Episodes
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Henrietta Lacks wasn't looking for immortality. She was looking to be healed, and was exploited by her doctors. Today we share a story of lives saved and diseases cured and the fight for justice and recognition, and the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks.
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Listeners, usually our episodes are about greedy individuals searching for immortality to satisfy their own need for glory. Rarely do we get to share a story of those who are seeking eternity in an attempt to benefit their own version of the greater good. Today might just be that tale.
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We're back, intrepid listeners. This week, dive into the real Nicholas Flamel, from his bookbinding-youth, to studies of alchemy to his empty grave.
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Adhamy, Amir. “What Did a Lady-in-Waiting Actually Do?” HistoryExtra, 26 Nov. 2020, www.historyextra.com/period/what-did-lady-ladies-in-waiting-do-role.
Akingswhore. “Akingswhore.” A King’s Whore, 1 Feb. 2018, akingswhore.tumblr.com/post/170353396161/diane-de-poitiers-3-sep-1499-25-apr.
Andy. “Everything You Need to Know About Edible Gold Leaf.” Cooked Best, 15 Feb. 2021, cookedbest.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-edible-gold-leaf/#:%7E:text=Uses%20of%20Edible%20Gold%20leaf%3A,-Edible%20gold%20leaf&text=The%20gold%20leaf%20flakes%20add,or%20in%20pre%2Dfab%20flakes.
Author, Guest. “Beauty Secrets of a Royal Mistress.” DC on Heels, 17 Feb. 2015, dconheels.com/2015/01/30/beauty-queen.
Bates, Claire. “Dying to Look Good: French King’s Mistress Killed by Gold Elixir of Youth.” Mail Online, 22 Dec. 2009, www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1236916/Dying-look-good-French-kings-mistress-killed-gold-elixir-youth.html.
Beck, Shari. Portrait in Black and White: Diane De Poitiers in Her Own Words. Bloomington, IN, iUniverse Booksellers, 2011.
Biller, Lauren Davis And Diana. “7 Ways That People Died Trying To Become Immortal.” Io9, 16 Dec. 2015, io9.gizmodo.com/7-ways-that-people-died-trying-to-become-immortal-1691947345.
Burkovski, Amanda. “Henry and Diane: A Love/Sad/Fantastic Story Illustrated With the Character’s Real Portraits.” Medium, 15 Nov. 2019, medium.com/@AmandaBurkovski/henry-and-diane-a-love-sad-fantastic-story-27d255735225.
Carley, Claudia Suzan. “Diane de Poitiers vs. Catherine de Medici.” WordPress.Com, 14 Oct. 2015, castlesandcoffeehouses.com/2015/06/15/diane-de-poitiers-vs-catherine-de-medici.
CeeGunn. “Jousting Rules in Medieval and Modern Times.” HowTheyPlay, 19 Mar. 2021, howtheyplay.com/misc/Medieval-Jousting-Rules.
Charlier, Philippe. “A Gold Elixir of Youth in the 16th Century French Court.” The BMJ, 16 Dec. 2009, www.bmj.com/content/339/bmj.b5311.full.
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Climans, Kyle. “Extravagant Facts About Diane de Poitiers, Royal Mistress.” Factinate, 29 Jan. 2021, www.factinate.com/people/facts-diane-de-poitiers.
Cloud, Amanda. “Gender Roles of Women in the Renaissance.” Cedarcrest.Edu, Cedarcrest.edu, www2.cedarcrest.edu/academic/eng/lfletcher/shrew/acloud.htm. Accessed 13 Apr. 2021.
Consort, Newberry. “Queen of the Arts: Catherine de’ Medici.” The Newberry Consort, 25 Feb. 2019, www.newberryconsort.org/queen-of-the-arts-catherine-de-medici/#:%7E:text=When%20Catherine%20moved%20to%20France,sons%2C%20be%20trained%20in%20dance.
Context Travel Contributors. “Royal Rivalry: Diane De Poitiers and Catherine De Medicis.” Context Travel, 2 Mar. 2020, www.contexttravel.com/blog/articles/royal-rivalry-diane-de-poitiers-and-catherine-de-medicis.
DA SOLLER, CLAUDIO. “THE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN MEDIEVAL IBERIA: RHETORIC, COSMETICS, AND EVOLUTION.” Faculty of the Graduate School University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005, pp. 1–201, mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/4175/research.pdf.
Delors, Catherine. “Diane De Poitiers Returns to Her Grave… « Versailles and More.” Versailles and More, 2010, blog.catherinedelors.com/diane-de-poitiers-returns-to-her-grave.
