The Age of Alchemy with Kit Chapman

Our old buddy Kit Chapman joins us to tell us all about his new book, which looks at the global quest to achieve immortality, cure all disease and transmute lead into gold as he reveals the illuminating stories of how the alchemists first broke new ground and shaped the scientific method. Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can

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The Age of Alchemy with Kit Chapman is an episode from History Hack by Alex Churchill, Matt Bone.

This episode is 18:54 long.

This episode was published on Mar 4, 2026.

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