Podcasts by History of Alchemy Podcast

History in 5 Minutes Podcast Alchemy Interviews: Isaac Newton, al-Ghazali, Ge Hung from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

I gave three interviews for the History in 5 Minutes Podcast a while ago. In case you missed them, here they are! For more about that podcast: http://michaelrank.net/  

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Episode 80: Magic Books and Rings from 2019-12-19T23:00

“Der Buddler” aka Mirko Gutjahr, took Travis on a tour of the University of Leipzig Library’s exhibit on magic books and to the Landesmuseum Halle to see magic rings in a “Rings of Power” exhibi...

New Book! Alchemy - A Search for Truth by Jo Herlihy from 2019-12-19T17:28:34

A listener, Jo Herlihy, wrote a book!

From the early days of the Roman Empire through to the early 1700s, why did some of the most creative minds turn to alchemy? The search for how to...

Travis Makes Candy (help!) from 2019-10-20T12:34:32

Travis is no longer a tech writer and is now learning how to make candy in Germany, so he can start a business in Oregon. And he has a boyfriend, Toby. Pete Collman is working overtime creating ...

Pete and Trav's Podcastnik Year Six! from 2019-03-03T17:04:11

Pete and Travis have been podcasting for 6 years! With new shows like Listen

Introduction to Alchemy (New YouTube Video) from 2018-05-31T18:16:33

Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CamQeIXrWrM

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Episode 79: Biblical Figures as Alchemists from 2017-01-21T08:00

To properly understand several alchemical references, we need to look at a source all alchemists were familiar with: the Bible. This gives a big piece of the puzzle to understanding the world as...

Episode 78: Year 4 of Alchemy from 2017-01-14T20:10:09

Despite our slacking of late, we've gotten a ton of new listeners, so we welcome the new curious minds, thank our faithful and patient listeners. We also review the year, look at the alchemy pro...

Episode 77: Sir Francis Bacon from 2016-11-20T20:36:27

One of the so-called “Fathers of the Modern Scientific Method” also still believed in the principles of alchemy. Like, a lot. Sir Francis Bacon made it all the way to Chancellor of England. Some...

Episode 76: Abufalah, Soul Dust, and making a Basilisk from 2016-02-27T04:34:58

Abufalah relates a great tale of Solomon and how he demonstrates his knowledge of the philosopher's stone to the queen of Sheeba. Plus we tell you how to make a Basilisk.

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Episode 75: Robert Olsen and I Meet Again from 2016-02-09T08:44:34

Robert Olsen and I did an AMA together on reddit's /r/AskHistorians. The AMA was its own episode (Episode 20). It was great to pick the guy's brain and just chat alchemy after two years. And yes...

Episode 74: Andreas Libavius from 2016-01-19T03:00:53

Andreas Libavius was a Golden Age alchemist who brings us a step closer to modern chemistry—but still defended the possibility of transmutation.

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Inside the Secret Cabinet Podcast with der Buddler from 2015-08-29T16:49:56

What's it like being a history podcaster in Germany? Today we take a break from alchemy and celebrate the launch of the Secret Cabinet Podcast in English, and since I also do a podcast in German...

The Illusion: Alchemy Reborn Through the Occult Revival from 2015-08-15T03:58:32

How did alchemy get to be where it is today? How exactly did it change from it's death to now? This is the meta historiographic episode: history of the history of alchemy. We've often talked abo...

Episode 71: Interview with Tim Wilkerson, Author of Alchemy Astrology Handbook from 2015-08-12T03:49:58

Tim Wilkerson is author of the Alchemy Astrology Handbook, has a related blog, and even a calendar for helping out with alchemy. If you catch him in time, he'll be teaching herbal alchemy at the...

Episode 70: Distillation in Alchemy from 2015-08-04T19:40:03

Next time you enjoy that cocktail or drink at a bar, tip your imaginary hat to the alchemists of yore. This episode is the extended version of the History of Alchemy's segment of the History Pod...

Renaissance Occult: Pico della Mirandola from 2015-07-20T00:08:27

Pico della Mirandola with the patronage of the Medici helped bring in the Renaissance (if there is such a thing)

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Laszlo from the China History Podcast chats over Tea from 2015-06-14T02:59:08

Laszlo from the China History Podcast is temporarily in the Bay Area and swung by for tea. We had a chat about history and podcasts. The questions came from the HISTORY PODCASTS Facebook group. ...

