Purple snail snot
Apr 14, 2024•21 min•Ep. 162
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Episode description
Tyrian purple dye, which was, in truth, purple snail snot, was extraordinarily valuable in the ancient world - worth three times its weight in gold, at a time when gold was extremely rare. We look at our possessions today, things we highly value, and we ask: will they be the purple snail snot of the future? And what about that other incredible valuable item, given to us by God...?
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