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Episode 81: Scrofula with David Montgomery of The Siècle Podcast
In a continued effort to buy time for research, David Montgomery of the Sicle Podcast and myself discussed Scrofula, a fascinating illness with a surprising relevance for our shows. The most important thing to know going in is that you should probably no
Andrew Pilot Housekeeping Episode
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Episode 80: An Interview with Zach Twamley
Do you like books? The Thirty Years War? CambraiWell you will need to listen to this one.
Episode 79: Investiture Controversies Introduction
What is an investiture controversy? What does it have to do with the Early Modern Period? Will this episode have a defenestration? For that last one, yes. But for the rest you will have to listen.
Episode 78: Slavery in the Middle Ages Part 4; The Rise of Serfdom
This Episode wraps up not only our look at slavery in the middle ages, but the entire third season of this show.Zach's new book, Matchlock and the Embassy: http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/ml1
Episode 77: Slavery in the Middle Ages Part 3; Transition
Unfreedom in the middle ages took on a wide variety of forms. In this episode I talk about the ideological shifts that accompanied this change, some examples of the deals that were struck, and one hig
New Show Announcement and Episode and W2Housekeeping. Look just listen.
I am starting a second show! Let me tell you about how it will affect W2W, some changes to Patreon levels, and then you can listen to the first episode!. The main show website is here: https://wittenb
Episode 76: Slavery in the Middle Ages Part 3, The Economics of Slavery (Redux).
One would think that the economics of slavery would be simple, but then a person who thought that would clearly not be a fan of this show. https://www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com/
Episode 75: Slavery in the Middle Ages Part II, Teaching an Old Narrative Modern Tricks.
In this episode we spend a bit of quality time with our friend Marc Boch and discuss why he thought what he thought about slavery and serfdom, why some of it was wrong, and why some of it is still valid. This is a nice, calm episode. Some gentle laughs...
Escape! o Intelligent Speech!
Last year's sessions: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAmmbvyrD92VvbxWuktX5OnCt_qcibzH This year's conference, go to store to buy tickets: https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/1690-2/