In this "National Treasure in Real Life" episode, co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black review Pirate Gold of Adak Island on Netflix. How does the noble goal of the treasure hunting team compare to Ben Gates's pursuits, and how could National Treasure 3 take inspiration from the show's Alaskan setting?

Reserve your spot on the fall 2025 National Treasure Hunt Tour, running September 20 in Washington, DC! Space is limited; register here: forms.gle/PvAj4hAtYddjQhtJ8

National Treasure Hunt is hitting the road for our America 250 Tour, a series of interactive events across the country in honor of the 2026 semiquincentennial. Keep an eye on www.nthuntpodcast.com/events for new event announcements and to learn when National Treasure Hunt is visiting a city near you!

Aubrey's new book, "Riley Poole's Book of Secrets: History for National Treasure Hunters," is coming in May 2026! Pre-order the book from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/riley-poole-s-book-of-secrets.

Join the hunt on Twitter and Instagram using @NTHuntPodcast, and find new episodes of National Treasure Hunt every-other Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. More information about the National Treasure Hunt podcast, walking tour, and book can be found at www.nthuntpodcast.com.

Order our first book, "National Treasure Hunt: One Step Short of Crazy," from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/national-treasure-hunt-one-step-short-of-crazy.

To access even more exclusive National Treasure Hunt content, including bonus episodes and watch parties, subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/NTHuntPodcast

NT/IRL: Pirate Gold of Adak Island

Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black share the story of York, the enslaved servant of William Clark, and discuss his myriad contributions to the Lewis and Clark expedition. How accurately does National Treasure: Edge of History portray York's final years?

Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE for the debut of National Treasure Hunt's newest event, HEIST NIGHT, running for two nights at President Lincoln's Cottage (Washington, DC) on October 9 and 10, 2025. Get your tickets at https://www.lincolncottage.org/event/heist-night/, and learn more about HEIST NIGHT at https://nthuntpodcast.com/heist-night.

National Treasure Hunt is hitting the road for our America 250 Tour, a series of interactive events across the country in honor of the 2026 semiquincentennial. Keep an eye on www.nthuntpodcast.com/events for new event announcements and to learn when National Treasure Hunt is visiting a city near you!

Aubrey's new book, "Riley Poole's Book of Secrets: History for National Treasure Hunters," is coming in May 2026! Pre-order the book from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/riley-poole-s-book-of-secrets.

Join the hunt on Twitter and Instagram using @NTHuntPodcast, and find new episodes of National Treasure Hunt every-other Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. More information about the National Treasure Hunt podcast, walking tour, and book can be found at www.nthuntpodcast.com.

Order our first book, "National Treasure Hunt: One Step Short of Crazy," from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/national-treasure-hunt-one-step-short-of-crazy.

To access even more exclusive National Treasure Hunt content, including bonus episodes and watch parties, subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/NTHuntPodcast

104. Hunt for York

Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black count down the top ten most memorable and impactful quotes from National Treasure: Edge of History. What does their ranking tell us about the strengths and weaknesses of the show's characters?

• Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE for the debut of National Treasure Hunt's newest event, HEIST NIGHT, running for two nights at President Lincoln's Cottage (Washington, DC) on October 9 and 10, 2025. Get your tickets at www.lincolncottage.org/event/heist-night/, and learn more about HEIST NIGHT at nthuntpodcast.com/heist-night.

• National Treasure Hunt is hitting the road for our America 250 Tour, a series of interactive events across the country in honor of the 2026 semiquincentennial. Keep an eye on www.nthuntpodcast.com/events for new event announcements and to learn when National Treasure Hunt is visiting a city near you!

• Aubrey's new book, "Riley Poole's Book of Secrets: History for National Treasure Hunters," is coming in May 2026! Pre-order the book from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/riley-poole-s-book-of-secrets.

