Ask a Medievalist
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Episode 101: Just What?
Sep 28, 2026
1h 11m 08s
Episode 100: What I’m Tolkien About
May 1, 2026
1h 24m 03s
Episode 99: Respect My Authority
Jan 21, 2026
1h 24m 50s
Episode 98: In Rome for the Calends
Jan 6, 2026
1h 13m 05s
Episode 97: Non-Roman Calendars
Nov 25, 2025
1h 17m 22s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 9/28/26 | Episode 101: Just What? | JD Vance was wrong about Augustine. But let's talk about it. | 1h 11m 08s | ||||||
| 5/1/26 | Tolkienliterature+4 | — | A Song of Fire and IceSister Light, Sister Dark+7 | — | TolkienStephen Colbert+6 | — | 1h 24m 03s | ||
| 1/21/26 | authoritytrans and nonbinary experiences+3 | — | University of MichiganGeorgia State University+3 | — | authoritytrans experiences+5 | — | 1h 24m 50s | ||
| 1/6/26 | Roman calendarsJanuary+4 | Dr. Jesse | The Roman Calendar from Numa to Constantine: Time, History, and the Fasti | — | Roman calendarJanuary+7 | — | 1h 13m 05s | ||
| 11/25/25 | calendar systemstime measurement+4 | Dr. Jesse | Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe 360-Day Year in Mesopotamia+3 | YucatánMexico+3 | calendarsMayan calendar+5 | — | 1h 17m 22s | ||
| 10/27/25 | Pope Joanfemale pope+4 | Dr. Jesse | Catholic Historical ReviewThe Straight Dope+6 | — | Pope Joanfemale pope+5 | — | 1h 16m 03s | ||
| 8/24/25 | Avignon Papacymedieval history+3 | Em | — | AvignonSiena | AvignonBoniface VIII+5 | — | 1h 13m 22s | ||
| 6/27/25 | antipope historypapal controversies+4 | Dr. Jesse | Kremlin | — | antipopeGregory VII+6 | — | 1h 13m 55s | ||
| 6/11/25 | papal electionshistory of the Church+4 | Dr. Jesse | Holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic ChurchSaints and Sinners: A History of the Popes | — | papal electionsconclave system+3 | — | 1h 15m 07s | ||
| 4/30/25 | Pope Francisconclave history+3 | — | ConclaveThe Name of the Rose+2 | — | Pope Francisconclave+3 | — | 1h 16m 47s | ||
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| 4/20/25 | medieval meme reviewmartyrdom+3 | — | The Seventh SealBayeux Tapestry+2 | — | martyrdommarginalia+3 | — | 1h 14m 30s | ||
| 4/4/25 | medieval memescultural references+3 | — | BskyChristie’s+4 | — | memesmedieval+3 | — | 1h 15m 00s | ||
| 3/22/25 | Episode 89: The Three Hares on the Silk Road | Synopsis Trade goods weren’t the only things that moved along the Silk Road. Join Em and Jesse as they trace the history of an interesting artistic motif that made it from China all the way to England! Notes 0/ Credit to Hither, Page, by Cat Sebastian, for bringing this topic to my attention. 1/ Previous … Continue reading "Episode 89: The Three Hares on the Silk Road" | 1h 13m 06s | ||||||
| 12/23/24 | Episode 88: The Peasants Are (Still) Revolting | Synopsis In a first for Ask a Medievalist, Em sits down with Sebastian Nothwell to discuss his approach to writing historical/historical fantasy novels. In the process, they get into everything from Victorian steam power to the effects of the peasants revolt of 1381 on the chartists in the 1830s–50s. You can find Sebastian’s website at … Continue reading "Episode 88: The Peasants Are (Still) Revolting" | 53m 11s | ||||||
| 12/14/24 | Episode 87: Resistance Is (Not) Futile | Synopsis “Times are tough, but they could be worse” is the eternal message of our show. This time, we’re talking about persecution and rebellion–how certain groups were oppressed for political purposes in medieval (and early modern, and modern) Europe, and some people and groups who rebelled, in both a personal and more broadly political way. … Continue reading "Episode 87: Resistance Is (Not) Futile" | 1h 26m 37s | ||||||
