In April 2020, the world had been shut down. This statement might sound weirdly apocalyptic to someone who hasn’t experienced those 2 years but thankfully, we made it through. Those years helped a lot of people take a pause from their super busy lives and explore hobbies and interests. I discovered pockets of time where I could do more brain work. For example, cooking – I had to be physically present but my brain wanted to do more. That’s when I discovered the world of podcasts and became a podcast learner.

One of the first things I picked up on podcast was learning more about the history of Ancient Egypt. After our visit to Egypt in 2019 (which I have covered in detail in earlier blogs), I was fascinated by the level of planning and attention-to-detail that ancient Egyptians had – creating things that survived for more than 3000 years. I went on the Google Podcast app and started listening to the History of Egypt podcast. I loved the story telling and how the episodes were structured and got hooked. 

It had become a daily routine – wake up, finish off the morning hygiene routine and get into the kitchen to prepare the meals for the day (yup, this was a daily activity during Covid and something I miss now). In the kitchen, on the window sill, I would prop up my phone and switch on to the next episode of the podcast. 

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