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ANCIENT HISTORY EXPERT: “What If Ancient Egypt Was More Advanced Than Us?”

6/1/20261 hr 3 min

This week on The Karl Stefanovic Show.A mind-bending conversation with Ben van Kerkwyk exploring some of the biggest mysteries in human history.From the alleged labyrinth buried beneath Egypt, to the possibility humanity has completely misunderstood ancient civilisations, Ben breaks down the theories capturing millions online — and why some researchers believe advanced engineering and knowledge may have existed thousands of years earlier than we think.Karl asks the obvious question:If discoveries beneath Egypt could rewrite history… why aren’t people like Joe Rogan or Elon Musk funding the excavation themselves?The conversation dives into black holes, consciousness, lost technology, ancient construction techniques, and whether modern society is more fragile than we realise.It’s one of the wildest conversations we’ve had yet.Watch now.

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  8. Karl Stefanovic· Host0:48

    I have this curious beast that lives inside my head, and I'm about to unleash it. [upbeat music] All right, let's go. What a familiar voice in a foreign land. How you been?

  9. Ben van Kerkwyk· Guest1:00

    [laughs] Indeed. Yes, good. Yeah, pleasure to meet you, mate.

  10. Karl Stefanovic· Host1:04

    Yeah, you too, my friend. You too. I mean, I saw you on Rogan, and I've gone, "Who is this, like- [laughs] ... super smart guy with an Aussie accent?" And I've just deep dived on you. How did it come to pass?

  11. Ben van Kerkwyk· Guest1:16

    How how did it come to pass?

  12. Karl Stefanovic· Host1:18

    Mm-hmm.

  13. Ben van Kerkwyk· Guest1:19

    The Rogan stuff?

  14. Karl Stefanovic· Host1:19

    Yeah.

  15. Ben van Kerkwyk· Guest1:19

    Or just everything? Well, uh, yeah, I mean, he's... I'm just lucky guys like him are fans of the topic, I guess. Um, uh, he, you know, he's, he's done a lot for guys like Graham Hancock, some other people

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