Best Liv And Kat Podcasts (2024)

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Efficiency vs. Effectiveness: Doing the Right Things to Scale UP with Pete Wilkinson 52:33

8h ago52:33

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In this episode, Paul Avins interviews Pete Wilkinson, author of the book 'Unstoppable' and creator of the 135 system. They discuss the importance of strategy, clear outcomes, and leading indicators in business success. Pete explains that strategy is about figuring out what to do with limited resources and unlimited opportunities. He emphasizes the…

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The Impact of AI on Marketing: Automation vs. Augmentation in Business 1:04:16

20h ago1:04:16

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In this episode of the Grown Up Business Podcast, Paul Avins interviews Barnaby Wynter, a renowned marketer and brand strategist. They discuss the importance of marketing in today's business landscape and how it has evolved over the years. They also delve into the concept of personal branding and its role in business growth. Barnaby shares insights…

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Creating a Morning Routine for Success and Well-being with Kat Thorne 57:14

15d ago57:14

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Entrepreneurs often trade off their health and well-being for financial success. Guest, Kat Thorne, shares her personal story of nearly losing her life and how it led her to prioritise her health. The conversation emphasizes the importance of creating positive habits and having a strong why. It also discusses the disconnect between knowledge and ac…

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Getting People's Attention and Generating Sales with Liv Connlon 43:32

9d ago43:32

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In this episode, Liv Connlon discusses the importance of building a personal brand and shares her strategies for success. She emphasizes the power of putting your face and name on your brand, as it creates a stronger connection with customers. Liv also talks about the platforms she chose to build her brand on, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instag…

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AI and Wealth Creation: Investing in the Future with Piers Linney 45:36

6d ago45:36

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In this episode of the Grown Up Business Podcast, Scale UP Coach, Paul Avins interviews Piers Linney, a former dragon on BBC Two's Dragons' Den, about the power of AI and how to scale a business using AI. They discuss practical applications of AI, the potential for wealth creation, the future of AI regulation, and the importance of embracing and le…

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Crusaders and Settlers in the Holy Land: Who Went and Why 1:04:50

19d ago1:04:50

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode I talk with the distinguished historian of the crusades Dr. Steven Tibble about the motivations of crusaders and of those Europeans who settled in the Crusader states of Outremer. Steve is the author of five books dealing with the crusades, the most recent of which is Crusader Criminals: The Knights Who Went …

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Using The Power of a Supportive Network to Scale with Terry Fisher 42:51

25d ago42:51

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In this episode, Terry Fisher shares his experiences in the corporate world and as an angel investor. He discusses his time at Thomas Cook and the missed opportunity to buy the company. He also talks about his investment in a music app called Voicey and its eventual sale to Snapchat. Terry emphasizes the importance of having a clear exit strategy a…

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Executing with Excellence with Gerald Ratner 37:26

1M ago37:26

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Gerald Ratner, former CEO of Ratners Group, shares his experiences in business and the lessons he learned from his successes and failures. He discusses the importance of acquisitions in scaling a business and the value of key individuals. Ratner also talks about the expansion into the American market and the strategies he used to succeed. He shares…

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Scaling a Business Successfully with Matthew Mills 43:04

1M ago43:04

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In this insightful episode of The Grown UP Business Podcast, host Paul Avins sits down with Matthew Mills, the Chief Commercial Officer of The CFO Centre. They dive into the intricacies of scaling a business, highlighting the crucial role of financial visibility and cash flow management. Matthew shares valuable insights from his experience at The C…

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The Impact of a Labour Government on Scaling Entrepreneurs 1:06:40

2M ago1:06:40

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In this episode of the Grown Up Business podcast, Coach Paul Avins discusses how entrepreneurs can adapt to and navigate through changes in the business landscape. They explore the impact of political and regulatory changes, such as the recent UK election, on businesses and entrepreneurs. With guests, Guy Bartlett and Jeff Lermer, they also discuss…

