{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68e4c0be965488b63a6987c5/697a1715eded5f2d3c400549?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Women and Healing | The Strange Story of the Penis Nest Trapped in a Tree | 1","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68e4c0be965488b63a6987c5/1769608875070-3c6642b0-73d2-4716-8289-e3e10f6fa13a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Women were the world’s first doctors — mastering plants, childbirth, and healing — until their knowledge became a threat to rising male-dominated medicine and the Church. From ancient shamans to Egyptian surgeons to medieval witch trials and the infamous “penis nest” myth, this is the hidden history of women, power, and healing.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Stay connected with Legacy</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us for clips, behind-the-scenes stories, and new episode drops:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @originallegacypodcast</p><p>BlueSky: @legacy-productions.bsky.social</p><p>TikTok: @legacy_productions</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com</p>","author_name":"Original Legacy Productions"}