In memory of Wrigley Njus-Kirk, The Best Puppy (May 28, 2009–November 18, 2024), we’re reposting our episode on dogs this week! You can check out the original notes here: http://askamedievalist.com/20

Synopsis One time, Em got drunk and started texting Jesse about the bronze age collapse. This is the result. Notes 1/ Em studied abroad in Tianjin, China. It was very educational. I learned that black

Synopsis We talked about trade moving across Asia and into Europe, but what about trade going NorthSouth? Like the Silk Road, there was a lot of Trans-Saharan trade going back a long time. Goods like

Synopsis The Silk Road spanned four thousand years and lasted for centuriesits hard to think of anything comparable in scale. From the second century BCE until the mid-15th century, jade, silk, tea,

Synopsis Join Em and Dr. Jesse as they talk about the last two branches of the Mabinogi. Ems books can all be found here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C5XX9BH3 (or at many other fine internet

Synopsis Did you see a headless (possibly satanic) angel rising from the stage during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, or Winged Victory? Or did you wonder, as we did, how the two happen to

Synopsis Last week, the 2024 Summer Olympics started in Paris with an opening ceremony that featured nods to several musicals, a heavy metal band named after Godzilla, a bit of an aria fromCarmen, an

Synopsis The Mabinogi: whats it actually about, when you get down to it? Join Em and Jesse as they discuss the first two branches, in which Pwyll meets Arawn, lord of the underworld, and has adventur

Synopsis Paul: Look, its a school of whales. Ringo: They look a little bit old for school. Paul: University then. Ringo: University of Wales. (From Yellow Submarine, 1968) Ever wonder what Wales is,

Summary Here comes the parade, want some beads? Okay, so carnival is a prelude to Lent, which is an extremely solemn time in Catholic tradition. So why is it the way that it is in so many places? Let