Grab your fedora and your bullwhip, because this week on The Cover we’re diving headfirst into Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

We explore what made this 1981 classic not just a movie, but a cultural landmark. From Spielberg and Lucas teaming up to reinvent the adventure genre, to the real-world myths behind the Ark of the Covenant, we cover it all. Expect fun facts you’ve probably never heard, surprising historical context, and a few eyebrow-raising questions about just how realistic Indy’s adventures really were.

Why did the Nazis care about the Ark? Could the Ark even be found today? And what makes Indiana Jones such an enduring character more than forty years later?

It’s part movie talk, part history lesson, and a whole lot of fun.