DeepTime Almanac
A daily audio app that delivers five-minute stories about new archaeological discoveries — like the 7000-year-old Norwegian fish farmers — narrated and tied to where you live.
History-curious adults who enjoy short-form science storytelling on commutes
- Daily 5-minute audio stories on a new prehistoric or ancient discovery
- 'Then vs now' map layer showing what your region looked like in a given era
- Searchable library filterable by era, place, and theme like food, tools, and ritual
- Weekly long-form episodes with the archaeologists behind each paper
Stories like the Lake Tesse fish find draw strong engagement (97 HN points, 68 comments) and no daily 'almanac' format owns this niche.
Archaeology is a proven but modest podcast niche: 53 shows catalogued on Feedspot; top shows (History of Egypt: 3.1K Apple reviews; Earth Ancients: 66.5K Facebook) are real but small. Long-form interview format dominates (avg 40–95 min), so a 5-minute daily bite targets an underserved slice of the curiosity audience.60 Best Archaeology Podcasts to Listen to in 2026 ↗Best Archeology Podcasts [2026] Top Shows - Goodpods ↗
No daily 'almanac' or 5-minute localized format exists in this niche — every top show on Feedspot is weekly/biweekly long-form (40–95 min). Closest analog, The Archaeology Channel's 14-min Audio News, is still not daily or geo-personalized.60 Best Archaeology Podcasts to Listen to in 2026 ↗The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica ↗
Niche podcasts earn 2–3x CPM and can sustain subscriptions with ~5K engaged listeners; paid-podcast tiered models (e.g., Goalhanger-style) exist, but archaeology audience size caps realistic revenue well below general-interest history shows.Why niche podcasts earn more per listener (And how to build one that does) ↗Launch a Paid Podcast: Pricing, Perks & Promotion ↗
Continuous flow of new archaeological papers and press releases provides an inexhaustible content supply; education/history formats age well (episodes stay listenable for years).Best Archaeology Podcasts [2026] Top 7 Shows - Goodpods ↗
AI TTS makes cheap narration possible, but the location-personalization hook is genuinely hard: most discoveries aren't tied to a listener's specific locale, requiring curated geo-tagging, scriptwriting, and quality control every day.60 Best Archaeology Podcasts to Listen to in 2026 ↗