National Treasure Hunt
National Treasure Hunt is the award-winning podcast taking an ocular device to the National Treasure film and television franchise. Hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black, dubbed "franchise historians" by screenwriters Cormac and Marianne Wibberley, provide interdisciplinary, "edutaining" analyses while interviewing cast, crew, and creative team members. Learn about the podcast's spinoff activities, including books, a walking tour, and community events, at NTHuntPodcast.com. Tune in for new episodes on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast platform every-other Wednesday, and join the hunt on X, Instagram, and LinkedIn using @NTHuntPodcast!
Episodes
March 24, 2026 • 61 mins
In this "National Treasure in Real Life" episode, co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black review The Curse of Oak Island (Seasons 1 and 2) on the History Channel. Does the show's proposed Templar connection to Oak Island in Nova Scotia make this docuseries mandatory viewing for National Treasure fans? Were National Treasure's screenwriters influenced by the "money pit" when imagining the pit beneath Parkington Lane?
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March 17, 2026 • 62 mins
Attachment styles are all the rage when it comes to assessing how people engage in their relationships, so what happens if you apply attachment theory to popular film characters? Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black analyze the psychologies of the heroes and villains featured in the National Treasure movies and discover trends that add depth to the characters' interpersonal dynamics. Could Ben's romantic relationship with Abigail ...
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March 10, 2026 • 61 mins
Michael Singer, a longtime unit publicist for Jerry Bruckheimer, joins co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black to share memories of working on the National Treasure: Book of Secrets set. Which scene was interrupted by a U.S. president addressing the media, at which national landmark was production given exactly 13 minutes to film, and which Hollywood heavyweight was particularly impressed by National Treasure 2's elaborate sets?
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March 3, 2026 • 56 mins
National Treasure: Edge of History sets the scene of a major hero-villain showdown at the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge, a creative decision that served as a subtle yet intentional nod to the USS Intrepid's role in the first National Treasure film. Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black tell the war-filled, pirate-adjacent tale of the USS Kidd and how it came to be a Louisiana memorial and tourist attraction. Did the Disney Plus spinoff s...
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February 24, 2026 • 27 mins
Welcome to National Treasure News! In this installment, Aubrey Paris sits down with her co-host Emily Black to discuss the inspiration behind her new edutainment history book, "Riley Poole's Book of Secrets: History for National Treasure Hunters." While Riley's fictional National Treasure 2-featured text "The Templar Treasure and Other Myths That Are True" does not exist in real life, Aubrey aims to scratch the itch for any Nationa...
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February 17, 2026 • 65 mins
Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black create the ultimate National Treasure playlist inspired by the personalities, motivations, and backstories of the films' key characters. Can you guess the Taylor Swift song they assign to Abigail Chase, or the Lady Gaga hit that best represents Ben Gates?
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February 10, 2026 • 67 mins
Lisette Olivera, better known by National Treasure fans as "Jess Valenzuela," joins co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black to reflect on her time in the lead role of National Treasure: Edge of History for Disney Plus. Lisette shares memorable moments from filming, which range from haunted locations to bug encounters, as well as hot takes about the villains of the National Treasure franchise. Plus, is she Team Liam or Team Ethan?
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February 3, 2026 • 63 mins
By popular demand, co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black discuss similarities and differences between Nicolas Cage's National Treasure (2004) and Ben Stiller's Night at the Museum (2006). Could National Treasure's popularity have influenced its successor's greenlighting?
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January 20, 2026 • 75 mins
Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black conduct a close watch of the two National Treasure scenes featuring Dr. Abigail Chase's office at the U.S. National Archives, ultimately predicting what her personal items might reveal about her backstory. (Tune in to hear the real-time creation of new National Treasure lore about one of the franchise's most mysterious characters!)
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January 6, 2026 • 74 mins
Welcome to Season 12 of National Treasure Hunt! Did you know that Disney once commissioned educational short films to include on their DVDs? Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black break down the ten special features created for the National Treasure DVD, explaining what each video teaches us about the franchise as a whole.
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December 30, 2025 • 4 mins
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves! Welcome to National Treasure Hunt, the award-winning podcast, books, biannual tour, and community event series examining the National Treasure film and television franchise through an interdisciplinary lens. Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black bring fans edutaining conversations about history, science, ethics, and more while sharing exclusive interviews with National Treasure's cast and creative...
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December 23, 2025 • 51 mins
In their second annual holiday special, co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black review the Lifetime original movie, "A Christmas to Treasure" (2022). Does this chosen family-centric, glorified scavenger hunt flick exhibit any similarities to National Treasure?
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December 9, 2025 • 76 mins
Actor Mark Pellegrino ("Agent Johnson") returns to National Treasure Hunt to review National Treasure: Book of Secrets with co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black. Why wasn't Agent Johnson in the sequel, what questions does Mark have about the movie, and what does he hope to see maintained or adjusted in National Treasure 3?
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November 18, 2025 • 69 mins
On the Season 11 finale of National Treasure Hunt, co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black are joined by Olivia Cacchione of Old Pine Conservancy to reveal how National Treasure filmed Nicolas Cage's foot chase through the historic graveyard at Old Pine Street Church. Plus, learn the real-life story of Phil McCracken, a man interred in the graveyard who accidentally inspired the name of a National Treasure villain.
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November 4, 2025 • 63 mins
Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black are joined by actor, author, and adventurer Wells "Tad" Jones to explore how historically inspired, fictional treasure hunts in film, television, and literature can enhance cross-cultural understanding and bolster feelings of community.
• Find Wells Jones' novel, "A Line in the Sand," on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Line-Sand-Novel-Miles-Spencer/dp/1917185820.
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October 21, 2025 • 53 mins
Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black share the architectural and cultural history of Boston's Old North Church and determine which elements of Patrick Gates's "fake clue" at the end of National Treasure are based in reality.
• Located in or near Central New Jersey? Join the Historical Society of Princeton (Princeton, NJ) for an afternoon installment of National Treasure Hunt's HEIST NIGHT on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Tickets ar...
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October 14, 2025 • 55 mins
In this "National Treasure in Real Life" episode, co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black review Lost Gold of the Aztecs on the History Channel. Which of the show's three treasure hunting teams parallels the Gates family, which is reminiscent of National Treasure's villains, and whose approach to finding Montezuma's gold seems most promising?
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October 7, 2025 • 61 mins
Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black compare Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) to the National Treasure franchise. After deciding whether to consider Greek mythology akin to legends or the supernatural, their conversation considers family dynamics, character roles, and the wild decision for a kids' movie to depict teenagers being accidentally drugged in a Las Vegas casino.
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September 23, 2025 • 62 mins
Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black diagnose what injuries, absent movie magic, National Treasure's main characters should have incurred in the first film. Following a first-degree burn, traumatic brain injury, rotator cuff tear, and more, could the characters have realistically continued their hunt?
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September 16, 2025 • 29 mins
Welcome to National Treasure News! In this installment, co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black overview upcoming dates and locations for their year-long America 250 Tour across the United States. See current dates below, and keep an eye on nthuntpodcast.com/events for additional event announcements. (This episode of NTN was recorded on September 5, 2025.)
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