thicc husband and father
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same guy from twitter, thanks for having me. he/him. cohost and producer of We’re Not So Different medieval history podcast and Welcome to the Crusades: The First Crusade patreon.com/wnsdpod welcometothecrusades.com
people ask if Medieval people gave their kids goofy names, the equivalent of your Braylens and Khaleesis, and I always say yes but it’s sometimes gard to find concrete examples. until now. leave it to Peter Abelard, perpetual enemy of subtext, and Heloise to name their son “Astrolabe”
We’re Not So Different podcast@wnsdpod.bsky.social · 2h agoEp 285 - August Mailbag: Medieval Crocs is available now
we dive back into the patron mailbag to answer a whole mess of questions. we talk about Medieval crocs (the shoes, not the reptiles), beardless Jesus, surviving shipwrecks, a boy named Astrolabe, getting cutoff at the medical bar, treating wood, and more. enjoy! www.spreaker.com/episode/augu...
August Mailbag: Medieval Crocs - We're Not So Different
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Ep 285 - August Mailbag: Medieval Crocs is available now
they have already made this choice and they’ve decided on reinforcing Republican messaging. as the left has always said, mainstream libs will side with Republicans when push comes to shove
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayNew in PN: Moderate Democrats have a choice to make "They can spend the next three months reinforcing Republican messaging about their party & making it less likely Dems take power. Or they can put the 'battle for the soul of the party' off for a while and do what they can to help their party win."
Yeah we are also talking about the ghosts over on the WNSD patron feed. That is £5 amonth and you get two bonus eps (like this one) access to like, hundreds of extra episodes plus two bonus eps a month. That includes the book clubs. Oh also you can ask questions.
We’re Not So Different podcast@wnsdpod.bsky.social · 5d agoBonus Ep 115 - Mesopotamian Afterlife is available now for all patrons!
imagine fire is the most terrifying thing you can think of bc if it burns your corpse, your soul is permanently deleted from the afterlife but it’s also a war crime you cavalierly threaten against other city-states you’re warring with and then go thru with after defeating them. beast mode, honestly
We’re Not So Different podcast@wnsdpod.bsky.social · 5d agoBonus Ep 115 - Mesopotamian Afterlife is available now for all patrons!
subscribe to hear us chat about the Mesopotamians and their beliefs on death, the underworld, and ghosts. we talk about the beautiful treatment of children, leaving out cookies and milk for Gilgamesh, oh, and no fires. not even once! www.patreon.com/wnsdpod/post...
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Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di on his deathbed while his bloated body was 74% mercury by volume
you get a really in-depth review of The Odyssey from your favorite medieval history podcasters BUT you must first listen to us complain about the state of US politics for about 12 mins, do you dare take the challenge?
We’re Not So Different podcast@wnsdpod.bsky.social · last wk.we talk about Christopher Nolan’s new summer blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey. we discuss Zeus’s Law, good and bad adaptational choices, amazing production values, the end of our age of bronze, Sea Peoples, Rob Pattinson masterclass, and the TWANG of the bow www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...
we talk about Christopher Nolan’s new summer blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey. we discuss Zeus’s Law, good and bad adaptational choices, amazing production values, the end of our age of bronze, Sea Peoples, Rob Pattinson masterclass, and the TWANG of the bow www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...
The Odyssey Review
folks, it's time to review Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of The Odyssey, which just came out a couple of weeks back. we talk about the good and bad choice
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Ep 284 - The Odyssey Review is available now!
me eating cold Chinese food straight out of the fridge
things are so grim that people are getting nostalgic for early 2000s Panera wall art
we get to talk about one of my favorite historical oddities: the Bronze Age Collapse and the Sea Peoples. also this real, goofy ass bronze Michelin man armor that Mycenaeans would’ve worn
We’re Not So Different podcast@wnsdpod.bsky.social · 2w agoWe catch Odyssey fever in the wake of the new movie. we talk about how the Homeric epics were viewed as history in the past, what they inspired, a looter named Heinrich Schliemann, the real city of Troy, and sea peoples. film review next time. www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...
Ep 283 - The Fall of Troy, Probably is available now
We catch Odyssey fever in the wake of the new movie. we talk about how the Homeric epics were viewed as history in the past, what they inspired, a looter named Heinrich Schliemann, the real city of Troy, and sea peoples. film review next time. www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...
The Fall of Troy Probably - We're Not So Different
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