HeyJaredLouped: The podcast for the gem and jewellery curious
Just as it says in the title. Together, my co-hosts and I will take you along the branching pathways of the jewellery world and the gem industry. We'll talk science, artistry, practicality, history, value, and even get into curses and superstitions.
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Sapphires Part 1 (opens the original)
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Welcome September and Sapphire Season! Additional Resources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/sapphire-gemstone https://www.google.com/amp/s/sententiaeantiquae.com/2025/11/12/heroic-appearances-or-what-did-helen-look-like/amp/ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sapphire https://www.etymonline.com/word/sapphire https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/religion-and-philosophy/helen-troy https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saturn-god https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/in-the-stars-gems-and-
Peridots Part 2 (opens the original)
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Thank you for joining us for our last episode of this month of August! We hope all of our August babies have had an amazing birthday and if you've not previously liked your birthstone, perhaps you're now viewing peridot through a different lense. Make sure to join us next month as we explore the colourful world of sapphires and provide you with a little bonus episode centered around our visit to the London Jewellery Show. We'll tell you all about what it's like to walk around a space like this a
Peridots Part 1 (opens the original)
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Welcome August! This is one of our Marmite gemstones, you either love it or you hate it. That's right, we're talking about peridot this month, so make sure to tune in! Additional Resources: https://www.gia.edu/peridot-history-lore https://www.americangemsociety.org/birthstones/august-birthstones/ https://www.langantiques.com/university/peridot/ https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2025/08/mrs-chester-beattys-cartier-peridots-sparkle-at-the-va-in-london.html https://www.crystalvaults.com/crystal-ency
Rubies Part 2 (opens the original)
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Thank you for joining us for this month of July! We hope you've enjoyed our ruby episodes as much as we have enjoyed putting them together. This episode we discuss the science and values side of things and Kate gets into why she's a little wary of this beautiful gemstone. Spoiler alert, it's all because of the variety of clarity and colour enhancing treatments that can be found within the ruby world. We also chat a bit about Liz Taylor because we can't discuss rubies without addressing her gorge
Rubies Part 1 (opens the original)
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Happy July from Louped: The Podcast for the Gem and Jewellery Curious! We are officially half way through this year and our first season. We would like to thank all of our loyal listeners as well as those of you who have just recently joined us. This is the first of our ruby episodes where we talk all about the history of these beautiful gemstones. Kate digs more into the names and minutiae and Cem is along for the ride! We have of course added some additional resources below, as well as our con
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