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No Gods No Mayors
Vít Jedlička (with Eleanor Janega)
This week, Riley goes Mattie mode and profiles a guy that is technically a mayor but kind of not really, Liberland's Vít Jedlička. And we're joined by Medievalist but more importantly Czechia expert, our pal Dr. Eleanor Janega!Municipal meeting minutes include: What if something good happened?, Fascist Nonna, Fungal Trump, Are women bourgeoise?, Consolation Island, Outer Tax Heaven, Secretary of the Interior (of the hut), Suicide by boar, and The Floating Man.Join the Patreon for just 5 bucks a month and get double the mayors!Check out Eleanor on We're No...
2025-07-10
1h 20
Culture, Power and Politics » Podcast
What’s Feudal About ‘Technofeudalism’? With Eleanor Janega
Jem is joined by medieval historian, comrade and friend of the show Eleanor Janega, to talk about what exactly is ‘feudal’ about ‘techno-feudalism’ or ‘neo-feudalism’. Several prominent theorists and commentators have recently claimed that somehow, we’ve left the age of capitalism behind and entered a new epoch of…some kind of ‘feudalism’. But what even is ‘feudalism’? What do these guys even mean by ‘capitalism’? And are they right about any of it?To find out more about the podcast and the Culture, Power, Politics project, visit our website.If you can support us with a small regular donatio...
2025-07-04
1h 29
Ten Thousand Posts
Posters of History : Hildegard of Bingen ft. Eleanor Janega & Luke Waters
This week, we're joined by friend of the show and returning champion Eleanor Janega, as well as her 'We're Not So Different' podcast co-host Luke Waters, to talk about Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th century Benedictine Abbess. Known for her religious visions, and the writing, sermons and music that emerged from them, Hildegard is often considered a polymath, and as one of the founders of german scientific natural history. We talk about Hildegard’s place in high medieval society, the breadth of her writing - from religious commentary to linguistics and natural science - and of course, wh...
2025-06-24
1h 06
TRASHFUTURE
Deus Schmaltz feat. Eleanor Janega
Eleanor Janega stops by to talk about her new project on the history of The Crusades with American Prestige, and how these largely failed military campaigns against basically everyone East of the Italian peninsula transformed into the iconography of Islamophobia at home. But first, we look at more flailing from the Labour Government, a plan to sentence criminals to bins, and reflect on Scott Adams’ ass. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo’s tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows
2025-05-27
1h 03
This Guy Sucked
Voltaire with Dr. Eleanor Janega
Claire sits down with Dr. Eleanor Janega to talk Candide-ly (get it?) about the guy who ruined medieval studies.GuestOur 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 & TopicsRacism, sexism, incest, slavery, antisemitismCredits- Ho...
2025-03-20
58 min
Gone Medieval
Edward II: King of Incompetence
Gone Medieval begins a gripping 4 part series exploring scandal, power, and betrayal in the Plantagenet Court.This one of England’s most dramatic royal sagas; from the ill-fated reign of Edward II to the rise of his son, Edward III, Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega uncover how love and the Crown do not make good bedfellows.Each episode brings to life the key players in this enthralling saga and today Matt and Eleanor explore the disastrous reign of Edward II.With exclusive behind the scenes access to the Royal Sh...
2025-03-07
1h 16
Podcasting is Praxis
E320 - Medieval: Total Lore ft. Dr Eleanor Janega
We're joined by pod favourite Dr Eleanor to discuss yet another dipshit theme park that is definitely going to be built in Britain, it 100% isn't a scam or a joke for realsies this time honest. Also we hear some incredibly unsurprising statistics about how many young people are prepared to lay down their lives for the country that gave them *checks notes* absolutely nothing. See all of Eleanor's Cool Projects: https://eleanorjanega.com/ Subscribe for two whole bonus episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/praxiscast Watch streams: https://www.twitch.tv/praxiscast ...
2025-02-14
1h 27
Czechast, Radio Prague International
Brothels and Charles IV: Czechast with Dr. Eleanor Janega
In this episode, we have a truly fascinating guest, Eleanor Janega, an American broadcaster, historian, and author with a deep personal and professional connection to Czech history.
2025-01-25
1h 13
Foreign Exchanges: the Podcast
The Wild World of Medieval Women, with Eleanor Janega
Hello Foreign Exchanges fans and welcome to another entry in our very irregular podcast series! This time around I’m delighted to welcome to the show Dr. Eleanor Janega. Dr. Janega is a medieval historian, specializing in sexuality, propaganda, apocalypticism, urbanity, and empire in the late medieval and early modern periods. You may have heard her on one of her popular history podcasts, Gone Medieval and We’re Not So Different (check out their fantastic two part Ibn Battuta program) and her many guest appearances on other shows (like American Prestige, not once but twice), or read her blog, Goin...
