History of Alchemy Podcast

1:03:12 | Dec 19th, 2019

“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” exhibit. Mir...Show More

10:04 | Dec 19th, 2019

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 make gold thr...Show More

17:47 | Oct 20th, 2019

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 Past A...Show More

1:10:50 | Mar 3rd, 2019

Pete and Travis have been podcasting for 6 years! With new shows like Past Access and Podcastnik and tons of guests and collaborations in the past year. We give a behind-the-scenes on what we've been ...Show More

23:13 | May 31st, 2018

Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CamQeIXrWrM For all other podcasts and videos visit http://www.podcastnik.com/ See the alchemist collection here https://podcastnikshop.com/ to support...Show More

58:09 | Jan 21st, 2017

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 alche...Show More

14:33 | Jan 14th, 2017

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 projects ...Show More

56:02 | Nov 20th, 2016

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 say h...Show More