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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The Saga of Grettir the Strong 2: Foul Luck and...
The Icelandic Outlaw's Story Continues
36 min
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The Saga of Grettir the Strong 1: Exile, Outlaw...
A Heroic Saga and the Christmas Draugr
41 min
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Medieval Lives 5: The Consorts of the Caliphs
The Women of the Court of Abbasid Baghdad
34 min
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Medieval Lives 4: Chen Cheng, his Travels, and ...
The Career of a Ming Dynasty Diplomat
30 min
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Ghiyath al-Din Naqqash 2: AM Feasting & Other D...
A Timurid Visit to the Yongle Emperor
38 min
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Ghiyath al-Dīn Naqqash 1: A Timurid Painter in ...
Shah Rukh's Embassy to the Yongle Emperor
43 min
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Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi 5: The Year 598
A Medieval Disaster in Egypt & Abd al-Latif at the Seance
42 min
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Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi 4: Consuming the Present
Drought and Famine in Medieval Egypt
38 min
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Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi 3: Harvesting the Past
Egypt's Ancient Structures and their Contents
39 min
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Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi 2: On Egyptian Flora a...
The plants and animals of medieval Egypt
35 min
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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
63
Prester John 10: The End is not the End
Prester John, the Dalai Lama, and the Marvel Comics Universe
43 min
64
The History of Sport - Baseball & The Little Pr...
Preview of my new/other podcast, The History of Sport
18 min
65
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
69
Medieval Halloween: Lamias, Devils, and Disembo...
Medieval Ghost Stories and Fairy Tales
32 min
70
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