Episode 117 | The Mitchell-Hedges Skull | The Guardians

Have you heard of the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull? This legendary artifact has sparked decades of fascination, debate, and discovery—and in this episode, we’re joined by the people closest to its story.

We welcome William Homann, the legal guardian of the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull. A former U.S. Air Force Sergeant, Bill first encountered the story of explorer F.A. Mitchell-Hedges in the early 1970s. What began as curiosity turned into a lifelong pursuit that eventually led him to Anna Mitchell-Hedges herself—and to becoming the Skull’s guardian in 2007. Since then, Bill has traveled the world with the Crystal Skull, engaging with Indigenous Elders, Maya knowledge keepers, and Aboriginal tribes to explore its history, meaning, and global impact.

Joining him is Catherine Lanigan, an international bestselling and award-winning author with more than sixty published works across fiction and non-fiction. Her credits include the novelizations of Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, along with beloved anthologies such as Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Your Dream and Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul. Catherine brings a storyteller’s lens to the conversation, blending myth, history, and human experience.

Together, they explore the Crystal Skull’s origins, the controversies surrounding it, and why this ancient object continues to captivate people around the world today.