The podcast where scientists review movies about prehistoric people! From The Flintstones to The Croods, from Iceman to Encino Man, from Year One to One Million Years BC, we dig into popular movies about the ancient past and sift the facts from the fiction. Hosts with expertise in archaeology, paleoanthropology, human evolution, paleontology, and paleogenetics take you behind the scenes to learn the truth about cave people like Neanderthals and Cro Magnons, and Pleistocene Megafauna like woolly mammoths and sabretooth cats. Plus, history movies, science fiction, pseudoarchaeology, and dinosaurs!
Episode 137: Stig of the Dump (1981)
Stig of the Dump (1981) · Sep 13, 2026
Episode 135: Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968)
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968) · Aug 16, 2026
Episode 134: The Wild Women of Wongo (1958)
The Wild Women of Wongo (1959) · Aug 2, 2026
Episode 133: First Man (2017)
First Man (2018) · Jul 19, 2026
Episode 132: In the Blink of an Eye (2026)
In the Blink of an Eye (2026) · Jul 5, 2026
Episode 129: Gendy Tartakovsky’s Primal (2019-)
Primal (2019) · May 24, 2026
Episode 127: Don Verdean (2015) w/ Dr. Andrew Kinkella
Don Verdean (2015) · Apr 26, 2026
Episode 126: Luggage of the Gods (1983)
Luggage of the Gods! (1983) · Apr 12, 2026
Episode 125: Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) · Mar 29, 2026
Episode 122: Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past (2019)
Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past (2019) · Feb 15, 2026
Episode 121: Cavegirl (1985)
Cavegirl (1985) · Feb 1, 2026
Episode 117: Teenage Cave Man (1958)
Teenage Cave Man (1958) · Dec 7, 2025
Episode 116: Prey (2022) with Dr. Carlton Shield Chief Gover
Prey (2022) · Nov 23, 2025
Episode 115: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) with Joe Wood
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) · Nov 9, 2025
Episode 114: The Lost Tribe (2009)
The Lost Tribe (2009) · Oct 26, 2025
Episode 113: Legend of the Bog (2009)
Legend of the Bog (2009) · Oct 12, 2025
Episode 110: Uncharted (2022) with Rachel McMullan
Uncharted (2022) · Aug 31, 2025
Episode 109: King Arthur (2004) with Dr. Brian Buchanan
King Arthur (2004) · Aug 17, 2025
Episode 108: The Dig (2021) with Rob Rownd
The Dig (2021) · Aug 3, 2025
Episode 107: Kon Tiki (2012) with Fredrik Trusohamn
Kon-Tiki (2012) · Jul 20, 2025
Episode 106: Sasquatch Sunset (2024)
Sasquatch Sunset (2024) · Jun 22, 2025
Episode 103: Creatures the World Forgot (1971)
Creatures the World Forgot (1971) · May 11, 2025
Episode 102: Dire Wolf (2009)
Dire Wolf (2009) · Apr 27, 2025
Episode 99: Mistress of the Apes (1979)
Mistress of the Apes (1979) · Mar 16, 2025
Episode 98: Curious George (2006)
Curious George (2006) · Mar 2, 2025
Episode 97: Silent Films Double Feature
His Prehistoric Past (1914) · Feb 16, 2025
Episode 97: Silent Films Double Feature
Clubs Are Trump (1917) · Feb 16, 2025
Episode 96: Adventures in Dinosaur City (1991)
Adventures in Dinosaur City (1991) · Feb 2, 2025
Episode 93: The Christmas Quest (2024)
The Christmas Quest (2024) · Dec 22, 2024
Episode 92: One Million B.C. (1940)
One Million B.C. (1940) · Dec 8, 2024
Episode 91: National Treasure (2004) with the History According to Hollywood Podcast
National Treasure (2004) · Nov 24, 2024
Episode 89: As Above, So Below (2014)
As Above, So Below (2014) · Oct 26, 2024
Episode 88: Tar (2020)
Tar (2020) · Oct 13, 2024
Episode 87: 65 (2023)
65 (2023) · Sep 29, 2024
Episode 86: When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971) w/ Greeced Lightning Podcast
When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971) · Sep 15, 2024
Episode 85: Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) w/ Dr. Advait Jukar
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) · Sep 1, 2024
Episode 84: Quest for Fire (1981) w/ Seth Chagi
Quest for Fire (1981) · Aug 18, 2024
Episode 80: Evolution (2001)
Evolution (2001) · Jun 23, 2024
Episode 79: Adam and Eve Meet the Cannibals (1983)
Adam and Eve (1983) · Jun 9, 2024
Episode 76: Evolution’s Child (1999)
Evolution's Child (1999) · Apr 28, 2024
Episode 75: Out of Darkness (2022)
Shadow People: Out of Darkness (2022) · Apr 14, 2024
Episode 73: The Beast from the Beginning of Time (1965)
The Beast from the Beginning of Time (1965) · Mar 17, 2024
Episode 72: Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) · Mar 3, 2024
Episode 70: Master of the World (1983)
Master of the World (1983) · Feb 4, 2024
Episode 69: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) · Jan 21, 2024
Bonus Episode: Il Primo Re – Greeced Lightning Podcast
