May 29, 2025 • 26 mins
In this episode we uncover the true origins of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a story born from scientific curiosity and the eerie promise of reanimation. Over 200 years later, its questions about creation, responsibility, and the limits of human ambition are more prominent than ever in the age of artificial intelligence...
Cast List:
Guy Walters: Author, historian and journalist
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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