Podcast Episodes

Patreon Ep Unlocked: The Day the Dinosaurs Died

Episode 274

folks, this is a long one. Luke talks about his Roman Empire: the Chicxulub Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. it's a scripted episode (don't get us…

6 hours ago

Premodern Iran 4: Vindication

Episode 274

folks, we finish up our series on Premodern Iran by looking at Greater Iran from the arrival of the Mongols in 1219 until the fall of the Timurid Emp…

6 days, 6 hours ago

Premodern Iran 3: Towers of Silence

Episode 273

folks, we are back with part 3 of our series on Premodern Iran. this time, we get into the long, dark years for Iran and its peoples between the Musl…

1 week, 6 days ago

Eleanor of Aquitaine feat American Prestige

Episode 272

Welcome to the Crusades: The Second Crusade coming Summer 2026

this is just a special bonus episode we recorded with Danny and Derek from American Pre…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Premodern Iran 2: The Cult of Fire

Episode 270

folks, we continue the series on Premodern Iran by picking up with the Sasanid Empire, which swept the Arsacid dynasty away in the 3rd century. we di…

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Premodern Iran 1: The Achaemenid World

Episode 270

folks, given recent events and the region's general importance throughout history, we decided to do a short series on Premodern Iran. we start way ba…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

April Mailbag 2: Medieval Skyscraper

Episode 269

folks, we are back with another mailbag episode to try and cutdown on the backlog of patron questions. this time, we discuss hamster-style situations…

1 month ago

April Mailbag 1: The Pope is Weak on Crime

Episode 268

folks, it's once again time to dive into the mailbag of patron questions. this time, we answer queries about the recent fight between Trump and Pope …

1 month, 1 week ago

Medieval Land Mgmt 9: Famine

Episode 267

folks, we come to the final episode of our series on Medieval Land Management by discussing famine, the very thing that all these land management pra…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Preview: Wolf Hall 1 - Limited Series

folks, this is a free preview for the limited series Dr Eleanor recorded with friend of the show Phoebe Roy (Masters of Our Domain, etc.) about seaso…

1 month, 3 weeks ago