Podcast Episodes

Justice for Jehanne with Sara McDougall

Episode 357

In the fifteenth-century, a woman named Jehanne reported a sexual assault to the city authorities of Dijon, setting in motion a detailed criminal inv…

17 hours ago

Translating Hell with Stephen C.E. Hopkins

Episode 356

From gruesome visions of torment, to Sunday holidays from the flames, to absolutely epic images of Jesus freeing lost souls at the point of a sword, …

1 week ago

Early Medieval Crowds with Shane Bobrycki

Episode 355

One of the more popular clichéd images of the medieval world is an angry mob with torches and pitchforks, ready to cause wanton destruction. And whil…

2 weeks ago

The Ming Dynasty with Craig Clunas

Episode 354

When it comes to powerful and impressive dynasties of the Middle Ages, it’s hard to compete with China’s Ming Dynasty. And yet, a lot of us didn’t le…

3 weeks ago

Motherhood in Medieval Romance with Kirsty Bolton

Episode 353

Motherhood is different for each person who experiences it, and yet one thing is for certain: everyone has an opinion about it. This week, Danièle sp…

4 weeks ago

Scotland and the Wars of the Roses with Michael Brown

Episode 352

There’s a beautiful country that every once in a while comes to the forefront of our collective consciousness to steal our hearts. But Scotland isn’t…

1 month ago

The Travels of Mar Yahballaha and Rabban Sawma with Thomas A. Carlson

Episode 351

Pretty much everyone has heard about Marco Polo and his thirteenth-century journey from Italy to China. But just as the Polos were making their way e…

1 month, 1 week ago

350 Episodes: A Celebration

Episode 350

In honour of 350 episodes of The Medieval Podcast, Danièle celebrates the amazing progress that's been made in Medieval Studies since 2019.

This podca…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Replay: Live at Leeds with Eleanor Janega

It’s summertime and your friendly neighbourhood medievalist is taking a much-needed week off, so here's a blast from the not-so-distant past. This ep…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Widow City with Anna Wainwright

Episode 349

Although death is just a natural and expected part of life – especially in the Middle Ages – it’s also an event that forever alters the lives of thos…

2 months ago