The Scent Archive

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

Fiction

A Talent for Murder by Andrew Wilson - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32620331-a-talent-for-murder

Non-fiction

A is for Arsenic by Kathryn Harkup - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23848320-a-is-for-arsenic

Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35407580-agatha-christie

Television

The Unicorn and the Wasp on Dr. Who - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjHTT974G6U

Podcasts

Read or Dead: All Agatha Christie All the Time - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/book-riot/read-or-dead/e/57157335

The Anglo Files: The Works of Agatha Christie - https://anchor.fm/theanglofiles/episodes/11--The-Works-of-Agatha-Christie-e2lvct

The Allusionist: A Novel Remedy - https://www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/convalescence

Stuff You Missed in History Class: The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie - https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-agatha-christie.htm

The History Chicks: Agatha Christie - http://thehistorychicks.com/tag/agatha-christie/

Bonus!

Agatha Christie Surfing - https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/agatha-christie-surfed-waves-in-1924

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey (Talks about how Lord Carnarvon funded the Tut discovery) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12926432-lady-almina-and-the-real-downton-abbey

Agatha Christie’s Estate Website - https://www.agathachristie.com/

Frida Kahlo had a lot of pets. Many of them even made it into her most famous works of art. Listen in to learn all about Frida's animals.

Links to photos of Frida with animals as well as some of her paintings:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/16-brilliant-artists-and-their-animal-muses

https://jorgeanaya-artteacher.weebly.com/drawing--painting-i/animals-in-portraits-frida-kahlo

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-intimate-iconic-photos-nickolas-muray-frida-kahlo

https://www.fridakahlo.org/self-portrait-with-monkeys.jsp

https://www.fridakahlo.org/self-portrait-with-thorn-necklace-and-hummingbird.jsp

Lupe Marin was more than just the ex-wife who taught Frida Kahlo how to cook for Diego Rivera. In this edition of Storical Footnotes, we take a look at Frida and Lupe’s complicated relationship.

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

Introducing Storical Footnotes! Schedule permitting, I’ll be posting these little bite sized nuggets between longer episodes. I’ll continue posting them on Mondays.

Here’s some links if you want to learn more about Frida’s makeup and perfume:

https://boisdejasmin.com/2019/05/frida-kahlo-and-shalimar.html

https://www.thewomensroomblog.com/2018/06/15/frida-kahlo-making-her-self-up-at-the-va/

New episodes first Monday of the month. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram or Facebook @storicalpodcast

We’re finally leaving the Middle Ages to take a look at the colorful, iconic, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Her life was marked by pain and suffering of both the body and the heart. Listen to learn about the life and loves of Frida. Links to all recommendations below.

New episodes first Monday of the month. You can listen on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or Stitcher. Follow on Instagram @storicalpodcast

Non-fiction

Frida Kahlo: An Illustrated Life by Maria Hesse (there is an English translation as well) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33098885-frida-kahlo

Frida: The Story of Her Life by Vanna Vinci - https://prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de/book/Frida-Kahlo-The-story-of-her-life/Vanna-Vinci/Prestel-com/e526857.rhd

The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self Portrait with Carlos Fuentes and Sarah M. Lowe - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91760.The_Diary_of_Frida_Kahlo

Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom compiled by Hardie Grant - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38740998-pocket-frida-kahlo-wisdom

Podcasts

BBC In Our Time, Frida Kahlo - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06125zc

Fiction

The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo by F.G. Haghenbeck - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13544788-the-secret-book-of-frida-kahlo

Film

Frida (2002) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120679/

Bonus!

Was Frida Kahlo’s Voice Captured on a Tape? By Nancy Coleman https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/arts/frida-kahlo-voice-questions.html