Sir Tristrem with Thomas H. Crofts
As we wrap up the month, we have time to squeeze in one last love story. A tale packed full of potions, princesses, and even puppies, this one is right up there with Lancelot and Guinevere. It’s the s...
26 Helmi 41min
Medieval Silesia with Sébastien Rossignol
One of the best things about podcasting on all things medieval is the opportunity to learn about lesser-known places – especially when those places are full of examples of long-ago thinking on cross-c...
19 Helmi 45min
The Art of War in Byzantium with Georgios Theotokis
From the social media buzz we saw a couple of years ago, it seems a lot of people spend a lot of time thinking about the ancient Roman Empire and its military activities, but less time thinking about ...
12 Helmi 40min
Listening to the Middle Ages with Jonathan Berger
Since the new year, we’ve heard about both the development of medieval music and what it was like to live in the cultural hotbed of fifteenth-century Florence. And now, we’re going to bring it togethe...
5 Helmi 45min
Africa and the Middle Ages with D. Vance Smith
Despite its vast cultural, spiritual, and material wealth, medieval Africa has too often been sidelined in the study of the Middle Ages. Or it's been peppered with asterisks to explain why its history...
29 Tammi 45min
Magic Books with Anne Lawrence-Mathers
One of the fun things about humans is our constant desire to engage with the supernatural, especially when it comes to getting a peek at the future. From reading bones, to tea leaves, flower petals, o...
21 Tammi 49min
Alberti: Renaissance Man
If you’re going to be a writer, it’s best to find yourself in a place where there’s plenty to write about, and fifteenth-century Italy was definitely one of those places. For a young member of the pow...
15 Tammi 1h 2min
Romanos the Melodist with Thomas Arentzen
Songs have a way of making us see and feel things unlike other forms of writing, which is why so many of us treasure the words of lyricists. And when it comes to early Christianity, no songs were more...
8 Tammi 41min
