Before Columbus Got Lost

An Irreverent History of Native America

By: Jordan Blake Carter

Narrated by: Tyme Stemen

History books like to start with ships, flags, and a man who got lost and called it discovery. But the real story of America begins long before that, in a world alive with cities, councils, trade routes, art, and ceremony.

Before Columbus Got Lost rewrites the opening chapter of the Americas with humor, heart, and honesty. Jordan Blake Carter invites listeners to step into a continent that was never empty and never primitive. From the astronomers of Chaco Canyon to the philosophers of the Haudenosaunee, from the engineers who carved irrigation canals through desert sand to the artists who painted prayers onto clay, this is a history that refuses to whisper.

Carter’s trademark irreverent style turns forgotten facts into living stories, revealing a civilization that valued cooperation over conquest and balance over ownership. The result is not a tale of loss, but one of brilliance and survival, a reminder that the first Americans were not waiting to be discovered. They were already home.

Part celebration, part correction, and part love letter to the oldest story on this land, Before Columbus Got Lost proves that irreverence and respect can share the same page.

©2025 Jordan Blake Carter (P)2025 Jordan Blake Carter

Native American - Perfect people

The most woke history of Native Americans I have ever listened to. I could not even finish it. Native Americans were great perfect, wonderful and did no wrong. No mention of wars, slavery, or conflict of any kind. They lived perfect lives in harmony with the earth and each other. Then the Bad, Evil White Men came and broke everything.