• Join the hunt on Twitter and Instagram using @NTHuntPodcast, and find new episodes of National Treasure Hunt every-other Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. More information about the National Treasure Hunt podcast, walking tour, and book can be found at www.nthuntpodcast.com.

• Order our first book, "National Treasure Hunt: One Step Short of Crazy," from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/national-treasure-hunt-one-step-short-of-crazy.

• To access even more exclusive National Treasure Hunt content, including bonus episodes and watch parties, subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/NTHuntPodcast

105. Hunt for Quotes (Edge of History)

Welcome to National Treasure News! In this installment, co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black overview upcoming dates and locations for their year-long America 250 Tour across the United States. See current dates below, and keep an eye on nthuntpodcast.com/events for additional event announcements. (This episode of NTN was recorded on September 5, 2025.)

• October 9, 2025: Debut of HEIST NIGHT at President Lincoln's Cottage (Washington, DC) (Tickets: https://www.lincolncottage.org/event/heist-night/)
• October 10, 2025: HEIST NIGHT at President Lincoln's Cottage (Washington, DC) (Tickets: https://www.lincolncottage.org/event/heist-night/)
• November 1, 2025: HEIST NIGHT at Historical Society of Princeton (Princeton, NJ) (Tickets: https://princetonhistory.org/events/heist-night-in-the-afternoon/)
• March 18, 2026: Interactive Lecture at Houston Museum of Natural Science (Houston, TX) (Tickets available in 2026)
• April 11, 2026: HEIST NIGHT at Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (Williamsburg, VA) (Tickets available in 2026)
• May 16, 2026: HEIST NIGHT at Westport Museum for History and Culture (Westport, CT) (Tickets available in 2026)

• Join the hunt on Twitter and Instagram using @NTHuntPodcast, and find new episodes of National Treasure Hunt every-other Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. More information about the National Treasure Hunt podcast, walking tour, and book can be found at www.nthuntpodcast.com.

NTNews: September 2025

Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black diagnose what injuries, absent movie magic, National Treasure's main characters should have incurred in the first film. Following a first-degree burn, traumatic brain injury, rotator cuff tear, and more, could the characters have realistically continued their hunt?

• Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE for the debut of National Treasure Hunt's newest event, HEIST NIGHT, running for two nights at President Lincoln's Cottage (Washington, DC) on October 9 and 10, 2025. Get your tickets at www.lincolncottage.org/event/heist-night/, and learn more about HEIST NIGHT at nthuntpodcast.com/heist-night.

• Located in or near Central New Jersey? Join the Historical Society of Princeton (Princeton, NJ) for an afternoon installment of National Treasure Hunt's HEIST NIGHT on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Tickets are available at https://princetonhistory.org/events/heist-night-in-the-afternoon/.

• Aubrey's new book, "Riley Poole's Book of Secrets: History for National Treasure Hunters," is coming in May 2026! Pre-order the book from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/riley-poole-s-book-of-secrets.

• Join the hunt on Twitter and Instagram using @NTHuntPodcast, and find new episodes of National Treasure Hunt every-other Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. More information about the National Treasure Hunt podcast, walking tour, and book can be found at www.nthuntpodcast.com.

• Order our first book, "National Treasure Hunt: One Step Short of Crazy," from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/national-treasure-hunt-one-step-short-of-crazy.

• To access even more exclusive National Treasure Hunt content, including bonus episodes and watch parties, subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/NTHuntPodcast

106. Hunt for Hospitals

Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black compare Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) to the National Treasure franchise. After deciding whether to consider Greek mythology akin to legends or the supernatural, their conversation considers family dynamics, character roles, and the wild decision for a kids' movie to depict teenagers being accidentally drugged in a Las Vegas casino.

• It's your last chance to get tickets to this week's DEBUT of National Treasure Hunt's HEIST NIGHT on October 9 and 10, 2025, at President Lincoln's Cottage (Washington, DC). Get your tickets at www.lincolncottage.org/event/heist-night/, and learn more about HEIST NIGHT at nthuntpodcast.com/heist-night.