2024-12-18
1h 20
History with Jackson
Podcast of the Year Winner History Rage: The Real Lives of Medieval Women with Eleanor Janega
Today on the History with Jackson podcast, we are featuring a feed drop episode from our Podcast of the Year Winner: History Rage! Unleash the untold tales of labour and legacy in this fiery episode of History Rage, as we journey into the heart of medieval womanhood with the formidable scholar and podcast co-host, Eleanor Janega. With her razor-sharp wit and boundless knowledge, Eleanor dismantles the myth of the idle medieval woman, confined to motherhood and marriage, and reveals a world where women wielded influence, managed businesses, and toiled alongside men.The Rage...
2024-12-08
51 min
Gone Medieval
Joan of Arc's Signature & Other Medieval Marvels
Dr. Eleanor Janega can hardly contain her excitement. She’s just seen Joan of Arc’s actual signature on show in the Medieval Women: In Their Own Words exhibition at the British Library in London. It’s a treasure trove of documents all about medieval women and their lives.Join Eleanor at the British Library as she talks to Dr. Eleanor Jackson, one of the curators of the exhibition, about the reasons it's easy to overlook medieval women if you don't know where to look, and what can be learned from documents ranging from the personal to medi...
2024-11-19
36 min
Everyday Anarchism
138. Debt Discussion 10, Debt in the Middle Ages with Eleanor Janega
Eleanor Janega, the very first guest on the Graeber's Debt series, comes back on the show to discuss what the middle ages were, how they were a global phenomenon, and why they weren't as bad as you've heard
2024-10-30
1h 02
Gone Medieval
The Rise of British Castles
Castles. For centuries they have held fast across the landscape of the British Isles. Like beacons on a hill they project power in stone and wood. But where did these quintessentially medieval strongholds come from? And how were they put to use?All this month on Gone Medieval, Dr Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis are embarking on a new six-part series exploring the story of Britain's great castles: how they were built, how they survived assault and what they represented to the peoples that lived nearby.In this episode Eleanor is joined by...
2024-10-01
53 min
Ten Thousand Posts
Poster's Of History: Marcus Aurelius’ Big Bitch Manifesto
Returning champion Dr Eleanor Janega comes back on the show to tell us about another Weird Little Guy™ - Marcus Aurelius, and the philosophy of 'Stoicism', beloved by nearly every strange LinkedIn Guy. Eleanor tells us about how the 'Stoicism' packaged in airport self-help books differs from its original Greek form, and how, throughout history, and even in its present, secular forms, Stoicism has largely been an intellectuallised form of cope. -------- Read Eleanor's Blog, here: https://going-medieval.com/ Get your copy of "The Once And Future Sex", here: https://www.waterstones.com/author/eleanor-janega/4304701 ...
2024-09-24
1h 02
History Rage
The Real Lives of Medieval Women with Eleanor Janega
Unleash the untold tales of labour and legacy in this fiery episode of History Rage, as we journey into the heart of medieval womanhood with the formidable scholar and podcast co-host, Eleanor Janega. With her razor-sharp wit and boundless knowledge, Eleanor dismantles the myth of the idle medieval woman, confined to motherhood and marriage, and reveals a world where women wielded influence, managed businesses, and toiled alongside men.The Rage Against Misconceptions:- Eleanor exposes the historical fallacy that medieval women were mere bystanders in a world of men, highlighting their active participation in...
2024-08-26
51 min
Gone Medieval
The Normans in Italy: From Pilgrims to Conquerors
Say Norman Conquests; think 1066 and William the Conqueror. But the massive success of the English conquest often overshadows the several other conquests across Europe which the Normans executed very successfully. Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Dr. Levi Roach to consider how the Normans fared in 11th century Italy, how the papacy forced a rethink of war strategy and how stories of religious conflict are often used to gain territory and power. Gone Medieval is presented by Dr. Eleanor Janega and edited by Ella Blaxill. The producers are Joseph Knight and Rob Weinberg. Th...
2024-08-06
43 min
Gone Medieval
Rollo: The First Norman
Rollo was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of Normandy in the early 10th century. His descendants, the Normans, later conquered England and southern Italy, leaving a lasting legacy on European history. So how did a Viking outlaw became a respected Frankish Jarl and founder of a conquering dynasty? In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor Janega meets Mathias Dilys, cultural interpreter at Château de Falaise in Normandy, to find out why canny political manoeuvres are often as important as military prowess.Gone Medieval is presented by Dr. Eleanor Ja...
2024-07-30
43 min
Gone Medieval
The Rise of Thomas Becket
"Who will rid me of this troublesome priest?!"These words supposedly uttered by a King over 800 years ago set in motion a chain of gruesome events, and sparked cult-like devotion across the world.This month Gone Medieval marks the 850th anniversary of King Henry II’s penance for the murder of Thomas Becket by recounting the events leading up to and following Becket’s martyrdom. Across four special episodes Dr. Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis consider Becket's meteoric rise in status to becoming the Archbishop of Canterbury, his increasingly fractious relationship with King Henry II...
