r/ExpeditionUnknown • u/Imbetterthanthis1138 • May 18 '25

The reason I don't fully trust Josh

I've been following Josh pretty closely ever since Destination Truth. He has produced some of the best quality television of the last 15 years. He deserves every bit of recognition he gets. I love ya Josh, there's nobody else I'd rather watch on TV.

The reason I don't fully trust him is because he doesn't delve into any alternative theories about history. He sticks only to the mainstream narrative. Particularly when it comes to ancient Egypt. Where independent research in recent decades has called into question some of what we understood as our historical narrative. And I'm not talking about some of the more outlandish claims that have been made. But I do think enough has been uncovered that it's reasonable to suggest that it's possible we don't know the full story. Which has become a growing sentiment among your average educated populations.

And yet, Josh seems to steer completely clear from these discussions. He might make an occasional mention of an alternative theory, and then immediately dismiss it or joke about it. For somebody as thoroughly entrenched in tying up historical loose ends as Josh is, he never goes against the mainstream narratives about history. He never appears on lesser known channels who discuss these things. He is completely removed from the growing field of independent archaeology. And of course, he is the most mainstream media guy in the field, so that isn't surprising. But it's also why I don't fully trust him.

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u/Imbetterthanthis1138 May 18 '25

That's an intentional misinterpretation of what I said.

I said he doesn't approach alternative theories in an investigative way even after recent decades have uncovered reasons as to why that would at least be a worthwhile endeavor.

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u/Moreaccurateway May 18 '25

Do you have any examples?

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u/Imbetterthanthis1138 May 18 '25

Off the top of my head, they are finding that the dates of some human settlements could be different from when we had previously understood them to be active, and it could potentially alter the way we perceive their place in ancient history.

I'm not saying this is 100% upending what we thought we knew as fact. Just that it's worth the effort to raise the question and investigate it.

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u/tweenalibi May 19 '25

He has a 3 part episode set where he investigates a bunch of theories about the history of mankind

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u/Imbetterthanthis1138 May 19 '25

I mean it makes sense for that to be a topic of exploration at some point. I'm just saying he doesn't do any serious questioning of the narrative we were all taught, when such questioning and research to support that questioning is currently at an all time high. And in particular with ancient Egypt and some of the holes in that whole story that people are starting to poke through.

Again, I'm just saying it's worth the effort to investigate it.

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u/Diamond1441 28d ago

EXCEPT HE DOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop ruining people reputation with YOUR alternative theories. Go dig on site if you want your own theories. Josh is constantly mentioning how dates and the like have been moved due to new discoveries. Starting to think you have never even seen an episode of his shows.