Dirtbag Medievalism with Megan L. Cook
Everybody loves Wheatus, right? Wait, you don’t know who Wheatus is? Nevermind, we’ll get there in this episode. Megan and Prof. Gabriele talk about book history, how medieval people could indeed read...
31 Dec 202553min
St. Nicholas (Santa?) with Rutger Kramer
Prof. Gabriele and Rutger Kramer talk about jolly old St. Nicholas - who, in part, became a saint because he was a rich guy who was also nice. Then he became Santa Claus.GuestRutger Kramer is assistan...
17 Dec 20251h 1min
Carolingian Oathbreakers with David M. Perry
Prof. Gabriele and David Perry talk about their recent book, Oathbreakers, about an early medieval civil war that remade Europe. Plus we talk about how we can understand what happened in the past when...
10 Dec 202553min
Medieval Jesus with Brett Whalen
In this episode, Prof. Gabriele and Brett talk about Jesus through the years. Defying our assumptions, that Christian figure hasn’t stayed the same and his image was very different through the Middle ...
3 Dec 202553min
Disney and Byzantium with Roland Betancourt
In this episode, Roland and Matt talk about Disney and the Byzantine Empire (not in that order). Plus we talk about how the process of studying the past can lead you down interesting rabbit holes and ...
26 Nov 202559min
The “Fall of Rome” with Sarah Bond
SummaryIn this episode, we spend our time thinking about the Roman Empire. Cliche, but fun. Anyway, Sarah and Prof. Gabriele discuss how we can hear from the 98.5% of Rome that wasn’t an emperor (or a...
19 Nov 20251h 4min
Medieval Eels with John Wyatt Greenlee
Eels. Prof. Gabriele and John Wyatt talk about eels. And maps. We also talk about maps, but mainly medieval eels. GuestJohn Wyatt Greenlee is a cartographic historian, as well as a historian of roads...
12 Nov 202555min
Public Medievalism with Eleanor Janega
In this very first episode of American Medieval, Prof. Gabriele and Dr Janega talk about what got us interested in the Middle Ages, what it’s like to do public-facing history, why Czech history is sup...
12 Nov 202556min
