Mystics | Nostradamus: The Arophecary | 1

About this episode

The episode explores the real life of Nostradamus, focusing on his role as an apothecary and the myths surrounding his prophecies.

Nostradamus has predicted every major disaster in history — or so the internet would have you believe. Peter and Afua get behind the myth to meet the real man: a plague-era apothecary, rejected by the medical establishment, whose greatest invention wasn't prophecy — it was selling certainty to an anxious world. Join Legacy Plus for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more. legacy.supportingcast.fm Stay connected with Legacy: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Join Legacy+ for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more. legacy.supportingcast.fm Stay connected with Legacy: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Peter, Afua

Topics covered

• Nostradamus
• history
• apothecary
• prophecy
• medical establishment
• certainty
• anxiety

Keywords

• Nostradamus
• apothecary
• prophecy
• history
• medical establishment
• certainty
• disaster

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Legacy Plus, Original Legacy Productions, Acast

Books & works: Substack

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