2024-07-02
45 min
Ten Thousand Posts
Posters of History: Dante ft. Eleanor Janega and Luke Waters
In the latest of our posters of history series, Phoebe is joined by one of our history correspondents Eleanor Janega and her We're Not So Different Co-host Luke Waters to talk about Dante Alighieri, the pioneering Italian poet, writer, philosopher and poster. We talk about the historical context of 13th and 14th century Florence, posting yourself into exile, cultural innovation and the wisdom of immortalising your haters. Buy Eleanor's excellent book here! Listen to We're Not So Different here! -------- PALESTINE AID LINKS As the humanitarian crisis...
2024-04-02
1h 04
TRASHFUTURE
*PREVIEW* Policy Proposal: Release a Minotaur Into Canary Wharf feat Dr Eleanor Janega
We speak with friend of the show and returning guest Dr Eleanor Janega about a recent tech newsletter that compared the advent of ChatGPT to the invention of the heavy plow. But we also had to discuss a startup making surveillance-tech vending machines that will aggressively misgender you, and more. Get the whole thing on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/policy-proposal-100435433 *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/trashfuturepodcast *MILO ALERT* Check out...
2024-03-18
09 min
Masters of Our Domain
S9 E11 "The Dealership" Feat. Eleanor & Luke
Eleanor Janega and Luke Waters of the We're Not So Different podcast join Milo and Phoebe to talk about how maybe WE'RE not so different from Puddy, Costanza and Jerry... You can check out their show at: https://www.patreon.com/wnsdpod Follow us on twitter @mastersofpod!
2024-03-04
1h 35
The Verso Podcast
Dastardly Theology | Andrew Drummond & Eleanor Janega
Welcome back to the third season of The Verso Podcast! To kick off this run of shiny new episodes we’re taking a bit of a detour into the past, to have a closer look at the protestant reformation. This was a turbulent time in history - of tyrants, merchants, popes, peasants and roving priests - when early capitalist forms of power were just beginning to unsettle the old order. Together with our host, Eleanor Penny, Andrew Drummond and Eleanor Janega paint a detailed picture of the social and political terrain from which the seeds of the German peasants’ war spra...
2024-02-22
1h 23
We Can Be Weirdos
#29 Anti-Boner Magic: Dr Eleanor Janega and the Madness of the Medieval World
"I gossip about dead people... it's my job"Dr Eleanor Janega is a medieval historian specialising in social history, with an emphasis on sexuality, propaganda, the urban experience, and apocalyptic thought in the late medieval period. She is recognised, in particular, as an authority on Central European history. Check out her podcast, Gone Medieval, and her latest book which is called The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society.You can get in touch with Dan Schreiber on Twitter and Instagram (@Schreiberland). In his bio, you'll find the link to our...
2023-11-23
1h 22
Podcasting is Praxis
E228 - The End Is Always Nigh ft. Dr. Eleanor Janega
Eleanor's back! This time we talk about medieval and modern end-times/conspiracy mindset, featuring Q, Gamestop Apes, and also Jan Milíč. Also featuring the Captain Tom Onsen and Spa, people watching Eleanor's socials, and more yoof punishment schemes! Get All The Eleanor Content on one handy page! You can only stop the apocalypse by subscribing on Patreon. Clothe yourself in pod for it is getting cold brrrrr we're all on bluesky because Elon is fash. David, Rob, Alasdair, Jamie, James
2023-10-26
1h 21
Gone Medieval
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Debunking the Myths
On this special edition of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor Janega pays a visit to our sister podcast Betwixt the Sheets to be the guest of its presenter Dr. Kate Lister.Eleanor of Aquitaine - probably the most powerful and wealthy woman in medieval Europe - needs little introduction to Gone Medieval listeners. But how true is what we know about her? Rumours abounded in her own time, and to this day, about Eleanor’s private life. Did she really have a love affair with her own uncle? What was her relationship with her cousin? And how did m...
2023-10-16
38 min
Everyday Anarchism
099. Debt Discussion 1: Moral Confusion and Garden Parties with Eleanor Janega
Medieval historian Eleanor Janega joins me as the first guest in Graeber's Debt series. We discuss the big ideas in chapter 1, especially garden parties, moral confusion, American empire, and British debt. Eleanor also helped me understand how debt is the most important thing in Jane Austen's novels - and that's a bad thing.For more from Eleanor, you can check out her podcast debunking misconceptions about the middle ages, We're Not so Different, or her book The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society.