• Located in or near Central New Jersey? Join the Historical Society of Princeton (Princeton, NJ) for an afternoon installment of National Treasure Hunt's HEIST NIGHT on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Tickets are available at https://princetonhistory.org/events/heist-night-in-the-afternoon/.

• Aubrey's new book, "Riley Poole's Book of Secrets: History for National Treasure Hunters," is coming in May 2026! Pre-order the book from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/riley-poole-s-book-of-secrets.

• Join the hunt on Twitter and Instagram using @NTHuntPodcast, and find new episodes of National Treasure Hunt every-other Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. More information about the National Treasure Hunt podcast, walking tour, and book can be found at www.nthuntpodcast.com.

• Order our first book, "National Treasure Hunt: One Step Short of Crazy," from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/national-treasure-hunt-one-step-short-of-crazy.

• To access even more exclusive National Treasure Hunt content, including bonus episodes and watch parties, subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/NTHuntPodcast

107. Hunt for Percy Jackson

In this "National Treasure in Real Life" episode, co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black review Lost Gold of the Aztecs on the History Channel. Which of the show's three treasure hunting teams parallels the Gates family, which is reminiscent of National Treasure's villains, and whose approach to finding Montezuma's gold seems most promising?

• Located in or near Central New Jersey? Join the Historical Society of Princeton (Princeton, NJ) for an afternoon installment of National Treasure Hunt's HEIST NIGHT on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Tickets are available at https://princetonhistory.org/events/heist-night-in-the-afternoon/.

• Want to own a piece of National Treasure history? We're partnering with Old Pine Conservancy to give away one of the gravestone props used in the filming of National Treasure's Philadelphia foot chase scene. Enter the giveaway here: https://givebutter.com/oldpine

• Aubrey's new book, "Riley Poole's Book of Secrets: History for National Treasure Hunters," is coming in May 2026! Pre-order the book from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/riley-poole-s-book-of-secrets.

• Join the hunt on Twitter and Instagram using @NTHuntPodcast, and find new episodes of National Treasure Hunt every-other Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. More information about the National Treasure Hunt podcast, walking tour, books, and events can be found at www.nthuntpodcast.com.

• Order our first book, "National Treasure Hunt: One Step Short of Crazy," from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/national-treasure-hunt-one-step-short-of-crazy.

• To access even more exclusive National Treasure Hunt content, including bonus episodes and watch parties, subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/NTHuntPodcast

NT/IRL: Lost Gold of the Aztecs

Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black share the architectural and cultural history of Boston's Old North Church and determine which elements of Patrick Gates's "fake clue" at the end of National Treasure are based in reality.

• Located in or near Central New Jersey? Join the Historical Society of Princeton (Princeton, NJ) for an afternoon installment of National Treasure Hunt's HEIST NIGHT on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Tickets are available at https://princetonhistory.org/events/heist-night-in-the-afternoon/.

• Want to own a piece of National Treasure history? We're partnering with Old Pine Conservancy to give away one of the gravestone props used in the filming of National Treasure's Philadelphia foot chase scene. Enter the giveaway here: givebutter.com/oldpine

• Aubrey's new book, "Riley Poole's Book of Secrets: History for National Treasure Hunters," is coming in May 2026! Pre-order the book from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/riley-poole-s-book-of-secrets.

• Join the hunt on Twitter and Instagram using @NTHuntPodcast, and find new episodes of National Treasure Hunt every-other Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. More information about the National Treasure Hunt podcast, walking tour, books, and events can be found at www.nthuntpodcast.com.

• Order our first book, "National Treasure Hunt: One Step Short of Crazy," from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/national-treasure-hunt-one-step-short-of-crazy.

