Today, I'm speaking to Paul Collins, Jaleh Hearn Curator for Ancient Near East at the Ashmolean Museumand Co-Director of the Nahrein Network. Paul's work in collaboration with colleagues in the UK and abroad, and members of the Middle Eastern diaspora is challenging his institution and the rest of us to tell stories that actually resonate with our lives today and also enable us to find common ground with those people who lived in the past. More info in show notes - https://thewonderhouse.co.uk/paul_collins Support @TheWonderHouse on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/thewonderhouseor Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheWonderHouse Rate, Review & Subscribe! Presented/Produced by Sushma Jansari - Produced/Edited by Julia Letts - Music by Dalbir Singh Rattan - Artwork by Aleesha Nandhra