Gigi Berardi on Bianca’s Cure, Bianca Capello, and Women Alchemists in Renaissance Florence Artwork

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Gigi Berardi on Bianca’s Cure, Bianca Capello, and Women Alchemists in Renaissance Florence

March 31, 2026 • Anne Marie Cannon • Season 5 • Episode 10

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Author Gigi Berardi joins Anne Marie Cannon to discuss Bianca’s Cure, a historical novel inspired by Bianca Capello, Renaissance Florence, women’s hidden knowledge, and the search for a cure for malaria. Together, they explore alchemy, medicine, power, and the ways women carved out influence in a world designed to constrain them.

Learn more about Gigi Berardi:
https://gigiberardi.com/

Bianca’s Cure:
https://gigiberardi.com/biancas-cure/
https://shewritespress.com/product/biancas-cure/
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Biancas-Cure/Gigi-Berardi/9798896360704

Other book mentioned:
FoodWISE
https://www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/foodwise/
https://wp.wwu.edu/gigiberardi/foodwise/

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