Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Mummy (1999) is packed with supernatural powers, Hollywood magic, and...maybe some truth? After all, mummies were a real thing. We'll chat with acclaimed Egyptologist Dr. Aidan Dodson to find out how much of the movie is based in history.

Where to start learning more of the true story
Sethy I, King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife: links.boatspodcast.com/340book

Monarchs of the Nile: links.boatspodcast.com/340monarchsofthenile



More from Aidan's Lives and Afterlives series
Nefertiti, Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt: Her Life and Afterlife: links.boatspodcast.com/340nefertiti

The First Pharaohs: Their Lives and Afterlives: links.boatspodcast.com/340firstpharoahs

Tutankhamun, King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife: links.boatspodcast.com/340tutankhamun

The Nubian Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives: links.boatspodcast.com/340nubianpharoahs

Thutmose III and Hatshepsut, Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives: links.boatspodcast.com/340thutmoseandhatshepsut

Aidan's author page

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