A medieval history podcast following Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror.
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Dean Hingson lets you in on what's happening at the intersection of politics and business. Each week Dean sits down with political influencers and experts to discuss the latest from Capitol Hill and across DC. 14th & G has been produced since 2017 by Mehlman Consulting, one of Washington, D.C.’s leading lobbying firms.
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Ryan Balick, Greg Brzozowski, Joe DiRienzo, and Jake Sotir embrace the weird, wild, and wacky side of the sports world on the 14th Inning Stretch podcast.
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The succession of the 14th Dalai Lama
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Explore the world of horror with Maggie and Maddy, as they discuss the movies that have defined the genre.
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On this Episode of the C.O.C (city of the Champions) podcast we give you the latest the Boston Bruins are still on fire so far in the month of march we give you a recap of the Game against Carolina Hurricane. We also discuss what its like playing with out one of our Star Players Partice Bergeron and Charlie MaCovy and what we think about Bruce Cassidy coaching as well as how are new comers playing an important roll after the 2018 NHL trade Deadline. On another note Boston Celtics have been a ...
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Will Biden Survive? The Hatchet Returns! Dem Ballot Logistics!
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Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas for a spirited discussion of the only issue anyone can talk about: Biden's Future on the Ballot.By Mehlman Consulting
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NEW! 2024 In 24 Minutes! Prepping for Policy in ‘25! The Warmed Over Pudding of POTUS Debate! Congress Closes Out Summer!
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Dean, Bruce, and DT talk scenario planning for whoever controls Washington in ’25, debate the upcoming presidential debate, and take a look at Congress wrapping up for summer.By Mehlman Consulting
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Inquisition, Part 8: Confession of Baruch, Once a Jew
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The Jew Baruch recounts his forced baptism at the hands of the Pastoureaux.By Cat Pierro
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NEW! 2024 In 24 Minutes: Trump On Trial But Biden Being Tried! The Kumbaya Congress Rolls On!
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This is the epilogue to the episodes about Béatrice de Planissoles, in which she and other friends of ours return to denounce the archvillain--or hero?--Bernard Clergue. The material comes from the record of Bernard Clergue's trial in the Fournier Register. For some of the context, I am indebted to the incredibly detailed research of René Weis, who…
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Inquisition, Part 6: Béatrice de Planissoles (continued)
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Béatrice de Planissoles continues to tell Bishop Jacques Fournier about her history with heresy, sorcery, sex, drugs, etc. Thank you to Professor Nancy Stork for her English translations of parts of the Fournier register, which you can find at the links below. Beatrice's trial: https://www.sjsu.edu/people/nancy.stork/courses/c4/s1/Beatrice_de_Plani…
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Campaign ’24: All the Polls From Coast to Coast with Logan Dobson
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Inquisition, Part 5: Béatrice de Planissoles
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We look at the record of one woman's inquisition and use at as a lens to consider Montaillou, a small village that remained a bastion of Cathar heresy a century after the Albigensian crusade tried to eliminate it. Thank you to Professor Nancy Stork for her English translations of parts of the Fournier register, which you can find at the links below…
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NEW! 2024 In 24 Minutes! How the House Became the Senate…Dead Sprint to August…Who Ends Up in the Gravel Pit?
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Ten Inquisitors' Ruses against the Tricks and Deceits of Heretics, from Nicholas Eymerich's Directorium Inquisitorum. Source: Inquisition in the Fourteenth Century: the Manuals of Bernard Gui and Nicholas Eymerich by Derek Hill. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Respons…
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Inquisition, Part 3: Detection, Interrogation, Sentencing
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Essential listening for newly hired medieval inquisitors. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.By Cat Pierro
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Inquisition, Part 2: Saint Francis of Assisi
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The church persecutes the Waldensians and Cathars but welcomes the Franciscans with open arms. Why?By Cat Pierro
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Inquisition, Part 1: Cathar and Waldensian Heresies
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In this first part of a miniseries about the medieval inquisition, we learn about Cathar dualists, Waldensian lay preachers, and the vita apostolica.By Cat Pierro
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NEW! 2024 In 24 Minutes! Spring Edition: Congress Returns, Speaker’s Friendly Fire, Grumpy Old Men For President
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Dean is joined by his colleagues, Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to look at what Congress has to do when they get back from Spring Break, the Speaker’s challenges, and how the presidential election is shaping up.By Mehlman Consulting
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NEW! 2024 in 24 Minutes! SOTU Preview…Hill Outlook…SUPER? Tuesday…End of the McConnell Era!
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Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas with a forecast of tonight’s State of the Union Address, all the other doings on Capitol Hill, and the implications of Leader McConnell ending his reign in the Senate.By Mehlman Consulting
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NEW! 2024 In 24 Minutes: Tears In The New Hampshire Snow! The Tax Bill Cometh! Senate Up For Grabs!
