Mummies' Day - Dirt 136

This week, Anna and Amber celebrate some of the lesser-known mummies of the world. Amber shares her hometown mummies, while Anna spins the stories of a smoke-dried philosopher, a legendary Lama, and...a winery? Plus, one Egyptian mummy thrown in for good measure. Links Jeremy Bentham (Crime Museum) English Philosopher’s Dressed-Up Skeleton Goes on View in New Glass Display (Smithsonian) Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon (Atlas Obscura) Jeremy Bentham’s Head Is Coming Out of Its Box and Under the Microscope (Atlas Obscura) Nightmarish mummies attracting curious to rural Philippi (West Virginia Explorer) Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum The Mystery Behind Russia's Buddhist "Miracle" (The Culture Trip) Ivolginsky Datsan (Atlas Obscura) Summum Pyramid (Atlas Obscura) First-known pregnant mummy discovered (Live Science) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: [email protected] Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.