Media-eval: A Medieval Pop Culture Podcast

Dec 02 2024 152 ep. 112 mins 685

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Sarah Ifft Decker, a medieval historian, explores how movies, tv, and books depict the medieval world. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And what do they tell us about how modern people think about the medieval past?

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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Dec 02 2024 133 mins

Peter Konieczny returns for his last episode as Media-eval's anime correspondent to discuss 2023 series Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Join Sarah and Peter as we explore forgeries, change over time, and historical memory in this beautiful series. Social Media: Twitter: twitter.com/mediaevalpod  E-mail: [email protected]  Find Peter at www.medievalists.net

Highlander

Nov 16 2024 129 mins

It's a movie set in 1986 but its heart is medieval. Ollie is back and he introduces Sarah to one of his all time favourite movies- Highlander! Is it good? some would say no but sometimes being wildly entertaining is more important than being good!

Firebrand

Nov 04 2024 154 mins

It’s just past Halloween, and Media-eval has an episode with an unusual take on the thriller genre! Join Sarah and returning guest Morgan Morales for a discussion of Firebrand, a 2023 film about the harrowing end to the relationship between Henry VIII and Katherine Parr - or a version of it, at least. We get into Tudor portraiture, religion and politics in early modern England, a

Troy

Oct 20 2024 143 mins

Its 2004 and you are the biggest movie star on the planet but you can't get no respect, so what do you do? Easy! make a historical epic that stars an incredible cast and you will surely win an oscar! Just make sure there is no way anyone thinks your character is gay. Join Sarah and Ollie as they breakdown a movie that is somewhat hated by the common people in the world but one of

The Return of Martin Guerre

Oct 08 2024 159 mins

Is this truly an episode of Media-eval? Yes! Sarah and fellow medieval historian Mireille Pardon delve into identity, legal culture, and microhistories in the 1982 film The Return of Martin Guerre. Social Media: Twitter: x.com/mediaevalpod  E-mail: [email protected]  Find Mireille on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi?lang=en) and Twitter (https://x.com/pardon_

King Arthur(2004)

Sep 21 2024 153 mins

Sarah is back with a big announcement and a new episode about the movie that is oft requested- 2004's King Arthur starring Clive Owen and Kiera Knightley. A movie that questions whether all historians can agree on one thing and if its possible to tell the "true" story of something if your version is also made up! Ollie is back too.

BONUS: Berengaria of Navarre with Dr. Gabrielle Storey

Sep 09 2024 31 mins

Media-eval is back with a bonus episode inspired by our discussion of 1935 film The Crusades! Did you want to hear more about Berengaria of Navarre and why she matters? Sarah brings on expert Dr. Gabrielle Storey, author of a new biography about Berengaria, to tell us more. We’ll be back with regular episodes every other week starting September 22nd! Social Media: Twitter: x

Summer 2024 Hiatus Announcement

Media-eval is going on a summer hiatus! New episodes will resume in September. In the meantime, check out our back catalog and the Media-eval facebook group!

The Crusades

Jun 10 2024 120 mins

Join Sarah and returning guest - and classic film correspondent - Morgan Morales for the 1935 film The Crusades. Is it kind of offensive? Yes. Is it good? Not particularly. Should you watch it? Probably not. But should you listen to this episode? Yes! Join Sarah and returning guest - and classic film correspondent - Morgan Morales for the 1935 film The Crusades. Is it kind of off

The Apothecary Diaries

May 26 2024 119 mins

This week, Media-eval explores premodern China with anime series The Apothecary Diaries! Join Sarah and returning guest (and Media-eval anime correspondent) Peter Konieczny as we explore the lived experiences of women in medieval China, from servants to courtesans, concubines to apothecaries. CW: The series includes depictions of suicide/suicidal ideation and sexual harassment an