64. Gadolinium: Three Wise Men
Like Luke Skywalker, today's tale takes a farmboy to greatness.
13 Jul 202018min
63. Europium: The Age Of Enlightenment
As element collectors, may we all one day be as fortunate as Frank Harold Spedding.
22 Jun 202014min
62. Samarium: Eponymous Honorarium
We hear all sorts of incredible stories on this podcast, but today we'll meet the most unbelievable character of all time: A friendly bureaucrat.
1 Jun 202013min
61. Promethium: What A Friend We Have In Prometheus
We've met mythological light-bearers before, but this one possesses a decidedly nobler spirit.
18 Mai 202018min
60. Neodymium: Anarchy And Order
Decades of complex geopolitical chaos ultimately result in one afternoon's rather embarrassing hospital visit.
4 Mai 202020min
59. Praseodymium: Grandiloquent Sesquipedalianism
Sometimes, the most interesting aspect of an element has nothing to do with chemistry at all.
20 Apr 202024min
58. Cerium: Light My Fire
It's the most common flint you'll find, except it's not actually flint at all.
2 Apr 202016min
57. Lanthanum: Hidden In Plain Sight
Let's uncover element 57, and find out why the "rare earths" are neither rare nor earths nor an empire.
23 Mar 202014min
