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  • August Medieval News with David M. Perry & Thomas Lecaque

    August Medieval News with David M. Perry & Thomas Lecaque
    2026/08/26
    In our 1st episode of its kind, we talk about the Middle Ages [in a “Pigs in Space” voice”] in the news. Prof. Gabriele is joined by David M. Perry and Thomas Lecaque to talk about archeological discoveries, AI slop, “medieval” medicine in the modern world, and fascists’ love for the crusades. GuestThomas Lecaque is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of the First Year Experience at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, located on Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk lands. His primary research area is on religious violence and apocalypticism from the crusades of the High Middle Ages through the holy wars of colonial North America, but he teaches broadly in the medieval world, vast early America, and game studies. He can also be found on Bluesky at @tlecaque.bsky.social and on LinkedIn.David M. Perry is a journalist and historian, who currently works as the associate director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Minnesota. He’s the co-author (with Matthew Gabriele) of the books Oathbreakers and The Bright Ages, both from HarperCollins. Over the last few years, Perry’s work on history, parenting, disability, and politics has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, The Daily Beast, Smithsonian Magazine, Slate, CNN, and many others. His website is davidmperry.com, and he can be found on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/lollardfish.bsky.social. CreditsHost & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com Editor: Julia SchifiniMusic: “Sleeping Bags” by OTEArt: Ulysses GabrieleMultitude: https://multitudeshows.com/ Find American Medieval OnlineWebsite: AmericanMedieval.com Patreon: patreon.com/AmericanMedieval Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/americanmedieval.bsky.social About UsAmerican Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves. After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.SponsorsWant to become a sponsor of American Medieval? Head over to https://www.multitudeshows.com/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    52 分
  • “Neomedieval” Detroit with Rachel Gabriele

    “Neomedieval” Detroit with Rachel Gabriele
    2026/08/19

    Hey! It’s a great episode, perhaps the best episode because our guest this week [Borat voice] MY WIFE! Rachel Gabriele talks with us about Detroit and how the city tells stories about itself – but also how the overlapping policy, politics, and economics of the city (and its universities) are similar to the Middle Ages.



    Guest

    Rachel currently serves in the Provost's Office at Virginia Tech leading policy and administration initiatives related to faculty affairs. Disciplinary, Rachel is interested in how the built environment influences culture, particularly in urban and campus settings. Her PhD focused on the built environment in Detroit after recent redevelopment efforts.



    Credits

    • Host & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com
    • Editor: Julia Schifini
    • Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE
    • Art: Ulysses Gabriele
    • Multitude: https://multitudeshows.com/



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    About Us

    American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.


    After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.



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    54 分
  • Medieval Tattoos with Esther Liberman Cuenca

    Medieval Tattoos with Esther Liberman Cuenca
    2026/08/12

    There was no word for tattoo (in Europe) before the 18th century or so, but people had tattoos. Esther Cuenca talks about how to get at the lives of the 90% of the population who often don’t have sources written for them. Plus Prof. Gabriele tells you about his own tattoo.



    Guest

    Esther Liberman Cuenca is Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University–Victoria and the author of The Making of Urban Customary Law in Medieval and Reformation England, which was published last year by Oxford University Press. She has also co-edited the book Law, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World: An Introduction through Film, and has just recently completed a short book called Body Art and Tattooing in the Global Middle Ages. Find her on BlueSky at @EstherLCuenca



    Credits

    • Host & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com
    • Editor: Julia Schifini
    • Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE
    • Art: Ulysses Gabriele
    • Multitude: https://multitudeshows.com/



    Find American Medieval Online

    • Website: AmericanMedieval.com
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    • Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval
    • YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval
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    About Us

    American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.


    After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.



    Sponsors

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    58 分
  • Medieval Conspiracy Theories with Elise Wang

    Medieval Conspiracy Theories with Elise Wang
    2026/08/05

    This episode is about stories and what they do. Medievals told them (as we do today, often without knowing it!) that conveyed truth, but not necessarily fact. This is where conspiracy theories come from. Is there hope to defeat them? Yup.



    Guest

    Elise Wang works on the medieval history of modern ideas, like felony (her first book) and conspiracy theories (her second). She is an assistant professor at Cal State Fullerton, as well as a current Carnegie Fellow. See more at her website, or find her on Bluesky: @elisewang.bsky.social.



    Credits

    • Host & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com
    • Editor: Julia Schifini
    • Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE
    • Art: Ulysses Gabriele
    • Multitude: https://multitudeshows.com/



    Find American Medieval Online

    • Website: AmericanMedieval.com
    • Patreon: patreon.com/AmericanMedieval
    • Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval
    • YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval
    • Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/americanmedieval.bsky.social



    About Us

    American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.


    After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.



    Sponsors

    Want to become a sponsor of American Medieval? Head over to https://www.multitudeshows.com/ads



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    56 分
  • Let’s go to Hell with Stephen Hopkins

    Let’s go to Hell with Stephen Hopkins
    2026/07/29

    Stephen Hopkins has been thinking about Hell for a long time, and so have medieval Christians. But only one of them grew up in Ohio. Plus there are 2 killer puns towards the end that I’m very proud of.


    Guest

    Stephen Hopkins is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University of Virginia. He teaches Old English and Old Norse languages and literatures, as well as courses on the history of the English language and medieval literature generally. His recent book is entitled Translating hell: Vernacular theology and apocrypha in the medieval North Sea. Follow on Bluesky: phil-lol-ogist@bsky.social or Instagram @phil_lol_ogist. His website is https://stephencehopkins.wordpress.com/



    Credits

    • Host & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com
    • Editor: Julia Schifini
    • Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE
    • Art: Ulysses Gabriele
    • Multitude: https://multitudeshows.com/



    Find American Medieval Online

    • Website: AmericanMedieval.com
    • Patreon: patreon.com/AmericanMedieval
    • Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval
    • YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval
    • Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/americanmedieval.bsky.social



    About Us

    American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.


