Afua Hirsch

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  1. Women and Healing | It's All On WitchTok | 3

    5 ФЕВР.

    Women and Healing | It's All On WitchTok | 3

    From shamans and oracles to modern psychics and wellness gurus, humanity has always searched for answers beyond medicine. This episode traces how spiritual healing, prophecy and belief survived — and why they’re booming again today. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 мин.
  2. Women and Healing | The Original Witch Hunt | 2

    3 ФЕВР.

    Women and Healing | The Original Witch Hunt | 2

    Women were humanity’s first doctors — midwives, herbalists and healers — until fear, religion and power turned care into a crime. This episode explores how women’s medical knowledge became witchcraft, and why healing women were systematically erased. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops:  Instagram: @originallegacypodcast TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 мин.
  3. Women and Healing | The Strange Story of the Penis Nest Trapped in a Tree | 1

    29 ЯНВ.

    Women and Healing | The Strange Story of the Penis Nest Trapped in a Tree | 1

    Women were the world’s first doctors — mastering plants, childbirth, and healing — until their knowledge became a threat to rising male-dominated medicine and the Church. From ancient shamans to Egyptian surgeons to medieval witch trials and the infamous “penis nest” myth, this is the hidden history of women, power, and healing. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops:  Instagram: @originallegacypodcast BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 мин.
  4. Napoleon | Vive La Revolution | 1

    15.11.2023

    Napoleon | Vive La Revolution | 1

    A Corsican boy, an outsider, seizes his chance to make a name for himself when France is turned upside down by a long and bloody revolution. He’s relentless in his pursuit of power, and in the pursuit of one woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 мин.
  5. The History of Wellness and Wellbeing | The Early Years | 1

    15 ЯНВ.

    The History of Wellness and Wellbeing | The Early Years | 1

    New Year, new you — but where did the idea of “wellness” actually come from? Peter and Afua travel back 10,000 years to hunter-gatherers, early medicine, ancient diets, and the surprising origins of how humans learned to be “healthy”. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 мин.
  6. The History of Wellness and Wellbeing | The Importance of Sleep and Exercise | 3

    22 ЯНВ.

    The History of Wellness and Wellbeing | The Importance of Sleep and Exercise | 3

    Afua makes the case that sleep is sacred — and modern “grind culture” is quietly wrecking us — as Peter and Afua explore how the ancients actually slept, dreamed, and interpreted the night. Then it’s the birth of exercise: from survival-strength and ritual dance to wrestling, hunting, and the gymnasium — and how movement became medicine (and status). Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 мин.
  7. Jane Austen | Making The Small Things The Right Size | 1

    09.12.2025

    Jane Austen | Making The Small Things The Right Size | 1

    Jane Austen’s world wasn’t quiet, genteel, or boring — it was full of scandal, class tension, family drama, and the pressures that shaped one of literature’s sharpest minds. In this episode, we trace the messy, revealing early life that forged the writer who made the small things enormous. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast | BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social | TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 мин.
  8. The History of Wellness and Wellbeing | Shamans, Oracles and Gurus | 4

    27 ЯНВ.

    The History of Wellness and Wellbeing | Shamans, Oracles and Gurus | 4

    Why did ancient people believe illness came from spirits — and who had the power to cure it? Peter and Afua explore shamans, oracles, and sacred healing rituals that once shaped health, fate, and meaning. From Mesopotamian demon-healers to modern ayahuasca retreats and Instagram gurus, they ask what happens when ancient spiritual medicine returns in the modern world. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops:  Instagram: @originallegacypodcast BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 мин.
  9. The Rise of the Nazis | How Disaster Lead to Catastrophe | 1

    25.11.2025

    The Rise of the Nazis | How Disaster Lead to Catastrophe | 1

    A collapsing empire, a starving population, and a country drowning in humiliation — this is how Germany fell apart after WWI. In this episode, we trace how chaos, revolution, and a brutal peace deal created the perfect conditions for the Nazis to emerge. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast | BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social | TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 мин.
  10. Napoleon | Charlemagne's Crown | 2

    22.11.2023

    Napoleon | Charlemagne's Crown | 2

    It’s not enough for Napoleon to dominate France. He fights right across Europe before sweeping into Notre Dame, Josephine at his side, to claim an imperial crown, watched by Europe’s elite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 мин.
  11. The Rise of the Nazis | How Disease and Religion Paved the Way for Evil | 2

