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Bonus Ep 27: Medieval Burial and Funerary Customs

hello, patrons, thank you for subscribing to the show! as a note, please remember to join the Discord chat if you are so inclined, you can do so at this link! https://discord.gg/wpy6sRzxgp

now, in this episode, Luke and Eleanor discuss how people in the Middle Ages dealt with mourning the recently deceased and how their bodies were given proper burials, usually. then again, some weren't so lucky, especially if the loc...

Bonus Ep. 26: The Silmarillion pt 4

We're back with part 4 of our book club series on The Simarillion. this time, we discuss chapter 13-18 of the Quenta Silmarillion, which includes the death of Feanor, the geography of Beleriand, the first seeds of the fall of Gondolin, the first meeting between elves and men, and the death of Fingolfin. it's very exciting!

attached are 2 maps to help with understanding the geography and realms of Beleriand. one is a map that shows the leaders of each separate area after the Noldor arriv...

Bonus Ep 25: House of the Dragon (eps 1-5) Review

hello patrons, thank you once again for subscribing! in this episode, Luke and Eleanor dive into the first 5 episodes of HBO's new Game of Thrones prequel spinoff series, House of the Dragon. there's dragons, incest, court intrigue, deadly weddings, the rise and fall of Crabby Joe, and more! so check it out! we will do another review of the final half of the first season once its over, probably in early November.

also, if you haven't done so, please check out the discord and come chat w...

Bonus Ep 24: The Silmarillion pt 3

Hello patrons, we're back with part 3 of our book club series on The Silmarillion! if you haven't yet done so, please check out the discord and come chat with us, just follow this link: https://discord.gg/wpy6sRzxgp 

This episode covers chapters 5 through 12 of the Quenta Silmarillion, in which we meet Feanor, the Silmarils, Galadriel, Ungoliant, and a little know race called Men. we hope you enjoy!

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Bonus Ep 23: Medieval Armour

hello lovely patrons, thanks so much for subscribing! in this episode, we talk about Medieval armor after doing episodes on women's and men's fashion earlier! we hope you like it though there was an audio issue when Luke's power went out and Eleanor had to finish the episode solo!

Our 3rd ep on the Silmarillion will be out later this month!

Bonus Ep 22: The Silmarillion, pt 2

(updated to resolve audio issues at the beginning) hello patrons! thanks for subscribing! as promised, here is our second episode on The Silmarillion where we finally dive into the book itself! in this episode, we cover the Aquilindale, the Valaquenta, and the first 4 chapters of the Quenta Silmarillion. We introduce such characters as God, Melkor, the demigods, the balrogs, and we even get our first mentions of Sauron and Gandalf (by another name). we had lots of fun, so check it out!

Bonus Ep 21: Men's Fashion

Hello Patrons! This episode was supposed to release a couple of days ago but had to be pushed back. Nevertheless, you get something fun to listen to this weekend! It's our follow-up to the episode on women's fashion we did recently!

We will be back with part 2 of our series of The Silmarillion next time.

Bonus Ep 20: The Silmarillion pt 1: In the Beginning

hello patrons and welcome to our first episode on JRR Tolkien's cult classic bit of world building, The Silmarillion. this episode is all about introducing you to Tolkien and his son, Christopher, who edited and published the book posthumously after his father's death. we also discuss the making of the book, the huge amount of editorial work that went into it, the editorial mistakes that Christopher made, the shape of the world, and more! next episode, we will get into the book itself, but in...

Bonus Ep 19: Medieval Women's Fashion

hello patrons! if you haven't done so yet, you can join the Discord chat at this link: https://discord.gg/wpy6sRzxgp

Luke and Eleanor are back with another Patreon episode and this one is all about medieval women's fashion. how they dressed, what it meant, and what it said about their status in society.

Bonus Ep 18: Another The Northman Review

hello patrons! if you haven't done so yet, you can join the Discord chat at this link: https://discord.gg/wpy6sRzxgp 

yesterday, we published our general review of The Northman as a free episode and today, as promised, we've got another review of The Northman just for patrons! this one covers the historical accuracy of the film, looking at the way it portrayed medieval and viking life, and the inspirations for th...

