#1 Beneath the Cork

In this episode, Nachliel presents a cork from a bottle of wine from Carmel winery. The image on the cork takes us into Book of Numbers, into the history of the company that chose it, of the "First Aliyah," and of modern Israeli agriculture, into Jeremiah, and as well into propaganda and lashon ha-ra. Meir-Simchah steers us into considering wine more generally, as a part of human culture and spirituality, and that takes us into Noah, why he got drunk, the mind-brain relationship, earth and earthlings, humus and homo, adamah and Adam.

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The Artifact Podcast

The history, ideas, & existential mystery behind everyday things & some not-so-everyday things

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Nachliel Selavan

I’m a museum and history buff and an artistic and creative educator. I grew up in the Old City of Jerusalem hopping from rooftop to rooftop, scavenging archaeological sites, encountering many a King David with Jerusalem syndrome, and meeting tourists from around the world; and now I’ve become an educator who brings history to life through sharing my experiences.

I just completed a year of podcasting on the Torah portion with the Parasha Study Plus podcast; I did the series Archaeology on the Parasha for TanachStudy.com (https://app.tanachstudy.com/parasha-plus-study/sefarim/archaeology/bemidbar). I also host a YouTube series Sefer Study - Archaeology Snapshot (https://www.youtube.com/c/MuseumToursIL/videos). Life is fun and busy, and if you like what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life!

Meir-Simchah Panzer

I'm a perpetual student with eclectic interests - languages and linguistics, neuroscience and philosophy, mathematics and music. I grew up in northern Virginia, went to Brandeis University, took a long walk on the Appalachian Trail, found my way to Jerusalem. I met Nachliel on Shabbat, at a kiddush in the Old City, around the corner from where he grew up. We've been friends ever since.

I also co-host 'Two Christians and a Jew', a podcast where we explore how Christians and Jews read the Hebrew Scriptures differently and what difference it makes for our lives. Previously I co-hosted 'Holy Madness - The Show'.