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Building and Leveraging Personal Brand with Chris James 51:02

2M ago51:02

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In this episode of The Grown UP Business Podcast, host Paul Avins welcomes Chris James, a prominent figure in the realm of personal branding and digital marketing. They dive deep into the significance of building and leveraging a personal brand in today's business landscape. Chris shares his journey from starting in sales to becoming a key influenc…

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Overcoming Sales Challenges with David Angel 27:42

1M ago27:42

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In this episode of The Grown Up Business Podcast, host Paul Avins sits down with sales expert David Angel to delve into the common challenges businesses face in their sales processes and how to overcome them. David brings his wealth of experience in helping entrepreneurs scale their sales and build effective sales teams. The discussion focuses on t…

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The Importance of Customer Service in Business Growth with Geoff Ramm. 29:46

2M ago29:46

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In this episode of The Grown UP Business Podcast, host Paul Avins is joined by customer service expert and keynote speaker Geoff Ramm to delve into the critical role that customer service plays in business growth. Geoff, known for his groundbreaking work on "Celebrity Service," shares invaluable insights into how businesses can transform their cust…

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Cash Flow Challenges and Solutions for Small Businesses with Jamie Beaumont 50:45

2M ago50:45

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In this insightful episode of The Grown UP Business Podcast, host Paul Avins sits down with Jamie Beaumont, the CEO of Playter, a company revolutionizing the way small businesses manage their cash flow. Jamie shares his journey from the recruitment industry to founding Playter, highlighting the challenges and solutions small businesses face when de…

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Mastering Systems for Business Growth with Marianne Page 34:05

2M ago34:05

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In this enlightening episode of The Grown UP Business Podcast, host Paul Avins sits down with Marianne Page, an expert in business systems and processes, and a former executive with over 27 years at McDonald's. Marianne shares her invaluable insights on how implementing effective systems can be a game-changer for businesses looking to scale up. Key…

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The Battle That Destroyed the Military Forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: Hattin (1187) 1:06:45

2M ago1:06:45

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Send us a Text Message. On 3-4 July 1187 the Sultan of Egypt and Syria Saladin enjoyed the greatest military victory of his career. The Battle of Hattin, a two-day battle fought along the road leading to the town of Tiberias and, on the following day, on the Horns of Hattin, an iron-age hillfort above that road, is one of the few decisive battles o…

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Norway's highest-grossing film: Liv Ullmann's Kristin Lavransdatter (1995) 23:55

2M ago23:55

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Send us a Text Message. Yes, Kristin Lavransdatter is the highest-grossing Norwegian film of all time. That isn't as impressive as it might sound, as the movie only brought in $3.7 million in box office receipts, but virtually all of that came from domestic sales. Pretty much unknown outside Scandinavia, the movie was a sensation when released in N…

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Medieval Adultery in the Movies (with Kat Tracey) 1:09:30

2M ago1:09:30

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Send us a Text Message. This is the final episode--sort of*--of a multi-part series about medieval adultery in literature, history, and popular culture. My co-host Professor Larissa 'Kat' Tracey and I review how adultery has been dealt with in movies about the Middle Ages. We begin with three Hollywood medieval epics, "The Kingdom of Heaven," "Brav…

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Medieval Adultery in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Opera and Literature (with Kat Tracey) 1:21:07

3M ago1:21:07

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Send us a Text Message. This is the third of a multi-episode series in which I chat with Dr. Larissa ‘Kat’ Tracey about literary representations of medieval adultery and its reality. In this episode Kat and I survey and discuss the major nineteenth- and twentieth-century literary treatments of medieval adultery, focusing on the stories of La(u)ncel…

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Medieval adultery, part 2 (with Kat Tracy): Tristan and Iseult and a late twelfth-century "National Enquirer" story 1:08:57

