THE PHARAOH Tawosret

What'sHerName

Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.8 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Her story might be one of ambition and regicide, or one of a woman manipulated by an evil puppetmaster. Or it might be both! Travel with us back in time three thousand years, where our guest, Egyptologist Kara Cooney, introduces us to that most enigmatic (and overlooked) New Kingdom pharaoh, Tawosret. [Audio remastered March 2026] A complete transcript of this episode is available on our website. Music featured in this episode used by kind permission of Michael Levy and Ramon Sakr. Want to help us “make history”? Become a Patron or Donate here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.5	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.5	From rags to riches.
0:05.8	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.1	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.7	Poor climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.4	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.5	A woman of substance on Channel 4.
0:19.2	Stream now.
0:20.2	This episode is sponsored by Girls Cancrate.
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0:25.0	inspiring girls to believe that they can be and do anything.
0:28.6	How do they do it?
0:29.9	Like us, Girls Cancrate believes that real women make the best heroes,
0:33.9	and every month they deliver them to your doorstep.
0:44.3	Thank you. heroes. And every month they deliver them to your doorstep. Hi, Katie. Hi, Olivia. So today, we are going to my very favorite place.
0:53.5	And my very favorite time in the history of the world.
0:59.4	That's exciting.
1:01.8	Can you guess where we're going?
1:03.4	Okay.
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