American Medieval

American Medieval is a podcast about the history of the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, host Prof. Matthew Gabriele is joined by expert guests to explore not medieval history, but how and why the Middle Ages have such a hold on our collective imagination. After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval. New episodes released every Wednesday. Be inscribed into the Book of Life, Drink with us Historians, and get ad-free episodes by subscribing at patreon.com/americanmedieval

American Medieval is a history podcast hosted by Multitude, with 46 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Multitude hosts American Medieval, a history show with 46 episodes published.

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  Episode #46

  Stealing St. Nick with M.T. Anderson

  Sep 30, 202656 min

  Prof. Gabriele is joined by the National Book Award winning author M. T. Anderson to talk about his new book Stealing Saint Nick . We talk about the saint, the heist and its cast of characters (freaking Matteo!), and writing good history for teens and adults. Guest M. T. Anderson is a National Book Award-winning author. He’s written stories for adults, picture books for children, adventure novels for young readers, graphic novel adaptations of ancient French tales, and several books for older readers (both teens and adults). His satirical book Feed was a Finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the L.A. Times Book Prize , and the first volume of his Octavian Nothing saga, The Pox Party, won the National Book Award and the Boston Globe / Horn Book Prize. His nonfiction book Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad was long-listed for the National Book Award. His new book is Stealing Saint Nick . See more at https://mtanderson.com/   Credits Host & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com   Editor: Julia Schifini Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE Art: Ulysses Gabriele Multitude: https://multitudeshows.com/   Find American Medieval Online Website: AmericanMedieval.com   Patreon: patreon.com/AmericanMedieval   Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval   YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval   Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/americanmedieval.bsky.social   About Us American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.  After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval. Sponsors Want to become a sponsor of American Medieval? Head over to https://www.multitudeshows.com/ads   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #45

  September Medieval News with David M. Perry & Thomas Lecaque

  Sep 23, 20261h 6m

  Medieval in the neeeeeeews… This week we talk Bayeux Tapestry, the anti-LLM vibes in our classrooms, and how to ethically use technology in studying the past. Plus no one knows about “Game of Thrones” anymore.  Guest Thomas Lecaque is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of the First Year Experience at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, located on Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk lands. His primary research area is on religious violence and apocalypticism from the crusades of the High Middle Ages through the holy wars of colonial North America, but he teaches broadly in the medieval world, vast early America, and game studies. He can also be found on Bluesky at @tlecaque.bsky.social and on LinkedIn. David M. Perry is a journalist and historian, who currently works as the associate director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Minnesota. He’s the co-author (with Matthew Gabriele) of the books Oathbreakers and The Bright Ages , both from HarperCollins. Over the last few years, Perry’s work on history, parenting, disability, and politics has appeared in The New York Times , The Washington Post , The Nation , The Daily Beast , Smithsonian Magazine , Slate, CNN, and many others. His website is davidmperry.com , and he can be found on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/lollardfish.bsky.social .  Credits Host & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com   Editor: Julia Schifini Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE Art: Ulysses Gabriele Multitude: https://multitudeshows.com/   Find American Medieval Online Website: AmericanMedieval.com   Patreon: patreon.com/AmericanMedieval   Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval   YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval   Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/americanmedieval.bsky.social   About Us American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.  After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval. Sponsors Want to become a sponsor of American Medieval? Head over to https://www.multitudeshows.com/ads   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #43

  Medieval Caves with Alexander D’Alisera

  Sep 9, 202653 min

  Prof. Gabriele and Alex talk about caves. Geologic time. Mystical experiences. Hiding stuff from the fuzz. Plus the idea of total darkness is freaky. Guest Alexander D’Alisera is an interdisciplinary historian of medieval Europe, specializing in caves, stone, ritual, and religion. Currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Boston College, he is working on a book titled Medieval Cave People: A North Sea Speleology, c. 400-1200 CE , which unearths the history of ordinary people and extraordinary underground environments, both real and imagined, across medieval Britain, Ireland, and Scandinavia. Credits Host & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com   Editor: Julia Schifini Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE Art: Ulysses Gabriele Multitude: https://multitudeshows.com/   Find American Medieval Online Website: AmericanMedieval.com   Patreon: patreon.com/AmericanMedieval   Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval   YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval   Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/americanmedieval.bsky.social   About Us American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.  After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval. Sponsors Want to become a sponsor of American Medieval? Head over to https://www.multitudeshows.com/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #42

