634 Holy Land Easter; Mudlarking; Higher Tides

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🗓️ 3 April 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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A London "mudlarker" who searches the River Thames at low tide for buried objects describes how discarded items can connect us with life in the Victorian era, and even as far back as Roman times. Plus, hear what high tides threaten to bring to coastal communities around the world, and celebrate Easter at sites mentioned in the Bible.

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0:00.0	Your luck can change with the tide.
0:03.0	Laura Maklem is always delighted by the hundreds of years of history
0:06.0	that the busy river temps can reveal whenever she goes mud-lucking.
0:10.0	Every tide reveals new treasures.
0:12.0	It's constantly eroding.
0:14.0	The mud is constantly revealing new objects.
0:17.0	As a marine scientist, Jonathan White explores how ocean tights shape our world
0:21.0	and how they're poised to get our attention as the climate warms.
0:25.0	As the sea level rises,
0:27.0	it changes the resonant quality of the coastal basin
0:31.0	so it's going to change the tide in every place.
0:35.0	When traveling in Israel,
0:36.0	Hava Marie Everton's faith got a boost
0:38.0	when she visited places mentioned in the Bible.
0:40.0	There is a tomb and you can see the place
0:43.0	where the stone would have been rolled in front of the cave.
0:46.0	An Easter visit to the Holy Land,
0:48.0	understanding the spirit of the ocean
0:50.0	and what the tide's uncover in London.
0:52.0	It's all just ahead on.
0:53.0	Travel with Rick Steves.
0:57.0	Hey, I'm Rick Steves.
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