MYSTICAL: The Comte de Saint Germain

For thousands of years, cultures with no connection to one another told the same story: enormous, violent beings who once walked the earth — and had to be destroyed. Then came the physical evidence — oversized bones and ten-foot skeletons pulled from caves and fields across the A ... Show More

Back in 1832, a secret society was born on the Yale campus called Skull and Bones. Over the centuries, this fraternal order was said to have a hand in everything from the Manhattan Project to sparking WWII. And since major political players and successful businessmen have been br ... Show More

In 2014, YouTuber Kenny Veach said he’d discovered a strange “M-shaped” cave in the Nevada desert that emitted unsettling vibrations. When he returned to locate it again, he disappeared without a trace. Since then, theories have linked the cave to Area 51, secret experiments… and ... Show More

The Count of Saint Germain has been called a prophet, a sorcerer, and an immortal.He's been spotted all over the world for a thousand years. And every time he's seen, he looks exactly the same age.The Count of Saint Germain advised Kings, Queens and Emperors. He was present at ev ... Show More

<p>We're revisiting a classic episode, all about the Count of Saint Germain. His story features teleportation, alchemy and even rumors of immortality. Was he a spy? A concealed royal? A skilled con man? Or just a compulsive liar?</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a ... Show More

Between 1610 and 1614, a series of anonymous letters claimed to reveal hidden knowledge about a mystical secret society. Were the missives divine revelations—or hoaxes? And did a fourteenth-century Christian monk unlock the key to immortality? Learn more about your ad choices. Vi ... Show More

<p>How did an affable 18th-century “moral philosopher” become the patron saint of cutthroat capitalism? Does “the invisible hand” mean what everyone thinks it does? We travel to Smith’s hometown in Scotland to uncover the man behind the myth. (Part 1 of a series.)</p><br/> <p>Hos ... Show More

<p>The Chevalier d'Éon was a diplomat, spy, traitor, and international celebrity. She's also sometimes regarded as one of the most prominent transgender figures in European history.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">htt ... Show More

Greg Jenner is joined by historian Prof Olivette Otele and comedian Sophie Duker in 18th century France to meet the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Born the son of a slave and a white plantation owner, he lived a remarkable life in France, becoming a master fencer, violin virtuoso, c ... Show More

<p>In the late 1700s, one man became a celebrated fixture of Parisian salon culture: he was a prodigy fencer, and then a brilliant composer and violinists. He befriended Marie Antoinette and lead one of the city's most famous orchestras. And he was the son of an enslaved woman, f ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great poet and dramatist, famous for Faust, for The Sorrows of Young Werther, for Storm und Drang and for being a colossus in German literature. Born in the middle of the eighteenth century he lived through the first ... Show More