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Episode 83: The Becoming

3/28/2022

We know it is good to be the king, but how does one becomes the king? Highlights include the revelation that no one has ever known how to placate angry old men at public gatherings.

https://whythoapodcast.weebly.com/

https://history.illinoisstate.edu/about/recounting_the_past/Spring%202020.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3MzxdlLIb30SJi58G0XOLELDPKmLhWA-EDlAuTjSenzjjzH7OiQRy587g

Episode 82: Medieval Kingship Part 1: What is it you...dooo here Anyway?

3/6/2022

Sometimes, I lie awake in bed at night, thinking about kings, wondering where they could be, who they are with, what they are thinking, are they thinking of me, and whether they'll ever return someday.

Also, Queens!

The embed player is sucking right now, heres the episode link:

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Episode 81: Scrofula Interview with David MOntgomery of The Siecle Podcast

2/20/2022

This episode is pretty much what it says on the tin. The most important thing to know going in is that you should probably not Google Scrofula before listening to the episode.

The Siecle: http://thesiecle.com/

Andrew Pilot Housekeeping Episode

12/7/2021

Go to the link below, listen to The Two Musketeers, and vote for it!

https://tongal.com/welcome/ngp/

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Episode 80: An Interview with Zach Twamley

11/21/2021

Do you like books? The Thirty Years War? Cambrai? Well you will need to listen to this one.

Episode 79: Investiture Controversy Introduction

10/22/2021

What is an investiture controversy? What does it have to do with the Early Modern Period? Will this episode have a defenestration? For that last one, yes. But for the rest you will have to listen.

Episode 78: Slavery in the Middle Ages Part 4; The Rise of Serfdom

9/29/2021

This Episode wraps up not only our look at slavery in the middle ages, but the entire third season of this show.

Zach's new book, Matchlock and the Embassy: http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/ml1

I have read it all at this point and it is very good.

Episode 77: Slavery in the Middle Ages Part 3; Transition

8/30/2021

Unfreedom in the middle ages took on a wide variety of forms. In this episode I talk about the ideological shifts that accompanied this change, some examples of the deals that were struck, and one highly amusing example of priestly fraud.

Map Corner: https://play.acast.com/s/insidertrading
My website: https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/
New Show Website: https://whythoapodcast.weebly.com/

New Show Announcement

8/12/2021

I am starting a second show! Let me tell you about how it will affect W2W, some changes to Patreon levels, and then you can listen to the first episode!. The main show website is here: https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/why-tho

There is an rss feed but it will take a minute to get on itunes.

https://rss.acast.com/why-tho-podcast

Episode 76: Slavery in the Middle Ages Part 3, The Economics of Slavery (Redux).

7/21/2021

One would think that the economics of slavery would be simple, but then a person who thought that would clearly not be a fan of this show.

https://www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com/