The Scent Archive

The Scent Archive

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The Scent Archive episodes

  • Harry Houdini: The Magician Among the Spirits
    If you hear the name Houdini and just think of the David Copperfield, David Blaine, Criss Angel school of magicians, that is to say campy and old fashioned, I’m here to blow your mind with espionage, Sherlock Holmes, the Romanovs, and more psychics than you can count. Buckle up dear listeners and imagine yourself in a dark room, hands clasped around the séance table as a series of unearthly raps starts tapping out a message from beyond the grave as we dive into the life of Harry Houdini, Master Mystifier.
    48 min
  • Storical Footnotes: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Searches for Agatha Christie
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, was a RAGING spiritualist. When Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926, the police investigators searching for her had no leads. So they turned to famed detective writers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy Sayers for fresh angles in their search. Sayers investigated the crime scene, Doyle hired a psychic.
    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
    5 min
  • STORICAL FOOTNOTES: SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE SEARCHES FOR AGATHA CHRISTIE

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, was a RAGING spiritualist. When Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926, the police investigators searching for her had no leads. So they turned to famed detective writers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy Sayers for fresh angles in their search. Sayers investigated the crime scene, Doyle hired a psychic.

    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast

    5 min
  • Storical Footnotes: Did Agatha Christie Have Alzheimer's?
    The Queen of Crime was a prolific writer. But research suggests that there may have been clues to dementia in her later writing. For more information on the research presented, check out the following links:
    https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/91960-vanishing-words
    https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127211884
    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
    3 min
  • STORICAL FOOTNOTES: DID AGATHA CHRISTIE HAVE ALZHEIMER'S?</a#x3E;

    The Queen of Crime was a prolific writer. But research suggests that there may have been clues to dementia in her later writing. For more information on the research presented, check out the following links:

    https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/91960-vanishing-words

    https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127211884

    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast

    3 min
  • Storical Footnotes: Agatha Christie the Archaeologist
    After her divorce from Archie Christie, Agatha Christie found new love and a new life with a young archaeologist. Tune in to learn how the Middle East inspired her and how she made contributions to the field of archaeology.
    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2017/05-06/agatha-christie-mesopotamia-archaeology-expeditions/
    http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/03/12/uk.christie.writer.archaeology/index.html
    3 min
  • STORICAL FOOTNOTES: AGATHA CHRISTIE THE ARCHAEOLOGIST</a#x3E;

    After her divorce from Archie Christie, Agatha Christie found new love and a new life with a young archaeologist. Tune in to learn how the Middle East inspired her and how she made contributions to the field of archaeology.

    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2017/05-06/agatha-christie-mesopotamia-archaeology-expeditions/

    http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/03/12/uk.christie.writer.archaeology/index.html

    3 min
  • Storical Footnotes: Agatha Christie's Romance Novels
    You’ve read her detective novels, but did you know that Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pen name Mary Westmacott? Tune in to learn more!
    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
    https://www.agathachristie.com/about-christie/family-memories/the-mary-westmacotts
    4 min
  • STORICAL FOOTNOTES: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S ROMANCE NOVELS</a#x3E;

    You’ve read her detective novels, but did you know that Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pen name Mary Westmacott? Tune in to learn more!

    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast

    https://www.agathachristie.com/about-christie/family-memories/the-mary-westmacotts

    4 min
  • Agatha Christie: A Life of Mystery
    Agatha Christie’s life was just as mysterious and action packed as her novels. Listen to this month’s deep dive episode as we discuss her mysterious disappearance, her penchant for archaeology, and her time as an apothecary’s assistant. Tune in the next three Mondays for Storical Footnotes, bite-sized episodes that discuss Agatha more in depth.
    New episodes on Mondays. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast
    43 min

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The Scent Archive is a perfume history podcast from Immortal Perfumes. Each episode is a deep dive into the history behind a fragrance, a flower, a bottle — the histories that explain why we reach…