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)

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

Carmen Soliz and Edward Brudney interview sociologist and activist Caitlin Schroering about their new book: Global Solidarities Against Water Grabbing.

Caitlin Schroering talks with us about water rights and global social movements.

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

V1: Jefferson’s dream, yeah, land for the free,
They talkin’ yeah manifest destiny, 
 “God’s plan,”
 Move west, take land, every woman and every man.

Chorus:  Expansion in the nation, spreadin’ like a flame,
 New states comin’ in, but they don’t play the same.
Lines on a map, but the fire still came
Divided we stand — who’s really to blame?

V2: Missouri Compromise tried to draw that line,
 36°30’, keep the peace in time.
Expansion in the nation, spreadin’ like a flame,
Free or slave? Is that the son or the reign?

Chorus:  Expansion in the nation, spreadin’ like a flame,
 New states comin’ in, but they don’t play the same.
Lines on a map, but the fire still came
Divided we stand — who’s really to blame?

V3: But the question followed every day —
Would the states be free, or keep the chains?
Cause freedom’s price was a nation’s might
Will they ever be able to let go of pride?
Abe Lincoln stood, said “We can’t divide,”
 “Half slave, half free — can’t let that slide.”
 Civil War came, so many died,
 To break those chains and turn the tide.
Every gain came with someone’s pain.
 Expansion wrote our nation’s fame,
But freedom’s fire still burns the same.

Free or slave? Is that the son or the reign?

Expansion In The Nation

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

WHERE TO BUY
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR38BQNH
Audiobooks: https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/when-its-darkness-on-the-delta-how-americas-richest-soil-became-its-poorest-land/855830
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-its-darkness-on-the-delta-w-ralph-eubanks/1146996065?ean=2940194484393
Libro.fm: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780807022368-when-it-s-darkness-on-the-delta

ABOUT
For readers of The Sum of Us and South to America, an essential new look at the roots of American inequality—and the seeds of its transformation

Once the powerhouse of a fledgling country’s economy, the Mississippi Delta has been consigned to a narrative of destitution. It is often faulted for the sins of the South, portrayed as a regional backwater that willfully cleaved itself from the modern world. But buried beneath the weight of good ol’ boy politics and whitewashed histories lies the Delta’s true story.

Mississippi native and award-winning writer W. Ralph Eubanks digs through this loamy topsoil, revealing a microcosm of economic oppression in the US. He traverses the Delta, examining its bellwether efforts to combat income inequality, and introduces people like

*Theodore G. Bilbo and William Whittington, segregationist congressmen who sabotaged federal reparations for former sharecroppers in the 1940s and ’50s
*Gloria Carter Dickerson, founder of the Emmett Till Academy, whose parents were instrumental in desegregating schools in Drew, MS, where Till was murdered
*Calvin Head, a community organizer who runs a farming co-op in Mileston, who revived the legacy of his hometown, the only Black resettlement community in Mississippi

With clear-eyed analysis and heart-rending prose, Eubanks exhumes a rich seedbed of racist political machinations and economic turmoil. Yet scattered within, yearning for transformation and reinvention, are the undying seeds of the oppressed. Their thirst, Eubanks argues, is one that can be quenched by thoughtful policymaking—and by investing in the very people whose ancestors tilled such fertile land.

A Selection from "When It's Darkness on the Delta: How America's Richest Soil Became Its Poorest Land"

The Historias podcast is a weekly program featuring scholars, journalists, and activists discussing cutting edge research and offering perceptive observations on current events associated with Latin American and Caribbean societies. If you are looking for smart and inviting conversation on a wide variety of issues and more, this show is for you.

Historias is a digital media project from the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS).

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 Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite audio podcast platform every-other Wednesday, and join the hunt on X and Instagram using @NTHuntPodcast!

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