4M ago1:08:57

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Send us a Text Message. This is the second of a three part series with my very special co-host, Dr. Larissa 'Kat' Tracy, about adultery in the Middle Ages. In the previous episode, Kat and I talked about the Lancelot and Guinevere story. In this episode, we tackle the other great medieval tale of adulterous love, Tristan and Iseult. We begin, howev…

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Jerusalem in the Twelfth Century (with Dr. John Hosler) 1:03:25

5M ago1:03:25

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, my very special guest Dr. John Hosler draws upon the research he undertook for his book Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace (Yale University Press, 2022) to discuss what Jerusalem meant in the thought and imagination of Christians and Muslims in the twelfth century, and the role the city played…

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St. Thomas Becket, 2: the Martyrdom 1:08:57

5M ago1:08:57

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode my co-host Dr. Jennifer Paxton and I explain the principles and personal grievances that led to the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket and the significance of that event for Church-State relations in medieval England. We also talk about T.S. Eliot’s and Jean Anouilh’s plays about Thomas’ martyrdom, and the movies…

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Medieval Adultery (with Kat Tracy), part 1: Lancelot and Guinevere 1:11:23

5M ago1:11:23

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Send us a Text Message. This is the first of a three part series about adultery in the Middle Ages. My co-host for both is Dr. Larissa 'Kat' Tracy. Last month Kat and I talked about my favorite medieval romance, Chretien de Troyes' late twelfth-century French poem "Yvain: The Knight with the Lion." Unlike the more famous medieval romances of Lancel…

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St. Thomas Becket, part 1: King Henry II and his Chancellor, Thomas Becket 1:08:55

6M ago1:08:55

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Send us a Text Message. This is the first of two episodes on the career, historical context, and "afterlife" of England's most famous--and controversial--saint and martyr, St. Thomas Becket. My co-host for both is a veteran of this podcast, Dr. Jennifer Paxton of the Catholic University of America. In this episode we set the historical scene for Be…

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What Was A "Crusade"? 48:38

6M ago48:38

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Ellen and Richard talk about what a "crusade" was in the Middle Ages. Richard explains what modern historians mean by the term "crusade"--and why there is so little agreement. He also offers a response to a question posed by Nicholas Morton in the previous episode: How did the medieval Church reconcile its do…

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Crusading Warfare in the East, 1099-1187 1:09:14

6M ago1:09:14

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Send us a Text Message. My guest for this episode is Dr. Nicholas Morton, whom you may remember from our first episode about the Mongols. Today Nick and I will be talking about crusading warfare, in particular, about the military activities and challenges faced by the Crusader States established in the Levant by the First Crusade. Among the topics …

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Medieval Romance: The Knight with the Lion 1:39:17

7M ago1:39:17

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode my guest host Professor Larissa 'Kat" Tracy and I discuss my favorite medieval romance, Chrétien de Troyes' late twelfth century poem, "Yvain, the Knight with the Lion." We place the poem within its historical context--the first European industrial and commercial revolution, and the emergence of a courtly soc…

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The Mongol Conquest of Baghdad (1258) 1:07:42

7M ago1:07:42

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Send us a Text Message. Last May, I spoke with Professor Nicholas Morton about the Mongols and their impact upon the medieval Near East. This episode digs deeper into that subject, focusing on the Mongol conquest and destruction of Baghdad in February of 1258. The Mongol sack of Baghdad is notorious for its brutality. Estimates of the number killed…

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Beowulf (2): translations, adaptations, and movies! 1:20:24

8M ago1:20:24

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, the second of a two part series, Dr. Chrissy Senecal and I continue our discussion of the Old English epic poem Beowulf. In it we talk about the challenges of translation and look at literary and cinematic adaptations of the poem. Sound clips in this episode: “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” soundtrack (com…

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Beowulf 52:42

9M ago52:42

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Send us a Text Message. This is the first of a two-part series on the most famous monster story in pre-modern literature, the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. My co-host for both is Dr. Christine Senecal of Shippensburg University. In this episode Chrissy and I talk about the poem itself. We begin with the story of the hero Beowulf and how as a youth…

