Human Circus: Journeys in the Medieva...
A narrative history podcast following the journeys of medieval travellers and their roles in larger historical events. Telling great stories, showing the interconnected nature of the medieval world, and meeting Mongols, Ottomans, Franciscans, merchants, ambassadors, and adventurers along the way.
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Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi 1: Scholars, Sultans &...
The biography of a Baghdad-born scholar
41 min
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Medieval Lives 3: An Anonymous Journey to Mecca
16th-Century Account of the Hajj
44 min
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Prester John 10: The End is not the End
Prester John, the Dalai Lama, and the Marvel Comics Universe
43 min
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The History of Sport - Baseball & The Little Pr...
Preview of my new/other podcast, The History of Sport
18 min
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Prester John 9: The End Part One
Prester John After the Portugal-Ethiopia Encounter
30 min
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Prester John 8: Ambassador Mateus and his Many ...
Ethiopia's Embassy to the Portuguese King
42 min
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Prester John 7: The Way from Lisbon
Prester John, Portugal, and the Age of Exploration.
46 min
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Prester John 6: The Ethiopian Prester John
Prester John's Move to Ethiopia
39 min
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Medieval Halloween: Lamias, Devils, and Disembo...
Medieval Ghost Stories and Fairy Tales
32 min
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Prester John 5: The Mongol Priest-King
Prester John, Mongol History, and Mandeville
38 min
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Prester John 4: Waiting for David
Prester John and King David
37 min
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Prester John 3: The Fifth Crusade
The Siege of Damietta
26 min
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Prester John 2.5: Papal Correspondence
A Letter from Alexander III
20 min
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Prester John 2: Where From and What For
The Letter of Prester John: Additions, Influences, and Others
42 min
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Prester John 1: The Letter
The Epistle of Prester John and the Beginnings of a Legend
40 min
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Medieval Lives 2: Ramon Llull
The story of a 13th century songwriter turned mystic and theologian
36 min
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Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī 3: To Home, to Herat
The Timurid Ambassador's Journey Home
25 min
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Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī 2: City of Victory
In the Vijayanagara Empire
36 min
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Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī 1: The Unwilling Envoy
A Timurid Ambassador in 15th Century India
32 min
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Medieval Lives 1: al-Ghazāl
From Muslim Spain to the Vikings
14 min
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Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 6: There and Back Again
The End of the Journey and End of Timur
43 min
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Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 5: A Season of Feasting...
The Meeting with Timur
40 min
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Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 4: Sickness & Heat, Mel...
Travel in 15th Century Northern Iran
39 min
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Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 3: Of the Water and the...
The Black Sea and the Lands Beyond
38 min
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Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 2: Sacred Objects in th...
Castilian Envoys in 15th Century Constantinople
40 min