We’re Not So Different podcast

We’re Not So Different podcast

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a mostly medieval history podcast co-hosted by Luke Waters (@lukeisamazing) and Dr Eleanor Janega (@goingmedieval). new episodes released weekly each Wednesday (usually) and two bonus episodes for patrons each month patreon: Patreon.com/wnsdpod

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WNSD and @amprestigepod.bsky.social present: Welcome to the Crusades: The First Crusade. instead of our standard fare, you get the first two episodes of our limited First Crusade series! you can purchase the final 8 episodes now for just $8 at americanprestige.supportingcast.fm/welcome-to-t...

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we talk about one of the most interesting medieval people ever: Timur aka Tamerlane. he was incredibly short even by Mongol standards, walked with a bad limp, had wicked facial battle scars, a mountain of skulls, one of the biggest “I like Art type” guys, and he would’ve loved Paradox games

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Ep 296 - October Mailbag: Dungeon Master Timur is available now.

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Princess Diana’s back in the new thanks to a new memoir by her brother in which he alleges that King Charles was callous wrt his ex-wife’s death. we talk about why this slap fight is actually very Medieval and what it means for the future of the English royal family www.patreon.com/wnsdpod/post...

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Luke is sick so we are unlocking one of our recent bonuses on Mesopotamian beliefs in the afterlife, ghosts, and more! it’s one of our favorites we’ve done and covers everything from Jesus archetypes to the most advanced fear of fire in human history! Enjoy! www.spreaker.com/episode/patr...

spreaker.comPatreon Ep Unlocked: Mesopotamian Afterlifefolks, we have referenced it a couple of times but now it's finally time to focus on the Mesopotamian Afterlife, including their underworld and ghosts. we talk
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Ep 292 - September Mailbag 2: Sister Act is available now. we go back into the patron mailbag to chat about whether Hildegard would enjoy the 90s comedy, Sister Act, early childhood ed, coinage as propaganda, colonies, pipe smoking, and more! www.spreaker.com/episode/sept...

spreaker.comSeptember Mailbag 2: Sister Actfolks, just as the ancient prophecies foretold, we're back for a second September mailbag episode. we dive back into the patrons questions again to talk about t
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we finish up the book club series on Between Two Fires by ranking the godhead, seeing a clown car full of angels, witnessing the stunning return of JC, and saving the world or at least Europe. enjoy! www.patreon.com/wnsdpod/post...

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we think of the Catholic Church as this hegemonic entity that ruled Medieval Europe, and while that’s technically correct, it obscures a lot. like how organized religions can’t control human neuroses and how the Church’s thinking shifted over 1000 years www.spreaker.com/episode/when...

spreaker.comWhen the Church Changedfolks, we talk a lot about the hegemony of the Catholic Church in Medieval Europe but what does that mean, exactly? we know the early Medieval Church had a less
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we talk about the controversy surrounding the upcoming film, The Uprising, supposedly about Wat Tyler and the Peasants Revolt of 1381 but possibly a secret Robin Hood film. then we talk about the origins of Robin Hood and how he’s not as cool as Wat Tyler, enjoy! www.spreaker.com/episode/robi...

spreaker.comRobin Hood Was NOT Wat Tylerfolks, the new movie Uprising, starring Andrew Garfield, is supposed to be released in a week and yet, the film's entire marketing scheme was thrown into chaos
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in this bonus, we take on two completely different topics: Eleanor discussed the horror show that is English politics and media while Luke talks about the comparatively cheerful topic of the Great Dying, the worse mass extinction in Earth’s history www.patreon.com/wnsdpod/post...

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recently, there’s been a spate of news stories about or relating to the Middle Ages so we talk thru them including Viking textile industries, really awful floods, the Bayeux Tapestry, total alchemist vindication, and a death by trebuchet, enjoy! www.spreaker.com/episode/medi...

spreaker.comMedieval News You Can Usefolks, there's recently been a spate of Medieval news that is interesting enough to include in podcast form and so we decide to talk about it. admittedly, some
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folks, sometimes you just gotta semi-arbitrarily rank some guys, in this case, a tier list ranking for the 7 Avignon popes and 2 antipopes. we talk Black Death popes and Name of the Rose popes and even a lawyer antipope www.spreaker.com/episode/let-...

spreaker.comLet's Rank the Avignon Popesfolks, some of our patrons requested that we do tier list rankings of the popes and we are so happy to oblige, you have no idea. however, we can't do all 267 at
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In the penultimate episode of our book club series, we enter the worst hive of scum and villainy in Medieval Europe: the Avignon Papacy. we talk papal Eyes Wide Shut parties, glamours, honor duels, a fun dowry, the Lord of Flies, bad wine, and more! www.patreon.com/wnsdpod/post...

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