Where the Weird Things Are

Episode 19 - Absinthe: Those French Words Will Get Ya


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Brittany and Thurlow dig into the history and myths of absinthe, aka "The Green Fairy".

Sources:

https://www.history.com/news/frances-green-fairy-flies-again#:~:text=Absinthe's%20long%20history%20dates%20back,flavored%20wine%20called%20absinthites%20oinos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe

https://www.absinthe101.com/history.html

https://www.alcademics.com/2017/07/the-impact-of-phylloxera-on-absinthe.html

https://www.originalabsinthe.com/absinthe-blog/wormwood-health-benefits.html

https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-devil-in-a-little-green-bottle-a-history-of-absinthe

https://allthatsinteresting.com/what-is-absinthe

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24919378/

Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686
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