What is the philosopher’s stone?

<p><strong>What is the philosopher’s stone? </strong></p><br><p>The Harry Potter “Return To Hogwarts” cast reunion was first broadcast on New Year’s Day at 8pm. It’s available to view on Sky and Now in the UK.&nbsp;The documentary marks 20 years since the first novel in the series, <em>The Philosopher’s Stone, </em>was adapted into a film by Warner Brothers. But the philosopher’s stone itself is actually a real-world myth which fascinated alchemists for a long time before J.K. Rowling’s novels came along. Its alchemical symbol was known as the Squared circle.</p><br><p><strong>Could you say popular culture brought it back to life then? Why does the name ring a bell? Is the philosopher’s stone really red? </strong><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202201040700-what-veganuary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is Veganuary?</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202201030700-what-matrix" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is The Matrix?</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202201010700-what-christougenniatikophobia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is Christougenniatikophobia?</a></p><br><p>A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>