S3 · E11
August 8 · 48 min
Future Imperfect
Jason Kingsley
Jason Kingsley is a technologist who started one of the UK's most exciting games companies, Rebellion. He's also fascinated by the past. In this podcast he talks to historians, scientists, and experts from all fields about what we the future might hold, and what we should do to prepare for it.
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- 20 episodes
- Avg 46 min
- English
- S3 · E10July 7 · 38 min
Who were Europe's last pagans?
- S3 · E9April 28 · 42 min
Who was Boudicca's daughter?
- S3 · E8February 26 · 48 min
What did Britain look like after the Romans left?
- S3 · E7February 6 · 53 min
Why did we invent the Renaissance?
- S3 · E6Nov 28, 2025 · 45 min
What did medieval builders get right?
- S3 · E5Oct 31, 2025 · 44 min
What happened when animals got away in the Middle Ages
- S3 · E4Oct 22, 2025 · 50 min
Who were the Carolingians?
- S3 · E3Oct 4, 2025 · 51 min
What did people in the Middle Ages use for money?
- S3 · E2Sep 23, 2025 · 41 min
Did people get murdered in the Middle Ages?
- S3 · E1Sep 12, 2025 · 46 min
Who are the Vikings we don't talk about?
- S2 · E16Jan 28, 2025 · 54 min
Who were the knights of the Islamic world?
- S2 · E15Jan 10, 2025 · 39 min
What were medieval warhorses like?
- S2 · E14Dec 13, 2024 · 50 min
What were ordinary Vikings really like?
- S2 · E13Dec 3, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min
What is Jason's new book about?
- S2 · E12Nov 20, 2024 · 30 min
How to get someone to fall in love with you (in the Middle Ages)
- S2 · E11Nov 7, 2024 · 46 min
Can mediaeval knowledge save the world?
- S2 · E10Oct 22, 2024 · 42 min
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
- S2 · E9Oct 14, 2024 · 40 min
How do you make a mediaeval book?
- S2 · E8Oct 4, 2024 · 43 min
Was mediaeval armour for defence or for show?