Tudor Time Machine's Miserable Maladies: Melancholia

Tudor Time Machine Podcast by Tudor Time Machine

Jun 16, 20268:22Society & Culture

Philadelphia shares tales of the woe that is melancholia – and the not-entirely-scientific treatment of her time. Meanwhile, Gage and Jessica focus on melancholia's cultural influence.

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