# Episode 351: pharos Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/natural-born-alchemist-1057938/episode-351-pharos Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/natural-born-alchemist-1057938/episode-351-pharos.md Podcast: [Natural Born Alchemist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/natural-born-alchemist-1057938) Published: 2024-12-31T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.naturalbornalchemist.com/episodes/2024/12/31/episode-351-pharos Audio file: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52ede3ede4b08d6717e3faee/t/6773dae7202f520418e5f242/1735646014613/episode+351+-+pharos.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/natural-born-alchemist-1057938/episodes/episode-351-pharos Duration seconds: 4219 ## Resource In this episode, my guest is Ricardo Calvário, an independent researcher at the Institute for Natural Philosophy . We delve into a range of topics from the ancient Library of Alexandria to contemporary issues like Covid-19 and freedom of speech. Additionally, we explore the debut issue of Pharos Magazine , which offers over 200 pages of thought-provoking content on natural philosophy and alternative historical narratives. Check out his writings or follow him on X: @RicardoCalvrio1 . History of Alchemy . Subscribe to the YouTube channel . Subscribe to Rumble . Support the podcast . Music featured in this episode: Galactic Federation of Love galacticfederationoflove.bandcamp.com ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/natural-born-alchemist-1057938/episodes/episode-351-pharos/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/natural-born-alchemist-1057938/episode-351-pharos.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.