ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Gems carry more than beauty. They carry history, science, culture, and the lives of the people who find, study, cut, trade and treasure them.
The Hidden Gem is a podcast from the Swiss Gemmological Institute (SSEF). In each episode, Laurent Cartier and Michael Krzemnicki sit down with some of the world's leading figures in gemstones and jewellery for in-depth conversations — following the journey from the source to the finished piece, and the human stories at every step.
The Hidden Gem is a podcast from the Swiss Gemmological Institute (SSEF). In each episode, Laurent Cartier and Michael Krzemnicki sit down with some of the world's leading figures in gemstones and jewellery for in-depth conversations — following the journey from the source to the finished piece, and the human stories at every step.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
38 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
8 episodes
since March 30, 2026
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
In this episode of the Hidden Gem, Laurent Cartier meets Brian Cook, a geologist and gem hunter who has spent more than four decades working with Brazilian gems and minerals. The conversation moves through Brian's geology studies in California, funded by gems his Brazilian mother-in-law carried up …
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In this opening episode of Hidden Gems, Laurent Cartier meets Helen Molesworth at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, where she serves as Senior Curator of Jewellery and was lead curator of the 2025 Cartier exhibition.
Helen traces her lifelong fascination with gemstones back to a childhood e…
In this episode of the Hidden Gem, Laurent Cartier meets Enzo Liverino, fourth-generation coral specialist from Torre del Greco — the historic heart of the precious coral trade in Italy. The conversation moves through Enzo's childhood in his father's factory, his years buying rough coral in China, …
In this episode of Hidden Gems, Laurent Cartier meets Joanna Hardy at Goldsmiths' Hall in London during Goldsmiths' Fair, where Joanna serves as Third Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company. Joanna traces her path into the trade from a childhood encounter with her godmother Margaret Biggs — the first wo…
In this episode of Hidden Gems, Michael Krzemnicki and Laurent Cartier meet Mr. Alfardan at GemGenève, where they speak with him about a lifetime's relationship with natural pearls. Mr. Alfardan grew up surrounded by pearls in Qatar, where his father — known as "the surgeon of the pearl" for his sk…
This episode was originally recorded in Swiss German in the summer of 2024. The English version you hear is a voice-over, with Laurent Cartier reading his own words and Martin Herzog voicing Henry, so the conversation could reach a wider audience.
In this episode of Hidden Gems, Laurent Cartier si…
In dieser Folge von Hidden Gems trifft Laurent Cartier im Sommer 2024 Professor Dr. Henry Hänni zu einem ausführlichen Gespräch über ein Leben mit Edelsteinen. Henry verstarb am 8. Januar 2025, und diese Folge erscheint zu seinem Andenken — und als Hommage an einen Mentor, dessen Neugier, wissensch…
The history, culture, science and human stories behind gemstones.
The Hidden Gem is a podcast series by the Swiss Gemmological Institute (SSEF) exploring the history, culture, science and human stories behind gemstones. Each episode features a conversation with one of the world's leading profession…
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