Bonus Ep 17: A Brief History of Ireland

hello, amazing patrons! this time, we've got a nice, long episode on the history of Ireland from the Middle Ages to Independence in 1949. It's a lot to cover but we really wanted to do it and think you'll love it. So check out the episode and let us know what you thought in the Discord! Once again, thanks so much for subscribing, you're awesome!

Bonus Ep 16: JK Rowling & Medievalism in High Fantasy

hello lovely patrons! thank you once again for subscribing to the show! in this episode, we talk about medievalism in high fantasy and why JK Rowling can't hide her antisemitism behind the guise of supposed medieval goblins and wizards. we also talk a lot about Tolkien, who could at least build worlds well! hope you enjoy!

Bonus Ep 15: Medieval Sainthood

hello patrons and thanks again for subscribing! in this patron-exclusive episode, Luke and Eleanor talk about the process of canonization and sainthood in the Middle Ages. we cover everything from the dog saint to decanonization to Luke singing yet again for no good reason! you'll love it, check it out!

Bonus Ep 14: Apocalypticism

In this patron-exclusive episode of We're Not So Different, Luke and Eleanor look at Apocalypticism, one of Eleanor's academic specialties. We discussed the rise and prevalence of apocalyptic thought in the Middle Ages, how the Black Death ramped it up exponentially, and how it is both different and similar to our own modern views of the end of the world.

Thanks again for subscribing and please let us know if you have thoughts for our next patreon stretch goal!

Bonus Ep 13: Sexual Mailbag

Well, y'all asked more questions about sex and we decided to answer them for a patreon episode! we cover everything from Medieval foot guys to BDSM fantasies involving Jesus Christ and much, much more! so check it out!

and if you have more sex questions (or just questions for the show generally), don't forget to join the Discord and ask away! thanks again for subscribing, we really appreciate it!

Bonus Ep 12: Christmas Time

happy holidays, amazing patrons! thanks so much for subscribing! as promised, here's our bonus episode with more about Medieval Christmas, Advent, favorite Christmas movies, and more! check it out!

Bonus Ep 11: New Chronology & Medieval Conspiracy Theories

hello to our lovely patrons, thanks again for subscribing! we are back with another patron-exclusive episode and this time we're finally, actually talking about New Chronology, which is different from Phantom Time despite also being a conspiracy theory about how our historical record is all wrong and we've been lied to about it. then, because y'all requested it, we talk about the major differences between our modern conspiracy theories and those from the Middle Ages and give a few examples of...

175 Patrons! Discord Time

hello all! sometime Friday morning, we got our 175th patron! that means we reached our stretch goal and are opening up the We're Not So Discord (yeah, yeah, it's bad I know). so head on over there to chat with other patrons and me and Eleanor! that's fun, right? the permanent link to sign up is below.

now, a few things about the discord chat:

1. most of the posting will be done in there, obviously new episodes and announcements will be posted here but, frankly, patreon's website i...

Bonus Ep 10: Dune

hello to all our lovely patrons! once again, thank you for subscribing, it really helps the show out! this time, we come together to discuss Dune. you've probably seen the movie, you may have read the book but we're here to flesh out the real world analogues that Frank Herbert included in Dune. it's a weird mix of feudalism, mercantilism, and capitalism and we're here to talk all about it. from the parallels between the Holy Roman Empire and the Padishah Empire to CHOAM as this strange OPEC/E...

New Episode Thread & Dune

hello, patrons! earlier today, we published the 4th episode in our series on Historical Materialism and it's all about the rise of empires and the eventual end of the Ancient Mode of Production. please use this thread for comments and questions about the new episode, it's available here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/27626477

update: we're at 167/175 patrons, so close! tell your friends!

we're also anno...

Question Time!

Please submit your questions for the show for us to answer. If you've submitted before and we missed it, sorry about that, please just go ahead and drop it again. Just an update: we are getting closer to opening the patreon, less than 10 subs left to go!

Also, if you haven't had the chance, check out this week's free episode, Historical Materialism III: We Live in a Society, which we released on Thursday. Also, yes, I'm fully aware that there's no intro song at the beginning, that's on ...