Phlogiston: Johann Joachim Becher from 2015-05-28T01:02:14

Johann Joachim Becher formulated the Phlogiston theory of combustion, and it lasted over a century. He also transmuted gold out of the mud of the Danube.

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Bohemican YouTube Channel: Prague Alchemy I & II from 2015-05-07T06:15:07

Join us on a tour of a real alchemist's lab in Prague! See the youtube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amaOGpbAarg Otherwise you're missing out! This is a video!

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Johann Rudolf Glauber from 2015-04-22T00:52:38

Johann Rudolf Glauber was perhaps the first chemical engineer. He was known for his "Glauber's Salt" and paved the way for gold ruby glass. http://historyofalchemy.com/list-of-alchemists/johann-...

Alchemy - Making a Deal with the Devil: Faust from 2015-03-09T12:08:31

I got the inside scoop on the Faust house in Wittenberg, but let's back up and go over the legend and also the oldest alchemical vessels found in Europe.

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Archimastry - Giovanni Panteo from 2015-01-25T01:21:39

Different alchemists had different definitions for archimy, but for Listen

Alchemy and the History of Science from 2015-01-17T20:45:34

The AskHistorians subreddit (as in a forum on reddit.com) has hundreds of historians you ...

Cornelis Drebbel from 2015-01-14T14:33:01

Even in Golden Age of Alchemy, Cornelis Drebbel stands alone as a sort of Ben Franklin or Emmett Brown character.He created the first submarine, red dye, and was famous for him continuous mobile...

Elizabeth I and Alchemy from 2014-11-23T11:32:31

Elizabeth I of England, the last of the Tudors, is more than an interesting footnote in the history of alchemy.

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Alchemists' Halloween Special from 2014-10-26T13:18:07

Just a few alchemists' Halloween ghost stories: and a few more on the History of Germany Podcast and the Secret Cabinet Podcast (both on podcastnik.com )

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Richard and Isabella Ingalese from 2014-10-18T15:22:20

A fun legend of Alchemists from around the turn of the century in California.

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Homunculus - An Alchemical Cornerstone from 2014-10-12T05:52:11

Philosopher's Stone, Elixir of Life, but also: Homunculus. Some alchemists were more after this than gold, and in some theories a homunculus can be used as a philosopher's stone. A homunculus is...

Heinrich Khunrath from 2014-09-28T06:25:28

Heinrich Khunrath was a physician, alchemist, and all around interesting guy. He was also a sort of bridge between John Dee's philosophy and Rosicrucianism.

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Rosicrucianism and Alchemy from 2014-08-17T05:24:05

German secret society with alchemical undertones.

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Alchemist Queen: Christina of Sweden from 2014-08-03T06:23:09

Christina of Sweden converted to Catholicism and turned to alchemy.

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The Immortal Count of St. Germain from 2014-07-20T18:39:20

So many fantastic stories of the Count of St. Germain. Who was he and how long did he live? Even folks like Voltaire and Casanova had something to say about this man that travelled in royal circ...

Bernard Trevisan from 2014-07-12T04:45:55

We take a look at another great influencing character on the golden age of alchemy from the 14th or 15th century.

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Alexander von Suchten from 2014-06-29T05:12:01

Alexander von Suchten was more of a court physician and chemist than alchemist, but as one of the people who's works Benedictus Figulus published, I thought it would be interesting to ...

Edmund Dickinson from 2014-06-07T08:12:54

Edmund Dickinson was alchemist and court physician to Charles II and James II.

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Khalid ibn Yazid (Calid) from 2014-05-18T08:37:03

Khalid (known as Calid in the West), in addition to being a prince of the Umayyad caliphate, was also interested in alchemy and is responsible for translating many works into arabic.

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The Angel Conjuring Alchemist: John Dee from 2014-05-04T18:05:49

John Dee wore many hats, he is probably most famous to being an advisor to Elizabeth I, partner of Edward Kelley, and his angel conjuring. Have a listen for much more on him!

Alchemy in Moorish Spain: Maslama al-Majriti from 2014-04-26T11:23:17

Maslama al-Majriti is a chemist (and much more) in Moorish Spain from the 10th century.

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Alchemy in Colonial America: Samuel Danforth from 2014-04-14T14:19:07

Another look at a colonial American alchemist.

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20th Century Alchemists: Fulcanelli and Caseliet from 2014-03-29T15:11:24

We take a look at a mysterious 20th century French alchemist: Fulcanelli and his student, Caseliet.