Dhwty. “A Mistress with the Midas Touch: Her Hunger for Gold Would Be the Death of Her.” Ancient Origins, 13 Feb. 2018, www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/mistress-midas-touch-her-hunger-gold-would-be-death-her-009589.
“Diane De Poitiers...Three Cold Baths a Day and a Perfectly Disciplined Body...the Beauty Secrets That Made the Ladies of the Court Enragees.” Vogue | The Complete Archive, 1 Oct. 1969, archive.vogue.com/article/1969/10/01/diane-de-poitiersthree-cold-baths-a-day-and-a-perfectly-disciplined-bodythe-beauty-secrets-that-made.
Dovey, Dana. “No Fairy Tale: Tiny Bacteria Spin Gold From Toxic Heavy Metals.” Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2018, www.newsweek.com/gold-bacteria-heavy-metal-toxic-798615.
Encyclopedia.com Contributors. “Diane de Poitiers (1499–1566) | Encyclopedia.Com.” Encyclopedia, 2020, www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/diane-de-poitiers-1499-1566.
Enviromental Protection Agency. “Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Without Mercury.” US EPA, 16 Nov. 2020, www.epa.gov/international-cooperation/artisanal-and-small-scale-gold-mining-without-mercury#:%7E:text=In%20many%20countries%2C%20elemental%20mercury,mercury%20to%20obtain%20the%20gold.
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Greenberg, Jake. “Drinking Gold Did Not Help the 16th-Century French Elite Fight Aging.” InsideHook, 21 Sept. 2018, www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/news-opinion/drinking-gold-16th-century-french-aging.
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Katy, and Nathan. “Queens Podcast - Side Hustle: Diane De Poitiers, Episode 18 on Stitcher.” Stitcher, uploaded by Queens Podcast, 5 Feb. 2018, www.stitcher.com/show/queens-podcst/episode/side-hustle-diane-de-poitiers-episode-18-53157060.
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Malone, Noreen. “Waity Katie’s Ladies.” Slate Magazine, 15 Apr. 2011, slate.com/human-interest/2011/04/kate-middleton-s-ladies-in-waiting-what-will-they-do.html.
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McDowall, Carolyn, and Carolyn McDowall. “Diane de Poitiers – Moon Mistress and Woman of Influence.” The Culture Concept Circle, 9 June 2014, www.thecultureconcept.com/diane-de-poitiers-moon-mistress-and-woman-of-influence.
Mejia, Paula. “Drinking Gold Was a Grisly Anti-Aging Trend of 16th-Century France.” Atlas Obscura, 7 Jan. 2019, www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-did-people-prevent-aging.
Michael Jiroch. “A Walk Around Château de Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France.” YouTube, uploaded by Michael Jiroch, 30 Jan. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KujZuJ8syQ.
Milne, Andrew. “24 Hours at Château de Chenonceau with Diane de Poitiers.” Explore France, 29 Oct. 2019, us.france.fr/en/loire-valley/list/diane-de-poitiers-chateau-chenonceau.
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National Center for Enviromental Health. “Hypothermia|Winter Weather.” Center for Disease Control, 26 Feb. 2018, www.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/staysafe/hypothermia.html.
Nicholson, Joseph. “How Is Mercury Used to Purify Gold?” Sciencing, 2 Mar. 2019, sciencing.com/how-mercury-used-purify-gold-4914156.html.
Osterloff, Emily. “What Is Ambergris?” Natural History Museum, www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-ambergris.html. Accessed 13 Apr. 2021.
Paris, By Henry Samuel In. “French King’s Mistress Poisoned by Gold Elixir.” The Telegraph, 22 Dec. 2009, www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/6865939/French-kings-mistress-poisoned-by-gold-elixir.html.
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“The Garden of Catherine De Medicis.” Chenonceau, 29 May 2017, www.chenonceau.com/en/gardens/the-garden-of-catherine-de-medicis.
The Italian Tribune. “How Did the ‘Mona Lisa’ End up in France?” Mona Lisa’s Florence, 30 Mar. 2019, becomingitalianwordbyword.typepad.com/monalisabook/2016/03/how-did-the-mona-lisa-end-up-in-france.html.
Tran, Christine. “Raunchy Facts About King Francis I, Father Of The French Renaissance.” Factinate, 26 Feb. 2021, www.factinate.com/people/41-raunchy-facts-about-king-francis-i-father-of-the-french-renaissance/#:%7E:text=Francis%20I%20of%20France%20passed,of%20his%20lungs%20in%20shreds.%E2%80%9D.
U of M Medicine. “Hypothermia and Cold Temperature Exposure | Michigan Medicine.” University of Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, 26 Feb. 2020, www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/aa53968spec#:%7E:text=Hypothermia%20can%20occur%20when%20you,(21%C2%B0C)%20water.
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