Ep 98 - Absinthe - Hallucinations, the Green Fairy, and the Belle Epoch

Willing & Fable

English - December 06, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 129 MB
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Join us this week to explore the myths (and mythos) that surround the famed French spirit: absinthe. We’re diving deep into the culture of art and alcoholism following the French Revolution. The artists of the Belle Epoch may have been sad bois on a lot of drugs, but we promise there will be at least one Green Fairy.

Sources

Wikipedia

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

Science History Institute

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

All That’s Interesting

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

The Good Life France

https://thegoodlifefrance.com/the-history-of-absinthe-the-once-forbidden-drink/

Difford’s Guide

https://www.diffordsguide.com/g/1102/absinthe/origins-of-absinthe

https://www.diffordsguide.com/g/1102/absinthe/why-absinthe-was-banned