S3. Episode 6: "A Marvelous Thing"

About this episode

This episode explores the historical context and cultural significance of hysteria and related medical practices.

For complete show notes, please visit https://jenamartin.substack.com/s/the-memory-hole-podcast Referenced: The Baaken Museum https://thebakken.org Franz Anton Mesmer https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/mesmerized/ Batty's operation https://www.jstor.org/stable/44450540 Hysteria https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/movies/hysteria-with-hugh-dancy-and-maggie-gyllenhaal.html Featured guests: Chris Berdik www.chrisberdik.com Stewart Justman https://www.stewartjustman.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jenamartin.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Jena with 1 n

Guests: Chris Berdik, Stewart Justman

Topics covered

• history
• hysteria
• medical practices
• cultural analysis
• biography

Keywords

• hysteria
• Franz Anton Mesmer
• medical history
• cultural significance
• The Baaken Museum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Baaken Museum, Franz Anton Mesmer, Batty's operation, Hysteria

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