{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Loreplay","title":"The Curse of The Pharaoh","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1696,"description":"In 1922, archaeologists opened the tomb of Tutankhamun, and almost immediately, people started dying.\nCoincidence? Bad luck? Or did they anger something ancient, royal, and deeply petty?\nIn this episode of Loreplay, Dayna Pereira cracks open the legend of The Curse of the Pharaoh—the supposed supernatural punishment that followed those who disturbed King Tut’s tomb. We trace how the curse myth began, who actually died (and who absolutely did not), and why the media latched onto the story like it was the original clickbait headline.\n\nWas this divine revenge from beyond the grave—or just a perfect storm of bad timing, poor medical care, and dramatic storytelling?\nGrab your emotional support scarab and join us as we separate myth from mummy dust in one of history’s most enduring spooky legends.\nSources & Further Reading\nBritish Museum – King Tut Collection & Tomb History\nNational Geographic – Articles on the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and the curse myth\nSmithsonian Institution – Scientific explanations for the so-called curse\nBBC – Historical coverage on Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon\nJournal of the American Medical Association – Research on tomb bacteria and fungal spores\nThe Tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter\nOxford University Press – Egyptology and funerary belief research\nHistory – Overviews of the curse legend and excavation aftermath","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qrKRCVgS-SidSX8b9CGzZDHhnpF4bwxZyw2FLc5pukw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MTBl/MDI3MGZkZGE0M2U0/MmJlYjhmNGQ4NjAy/NmY0Ny5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}