    27.11.2025

    The Rise of the Nazis | How Disease and Religion Paved the Way for Evil | 2

    Germany’s crises didn’t end with Versailles — they mutated. Hyperinflation, political extremism, spiritual panic, and a pandemic all collided to push an obscure drifter named Adolf Hitler toward power. This episode shows how a broken society helped unleash a catastrophe. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast | BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social | TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 мин.
  12. Kellogg | From The End Of The World To Wellness | 1

    02.12.2025

    Kellogg | From The End Of The World To Wellness | 1

    A breakfast empire built on purity, fear, and some of the strangest medical ideas of the 19th century. From apocalypse cults to anti-masturbation crusades, this is the real story behind Kellogg’s rise from Battle Creek to global wellness. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 мин.
  13. Napoleon | The Emperor & The Duke | 4

    06.12.2023

    Napoleon | The Emperor & The Duke | 4

    After escaping exile on Elba, Napoleon marches back to power. But the British Duke of Wellington is on his way to Waterloo to end the Napoleonic era. When the battle subsides, what’s left of Napoleon’s legacy? And what is his legacy today? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 мин.
  14. Cecil Rhodes | Eureka! | 1

    13.12.2023

    Cecil Rhodes | Eureka! | 1

    A sickly vicar’s son travels from England to Africa to join the diamond rush. Cecil Rhodes wants to make his fortune. But he also wants to extend the British Empire. Drama in his private life threatens to undermine both ambitions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 мин.
  15. Napoleon | Clash of Empires | 3

    29.11.2023

    Napoleon | Clash of Empires | 3

    Napoleon’s military success has cowed a continent but, in Russia, he meets almost unimaginable horror. He was defeated, he says, not by the Tsar, but by winter. His subjects aren’t so sure. And his enemies see an opportunity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 мин.
  16. Picasso | Bullfights, Brothels & Bohemia | 1

    10.01.2024

    Picasso | Bullfights, Brothels & Bohemia | 1

    His father wants him to become a great classical painter, but teenage Pablo Picasso has other ideas. He joins the heady bohemia of Barcelona and Paris, where tragedy transforms his art and puts him on the road to fame. Artwork: The Little Yellow Picador, Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1889) The First Communion, Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1896) La Vie, Pablo Picasso (1903) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 мин.
  17. Jane Austen | Proud Or Prejudiced |2

    11.12.2025

    Jane Austen | Proud Or Prejudiced |2

    Jane Austen wrote about drawing rooms, dances, and marriage plots — but beneath the lace and manners she was dissecting power, class, gender, and the world-changing revolutions unfolding outside her window. In this episode, Peter and Afua explore the sharp politics, hidden tensions, and unexpected radicalism behind Austen’s most “polite” novels. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast | BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social | TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 мин.
  18. Greenland | This Is Greenland | 1

    18.11.2025

    Greenland | This Is Greenland | 1

    Greenland: colossal, misunderstood, and suddenly the centre of global power politics. From Viking PR stunts to Danish colonialism to today’s strategic tug-of-war, this is the story of the world’s most important island. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast | BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social | TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 мин.
  19. Legacy and British Scandal Special: The Scandalous Life of Charles Dickens | 5

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    Legacy and British Scandal Special: The Scandalous Life of Charles Dickens | 5

    Peter and Afua go on the British Scandal podcast hosted by Matt Forde and Alice Levine to discuss the life and times of Charles Dickens. Behind the snowy scenes, jolly carols and festive cheer, the so-called “Father of Christmas” had a turbulent home life full of drinking, alleged extramarital relations and workplace fights. But can we truly call his life scandalous? Matt and Alice weigh in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 мин.
  20. The History of Wellness and Wellbeing | The First Treatments and Cures | 2

    20 ЯНВ.

    The History of Wellness and Wellbeing | The First Treatments and Cures | 2

    Afua loses her voice, fixes it with an old-school red onion + honey remedy, and the pair dive into the ancient origins of cures: food, herbs, water, ritual and early “science.” From honey as the first superfood to purification, bathing, and who gets access to wellness, this episode asks what we’ve forgotten — and what we’ve commodified. Stay connected with Legacy Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops: Instagram: @originallegacypodcast BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social TikTok: @legacy_productions Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 мин.
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