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We're Not So Different

WNSD Pod

A mostly Medieval history podcast about how we've always been idiots

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#288
Wednesday · 1 hr 21 min
Medieval News You Can Use
folks, there's recently been a spate of Medieval news that is interesting enough to include in podcast form and so we decide to talk about it. admittedly, some of it is not the most glamorous but it all greatly informs our understanding of the...
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#287
August 21 · 1 hr 33 min
Let's Rank the Avignon Popes
folks, some of our patrons requested that we do tier list rankings of the popes and we are so happy to oblige, you have no idea. however, we can't do all 267 at once or even in a row but we can start with some smaller chunks and so we decided to rank...
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#286
August 12 · 1 hr 33 min
Peter Abelard & Heloise
folks, today we tackle longtime frenemy of the podcast: Peter Abelard. he's a very interesting historical figure for his positively cutting edge ideas in numerous fields of study and is singled out and oppressed by the Church and clergy but he's also...
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#285
August 5 · 1 hr 13 min
August Mailbag: Medieval Crocs
folks, we're back with our monthly mailbag episode wherein we answer questions from our patrons. this time, we talk about what happens if you are shipwrecked in the Middle Ages, depictions of Jesus, Medieval crocs–the shoes, not the giant creatures,...
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#284
July 29 · 1 hr 48 min
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 choices Nolan made in his adaptation, his handling of the source material, the stellar production...
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#286
July 22 · 1 hr 13 min
The Fall of Troy Probably
folks, everyone has Odyssey fever these days, so we decided to do a little episode talking about Homer, the Iliad, the Odyssey, what they mean, a weirdo named Heinrich Schliemann, the real Fall of Troy, and what it all has to do with the Bronze Age...
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#282
July 15 · 1 hr 26 min
Patreon Ep Unlocked - Between Two Fires 1: Sock the Angel
folks, we start out book club series on Christopher Buehlman's 2012 Medievalist fantasy horror novel, Between Two Fires. we briefly introduce the author and the book and then jump right into the action. we talk plague, a magic kid, a broken man, a...
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#281
July 8 · 1 hr 31 min
July Mailbag: It's All Greek to Us
folks, we are back and diving into our monthly episode of patron mailbag questions. this time, we talk about grain storage, the university at Bologna, Medieval fiction writing, the Greek language, new D&D classes, and more. enjoy!
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#280
July 2 · 1 hr 3 min
The Wine Dark Sea
folks, today we talk about the Mediterranean Sea. you know it, you love it. we discuss how it just looks like a really cool place to set a fantasy series, where we would setup our fictional empire, why it was so conducive to civilization and empire...
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#279
June 24 · 1 hr 21 min
June Mailbag 2: Flood Myths
folks, we are back with another mailbag because we are behind on patron questions. this time, we talk about everything from donkeys to postal services, gendered work to seasoning pans, Hungary to myths and folklore, and even a whole block of questions...
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#278
June 17 · 1 hr 21 min
Medieval Sportsball
folks, the World Cup is once again upon us in all of its glory and terror. so we take a look back at sports in the Middle Ages. we talk Medieval football, crossbow competitions, jousts and melees, chariot racing, the Mesoamerican ballgame, and more....
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#277
June 10 · 1 hr 34 min
June Mailbag: Aurora Borealis
folks, we're back and diving into the patron mailbag once again. this time, we answer questions about a host of topics, including: height differences, Aurora Borealis, best Medieval turlet, Traditional Chinese Medicine, battlefield name changes,...
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#276
June 5 · 2 hr
The Life and Death of Jane Boleyn feat Logan Weimer
folks, back in January, we brought on Logan Weimer to talk about the unfolding situation in Minneapolis but she was originally supposed to come on the show to talk about her deep interest in the life, death, and afterlife of Jane Boleyn, Viscountess...
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#274
May 27 · 2 hr 2 min
Patreon Ep Unlocked: The Day the Dinosaurs Died
folks, this is a long one. Luke talks about his Roman Empire: the Chicxulub Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. it's a scripted episode (don't get used to it) chronicling 3 separate stories: the asteroid impact and its aftermath that killed the...
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#274
May 21 · 1 hr 29 min
Premodern Iran 4: Vindication
folks, we finish up our series on Premodern Iran by looking at Greater Iran from the arrival of the Mongols in 1219 until the fall of the Timurid Empire and the Rise of the Safavids in 1501. we talk internal Mongol civil wars, the Ilkhanate, the...
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#273
May 14 · 1 hr 30 min
Premodern Iran 3: Towers of Silence
folks, we are back with part 3 of our series on Premodern Iran. this time, we get into the long, dark years for Iran and its peoples between the Muslim conquest and the Mongol invasions (651-1221 CE). we talk about how the idea of Iran survived even...
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#272
May 10 · 1 hr 22 min
Eleanor of Aquitaine feat American Prestige
Welcome to the Crusades: The Second Crusade coming Summer 2026 this is just a special bonus episode we recorded with Danny and Derek from American Prestige. there will be a regular weekly episode out, the third part of our series on Premodern Iran,...
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#270
May 8 · 1 hr 27 min
Premodern Iran 2: The Cult of Fire
folks, we continue the series on Premodern Iran by picking up with the Sasanid Empire, which swept the Arsacid dynasty away in the 3rd century. we discuss the waxing and waning fortunes of the Sasanids, their wars with Rome, the great heights of...
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#270
April 30 · 1 hr 24 min
Premodern Iran 1: The Achaemenid World
folks, given recent events and the region's general importance throughout history, we decided to do a short series on Premodern Iran. we start way back during the Ancient era, all the way back in the Bronze Age with the Elamites, then follow the...
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#269
April 23 · 1 hr 27 min
April Mailbag 2: Medieval Skyscraper
folks, we are back with another mailbag episode to try and cutdown on the backlog of patron questions. this time, we discuss hamster-style situations, Medieval skyscrapers in Bologna, hangover cures, the Gregorian chant, the Medieval birds and the...
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