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EP 01 - MARCH 21, 2026

PIKAKE AND THE PRINCESS

The fragrant world of Princess Ka’iulani

Princess Kaʻiulani loved pikake — the jasmine-like flower whose very name is tangled up in her story. We follow a scent from the gardens of Ainahau to the perfume counters of Paris, and ask what it means to grieve a kingdom through flowers.

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JT Siems

PERFUME HISTORIAN · EDUCATOR · WRITER

JT Siems is the founder of Immortal Perfumes, a Seattle-based literary micro-perfumery. Obsessed with history, she is a perfume historian, educator, writer, and international award-winning perfumer.

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5 HISTORICAL PANDEMICS AND WHAT THEY TELL US ABOUT COVID-19

With the rapid spread of COVID-19, people across the globe are feeling anxious and uncertain. It’s important to remember that we’ve been here before. Many times. With less technology and less knowledge about health, medicine, and germs. So, before you rush out and buy more toilet paper, take a look at five of the worst pestilences in human history and how we got over them and changed the world.

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