| 11/27/24 | Episode 86: Too Many Ramayanas | Summary The Ramayana is not the oldest story in the world, but it’s definitely in the running. Composed starting in the 700s BCE, it has been carried to all corners of the earth and translated into many languages and cultures, traveling along several distinct lines of migration, yet it remains largely unknown in the west. … Continue reading "Episode 86: Too Many Ramayanas" | 1h 16m 52s | ||||||
| 11/20/24 | Rebroadcast: Episode 29: D’you Like Dags? | 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/2021/03/26/episode-29-dyou-like-dags/ We’ll be back with regular episodes next week! Until then, give your puppy a pat and keep it medieval! | 1h 06m 27s | ||||||
| 11/1/24 | Episode 85: It’s (not the) End of the World as We Know It | 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 vinegar is good for your health, that there are mushrooms called ear mushrooms (wood ear, but I only recognized one … Continue reading "Episode 85: It’s (not the) End of the World as We Know It" | 1h 12m 10s | ||||||
| 10/22/24 | Episode 84: Trans-Saharan Trade | Synopsis We talked about trade moving across Asia and into Europe, but what about trade going North–South? Like the Silk Road, there was a lot of Trans-Saharan trade going back a long time. Goods like salt, ivory, gold, beads, and metal goods–as well as enslaved people–crossed hostile conditions to travel from as far south as … Continue reading "Episode 84: Trans-Saharan Trade" | 1h 22m 42s | ||||||
| 9/20/24 | Old Silk Road, Take Me Home | Synopsis The Silk Road spanned four thousand years and lasted for centuries–it’s hard to think of anything comparable in scale. From the second century BCE until the mid-15th century, jade, silk, tea, horses, the plague, and more flowed across the Eurasian continent. Join Em and Jesse as they talk about it–and also about Route 66, … Continue reading "Old Silk Road, Take Me Home" | 1h 19m 44s | ||||||
| 8/31/24 | Episode 82: Morebinogion | Synopsis Join Em and Dr. Jesse as they talk about the last two branches of the Mabinogi. Em’s books can all be found here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C5XX9BH3 (or at many other fine internet sites.) Notes 1/ The previous episodes were: Episode 78 (introduction), and episode 79 (branches 1 and 2). Also, we’re still using The Mabinogion translated … Continue reading "Episode 82: Morebinogion" | 1h 25m 28s | ||||||
| 8/16/24 | Episode 81: Angel of the Morning | 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 be so similar, when angels in the bible are often described as having six wings, or wheels, or four … Continue reading "Episode 81: Angel of the Morning" | 1h 17m 36s | ||||||
| 8/1/24 | Episode 80: Emergency Olympics Episode | 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 from Carmen, and of course, a tableau of drag queens and gender bent fashionistas referencing Leonardo da Vinci’s 1498 painting The Last Supper. Or perhaps … Continue reading "Episode 80: Emergency Olympics Episode" | 1h 27m 12s | ||||||
| 7/12/24 | Episode 79: Branching Out | Synopsis The Mabinogi: what’s 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 adventures; in which Pwyll meets Rhiannon and has a lot more adventures than maybe he bargained for; and in which … Continue reading "Episode 79: Branching Out" | 1h 22m 27s | ||||||
| 5/3/24 | Episode 78: Ma-Ma-Ma-Mabinogi | Synopsis Paul: Look, it’s 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, on a mythological level? That strange country of Michael Sheen with a dragon on the flag! And jokes about leeks in Henry … Continue reading "Episode 78: Ma-Ma-Ma-Mabinogi" | 1h 10m 23s | ||||||
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Chart history for Ask a Medievalist
Peaked at #77 in Japan, currently #77 in Japan.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Japan | — | #77 | #77 | — |
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1 placement across 1 market.
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1 placement across 1 market.