Episode 91: The Field Where I Grow My Ducks
About this episode
Em and Jesse discuss various medieval topics including martyrdom, marginalia, and notable works of art.
Summary Em and Jesse are back with more medieval meme review. Join us as we discuss martyrdom, marginalia, The Seventh Seal , and the Bayeux Tapestry. Notes 1/ martyrdom of Isaiah: Martyrdom sword through throat: 2/ St. Sebastian . Artists love him! Just to be clear, “It’s difficult to assert that there were any gay men before Walt Whitman” is a joke about how historians tend to act. Generally, if you look at the comments on Wikipedia, it can be difficult to assert that people are gay after Whitman too—there was one actor who lived with his partner very openly for thirty years, and on the talk page people were still debating if he should be categorized as gay. This about someone who died in 1993 . The Last Judgement: https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/giudizio-universale.html Rubens’s St. Sebastian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Sebastian_(Rubens) 3/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seventh_Seal Death was played by a guy named Bengt Ekerot. No one seems to know how tall he was, but Max Von Sydow was apparently about 6’4″. 4/ “Give a shoutout to Sandman…” We recorded this in…
People in this episode
Hosts: Em, Jesse
Topics covered
- medieval meme review
- martyrdom
- marginalia
- The Seventh Seal
- Bayeux Tapestry
Keywords
- martyrdom
- marginalia
- The Seventh Seal
- Bayeux Tapestry
- St. Sebastian
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Seventh Seal, Bayeux Tapestry, St. Sebastian, The Last Judgement
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