Ranked #1
MDT Ep. 81: Concerning More Descriptions of the Plague
MDT Ep. 81: Concerning More Descriptions of the Plague
As life under quarantine begins to enter a new phase, we continue our survey of plague texts, with a grab-bag of selecti... Read more
26 May 2020
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42mins
Ranked #2
MDT Episode 02: Concerning Another Cure for Extreme Swelling, a Sinful Clerk, & Some Lightning Bolts
MDT Episode 02: Concerning Another Cure for Extreme Swelling, a Sinful Clerk, & Some Lightning Bolts
On this episode, we look at an example of the kind of odd incidents you might find preserved in a medieval chronicle -- ... Read more
14 Nov 2014
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26mins
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Ranked #3
MDT Ep. 80: Concerning Boccaccio's Description of the Plague
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We return at last for our first episode of 2020 in the midst of the covid-19 global pandemic. As such, our text for toda... Read more
26 Mar 2020
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50mins
Ranked #4
MDT Episode 03: Concerning a Vision of Heaven and Hell and a Bad Outlook for the Bishop
MDT Episode 03: Concerning a Vision of Heaven and Hell and a Bad Outlook for the Bishop
First episode in a two-parter: we look at story from Symeon of Durham's History of the Church of Durham involving a pers... Read more
28 Nov 2014
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23mins
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Ranked #5
MDT Ep. 55: Concerning Good Wine, Bad Ships, and Baked Soldiers
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In the second installment of our medieval travelers series, we follow Marco Polo into the deserts of Iran and learn abou... Read more
15 Aug 2018
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42mins
Ranked #6
MDT Ep. 52: Concerning St. Patrick and the Magicians
MDT Ep. 52: Concerning St. Patrick and the Magicians
It's a special Saint Patrick's Day episode, in which we hear about the contests between the saint and some Irish magicia... Read more
17 Mar 2018
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31mins
Ranked #7
MDT Ep. 79: Concerning Cursed Christmas Carolers and an Unlikely Bishop
MDT Ep. 79: Concerning Cursed Christmas Carolers and an Unlikely Bishop
This Christmas Eve episode, we return to the Gesta Regum Anglorum of William of Malmesbury, to learn hear some legends o... Read more
23 Dec 2019
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29mins
Ranked #8
MDT Ep. 61: Concerning the Invention of Chess
MDT Ep. 61: Concerning the Invention of Chess
We kick off a holiday miniseries of chess lore from William Caxton's The Game and the Playe of the Chesse with one versi... Read more
29 Nov 2018
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43mins
Ranked #9
MDT Ep. 47: Concerning Ragnarok
MDT Ep. 47: Concerning Ragnarok
This episode we tap into the Ragnarok zeitgeist and go back to the medieval Norse sources: Snorri Sturluson's Gylfaginni... Read more
22 Nov 2017
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50mins
Ranked #10
MDT Episode 04: The Violent Death of Bishop Walcher
MDT Episode 04: The Violent Death of Bishop Walcher
Episode 4 continues the story of the murder of Bishop Walcher of Durham foreseen in our previous episode. Text from Sime... Read more
13 Dec 2014
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21mins
Ranked #11
MDT Ep. 76: Concerning a Glimpse into 15th-Century School Life
MDT Ep. 76: Concerning a Glimpse into 15th-Century School Life
We return from our hiatus with an exploration of life in Tudor grammar school classroom, as described in a compilation o... Read more
23 Oct 2019
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30mins
Ranked #12
MDT Ep. 36: Concerning the Depredations of King John
MDT Ep. 36: Concerning the Depredations of King John
This episode we look at the less than stellar reputation of King John during the First Barons' War, as recounted in the ... Read more
18 Feb 2017
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37mins
Ranked #13
MDT Ep. 46: Concerning the Giant of Mont St. Michel
MDT Ep. 46: Concerning the Giant of Mont St. Michel
This Halloween marks our third anniversary, and we ring in our fourth year with two versions of King Arthur's famous bat... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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44mins
Ranked #14
MDT Ep. 68: The Confession of St. Patrick (Part 1)
MDT Ep. 68: The Confession of St. Patrick (Part 1)
This March, we're going back to one of the earliest surviving St. Patrick texts, his own autobiographical Confessio. Thi... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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45mins
Ranked #15
MDT Ep. 72: An Icelandic Vision of the Afterlife
MDT Ep. 72: An Icelandic Vision of the Afterlife
This episode we take a look at Sólarljóð, an Old Norse poem that mixes a Christian tour of heaven and hell with the styl... Read more
9 May 2019
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53mins
Ranked #16
MDT Episode 18: Concerning the Lai of Bisclavret, the Werewolf
MDT Episode 18: Concerning the Lai of Bisclavret, the Werewolf
This episode we celebrate our one-year anniversary on Halloween, with the tale of a mistreated werewolf: the Lai of Bisc... Read more
1 Nov 2015
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47mins
Ranked #17
MDT Ep. 35: Concerning Some Astronomical Anomalies and Meteorological Marvels
MDT Ep. 35: Concerning Some Astronomical Anomalies and Meteorological Marvels
This episode we celebrate the winter's solstice with a grab-bag of comets, eclipses, and meteors, as well as earthquake... Read more
21 Dec 2016
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36mins
Ranked #18
MDT Episode 27: Concerning Another Take on the Love of Edgar and Aelfthryth
MDT Episode 27: Concerning Another Take on the Love of Edgar and Aelfthryth
On this episode, get a different version of the story of Edgar's love for the married Aelfthryth, this time in a blendin... Read more
7 Jul 2016
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51mins
Ranked #19
MDT Ep. 77: Concerning Some Demons of the Lanercost Chronicle (and a Revenant)
MDT Ep. 77: Concerning Some Demons of the Lanercost Chronicle (and a Revenant)
This Halloween, we celebrate our fifth anniversary with five terrifying tales of demonic activity from the Lanercost Chr... Read more
1 Nov 2019
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27mins
Ranked #20
MDT Ep. 40: Fear and Trembling in Durham Cathedral
MDT Ep. 40: Fear and Trembling in Durham Cathedral
This episode is the first in our three-part series looking at encounters with the remains of St. Cuthbert, starting in t... Read more
5 Jun 2017
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54mins