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The Holy Roman Emperor's dying wish was to visit the King of France. Also, we explore the tradition of drama that evolved from the Mysteries and Miracle Plays. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Pasc…
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It's 1376-77. The Commons makes a splash in England's Parliament, King Edward III dies, and we trace the development of proto-nationalism in France and England. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Pas…
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There's No Such Thing as Transubstantiation
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Oxford preacher and theologian John Wyclif denies that we chew on the body of Christ, and insodoing does away with the priesthood and the papacy. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.…
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Enguerrand de Coucy VII goes off to show the Habsburgs what's what, but gets shown what's what by the Swiss instead. I will, ahem, not be taking any questions about the geography of the Holy Roman Empire. Please instead refer to this extremely confusing map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Swiss_Confederacy#/media/File:Golden_Bull_of_1356.png Mus…
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2023 In 23 Minutes: TRUMP’S ROCKIES REJECTION! & The ’24 Hill Outlook
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Dean is joined by his colleagues, Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to break down the CO Supreme Court’s decision on Trump’s ballot access and a deep dive on all that Congress has to do when they return in 2024.By Mehlman Consulting
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How the French manage to turn the war around in 1369-1375. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.By Cat Pierro
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Enguerrand is caught on the prongs of a forked allegience, and two popes make the attempt to return to Rome. Here's a family tree that shows how the Green Count is connected to Enguerrand, to the Viscontis, to the Bourbons, and to the Valois: Guess I'll turn it around a few times: Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2…
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The Birth of Capitalism and the Triumph of the Visconti
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Let's dive deep into the four Northern Italian city-states that made all this possible. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.By Cat Pierro
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A vegetarian's worst nightmare.By Cat Pierro
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NEW! 2023 In 23 Minutes! THANKSGIVING FOOD FIGHT! Capitol Hill goes out swinging!
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This episode summarizes the book Italy in the Time of Dante and Petrarch, 1216-1380 by John Larner. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.By Cat Pierro
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We turn our attention to Italy, where someone hasn't been keeping the farm nice and tidy like he was supposed to. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.…
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NEW! Veterans Day Special! The Benefits They Earned.
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In honor of Veterans Day, Dean is joined by two experts in the field of veterans benefits to talk about the issues they face accessing the VA System. Take a listen and thank a veteran!By Mehlman Consulting
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NEW! 2023 In 23 Minutes: The Speaker Johnson Era Begins!
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Dean is joined in the studio by his colleagues Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to discuss Speaker Johnson’s first week on the job, the spending deal taking shape, AI Week, and Election Season.By Mehlman Consulting
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Du Gueslin had two claims to fame: he was the best French military commander, and he was the ugliest man from Rennes to Dinant! Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.…
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Dean is joined today by Dr. Matthew Glassman, Senior Fellow at Georgetown University’s Government Affairs Institute. He and Dean take a look at the political and procedural hurdles to electing a new Speaker and the House’s options for charting the way ahead.By Mehlman Consulting
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Enguerrand returns to France arm in arm with the oldest daughter of the King of England.By Cat Pierro
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King Edward III imposes a ruinous ransom on King John II, and Enguerrand takes his place as hostage while the money is raised. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.…
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Dean is joined once again by his colleagues, Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas, to break down the state of the Speaker’s Race, how we got here, and where we’re going.By Mehlman Consulting
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The peasants have had enough of the nobility in France. (Could we agree more?) Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.
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Wha’ Happen? No Shutdown But Hill Drama A’Plenty! + Mehlman’s Quarterly Slide Deck!
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Dean and his colleague Bruce Mehlman dissect the Speaker Vote and its impact on elections, policy, and the year ahead. Tune in and find out!By Mehlman Consulting
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Chapter Seven: The French Revolution (1356-1358)
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In Paris, the Estates-General seize the moment of weakness in the monarchy to push constitutional reform. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.…
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The game of war: a minute to learn, a lifetime to master. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.By Cat Pierro
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Dean is joined by the Editor & Publisher of Inside Elections, Nathan Gonzales, to break down the GOP and Democratic primary fields and the battle for control of Capitol Hill. Polling, Momentum, Money- who’s got it? Tune in to find out.By Mehlman Consulting
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The French made a much-needed, but woefully insufficient, attempt at military reform. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.By Cat Pierro
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Why the plague happened, according to people in the 14th century.By Cat Pierro
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Chapter Four, Continued: The Battle of Crécy and the Siege of Calais
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The French nobility are routed at Crécy. This episode reads and comments on the narration of events by Jean Froissart, c. 1337 - c. 1405, a French-speaking historian from the low countries. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum A…
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Chapter Four: The Border Between France and England
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Introducing two kings, two succession crises, three disputed regions, and a hundred years of war. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.
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The rules of courtly love, according to Andreus Capellanus: Marriage is no real excuse for not loving He who is not jealous cannot love No one can be bound by a double love It is well known that love is always increasing or decreasing That which a lover takes against the will of his beloved has no relish Boys do not love until they arrive at the ag…
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Chapter Two, Continued: Money and the Church
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If people in medieval times wanted to buy themselves a foothold in heaven, someone was going to have to collect the money. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ This is the episode about simony, indulgences, alms, usury, and poverty movements, plus a coda about the Pastoureaux. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus …
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Chapter Two: The Assault on the Pope and the Suppression of the Knights Templar
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If we want, we can trace a whole century's worth of problems back to the financial straits of Philip the Fair. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4AbsnEfaQDvxQvnAg "Exultemus et laetemus" - Responsorial chant for Paschaltide. "Ego sum Alpha et O" - Antiphon for Paschaltide.…
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Timeline of Coucy Dynasty: 500?-975: Domain of Coucy belongs to bishopric of Reims. 1059: Abbey built by Aubry de Coucy. 1095: First crusade; Enguerrand I & Thomas de Marie both participate. 1220s: Castle built by Enguerrand III. 1256: Enguerrand IV on trial by King Louis IX. Music thanks to Verbum Gloriae https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOY2Hj4Ab…
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Welcome to the 14th century! Come for the plague and the Hundred Years' War, stay for the bands of marauding brigands and the papal schism. Music thanks to Lenna Pierce of Meaner Pencil!By Cat Pierro
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NEW! 2023 In 23 Minutes! Debt Limit Clock Running! China Encroaching! AI Circling! Easy Money Over!
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Dean is joined by Republican Bruce Mehlman and Democrat David Thomas to game out the final stages of a debt limit deal. They discuss the new Mehlman Quarterly Slide Deck: America’s Four Addictions.By Mehlman Consulting
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