Eve Elliot

The Medical Humanities Podcast - Medicine in History, Culture and the Arts

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Welcome to the Medical Humanities podcast. I’m your host, Eve Elliot. You may not hear the words ‘medical’ and ‘humanities’ in the same sentence very often. In fact, at first glance they seem to represent two very different disciplines: one generally scientific and the other generally artistic. This podcast is about the many fascinating ways medicine intersects with history, culture and the arts.

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Eve Elliot

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Divine Madness: The Oracle at Delphi 01.04.2026 10:22

It may come as a surprise to students of Ancient Greece and its patently misogynistic customs and beliefs, that the most powerful symbol of the Hellenic civilization, the most influential and revered person in religious, domestic and even military matters, was a woman. Or rather, a series of women. The Oracle at Delphi Join my free Substack to read this and all the other Healing Arts articles

The Caduceus 12.03.2026 4:29

Legends and Symbols Series Where did the well-known symbol for the medical profession actually come from? Read the full article on my free Substack . #HealingArtsPodcast #medicalhumanities #medicalsymbols #caduceus

The Poisons and Poisoners of Agatha Christie 02.03.2026 19:32

While Christie’s work includes a fair amount of violent murder methods, including stabbings, shootings, blunt force trauma, etc, she is perhaps best known for her use of poison. Nearly thirty novels see the hapless victims dispatched via poisons of many kinds, and even more include non-fatal poisons or sleeping draughts as part of the plot. Read the full article on my Substack

Body Language: The History of Medical Terminology 25.02.2026 12:58

Why does medicine use so many fifty-cent words? And where do they come from? Join me on a deep dive into medicalese. Read the full article on Substack

The Death of Vincent Van Gogh - Suicide or Manslaughter? 20.02.2026 26:33

Unnatural Death? Series Did Vincent Van Gogh really commit suicide? Compelling evidence suggests otherwise... Read the whole article on my Substack https://substack.com/@healingartspodcast

The Queen's Quickening: The Phantom Pregnancies of Queen Mary I 15.02.2026 13:29

Healing Arts Podcast - Tudor Troubles Series When Queen Mary I of England, daughter of Henry VIII, announced that she was with child, her subjects were overjoyed…and bewildered. Many were skeptical, due to her age and the recency of her marriage, and some were outright convinced she was either mistaken or delusional…because as they suspected, no royal baby ever appeared. The Queen’s Quickening: T...

Welcome to Healing Arts: Medicine in History, Culture and the Arts 13.02.2026 0:59

Did you know the ancient Egyptians performed surgery? Or that the Oracle of Delphi was hallucinating due to noxious gasses? Did you know what the 'madness' of King George III might have actually been about? Welcome to the Healing Arts Podcast, all about the many fascinating ways medicine intersects with history, culture and the arts. I'll explore topics on the history of medicine, how medical term...