Opera and Medievalism with Hannah Weaver
Matt and Hannah talk opera and how it uses the Middle Ages, because there is A LOT of medievalism in opera - far beyond the stereotypes we have in our head about Wagner. There’s something in the water...
17 Juni 57min
Medieval Techno-Optimism with Jennifer Jahner
This episode we talk about Roger Bacon, maybe not perfect for Instagram but not far off. There’s some medieval science (and using data to understand the medieval world), some alchemy, and some antichr...
10 Juni 58min
The 100 (200?) Years War with Michael Livingston
Michael and Matt talk about wars between England and France. There were a lot of them, or maybe there was just one. Plus we talk about humility in doing the work of history and how telling stories is ...
3 Juni 50min
Grief/Pain and Turning Away in the Middle Ages with Benjamin Saltzman
Although our guest doesn’t still skateboard (much), he does have a great new book on the history of a gesture - to turn away from grief/ shame. What does it mean to bear witness in the medieval and mo...
27 Maj 51min
Medieval America with Kathleen Duval
In this episode, Kathleen and Matt talk about vast early North America and all the peoples who inhabited it during (what Europeans call) the Middle Ages. There were cities, and then there weren’t. And...
20 Maj 49min
Lost Worlds with Patrick Wyman
There’s something just amazing about being able to reconstruct a person’s life in the deep past, from say 5,000 years ago. Matt and Patrick talk in this episode about how being a medievalist helps thi...
13 Maj 59min
Multicultural Middle Ages with Reed O’Mara and Loren Cantrell
I think this might be a food podcast now because we talked a lot about cake. But also in this episode we talk about archives, how podcasts can demystify the medieval world, and how everyone should be ...
6 Maj 1h
Future Medievalisms with Matthew X. Vernon
It’s the Matthew and Matthew show! In this episode, we talk about frictions - about how art can help us think differently about the Middle Ages, as well as our own futures. Plus we talk about Doritos....
29 Apr 40min
