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 40 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Multitude hosts American Medieval, a history show with 40 episodes published.

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  Episode #40

  “Neomedieval” Detroit with Rachel Gabriele

  Aug 19, 202654 min

  Hey! It’s a great episode, perhaps the best episode because our guest this week [Borat voice] MY WIFE! Rachel Gabriele talks with us about Detroit and how the city tells stories about itself – but also how the overlapping policy, politics, and economics of the city (and its universities) are similar to the Middle Ages. Guest Rachel currently serves in the Provost's Office at Virginia Tech leading policy and administration initiatives related to faculty affairs. Disciplinary, Rachel is interested in how the built environment influences culture, particularly in urban and campus settings. Her PhD focused on the built environment in Detroit after recent redevelopment efforts. 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 #39

  Medieval Tattoos with Esther Liberman Cuenca

  Aug 12, 202658 min

  There was no word for tattoo (in Europe) before the 18th century or so, but people had tattoos. Esther Cuenca talks about how to get at the lives of the 90% of the population who often don’t have sources written for them. Plus Prof. Gabriele tells you about his own tattoo. Guest Esther Liberman Cuenca is Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University–Victoria and the author of The Making of Urban Customary Law in Medieval and Reformation England , which was published last year by Oxford University Press. She has also co-edited the book Law, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World: An Introduction through Film , and has just recently completed a short book called Body Art and Tattooing in the Global Middle Ages . Find her on BlueSky at @EstherLCuenca  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 #38

  Medieval Conspiracy Theories with Elise Wang

  Aug 5, 202656 min

  This episode is about stories and what they do. Medievals told them (as we do today, often without knowing it!) that conveyed truth, but not necessarily fact. This is where conspiracy theories come from. Is there hope to defeat them? Yup.  Guest Elise Wang works on the medieval history of modern ideas, like felony (her first book) and conspiracy theories (her second). She is an assistant professor at Cal State Fullerton, as well as a current Carnegie Fellow. See more at her website , or find her on Bluesky: @elisewang.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 #37

  Let’s go to Hell with Stephen Hopkins

  Jul 29, 202657 min

  Stephen Hopkins has been thinking about Hell for a long time, and so have medieval Christians. But only one of them grew up in Ohio. Plus there are 2 killer puns towards the end that I’m very proud of. Guest Stephen Hopkins is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University of Virginia. He teaches Old English and Old Norse languages and literatures, as well as courses on the history of the English language and medieval literature generally. His recent book is entitled Translating hell: Vernacular theology and apocrypha in the medieval North Sea . Follow on Bluesky: phil-lol-ogist@bsky.social or Instagram @phil_lol_ogist. His website is https://stephencehopkins.wordpress.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 #36

  Medieval Sicily and the Mediterranean with Sarah Davis-Secord

  Jul 22, 202656 min

  Sicily isn’t just cannoli (but it is, and they’re great). In the Middle Ages, this was an island filled with Latin Christians, Greek Christians, Muslims, and Jews — and one that kept right on chugging as the centerpoint (almost literally) of the Mediterranean. We talk about how people moved, didn’t, got along, and didn’t.  Guest Sarah Davis-Secord is Professor of History and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies at the University of New Mexico. She is interested in medieval interreligious interactions and long-distance trade, and has written books about early medieval Sicily, human migration across the Mediterranean, and a co-authored textbook on the global Middle Ages. See more at her website .  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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