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The Inspiration behind Frankenstein: Johann Conrad Dippel from 2014-03-17T17:25:33

The man behind Frankenstein, Prussian Blue, and an energy drink.

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One Year in Review, and Thank You! from 2014-03-10T12:07:03

A look back and shout out to some of the folks that helped us along the way.

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Johann Friedrich Böttger from 2014-02-22T14:23:48

Johann Friedrich Böttger is credited with bringing porcelain to Europe. At the time porcelain was as valuable as gold, so no surprise that it took an alchemist to do it.

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Marie Curie from 2014-02-18T20:29:11

Marie Curie isn't really an alchemist, but she did show that "transmutation" does happen in nature. Normally this is out of the scope of The History of Alchemy Podcast, but we took the opportuni...

Paul of Taranto from 2014-02-13T22:02:34

Paul of Taranto may have been one of the the "Pseudo-Gebers" and had an interesting theory of the composition of metals (basically mercury and sulphur) that would become canon to alchemical theo...

Al-Razi and Al-Farabi: an Interview with Peter Adamson from 2014-02-10T16:20

In the 2nd interview with Peter Adamson he talks about the theories of Al-Razi Listen

Baru Urbigerus from 2014-02-04T22:59:43

We take a look at one of the alchemical ciphers to understanding Baru Urbigerus' works.

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Alchemist First: Isaac Newton from 2014-02-01T15:29

To see Isaac Newton as just a figure in the Scientific Revolution is not understanding him at all. To get the whole picture of who he was and what he was after one needs to look at Isaac Newton ...

Neoplatonism: an Interview with Peter Adamson from 2014-01-21T18:50:11

Peter Adamson defines Neoplatonism and how it's theories are important to the understanding of alchemy. Peter Adamson is a professor at LMU in Munich and is the host of Listen

Peter Bonus from 2014-01-13T06:33:34

Peter Bonus wrote on the debate on whether alchemy is natural or supernatural.

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Eirenaeus Philalethes from 2014-01-05T14:46:30

Our first look at a New World alchemist. We look at Eirenaeus Philalethes and the person behind the name, George Starkey. He's one of the giants whose shoulders Isaac Newton stood on.

Hennig Brand from 2013-12-28T13:30:35

Today's episode originally aired as part of the History Podcasters Network as a part of a collage show. Hennig ...

Thaumaturgy, Theurgy, and Theosophy from 2013-12-22T08:19:08

God’s miracles seen as a sort of magic. We discuss some of the debates alchemists had and break down some ways they may have gotten supernatural help. For instance using the bible as a...

Alchemy in the Ottoman Empire: Interview with Michael Rank from 2013-12-16T19:20:37

We interview Michael Rank on alchemy in the Ottoman Empire. Michael is a doctoral candidate in Middl...

Robert Fludd from 2013-12-08T13:46:13

Paracelsian physician, hermeticist, early modern neo-platonist, theurgist, rosicrucian apologist, and golden-age alchemist. We've covered all the basics so you're ready for this guy.

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Pseudo-Democritus from 2013-11-30T09:10:53

To not confuse Democritus and Pseudo-Democritus (who lived some 600 years apart) we break down the difference between the two and go into the works of Pseudo-Democritus, a 2nd century Alchemist....

Basil Valentine and Johann Thölde from 2013-11-15T19:32:15

Valentine’s true identity can’t be known for sure, but my money’s on Johann Thölde and we talk a little about both. As far as we know for the first time in the English-speaking part of the inter...

Astrology's Roots: Sumerian and Babylonian Astronomy and Astrology from 2013-11-10T09:27

Before we look at how Astrology intersects with Alchemy, we look at the very first scientific revolution by taking a look at Astrology and Astronomy's beginnings.

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Edward Kelley from 2013-11-03T11:07:09

John Dee and Edward Kelley are some of the more interesting characters we took a look at. Between making gold, talking to angels, and even wife-swapping, there’s a lot to cover. We also covered ...

Benedictus Figulus from 2013-10-27T07:24:30

A short look at an alchemical publisher and preacher who spread German alchemical works.

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Making Gold with Pete and Travis from 2013-10-21T18:32:27

For a special show we decided to leave the studio for a "lab" (Travis' kitchen,) bring on a guest chemist, Randy Dow (Travis' dad) and cook up some gold at home. We go through a mix of recipes a...

Bishop Synesius of Cyrene from 2013-10-13T09:43

A commentator on Pseudo-Democritus and Bishop in what is now Libya.

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Kabbalah: an Introduction from 2013-09-08T17:51:13

A first look at the Kabbalah to create a foundation for a future episode on Kabbalistic Alchemists.

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Al-Razi from 2013-09-01T09:06

Another legendary polymath in medicine, philosophy, and chemistry that broke the mold.

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Ge Hong from 2013-08-25T07:11:01

A great Chinese alchemist and the first one on our show. Join us for a look at the fascinating life and works of Ge Hong and a peak at Chinese alchemy.

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Q&A from Reddit's AskHistorians and History from 2013-08-17T09:42:12

We did a couple of AMA's (Ask me Anything) on Reddit and went over some of the questions that might interest our listeners.

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Nicolas Flamel from 2013-08-09T17:49:19

A book seller that got a larger than life reputation centuries after his death. If the stories are to be believed he's still around.

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Arnold of Villanova from 2013-08-03T04:51:50

The man who may have discovered carbon monoxide, and general anesthesia. And maybe moonshine.

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Giovanni (Mercurio) da Correggio from 2013-07-27T10:29

Interesting description of the abilities of the philosopher's stone, and all around colorful character on the run from the inquisition.

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History of Alchemy: Ramon Llull from 2013-07-20T17:44

Llull invented a proto-computer to figure out the nature of matter. All-around interesting character that had an influence on the likes of Martin Luther and Gottfried Leibniz.

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History of Alchemy: Ostanes from 2013-07-14T11:41:50

A mysterious person, (or –more likely– multiple people with the same name) from Persia. Sometimes called the 'father of alchemy.' His supposed contributions include first mentioning the elixir o...

Jabir ibn Hayyan, aka Geber from 2013-07-06T12:00:35

The first practical alchemist and possibly the most influential alchemist of all time. We also break down Geber vs Pseudo-Geber.

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History of Alchemy: Gilles de Rais from 2013-06-23T15:44:27

More infamously known as serial killer of children, we discuss his role in alchemy, its charlatans and black magic. If you liked this episode, you might also like our other project, the Secret C...

History of Alchemy: Mariam the Jewess from 2013-06-15T17:12

A supposed inventor of some quite modern lab equipment. She also came up with some of the axioms and recipes for gold used throughout the history of alchemy.

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History of Alchemy: J. Kepler & Tycho Brahe from 2013-06-09T04:49

The eccentric astronomer (and alchemist) and pious mathematician come together to provide us with great tales of drunken moose, witch trials and strange theories.

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History of Alchemy: Roger Bacon from 2013-05-21T06:17:12

Doctor Mirabilis and Franciscan friar, Roger Bacon... father of science? Have a listen for his take on the philosopher's stone and alchemical processes.

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History of Alchemy: Zosimos of Panopolis and Agathodaimon from 2013-05-08T10:20

Zosimos is the oldest alchemist whose writing we can reach back to. Agathodaimon is from the same era, in medieval times he was considered the 'father of poison'.

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History of Alchemy Podcast: Paracelsus from 2013-04-24T16:42

No compilation of alchemy would be complete without the mention of this well-travelled alchemist, botanist, and physician.

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History of Alchemy Podcast: The Alchemist Emperor, Rudolf II of Hapsburg (HoA Edit) from 2013-04-09T17:13

Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II had an alchemist's lab of his own and was the patron of several other alchemists in Magical Prague.

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History of Alchemy Podcast: Neo-Platonism from 2013-03-25T18:45

Peter Adamson defines Neo-Platonism and how it's theories are important to the understanding of alchemy. Peter Adamson is a professor at LMU in Munich and is the host of Listen

History of Alchemy Podcast: Michael Sendivogius from 2013-03-14T18:54

The very practical court alchemist of Sigismund III of Poland and Rudolf II the Holy Roman Emperor. He claimed to have the secret of creating gold and the philosopher's stone.

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History of Alchemy Podcast: Al-Ghazali from 2013-03-01T04:42

Al-Ghazali, the 2nd most important man in Islam, could be considered an alchemist and we talk about his life, work, and influence that reached far beyond the Muslim world.

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History of Alchemy Podcast: Albertus Magnus from 2013-02-16T21:51

We look at the reputation Albertus Magnus had as an alchemist. Where that reputation came from and who Albertus Magnus was and what he did. 

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History of Alchemy Podcast: Hermeticism from 2013-02-09T07:43

The very first Alchemist and the philosophy he started… even if he was mythical.

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History of Alchemy Podcast Introduction from 2013-02-09T07:37

Our introduction gives a quick rundown of the history of alchemy and what the show is about.

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