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We're Not So Different

We're Not So Different

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A mostly Medieval history podcast about how we've always been idiots

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Episodes
  • September Mailbag 1: Chateauneuf du Pape

    September Mailbag 1: Chateauneuf du Pape
    Sep 16 2026
    folks, we are back with another mailbag episode for your enjoyment! we take patron questions about source survival, Tolkien as a medievalist, mercenaries, old primary sources, world peace, and more!

    cover image is a bottle of Costco's Kirkland's Signature branded Chateauneuf du Pape, 2023 vintage I found online
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • When the Church Changed

    When the Church Changed
    Sep 10 2026
    (00:00:00) Intro - A tales of 2 online interactions
    (00:06:32) What is hegemony, what does it mean for a Church to be hegemonic?
    (00:14:29) Hegemony can't override individual interpretations of the Bible
    (00:29:02) The Gregorian Reforms and the blunders that led to the crackdowns
    (00:40:00) When the Church changed on: clerical celibacy, just war theory, enslaving other Christians, Pagan and Muslim toleration,
    (00:51:03) When the Church changed on: mystery plays, folk saints, anchorites, vernacular bibles, witchcraft, poor orders, indulgen

    folks, we talk a lot about the hegemony of the Catholic Church in Medieval Europe but what does that mean, exactly? we know the early Medieval Church had a less firm hand on many issues while the late Medieval Church was the hegemonic behemoth we all remember, but why did this change and when did it happen? and, regardless of anything else, even if the Church has hegemony over Europe, that does very little to actually ensure people don't stray too far from orthodoxy given how personal and neurotic everyone's religious interpretations are. we talk about all this, the blunders that led the Church to crackdown on so many things, and when they actually began to change their theology to accommodate this new, more heavy-handed approach.

    cover image is a meme I made based on a screen from the Simpsons
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Robin Hood Was NOT Wat Tyler

    Robin Hood Was NOT Wat Tyler
    Sep 4 2026
    folks, the new movie Uprising, starring Andrew Garfield, is supposed to be released in a week and yet, the film's entire marketing scheme was thrown into chaos when a seemingly unauthorized trailer linking the film to Robin Hood was published online. the production company has since confirmed that the film is based on Wat Tyler and the Peasant's Uprising of 1381 but that has still led many to question the origins of Robin Hood. so we talk about this movie marketing disaster, the origins of Robin Hood, how he is definitively not based on a real individual and is most certainly not Wat Tyler, and more. enjoy!

    cover image is a still of Andrew Garfield as Wat Tyler in The Uprising
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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Amateur and professional medievalist, respectively, they bring a depth of knowledge to medieval history

Luke and Dr Janega are an amazing team

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this is very well researched. And thank you and keep up the great work. i can't believe you are doing this for free. Appreciate it.
I am mostly focused on African History after the 16th and this is new to me. I have learned much about it. i am still going through the podcast but so far so good. My rating is a 5

thanks

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