Episodes

  • Introducing Searching for Salai

    Introducing Searching for Salai
    Jul 31 2018

    A master of his time. A timeless icon. But what do we really know about Leonardo da Vinci?

    A mysterious scholor has emerged, surfacing information that challenges some of the longest held records about Leonardo's life.

    But who is he? And why is he here?

    Searching for Salai is the first fiction podcast brought to you by SAP, thanks to the new Technological Renaissance. Are you ready for it?
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    1 min
  • The Vitruvian Wager | S1E1

    The Vitruvian Wager | S1E1
    Oct 1 2018
    Charlotte Warburton first encounters Jack Finney at his Leonardo da Vinci lecture at the Art Institute of Chicago. This is where Jack makes a wild claim—that he is a time traveler and the long-time apprentice of Leonardo da Vinci, better known as Andrea Salaì. After claims of Jack making drunken bets with da Vinci and knowing secrets about the Mona Lisa, Charlotte is intrigued. She decides that Jack will be the subject of her next podcast series. As she reveals the oddities of Jack’s lecture, she warns that this story will turn into far more than a tale of time travel.
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    14 mins
  • The Time Traveler’s Technology | S1E2

    The Time Traveler’s Technology | S1E2
    Oct 8 2018
    Charlotte is granted her first of many interviews with Jack outside the lecture hall. She plays along with his charade, quizzing him on Leonardo da Vinci facts and prying for details on Renaissance life. He explains that the 15th-Century Renaissance has many ties to today’s Digital Renaissance, and shares with Charlotte the significance that today’s technology, data, and people will play in the future. Charlotte is surprised by his interest in technology, and skeptically plays along. Toward the end of the interview, after he has explained how he hops through time, the mood gets more serious. Charlotte and Jack discuss his death, something he knows exactly when to expect.
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    15 mins
  • Proof of Time | S1E3

    Proof of Time | S1E3
    Oct 15 2018
    Charlotte continues her investigation, discussing time travel theories with Robert Mercier, a professor from her alma mater. Armed with his input, she invites Jack for their second interview at her favorite Italian restaurant. There they have lighthearted discussions about pizza and cheesecake, and Charlotte begins to quiz him about how his time traveling really works. Jack has an answer for everything, explaining his jumps through time with technology analogies like blockchain and big data. He is unrelenting, and to prove his point, makes a wildish claim about how he and Charlotte came to meet.
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    14 mins
  • The Art of Technology | S1E4

    The Art of Technology | S1E4
    Oct 22 2018
    Charlotte recalls a storytelling competition she had entered, and won, two years earlier. This is the specific event where Jack tells her they first met, and when he first believed they had a connection. Charlotte begins to question Jack’s motives as he continues to explain their long history that—until this time—was unbeknownst to Charlotte. Jack recites obscure facts from Charlotte’s past, dating back to a writing contest on Leonardo da Vinci that she entered in 8th grade. She pulls away, fearful of how long this man may have been stalking her, only to find that all of his claims (so far) add up. Could he be telling the truth?
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    13 mins
  • Constructive Imagination | S1E5

    Constructive Imagination | S1E5
    Oct 29 2018
    Looking for answers and a levelheaded third party, Charlotte turns to her friend Devin, a famed investigative reporter. He’s willing to support, but he’s also cautious of Charlotte getting involved with someone dangerous. Charlotte heeds these warnings but doesn’t disclose exactly how her relationship with Jack had evolved. She brings her investigation back to the Art Institute, interviewing the museum direction Thurman Wolf and his assistant Matthew. Neither was much help as Charlotte tried to uncover details of how Jack got to where he is, and she turns to internet research for clues.
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    14 mins
  • Counterclockwise | S1E6

    Counterclockwise | S1E6
    Nov 5 2018
    With her online lead from Grand Marais High School looking positive, Charlotte leaves town and drives 8 hours north to Grand Marais, Michigan. A phone call to the school leads her to the Grand Marais Sheriff Station where she meets Sheriff Audrey Finney, the woman who claims to be Jack’s mother. Later that day, Charlotte gets a tour of the Sheriff’s home where she learns the truth about Jack’s seemingly dark past.
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    13 mins
  • Present Compatible | S1E7

    Present Compatible | S1E7
    Nov 12 2018
    Charlotte introduces her listeners to famous Charlatan’s from history, insinuating that Jack’s lies slotted him into that category. She confronts Jack in an angry phone call disclosing what Sheriff Finney had explained. When she regains her cool and attempts to reach back out, Jack is nowhere to be found. Not even Matthew knows where or how to reach him. Devin calls Charlotte with new information, and she realizes that Jack may not have been the person who was lying about the past after all. Devin has found adoption records from the 90’s. It seems Sheriff Finney wasn’t Jack’s biological mother.
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    12 mins