' Day - Dirt 136

This week, Anna and Amber celebrate some of the lesser-known mummies of the world. Amber shares her hometown mummies, while Anna spins the stories of a smoke-dried philosopher, a legendary Lama, and...a winery? Plus, one Egyptian mummy thrown in for good measure. Links * Jeremy Bentham (Crime Museum) [https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-prisons-incarceration/jeremy-bentham/] * English Philosopher's Dressed-Up Skeleton Goes on View in New Glass Display (Smithsonian) [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/philosophers-dressed-remains-get-new-display-university-college-london-180974347/] * Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon (Atlas Obscura) [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jeremy-benthams-auto-icon] * Jeremy Bentham's Head Is Coming Out of Its Box and Under the Microscope (Atlas Obscura) [https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/jeremy-bentham-head-autism-testing-exhibition] * Nightmarish mummies attracting curious to rural Philippi (West Virginia Explorer) [https://wvexplorer.com/2019/10/30/nightmarish-mummies-attracting-curious-to-rural-philippi/] * Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum [http://www.trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/] * The Mystery Behind Russia's Buddhist "Miracle" (The Culture Trip) [https://theculturetrip.com/europe/russia/articles/the-mystery-behind-russias-buddhist-miracle/] * Ivolginsky Datsan (Atlas Obscura) [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ivolginsky-datsan] * Summum Pyramid (Atlas Obscura) [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/summum-pyramid] * First-known pregnant mummy discovered (Live Science) [https://www.livescience.com/pregnant-egyptian-mummy-warsaw.html] Contact * Email the Dirt Podcast: [email protected] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]

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