Have no fear, listeners, for Abby and Sarah finally reveal how to make a real-life Philosopher's Stone! This week is all about Genshin Impact, the great work of alchemists, and some recipes that are questionably about food.

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Resources:

1. Read, J. (1933) "Alchemy and Alchemists."

2. Timmermann, A. (2003) "An Edition of the Medieval Alchemical Poem 'Verses Upon the Elixir.'"

3. Timmermann, A. (2013) "Introduction to a Corpus of Middle English Alchemical Poetry."

4. Crichfield, G. (1983) "The Alchemical 'Magnum Opus' in Nodier's 'La Fee Aux Miettes.'"

Music: "Dance Robot ACTIVATE" by Loyalty Freak Music.

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We're back from our hiatus and on a new Thursday release schedule! This week, Marcus and Abby jump through the multiverse as they try to record this episode, explain the man behind the many-worlds theory, and find some hope in our parallel existences.

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Resources:

1. Byrne, P. (2008) "The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett."

Music: "Dance Robot ACTIVATE" by Loyalty Freak Music.

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Persona 5 is a fever dream of a JRPG, so it's no surprise that the protagonists' friendships are labeled with the major arcana from a tarot deck. From Italy to France (but DEFINITELY not Egypt), tarot cards have been used for gaming, divination, and just generally looking cool. Also, the French are liars sometimes.