The podcast episodes explore the significance and use of iron meteorites in ancient cultures, particularly in ancient Egypt, where meteoric iron was used to craft artifacts and weapons before the Iron Age.

The episodes discuss the ceremonial and ritualistic roles played by meteoric iron, as well as the eventual acceptance of meteorites' extraterrestrial nature by European scientists.

Examples of specific episodes discussing meteoric iron include Episode 17229, Episode 19490, Episode 30243, and Episode 31543.