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Pop Medieval

Pop Medieval

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 Your brave hosts Dr. Richard Scott Nokes and his Top Minion, Nina MacNamara, seek knowledge, adventure, and fun as they tackle everyone's least favorite college subject but everyone's favorite period in movies: the dark ages! They'll go on treasure hunts, talk the Black Death, and slay a few monsters (and their mothers) on their way. Get ready to have fun and learn something at the same time!© 2022 Nerdhaven Art Social Sciences
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  • Pop Medieval Episode 53: It Doesn’t Get More Sophisticated Than This, Folks

    Pop Medieval Episode 53: It Doesn’t Get More Sophisticated Than This, Folks
    Mar 5 2023

    They did it. They actually did it. Doc and Nina shoot the…well, you know. Warning: this episode might be the most disgusting yet.

    Topics covered: where to find the best medieval human excrement, the Lloyd’s Bank coprolite and how to value poop, “the Poopsmith,” the Erfurt Latrine Disaster 1184, and why it’s important to keep buildings up to code.

    Recommendations:

    “How to Go to the Toilet, Medieval Style” https://www.medievalists.net/2021/11/toilet-medieval/

    The Medieval Grad Podcast: https://www.medievalists.net/2021/07/introducing-the-medieval-grad-podcast/
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    22 mins
  • Pop Medieval Episode 52: T’was Blind, But Now Doc Sees

    Pop Medieval Episode 52: T’was Blind, But Now Doc Sees
    Jan 29 2023

    Doc and Nina started this season…and then stopped suddenly! What happened? Well, Doc went blind for a little while and it impeded the podcast! And in Pop Medieval fashion, they turn this into a podcast episode.

    Topics covered: chest day, eyeball jelly, leech books, disability studies, medieval eye recipes, John the Blind of Bohemia, the punishment for lousy leechcraft

    Recommendations

    John the Blind, King of Bohemia (1296-1346) (https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/john-bohemia-0013170)

    Steve Pollington’s Leechcraft: Early English Charms, Plantlore and Healing (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/809699.Leechcraft)

    Michael Drout’s Quick and Easy Old English (https://books2read.com/Drout-Old-English)

    Nokes’ BBC Future article on Swordfighting https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221124-the-lost-medieval-sword-fighting-tricks-no-one-can-decode

    Upcoming:

    Nokes’ upcoming book: Beowulf in Comic Books and Graphic Novels – coming in early 2023

    Nina’s upcoming novel: This is What You Wanted – coming in early 2023
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    22 mins
  • Pop Medieval Episode 51: Say The Line, Gandalf!

    Pop Medieval Episode 51: Say The Line, Gandalf!
    Dec 20 2022

    Here it is, Pop Medievalists — the episode that was supposed to drop months ago before Mt Doom exploded on Doc and Nina. What does that mean? They’ll explain in the next episode! Anyway, here, they watch the season finale of The Rings of Power and offer their live commentary. Engineer Mike makes a rare audio appearance for you Engineer Mike stans.

    We’ll be back soon! Until then, see hwaet’s Poppin on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/VaF2sZdeGk
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    28 mins
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