• To access even more exclusive National Treasure Hunt content, including bonus episodes and watch parties, subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/NTHuntPodcast

108. Hunt for Old North Church

Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black are joined by actor, author, and adventurer Wells "Tad" Jones to explore how historically inspired, fictional treasure hunts in film, television, and literature can enhance cross-cultural understanding and bolster feelings of community.

• Find Wells Jones' novel, "A Line in the Sand," on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Line-Sand-Novel-Miles-Spencer/dp/1917185820.

• Want to own a piece of National Treasure history? We're partnering with Old Pine Conservancy to give away one of the gravestone props used in the filming of National Treasure's Philadelphia foot chase scene. Enter the giveaway before November 30 here: https://givebutter.com/oldpine

• Aubrey's new book, "Riley Poole's Book of Secrets: History for National Treasure Hunters," is coming in May 2026! Pre-order the book from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/riley-poole-s-book-of-secrets.

• National Treasure Hunt is hitting the road for our America 250 Tour, a series of interactive events across the country in honor of the 2026 semiquincentennial. Keep an eye on www.nthuntpodcast.com/events for new event announcements and to learn when National Treasure Hunt is visiting a city near you!

• Order our first book, "National Treasure Hunt: One Step Short of Crazy," from Tucker DS Press or on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/National-Treasure-Hunt-Short-Crazy/dp/1959748009.

• Join the hunt on Twitter and Instagram using @NTHuntPodcast, and find new episodes of National Treasure Hunt every-other Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. More information about the National Treasure Hunt podcast, walking tour, books, and events can be found at www.nthuntpodcast.com.

• To access even more exclusive National Treasure Hunt content, including bonus episodes and watch parties, subscribe to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/NTHuntPodcast.

109. Hunt for Unity 2.0

On the Season 11 finale of National Treasure Hunt, co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black are joined by Olivia Cacchione of Old Pine Conservancy to reveal how National Treasure filmed Nicolas Cage's foot chase through the historic graveyard at Old Pine Street Church. Plus, learn the real-life story of Phil McCracken, a man interred in the graveyard who accidentally inspired the name of a National Treasure villain.

• Want to own a piece of National Treasure history? We're partnering with Old Pine Conservancy to give away one of the gravestone props used in the filming of National Treasure's Philadelphia foot chase scene. Enter the giveaway before November 30 here: https://givebutter.com/oldpine

• Aubrey's new book, "Riley Poole's Book of Secrets: History for National Treasure Hunters," is coming in May 2026! Pre-order the book from Tucker DS Press at https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/riley-poole-s-book-of-secrets.

• National Treasure Hunt is hitting the road for our America 250 Tour, a series of interactive events across the country in honor of the 2026 semiquincentennial. Keep an eye on www.nthuntpodcast.com/events for new event announcements and to learn when National Treasure Hunt is visiting a city near you!

• Order our first book, "National Treasure Hunt: One Step Short of Crazy," from Tucker DS Press or on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/National-Treasure-Hunt-Short-Crazy/dp/1959748009.

• Join the hunt on Twitter and Instagram using @NTHuntPodcast, and find new episodes of National Treasure Hunt every-other Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. More information about the National Treasure Hunt podcast, walking tour, books, and events can be found at www.nthuntpodcast.com.

• To access even more exclusive National Treasure Hunt content, including bonus episodes and watch parties, subscribe to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/NTHuntPodcast, and visit our Etsy store to find designs that celebrate your love of National Treasure: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NationalTreasurHunt/.

110. Hunt for Old Pine

National Treasure Hunt is the award-winning podcast taking an ocular device to the National Treasure film and television franchise. Hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black, dubbed "franchise historians" by screenwriters Cormac and Marianne Wibberley, provide interdisciplinary, "edutaining" analyses while interviewing cast, crew, and creative team members. Learn about the podcast's spinoff activities, including books, a walking tour, and community events, at NTHuntPodcast.com.

Tune in for new episodes on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast platform every-other Wednesday, and join the hunt on X, Instagram, and LinkedIn using @NTHuntPodcast!

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