Voltaire with Dr. Eleanor Janega

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03/20/25 • 58 min

This Guy Sucked

Claire sits down with Dr. Eleanor Janega to talk Candide-ly (get it?) about the guy who ruined medieval studies.

Guest

Our guest Dr. Eleanor Janega is a medieval historian and host of the podcast We’re Not So Different and History Hit TV’s Going Medieval. Her book, The Once and Future Sex, is available here. Follow her on Twitter @GoingMedieval and on Instagram @dreleanorjanega, or visit her website.

Sensitive Themes & Topics

Racism, sexism, incest, slavery, antisemitism

Credits

Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin

Producer & Editor: Thomas O’Mahony. Find him on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky gotitatguineys

Music: Marshall Dean Williams

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Claire sits down with Dr. Eleanor Janega to talk Candide-ly (get it?) about the guy who ruined medieval studies.

Guest

Sensitive Themes & Topics

Racism, sexism, incest, slavery, antisemitism

Credits

Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin

Producer & Editor: Thomas O’Mahony. Find him on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky gotitatguineys

Music: Marshall Dean Williams

Multitude: multitude.productions

Find Us Online

Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked

Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked

Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisguysucked

Bluesky: tgspod.bsky.social

Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/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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Guest

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Sensitive Themes & Topics

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Credits

Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin

Producer & Editor: Thomas O’Mahony. Find him on Twitter @gotitatguineys and Bluesky gotitatguineys

Music: Marshall Dean Williams

Multitude: multitude.productions

Find Us Online

Website: thisguysucked.com

Patreon: patreon.com/thisguysucked

Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked

Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked