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Bonus Ep 30 - The Silmarillion 6: A Dragon, A Spaceship, and the Fall of Morgoth

in this episode, part 6 of our 7-part book club series on The Silmarillion, Luke and Eleanor cover chapters 22-24, the final 3 chapters of the Quenta Silmarillion. we learn about the ruin of Doriath, the fall of Gondolin, the War of Wrath, and the battle to save the world from Morgoth. oh and there's something about a chosen one and the largest dragon in all of fiction. check it out! 

our final episode on The Silmarillion, which will release in January, will cover the final two par...

Ep 93: Heresies & Reformations: Schism

patrons, here is your ad-free version of regular episode 93, enjoy! part 6 of our series on The Silmarillion will release on Friday!

In this episode, Luke and Eleanor continue their series on heresies by discussing the early Middle Ages. we talk about Iconoclasm and how it was received differently in the East and the West, the Bogomils, and then talk about the Great Schism that permanently broke the idea of a united Christendom.

Ep 92 - Heresies & Reformations: The Early Years

patrons, here is your ad-free version of this week's regular episode, enjoy!

in this episode, Luke and Eleanor begin a series on the heresies and schisms that faced the Catholic Church throughout late Antiquity and the Middle Ages leading up to the Reformation and Counter-Reformations. the first episode focuses mostly on the very early heretics like Arius and Nestorius as well as the first 4 or so Ecumenical Councils

Ep 91 - The Thirty Years War Explains it All feat Matt Christman

patrons, here's your ad-free version of our newest episode, enjoy!

in this episode, Luke and Eleanor are joined by Matt Christman, co-host of Chapo Trap House, to discuss his new podcast series, Hell on Earth, which is about the Thirty Years War and the rise of Capitalism. we talk about what we can still learn from the war, how it informs our current material circumstances, how it created the circumstances that allow Capitalism to become predominant, and we of course spend a little bit ...

Bonus Ep 29: The Silmarillion, pt 5

hello patrons, we're back with part 5 of our 7 part book club series on The Silmarillion! this episode covers chapters 19-21 of the Quenta Silmarillion, which includes the romance of Beren and Luthien, the tragedy of the Battle of Unnumbered Tears, and the curse laid upon Turin Turambar and his kin. 

again, thanks so much for subscribing, we really hope you like these episodes!

Ep 90 - Pentiment: An Interview with Josh Sawyer

hello, patrons, your ad-free version of the newest episode is available! enjoy!

in this episode, Luke and Eleanor are joined by game designer Josh Sawyer to talk about his new video game, Pentiment. we discuss the late Medieval setting, the amazing soundtrack, and the inspirations that went into making the game. check it out!

Ep 89 - Medieval Systems of Measurement

patrons, please enjoy this ad-free version of episode 89.

in this episode, Luke and Eleanor go back to an old patron question and talk in-depth about various medieval systems of measurement. we discuss how they didn't really have concepts of minutes and seconds, how many gallons are in a hogshead, whether the foot was a measurement of the king's foot size and more!

Bonus Ep 28 - House of the Dragon Review part 2

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

in this episode, Luke and Eleanor review the final 5 episodes of House of the Dragon season 1. we geek out about dragons and anime villains and so much more! check it out!

Part 5 in our book club series on The Silmarillion is ...

Ep 88 - Source Survival

Patrons, enjoy this week's ad-free regular episode. new bonus episode reviewing the second half of House of the Dragon coming Friday! 

in this episode, Luke and Eleanor begin by talking about the latest nonsense going on with Twitter with Elon Musk purchasing it and the discourse about verification and then use this as a jumping off point to discuss sources, source survival, and biases in medieval sources. it's a lot of fun, check it out

Ep 87: Death and the Soul of Man

in this ad-free episode, Luke and Eleanor complete their trio of spoooooky episodes by discussing medieval conceptions of death and the soul of man. we also talk about All Saints Day and All Souls Day and figure out what their whole deal is. enjoy!

Ad-Free Episode Upload Complete

Dear Patrons, after a couple of days, the upload of all 86 ad-free regular episodes is complete. All regular episodes are now available ad-free on the patreon feed in chronological order for your enjoyment! I know this messes around with the feed a little and pushes all the bonus episodes down but you can still find them by searching "bonus ep" in the patreon feed. Let me know if you have any questions or issues! 

Thanks again for subscribing!

-Luke

Ep 86: Monsters, Demons, and Revenant Dead

from 10/26/22

(this episode was originally posted on the patreon feed but is being reposted now so as to keep everything in order)

Ep 85: Ghosts

from 10/20/22

(this episode was originally posted on the patreon feed but is being reposted now so as to keep everything in order)

Ep 84: Holy Roman Empire pt 4: Thirty Years' War

from 10/13/22

Ep 83: Holy Roman Empire pt 3

from 10/05/22

Ep 82: Holy Roman Empire pt 2

from 09/28/22

Ep 81: Holy Roman Empire pt 1

from 09/21/22

Ep 80: Interview with Florence HR Scott - Death of a Monarch

from 09/16/22

Ep 79: Medievalism in Video Games pt 2

from 09/08/22

Ep 78: Medievalism in Video Games pt 1

from 09/01/22

Ep 77: Medieval Pilgrimage

from 08/26/22

Ep 76: Mailbag Time!

from 08/17/22

Ep 75: Medieval Parenting Responsibilities

from 08/04/22

Ep 74: Game of Thrones & Medievalism

from 07/28/22

Ep 73: Medieval Cities: Genoa & Venice

from 07/22/22

Ep 72: Florence & Pisa

from 07/14/22

Ep 71: Medieval Cities: London & Paris

from 07/08/22

Ep 70: Abortion

from 06/29/22

Ep 69: Medieval Cities: Constantinople and Rome

from 06/23/22

Ep 68: Medieval Witchcraft

from 06/15/22