The First King (2019) · Jan 15, 2024
Episode 68: Brother Bear (2003)
Brother Bear (2003) · Jan 7, 2024
Episode 67: Saving Christmas Spirit (2022)
Saving Christmas Spirit (2022) · Dec 24, 2023
Episode 66: After School (1988)
After School (1988) · Dec 10, 2023
Episode 64: The Lost City (2022)
The Lost City (2022) · Nov 12, 2023
Episode 62: The Ruins (2008)
The Ruins (2008) · Oct 15, 2023
Episode 61: Sabretooth (2002)
Sabretooth (2002) · Oct 1, 2023
Episode 59: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) with the New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast
Episode 58: Ironmaster (1983)
Ironmaster (1983) · Aug 20, 2023
Episode 57: The Mummy (1999) with Jay Jay and Patty
The Mummy (1999) · Aug 6, 2023
Episode 56: Timeline (2003)
Timeline (2003) · Jul 23, 2023
Episode 55: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Jul 9, 2023
Episode 54: Chrono-Perambulator (1999)
Chrono-Perambulator (1999) · Jun 25, 2023
Episode 53: Eegah (1962)
Eegah (1962) · Jun 11, 2023
Episode 52: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · May 28, 2023
Episode 51: Time Trap (2017)
Time Trap (2017) · May 14, 2023
Episode 49: The Man from Earth (2007) w/ Dr. Predrag Radović
The Man from Earth (2007) · Apr 16, 2023
Episode 47: 2012 (2009) with Dr. Andrew Kinkella
2012 (2009) · Mar 19, 2023
Episode 46: The People that Time Forgot (1977)
The People That Time Forgot (1977) · Mar 5, 2023
Episode 45: A.R.O.G: A Prehistoric Film (2008)
A.R.O.G (2008) · Feb 19, 2023
Episode 44: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) with Fredrik Trusohamn
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) · Feb 5, 2023
Episode 43: Horror Express (1972)
Horror Express (1972) · Jan 22, 2023
Episode 42: Troll (2022)
Troll (2022) · Jan 8, 2023
Episode 41: A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
A Flintstone Christmas (1977) · Dec 25, 2022
Episode 40: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) · Dec 11, 2022
Episode 39: Ammonite (2020)
Ammonite (2020) · Nov 27, 2022
Episode 38: Mammoth (2006)
Mammoth (2006) · Nov 13, 2022
Episode 37: The Thaw (2009)
The Thaw (2009) · Oct 30, 2022
Episode 36: Trog (1970)
Trog (1970) · Oct 16, 2022
Episode 35: Inherit the Wind (1960)
Inherit the Wind (1960) · Oct 2, 2022
Episode 34: Skullduggery (1970)
Skullduggery (1970) · Sep 18, 2022
Episode 33: Night at the Museum (2006)
Night at the Museum (2006) · Sep 4, 2022
Episode 32: Mohenjo Daro (2016)
Mohenjo Daro (2016) · Aug 21, 2022
Episode 31: The Ugly Little Boy (1977)
The Ugly Little Boy (1977) · Aug 7, 2022
Episode 30: Prometheus (2012)
Prometheus (2012) · Jul 24, 2022
Episode 29: RRRrrrr!!! (2004)
RRRrrrr!!! (2004) · Jul 10, 2022
Episode 28: Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993) · Jun 26, 2022
Episode 27: Encino Woman (1996)
Encino Woman (1996) · Jun 12, 2022
Episode 26: The Cannibal in the Jungle (2015)
The Cannibal in the Jungle (2015) · May 29, 2022
Episode 24: Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Harry and the Hendersons (1987) · May 1, 2022
Episode 23: King Kong (2005)
King Kong (2005) · Apr 20, 2022
Episode 22: The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
The Land That Time Forgot (1974) · Apr 2, 2022
Episode 21: The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
The Valley of Gwangi (1969) · Mar 20, 2022
Episode 20: Caveman (1981)
Caveman (1981) · Mar 7, 2022
Episode 19: The Croods (2013)
The Croods (2013) · Feb 20, 2022
Episode 18: One Million Years B.C. (1966)
One Million Years B.C. (1966) · Feb 6, 2022
Episode 17: Early Man (2018)
Early Man (2018) · Jan 23, 2022
Episode 16: 10,000 BC (2008)
10,000 BC (2008) · Jan 9, 2022
Episode 15: Rare Exports – A Christmas Tale (2010)
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) · Dec 26, 2021
Episode 14: Alpha (2018)
Alpha (2018) · Dec 12, 2021
Episode 13: Missing Link (2019)
Missing Link (2019) · Nov 28, 2021
Episode 12: Year One (2009)
Year One (2009) · Nov 14, 2021
Episode 11: The Descent (2005)
The Descent (2005) · Oct 31, 2021
Episode 10: The Neanderthal Man (1953)
The Neanderthal Man (1953) · Oct 17, 2021
Episode 9: Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968) · Oct 3, 2021
Episode 7: The Flintstones (1994)
The Flintstones (1994) · Sep 5, 2021
Episode 6: The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) · Aug 22, 2021
Episode 5: Ice Age (2002)
Ice Age (2002) · Aug 8, 2021
Episode 4: Iceman (2017)
Iceman (2017) · Jul 25, 2021
Episode 3: Iceman (1984)
Iceman (1984) · Jul 11, 2021
Episode 2: Encino Man (1992)
Encino Man (1992) · Jun 27, 2021
Episode 1: William (2019)
William (2019) · Jun 15, 2021