The Tape Recorder Trilogy
Episodes
Cannae, Zenith: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E11
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(220 - 216 BCE · Carthage)The Narrator recaps the first half of the Second Punic War to set the scene for when Mago and Marco brought news of Hanniba...
A Champion with a Stick: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E10
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(~330 - ~220 BCE · Western Europe, Northern Africa & Southern Spain)The Narrator offers a brief summary of the First Punic War from the Carthagin...
Season Two Bonus Episode: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A mid-season extra episode giving insights into how the stories of the Tape Recorder Trilogy were conceived and collected, as well as exploring some o...
The Knock at The Door: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E09
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(2015 CE · Northern India)The Narrator meets the woman whose visit has haunted his dreams.Based on Chapter 9 of Middle by Geoff Micks.Enjoying the sh...
When the Waves Turn the Minutes to Hours: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E08
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(~330 BCE · Sardinia, Marseilles, & the Sea Between)The Narrator survives a terrible shipwreck in a storm at sea, only to be rescued by a man who...
With a Wave of His Hand: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E07
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(~590 - 332 BCE · Carthage & Tyre )The Narrator remembers with deep regret how Alexander the Great destroyed Tyre, the ancient city whose Royal W...
All the Time and Money in the World: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E06
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(~804 - ~590 BCE · The Known World, & Parts Unknown)The Narrator recounts his three-year journey leading a joint Phoenician-Egyptian expedition t...
Khart-Hadast, The New City: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E05
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(825 – 804 BCE · Tyre, Cyprus, Zembra, & Carthage)The Narrator tells how Elishat —remembered by some as Dido— founded and nurtured the grea...
The Whirling One: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E04
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(848 – 825 BCE · Tyre)The Narrator remembers the early life of Elishat of Tyre, a great woman all but forgotten today who was almost murdered in he...
The Kooks and the Crazies: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E03
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(~870 - ~848 BCE · Tyre, Israel, & Parts Further East )The Narrator talks about Jezebel, the Phoenician princess who married King Ahab of Israe...
The Royal Ladies of Tyre: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E02
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(~895 to ~870 BCE · Tyre)The Narrator shares how the royal women of Tyre kept the secret of his immortality, and in return he became their most tru...
She Never Forgets a Face: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S2E01
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
(2015 CE · Northern India & ~930 to ~895 BCE · Tyre)The Narrator remembers how he started perhaps the happiest time of his life. As with so ma...
Season One Summary & Season Two Trailer: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 2015, a man who has been alive since the last Ice Age bought a tape recorder. Over the course of three days he dictated his life story as fast as h...
Season One Historical Notes and Acknowledgments: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An end-of-season extra episode offering some updates on the podcast, background on the content, suggestions for additional reading material, and also ...
A Slave Who Never Grows Older: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E15
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(~1170 BCE - ? · The Eastern Mediterranean & Parts Unknown & 2015 CE · Northern India)The Narrator remembers one of the darkest times of h...
He Went Straight Home: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E14
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(~1190 - ~1170 BCE · The Aegean)The Narrator talks about the truth as he remembers it behind The Iliad and The Odyssey based on the time he spent w...
How Much to Use the Beach?: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E13
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(1190 BCE · The Aegean)The Narrator talks about the small, unknowing part he played in setting off what would be remembered as the Trojan War. Ba...
Horse Lords at Dawn: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E12
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(~1210 BCE · Eastern Mediterranean, the Black Sea, & Parts in Between)The Narrator talks about the Bronze Age's Black Sea tin trade, and a...
The Mountain Crumbles to the Sea: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E11
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(~1600 BCE · Crete & the Aegean)The Narrator talks about the volcanic eruption of modern-day Santorini, and the tsunami that destroyed what today...
Turn the Tape Over & Discuss Young Love: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E10
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(~1650 BCE · Crete, the Aegean, & the Eastern Mediterranean)The Narrator tells of the fateful flight of Icarus, son of Daedalus, brother of Iapyx...
A Family of Inventors: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E09
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(~1650 BCE · Crete, the Aegean, and the Eastern Mediterranean)The Narrator tells of the early days of his friendship with Daedalus and his sons Icaru...
Season One Bonus Episode: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A mid-season extra episode offering some updates and background on the podcast, a brief overview of other 'immortal human being' IPs includi...
Where Did I Get This Thing?: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E08
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(2015 CE · Northern India) The Narrator explains how he came to purchase a tape recorder. Based on Chapter 8 of Beginning by Geoff Micks.For more, v...
For My Next Trick? A Pension: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E07
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(~2580 BCE · Egypt & the Southeastern Mediterranean)The Narrator helps his friend deliver the first magician's performance remembered to t...
Painted Priests and the Magician: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E06
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(~2600 BCE · The Aegean & the Eastern Mediterranean) The Narrator saves a prodigy from an angry mob and begins a lifelong friendship. Based on C...
The Kind Lie: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E05
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(~3000 - ~2700 BCE · Central Europe, the Adriatic, & the Aegean) The Narrator finds a way to support the family he needs to abandon before they f...
Stories of Stones: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E04
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(Date Unknown to ~3000 BCE · Western Europe & Parts Unknown) The Narrator talks about Mesolithic and Neolithic Europe, and how getting the gods ...
My Father and My Wife: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E03
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(Date Unknown · Southern Wales) The Narrator talks about his first wife, his father, and how the ending of their story was —unbeknownst to him— ...
The Augur and the Chief: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E02
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(Date Unknown · Southern Wales) The Narrator talks about his first life, and how he and his people lived when the world was young and cold.Based on ...
The Voice of an Impossible Person: The Tape Recorder Trilogy - S1E01
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(2015 CE · Northern India) The Narrator turns on the tape recorder and explains himself. Based on the Intro and Chapter 1 of Beginning by Geoff Mic...
Trailer: The Tape Recorder Trilogy
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2015, a man who has been alive since the last Ice Age bought a tape recorder, and over the course of three days he dictated his life story as fast ...