    After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.



    Sponsors

    Want to become a sponsor of American Medieval? Head over to https://www.multitudeshows.com/ads



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    57 分
  • Medieval Sicily and the Mediterranean with Sarah Davis-Secord

    Medieval Sicily and the Mediterranean with Sarah Davis-Secord
    2026/07/22

    Sicily isn’t just cannoli (but it is, and they’re great). In the Middle Ages, this was an island filled with Latin Christians, Greek Christians, Muslims, and Jews — and one that kept right on chugging as the centerpoint (almost literally) of the Mediterranean. We talk about how people moved, didn’t, got along, and didn’t.



    Guest

    Sarah Davis-Secord is Professor of History and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies at the University of New Mexico. She is interested in medieval interreligious interactions and long-distance trade, and has written books about early medieval Sicily, human migration across the Mediterranean, and a co-authored textbook on the global Middle Ages. See more at her website.



    Credits

    • Host & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com
    • Editor: Julia Schifini
    • Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE
    • Art: Ulysses Gabriele
    • Multitude: https://multitudeshows.com/



    Find American Medieval Online

    • Website: AmericanMedieval.com
    • Patreon: patreon.com/AmericanMedieval
    • Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval
    • YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval
    • Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/americanmedieval.bsky.social



    About Us

    American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.


    After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.


    Sponsors

    Want to become a sponsor of American Medieval? Head over to https://www.multitudeshows.com/ads

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    56 分
  • American (Medieval) Monsters with Surekha Davies

    American (Medieval) Monsters with Surekha Davies
    2026/07/15
    Monstrification. Prof. Gabriele talks with Surekha Davies about Star Trek and how that led to a career studying monsters in the European imagination, plus how embracing wonder helps historians (and people generally) understand the world. GuestSurekha Davies is a historian of science, speaker, and historical monster consultant. She’s the author most recently of Humans: A Monstrous History (University of California Press), which was one of History Today Magazine’s “Best Books of the Year 2026.” Her essays have appeared in Smithsonian, the Los Angeles Times, the Times Literary Supplement, Aeon, Reactor, and elsewhere, and she writes Strange and Wondrous: Notes from a Science Historian, a free newsletter at the crossroads of history, science, and monsters.CreditsHost & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com Editor: Julia SchifiniMusic: “Sleeping Bags” by OTEArt: Ulysses GabrieleMultitude: https://multitudeshows.com/ Find American Medieval OnlineWebsite: AmericanMedieval.com Patreon: patreon.com/AmericanMedieval Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/americanmedieval.bsky.social About UsAmerican Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves. After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.SponsorsWant to become a sponsor of American Medieval? Head over to https://www.multitudeshows.com/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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  • The Medieval F-Word (“Feudalism”) with Ada Kuskowski

    The Medieval F-Word (“Feudalism”) with Ada Kuskowski
    2026/07/08
    The medieval F-word. Ada Kuskowski and Prof. Gabriele talk about “Feudalism” and how it’s a term that’s more about modernity than the Middle Ages. It’s Adam Smith’s fault.GuestAda Kuskowski is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania. Her book Vernacular Law: Writing and the Reinvention of Customary Law in Medieval France was published in 2022, and her research interests more generally focus on legal culture and thought in France and the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages. See more about her here. CreditsHost & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com Editor: Julia SchifiniMusic: “Sleeping Bags” by OTEArt: Ulysses GabrieleMultitude: https://multitudeshows.com/ Find American Medieval OnlineWebsite: AmericanMedieval.com Patreon: patreon.com/AmericanMedieval Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/americanmedieval.bsky.social About UsAmerican Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves. After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.SponsorsWant to become a sponsor of American Medieval? Head over to https://www.multitudeshows.com/ads As supporters of my Patreon know, I’m a big fan of cocktails. That’s why I’m happy to tell you about Shaker and Spoon. Shaker and Spoon is a subscription cocktail experience kit, each box including 3 original recipes from award-winning bartenders, with enough ingredients for 12 (or more) drinks. Well, except the alcohol – or non-alcohol, because everything is adaptable to zero-proof. If you’ve ever been interested in trying cocktails but didn’ t know how to start, Shaker and Spoon is great because it teaches you how to shake, stir, build flavors, and garnish. You’ll learn about bitters, syrups, and aromatics with handy recipe cards and notes on how to start thinking like a mixologist. Start now and get 10%. Just head over to shakerandspoon.com and use the code “AMM” at checkout to get 10% off. You’ll be “drinking with historians” in no time.American Medieval is delighted to be partnering with Roundtable, at the 92nd street Y, in New York City, to offer a brand new online course – “The Medieval European Mind, in History and Literature.” The course will be entirely online and run for 4 sessions over 4 weeks, beginning on Thursday July 9. Live class sessions on Zoom will be from 2-3pm, but all sessions will be recorded. Each week, we’ll together think with an iconic medieval text, to talk about some aspect of the medieval - from the monsters of BEOWULF, to the monsters of the crusaders in Usama ibn Munqidh, to courtly love and King Arthur in Marie de France and SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT. And if that isn’t exciting enough, if you sign up now, you can get 30% off the registration price. Just head to roundtable.org and enter the code “MEDIEVAL30” at checkout. Do it quick as space is limited. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    57 分