by Gigi | Sep 6, 2026 | Bianca's Cure
Another enjoyable podcast for me—namely because we discussed my experience and work in Florence being the basis for the book. Host Madison Schmidt reports, “It draws from the author’s real and meticulous research, her work spanning science and her personal... 
by Gigi | Aug 24, 2026 | Bianca's Cure
image credit Was the protagonist in Bianca’s Cure a historical figure? Good question! And it’s one I’ve addressed in almost all the podcasts I’ve done—those that have been released are here and especially in my Take It From Here Media podcast. The short answer is,... 
by Gigi | Aug 13, 2026 | Bianca's Cure
Images: Unsplash (Hartono Creative Studio), Armchair Historians See my post on “… Bianca Capello, and Women Alchemists in Renaissance Florence.” August was a busy time for herbalists collecting, curing, and extracting medicines from plants. See this... 
by Gigi | Aug 1, 2026 | Bianca's Cure
Celtic cross-quarter days follow a reliable climatic cycle that made sense to early agrarians in which the seasons begin six weeks earlier to solstice. Celts (including in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France’s Brittany, England’s Cornwall, and perhaps in certain parts of... 
by Gigi | Jul 29, 2026 | Bianca's Cure
I’m sharing some of my research sources for Bianca’s Cure, and then a clip from a thoughtful interview I did with Women Are Reading. SOURCES: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, MEDITERRANEAN HISTORICAL REVIEW, DISEGNO, THE YEAR’S WORK IN MODERN... 
by Gigi | Jul 16, 2026 | Bianca's Cure
The Ordinary, Extraordinary Cemetery is a podcast for those interested in mysterious deaths, unusual cemetery settings, and the history around each. See my podcast here, on Bianca’s Cure, and how it relates.