
About this episode
Once upon a time, science and magic were two sides of the same coin. Today, we learn science in school and save magic for children’s books. What if it were different? What would it be like to see the world as an alchemist?
Original Air Date: September 19, 2020
Guests:
Sarah Durn — Pamela Smith — William Newman — Charles Monroe-Kane — Jason Pine
Interviews In This Hour:
Transmutation Of The Spirit — The Historical Lessons Embedded in Alchemical Recipes — Was Sir Isaac Newton 'The Last of the Magicians'? — The Buried Secrets of Czech Alchemy — Drug Store Alchemy in the Ozarks
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