The Chinchorro Mummies | Stories of Resistance

The Chinchorro mummies are considered the oldest mummies in the world. Thousands of years older than the Egyptian mummies. And these were not pharaohs. They were everyday folks looking to hold on to what was most dear to them: The people they loved.<br /><br />An embrace from the past that would last for thousands upon thousands of years. That would last until today. And, hopefully, far into the future.<br /><br />This is episode 41 of Stories of Resistance—a podcast co-produced by <a href="https://therealnews.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The Real News</a> and <a href="https://globalexchange.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Global Exchange</a>. Independent investigative journalism, supported by Global Exchange's Human Rights in Action program. Each week, we’ll bring you stories of resistance like this. Inspiration for dark times.<br /><br />If you like what you hear, please subscribe, like, share, comment, or leave a review. <br /><br />Visit <a href="http://patreon.com/mfox" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">patreon.com/mfox</a> for exclusive pictures, to follow Michael Fox’s reporting and to support his work. <br /><br />Written and produced by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mfox" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Michael Fox</a>.<br /><br />You can check out Michael Fox’s reporting on the Chinchorro mummies for the world here: <a href="https://theworld.org/stories/2025/02/27/preserving-the-worlds-earliest-mummies-in-chile" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://theworld.org/stories/2025/02/27/preserving-the-worlds-earliest-mummies-in-chile</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-of-resistance--6566893" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-of-resistance--6566893" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Subscribe </b></a><b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-of-resistance--6566893" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">to Stories of Resistance podcast here</a></b><br /><b></b><br />Become a member and join the <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-of-resistance--6566893/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Stories of Resistance Supporters Club</a> today!<br /><b></b><br /><a href="https://therealnews.com/eos-pod-subscribe" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Sign up for our newsletter</a><br /><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Follow us on Bluesky</a><br /><br /><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Like us on Facebook</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Donate to support this podcast</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow us on:</b><br /><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Bluesky: @therealnews.com</a><b><br /></b><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Facebook: The Real News Network</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Twitter: @TheRealNews</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">YouTube: @therealnews</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealnewsnetwork/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork</a><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b></b></a><br /><b></b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Become a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!</b></a>