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The Medieval Podcast

Danièle Cybulskie

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Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 354

A friendly podcast on all things medieval. Join host Danièle Cybulskie each week as she interviews the world's experts on topics ranging from pigs, to Persian poetry, to the Plantagenets.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - history
15/07/2026
#95
🇬🇧 Great Britain - history
14/07/2026
#91
🇬🇧 Great Britain - history
13/07/2026
#94
🇬🇧 Great Britain - history
12/07/2026
#97
🇫🇷 France - history
11/07/2026
#76
🇫🇷 France - history
10/07/2026
#100

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The Travels of Mar Yahballaha and Rabban Sawma with Thomas A. Carlson

Episode 351

Thursday, July 30, 2026 • Duration 57:36

Pretty much everyone has heard about Marco Polo and his thirteenth-century journey from Italy to China. But just as the Polos were making their way east, two other intrepid travellers were making the journey in reverse. This week, Danièle speaks with Thomas A. Carlson about two Eastern Christian monks who made their way from China all the way to Western Europe, and this unique account of what medieval Europe and its kings looked like from the outside.

This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast

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350 Episodes: A Celebration

Episode 350

Thursday, July 23, 2026 • Duration 29:29

In honour of 350 episodes of The Medieval Podcast, Danièle celebrates the amazing progress that's been made in Medieval Studies since 2019.

This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast

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Celtic Magic with Brigid Ehrmantraut

Episode 342

Thursday, May 21, 2026 • Duration 49:35

Have you ever wanted to put a curse on someone? How about ask a river goddess for some healing? Or maybe speak a charm that’ll make your life better? If so, today’s episode is for you. This week, Danièle speaks with Brigid Ehrmantraut about Celtic magic, druidic haircuts, and what Celtic curses have to do with The Lord of the Rings.

This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast

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Medieval Beards and Baldness with Joseph McAlhany

Episode 252

Thursday, August 1, 2024 • Duration 45:26

If we need proof of how wonderful both baldness and beards are, we need only to cast our eyes back to the Middle Ages, where people were writing rhetorical arguments, alliterative poetry, and even learned sermons on the virtues of masculine hair. This week, Danièle speaks with Joseph McAlhany about these hilarious medieval texts, why people wrote them, and how seriously we're supposed to take them.

Learn more about Danièle's online course at https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/calamity-and-change

This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast

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Crusader Criminals with Steve Tibble

Episode 251

Thursday, July 18, 2024 • Duration 50:41

People have lots of different words they use to describe crusaders, but for those living in the Holy Land during the crusades, "criminals" might just be the first word that came to mind. This week, Daniele speaks with Steve Tibble about why there was so much crime committed by men who were supposed to be holy warriors, and what people did about it.

You can enroll in online medieval studies courses, including one by Daniele, at Thinkific - go to https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/

This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast

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Celebrating Episode 250: A Pot Pourri of Medieval Trivia

Episode 250

Thursday, July 11, 2024 • Duration 47:13

In honour of the 250th episode of The Medieval Podcast, Danièle shares some fun and favourite trivia about the Middle Ages collected over five years of podcasting.

You can sign up for Danièle's course, Calamity and Change: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Century at https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/calamity-and-change

This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast

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Divining the Future with Jo Edge

Episode 249

Thursday, July 4, 2024 • Duration 42:41

Not knowing the future is an intensely uncomfortable experience, which is why humans invented a clever system to predict the future through numbers, called onomancy. This week, Danièle speaks with Jo Edge about how onomancy works, who used it, and how it fit in with medieval theology.

You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists

This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast

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Cleaning Up Renaissance Italy with Jane Stevens Crawshaw

Episode 248

Thursday, June 27, 2024 • Duration 44:32

Medieval citizens took steps to actively avoid living in filth. But how did they accomplish it? What were some of the ground rules? And how did this change when your city was also surrounded by water? This week, Danièle speaks with Jane Stevens Crawshaw about environmental policies in fourteenth and fifteenth-century Genoa and Venice.

You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists

This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast

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Bede and the Theory of Everything with Michelle Brown

Episode 247

Thursday, June 20, 2024 • Duration 44:25

Medieval writers were enthusiastic about sharing everything they knew about the world and how they made sense of it. One writer who was both a superstar in his day and hugely influential in our understanding of the past is the Venerable Bede. This week, Danièle speaks with Michelle Brown about Bede’s life, his contribution to a medieval understanding of everything, and how he shaped the way we think about the early Middle Ages.

You can support this podcast and Medievalists.net on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists

This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast

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A Year in Early Medieval England with Eleanor Parker

Episode 246

Thursday, June 13, 2024 • Duration 45:40

How did the people of the past think about the calendar year? And what were some of the events they looked forward to? This week, Danièle speaks with Eleanor Parker about some of the big feasts and festivals of early medieval England, how they were celebrated, and the exact date the universe was created.

You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists

This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast

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