The Green Knight

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12/24/21 • 147 min

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Media-eval: A Medieval Pop Culture Podcast

It's Christmas so we decided to talk about the most Christmas-y of all movies- The Green Knight. We talk about pretension, confusion and whether Barry Keoghan is attractive or not. Its a long episode but then again, its a movie that lasts for several years, or feels like it does at least!

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Doctor Who - The King's Demons

This is the one where Sarah gets unreasonably infuriated about the Magna Carta and Anglo-American exceptionalism - but also gets the chance to talk about King John’s troubles with Pope Innocent III. Elizabeth Bonnemann is back to talk Doctor Who serial “The King’s Demons,” where two Time Lords battle it out over (allegedly) the future of democracy in England, 1215. Social Media: Find Elizabeth on Twitter: @lizziestrider Twitter @mediaevalpod E-mail: [email protected] Rate, review, and subscribe!

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TikTok Medievalism and Conspiracy Theories

TikTok celebrity and fellow medievalist Mireille Pardon is back to talk with Sarah about medieval misinformation and conspiracy theories on TikTok as we do a deep dive into Momllennial’s “Rome didn’t exist” theory. Join us for an extended debunking and a foray into the wide array of sources historians use to study the medieval past! Book Recommendation: The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000, by Chris Wickham Social Media: Find Mireille on TikTok and Twitter: @pardon_mi Twitter @mediaevalpod E-mail: [email protected] Rate, review, and subscribe!