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Medieval Death Trip
Medieval Death Trip
A podcast exploring the wit and weirdness of medieval texts
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4.8 stars from 344 ratings
Great content
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“Love the topic choices, length of episodes (long enough to bring out key aspects of subject matter, without going into the weeds for those like me who are still not too knowledgeable about the period), and the pace of delivery.
(You would want to say “diminish”, not “mitigate” when you were...”Read full review »
sooty chat via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/25/24
Tedious
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“And oddly entertaining podcast that is well researched, but ultimately becomes tedious.
The source material for this period is mostly obscure, while the constant analysis of etymology and such doesn’t make for a compelling listening.”
Anth0711 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/03/23
Fascinating and Calming
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“I love this podcast so much. It’s both fascinating and calming. I listen several times to each episode. I’m happy as soon as I hear the odd, beautiful electro-medieval opening music and the audio detail behind the narrative throughout the episode makes it that much more engrossing.”
Maude The Third via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/01/23
Recent Episodes
This Halloween marks our 10th anniversary, and we observe it by hearing the earliest written accounts of one of the most well-known pieces of medieval weird history: the Green Children of Woolpit -- and also hear the other less famous prodigies their story was originally presented...
Published 11/01/24
Published 11/01/24
In this episode, we explore the tradition of contemptus mundi with a text all about how horrible it is to be a human being, On the Misery of the Human Condition, written by Pope Innocent III (when he was but Cardinal Lotario di Segni).
Today's Texts:
Lotario dei Contie di Segni [Pope Innocent...
Published 10/20/24
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