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Hanukkah and Christmas in the Middle Ages, and the Puritan War on Christmas 46:47

9M ago46:47

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Send us a Text Message. This is a revised--and a lot longer--version of our twenty-first episode ("Some thoughts about Hanukkah by a (secular) Jewish medieval historian"). That episode was just what the title said, some thoughts about the role of Hanukkah in contemporary America and the Middle Ages. In it Ellen had a throwaway line about the Purita…

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The Medievalists' "F-Word": Feudalism 46:12

10M ago46:12

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Send us a Text Message. “Feudalism” was once accepted by academic and popular historians alike as a defining, if not the defining, feature of medieval society. For military historians, the High Middle Ages, the period from around 1050 to 1300, was once the Age of the Feudal Knight. This is no longer the case. If academic historians use it at all in…

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Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan Lavelle 43:42

11M ago43:42

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Send us a Text Message. In our third and final episode of the series, Richard talks with Professor Ryan Lavelle of the University of Winchester in the U.K. about Alfred the Great. Dr. Lavelle is a leading expert on Anglo-Saxon and Viking warfare. He is also the historical consultant for the BBC/Netflix television series "The Last Kingdom," based on…

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Alfred the Great, Part 2: A Chat with Professor Barbara Yorke 44:45

11M ago44:45

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Send us a Text Message. This is the second of a three part series about King Alfred of Wessex (reigned 871-899), the only English king to be called "the Great." In this episode Ellen and I chat with Dr. Barbara Yorke, Professor Emeritus at the University of Winchester in the U.K.. Professor Yorke is arguably the world's leading expert on Anglo-Saxo…

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King Alfred: was he really all that 'great'? 1:07:43

11M ago1:07:43

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Send us a Text Message. After a hiatus we are back with the long promised episode about King Alfred of Wessex (871-899), the only English king to be called "the great." In this episode, Richard gives an overview of Alfred's reign and accomplishments and explains why the Victorians thought he was great--and why Richard does as well. The musical intr…

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Mongols 1:11:06

1+ y ago1:11:06

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode I interview my special guest Dr. Nicholas Morton, author of The Mongol Storm (Basic Books, 2022), about the Mongols and their invasion of and impact upon the thirteenth-century Near East. Our discussion covers who and what the Mongols were; why they were so effective militarily; Mongol religion and religious …

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Robin Hood in Movies and Television 1:35:01

1+ y ago1:35:01

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Send us a Text Message. This is the second half of a two-part series about the legendary medieval outlaw Robin Hood. In the first episode, my co-host Dr. Jennifer Paxton and I discussed the evidence for a historical basis for the legend. In this one, we look at how Robin Hood has been portrayed in film and television from the silent era to the pres…

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Robin Hood: Origins 55:39

1+ y ago55:39

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Richard and Dr. Jennifer Paxton of The Catholic University of America search for a historical Robin Hood and explore the medieval and Tudor stories about the heroic outlaw and his band of merry men. This is the first of a two-part series. The follow on episode will be on Robin Hood in movies and television. C…

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"The Northman" 1:04:32

1+ y ago1:04:32

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Richard and his special guest and co-host Dr. Christine Senecal of Shippensburg University discuss the 2022 Viking movie "The Northman." Director and co-screenplay writer Robert Eggers' avowed goal in making this movie was to recreate the material and mental world of the Vikings. Please join Richard and Chris…

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Vikings! 1:03:58

1+ y ago1:03:58

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Richard and Ellen discuss who and what vikings were historically, and how they were depicted in the Middle Ages and modern times. The episode focuses upon the first century of the Viking Age, roughly from the late eighth to the early tenth century. (This episode marks the first anniversary of 'Tis But A Scra…

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Some thoughts about Hanukkah by a (secular) Jewish medieval historian 24:59