  Turin Shroud (Crossover with Tiny Matters Podcast)

  Sep 2, 20261h 6m

  In this crossover episode with Tiny Matters , we talk about a new scientific study (and some older studies) of the Turin Shroud. Prof. Gabriele talks about its history and about medieval relics generally, and the Tiny Matters experts talk about DNA testing and other science stuff. Collaboration FTW! Guest Sam Jones, PhD, is the executive producer and co-host of the science podcast Tiny Matters and the chemistry podcast Chain Reaction by ACS . She is also an Emmy-nominated freelance journalist and fact-checker, writing for outlets including The New York Times , The Washington Post , National Geographic , and Scientific American . In 2018, she completed her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of California, San Diego. Find all her work at sjoneswriting.com Deboki Chakravarti is a freelance science writer who makes video and podcasts. She co-hosts the science podcast Tiny Matters, and has also hosted Crash Course Organic Chemistry, Scishow, and Journey to the Microcosmos. She received her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University. You can find her work at debokic.com Credits Host & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com   Editor: Julia Schifini Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE Art: Ulysses Gabriele Multitude: https://multitudeshows.com/   Find American Medieval Online Website: AmericanMedieval.com   Patreon: patreon.com/AmericanMedieval   Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval   YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval   Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/americanmedieval.bsky.social   About Us American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.  After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval. Sponsors Want to become a sponsor of American Medieval? Head over to https://www.multitudeshows.com/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Episode #41

  August Medieval News with David M. Perry & Thomas Lecaque

  Aug 26, 202652 min

  In our 1st episode of its kind, we talk about the Middle Ages [in a “Pigs in Space” voice”] in the news . Prof. Gabriele is joined by David M. Perry and Thomas Lecaque to talk about archeological discoveries, AI slop, “medieval” medicine in the modern world, and fascists’ love for the crusades.  Guest Thomas Lecaque is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of the First Year Experience at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, located on Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk lands. His primary research area is on religious violence and apocalypticism from the crusades of the High Middle Ages through the holy wars of colonial North America, but he teaches broadly in the medieval world, vast early America, and game studies. He can also be found on Bluesky at @tlecaque.bsky.social and on LinkedIn. David M. Perry is a journalist and historian, who currently works as the associate director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Minnesota. He’s the co-author (with Matthew Gabriele) of the books Oathbreakers and The Bright Ages , both from HarperCollins. Over the last few years, Perry’s work on history, parenting, disability, and politics has appeared in The New York Times , The Washington Post , The Nation , The Daily Beast , Smithsonian Magazine , Slate, CNN, and many others. His website is davidmperry.com , and he can be found on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/lollardfish.bsky.social .  Credits Host & Executive Producer: Matthew Gabriele. Find him on Bluesky @profgabriele.com or his homepage profgabriele.com   Editor: Julia Schifini Music: “Sleeping Bags” by OTE Art: Ulysses Gabriele Multitude: https://multitudeshows.com/   Find American Medieval Online Website: AmericanMedieval.com   Patreon: patreon.com/AmericanMedieval   Insta: instagram.com/americanmedieval   YouTube: youtube.com/@AmericanMedieval   Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/americanmedieval.bsky.social   About Us American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, joined by expert guests, we’ll explore either some fascinating part of the medieval world, or some way Americans have used this period to help them understand themselves.  After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval. Sponsors Want to become a sponsor of American Medieval? Head over to https://www.multitudeshows.com/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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