# Garden of Thought E.362 Up The Nile, Down through Time

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Podcast: [Garden of Thought](https://stenobird.com/podcast/garden-of-thought-3714659)
Published: 2026-03-24T11:50:28+00:00
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## Resource

Dr. Stuart Tyson Smith of UCSB joins us to discuss the archeology, science and related aspects of Kush and neighboring regions that existed alongside ancient Egypt and whose histories are intertwined. This is a good companion show to the recent episode with Mogg Morgan. We confirmed where and what is Kush, Nubia, Punt, and some new names. Such as Yam. We settle the grography. We challenge the stereotypes of skin color homogeneity and words like "Kemet" and titles such as "Black Pharoahs". We touch on some things like Sheba and Solomon and Exodus. But our main focus is Kush and the Kushites. There's even talk of a dancing pygmy as part of a historical record. I also spend a minute or two burying Jimmy T.

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