1+ y ago24:59

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Send us a Text Message. This is a short end of the year episode. It's exactly what the title says, just some thoughts about the role of Hanukkah in contemporary America and the Middle Ages. Happy Holidays from Ellen and me to you and yours! Listen on Podurama https://podurama.com Intro and exit music are by Alexander Nakarada If you have questions,…

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Was King Æthelred Really Unready? 1:13:14

1+ y ago1:13:14

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Send us a Text Message. Few English kings have had a worse popular reputation than Æthelred the Unready (r.978-1016), the king who lost England (at least temporarily) to viking invaders. But does he deserve that reputation? Was King Æthelred really "unready"? My co-host for this episode is the person most qualified to answer that question, Dr. Levy…

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"Wicked" Medieval Women and the Monks Who Loathed Them 1:20:51

1+ y ago1:20:51

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Ellen and I discuss three "wicked" medieval women and the monastic authors who loathed them. We begin with the Anglo-Saxon Queen Ælfthryth, a champion of the Tenth-Century Benedictine Reform movement in England, who appears in the twelfth-century Liber Eliensis as a lascivious witch responsible for the murder…

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King Arthur in Literature and Popular Culture: From Sir Thomas Malory to the Present 1:02:07

2y ago1:02:07

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Send us a Text Message. Today’s episode concludes our three part series about King Arthur in history, legend, and popular culture. Our jumping off point for this episode is Sir Thomas Malory’s late fifteenth-century Le Morte D’Arthur, the work most responsible for the popular conception of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. We then tra…

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King Arthur in History, Legend, and Popular Culture, Part 2: The Middle Ages 58:23

2y ago58:23

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Ellen and I with the help of my longtime friend and colleague Dr. Jennifer Paxton of the Catholic University of America trace the development of the Arthurian legend during the Middle Ages, as Arthur was transformed from the chieftain of Welsh stories into the exemplar of medieval French and English chivalry.…

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King Arthur in History, Legend, and Popular Culture. Part One: Was Arthur a Real Person? 1:12:36

2y ago1:12:36

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Send us a Text Message. This episode features a guest co-host, my old friend and colleague Dr. Jennifer Paxton, director of the Honors Program at The Catholic University of America and one of the best historians of medieval Britain. Jenny, Ellen, and I examine the evidence for a historical Arthur in the aftermath of the Roman withdrawal from Britai…

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Inquisitions, Jews, and the Formation of a Persecuting Society 55:44

2y ago55:44

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Ellen and I compare medieval Inquisitions with the Spanish Inquisition, and both with the popular conception of the Inquisition. Among other subjects, we discuss what an inquisition was--and is--, how inquisitions served as a tool in the formation of a persecuting society, and why it is not quite accurate to …

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Heresy and Crusade in Southern France: The Cathars 58:22

2y ago58:22

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Ellen and I talk about a dualist heresy that was widespread in twelfth- and thirteenth-century southern France and northern Italy. This heresy is generally known as Catharism. Its central tenet was that there are two gods, a good god who created the spiritual world and an evil god who created the visible worl…

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The Saint Brice's Day Massacre of 1002: A Case of Medieval Ethnic Cleansing? 33:03

2y ago33:03

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Ellen and I talk about one of the more puzzling events in the history of England’s Viking Wars, the St. Brice's Davy Massacre. In the year 1002, King Æthelred "the Unready" issued an order that on St. Brice's Day all the Danes dwelling in England were to be killed in a "most just extermination." Writers from …

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Sanctity, Heresy, and Superstition: Saint Francis, the Heresiarch "Peter" Waldo, and a Holy Greyhound 59:18

2y ago59:18

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Ellen and I examine how Saint Francis became a saint and Waldo a heretic while following the same call to apostolic poverty, and why in the mid-thirteenth century it was heretical to deny that a consecrated communion wafer contains the actual body of Christ but not to venerate a dog as a saint with healing po…

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