2023-09-20
53 min
Gone Medieval
Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor of Castile married King Edward I of England as part of a political deal to affirm English sovereignty over Gascony. But the marriage was a very close one. Eleanor travelled extensively with Edward, including on the Ninth Crusade. When she died in Nottinghamshire, her heartbroken husband erected a stone cross at every one of the 12 stopping places of her funeral cortege on the journey back to London. In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor Janega finds out more about her namesake from the celebrated medievalist Danièle Cybulskie.This episode was edited...
2023-08-08
41 min
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Eleanor Aquitaine: The Life of a Medieval Badass
You would think that a woman who was queen several times, commanded armies and was possibly the most powerful woman in medieval Europe would need no introduction…yet here we are.On today’s show we’re joined by author and new co-host of the History Hit podcast Gone Medieval, Eleanor Janega, to learn more about this most badass medieval woman: Eleanor Aquitaine.Did she really have an affair with her own uncle? What was her relationship with her cousin? And how did medieval society take to such a powerful and influential woman?...
2023-08-04
43 min
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Eleanor Aquitaine: The Life of a Medieval Badass
You would think that a woman who was queen several times, commanded armies and was possibly the most powerful woman in medieval Europe would need no introduction…yet here we are.On today’s show we’re joined by author and new co-host of the History Hit podcast Gone Medieval, Eleanor Janega, to learn more about this most badass medieval woman: Eleanor Aquitaine.Did she really have an affair with her own uncle? What was her relationship with her cousin? And how did medieval society take to such a powerful and influential woman?...
2023-08-04
43 min
Gone Medieval
Medieval Booze with Eleanor Janega
In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis welcomes his new co-host, historian Dr. Eleanor Janega. For her first episode, Eleanor and Matt kick off with a quick fire round about some of her favourite Medieval subjects, culminating in booze. How important was alcohol in the medieval world? Was it the only alternative to undrinkable water? What was the difference between beer and ale? How much did people drink, and why?This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts...
2023-08-01
41 min
The Medieval Podcast
The Medieval Podcast Live! with Eleanor Janega
This week, Danièle travels to the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds for a chat about life, history, and everything in between with podcast favourite Eleanor Janega in front of a live studio audience.You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
2023-07-06
40 min
Getting Better Acquainted
The Podgoblin's Hat Episode Bonus #2 Dr Eleanor Janega
Our special guest for this episode is Medieval historian Dr Eleanor Janega. Eleanor joins us to shout about how much she loves Comet in Moominland, share her Moomin memes of choice and talk about how Tove Jansson draws on medieval storytelling tropes like weird little guys you find in the woods, comets, and really good food writing. There is a case made for Moominmamma as an agony aunt and a scathing burn for Ian Fleming. You can find Eleanor's on twitter @GoingMedieval, buy her new book The Once and Future Sex here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-once-and-future-sex-going-medieval-on-women-s-roles-in-society-eleanor-janega/18507010?ean=9780393867817 and...
2023-06-29
43 min
Getting Better Acquainted
The Podgoblin's Hat Episode Bonus #2 Dr Eleanor Janega
Our special guest for this episode is Medieval historian Dr Eleanor Janega. Eleanor joins us to shout about how much she loves Comet in Moominland, share her Moomin memes of choice and talk about how Tove Jansson draws on medieval storytelling tropes like weird little guys you find in the woods, comets, and really good food writing. There is a case made for Moominmamma as an agony aunt and a scathing burn for Ian Fleming. You can find Eleanor's on twitter @GoingMedieval, buy her new book The Once and Future Sex here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-once-and-future-sex-going-medieval-on-women-s-roles-in-society-eleanor-janega/18507010?ean=9780393867817 and...
2023-06-29
43 min
The Podgoblin’s Hat
Bonus #2 Dr Eleanor Janega
Our special guest for this episode is Medieval historian Dr Eleanor Janega. Eleanor joins us to shout about how much she loves Comet in Moominland, share her Moomin memes of choice and talk about how Tove Jansson draws on medieval storytelling tropes like weird little guys you find in the woods, comets, and really good food writing. There is a case made for Moominmamma as an agony aunt and a scathing burn for Ian Fleming. You can find Eleanor's on twitter @GoingMedieval, buy her new book The Once and Future Sex here and her comic T...
2023-06-27
43 min
How To Academy Podcast
Eleanor Janega - Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society
Why did the ideal medieval woman have a pot belly and small feet? Which days of the week was sex permitted? Why did the transgender sex workers of London steal men's clothes? Eleanor Janega has the answers. She teaches medieval and early modern history at the London School of Economics. She's also the creator of the blog Going Medieval and the author of The Once and Future Sex, a new book exploring the ideals of womanhood in the medieval period. She tells Luke Naylor Perrott more in a NSFW podcast that's funny, provocative, and depressingly relevant to the present.
2023-04-28
1h 06
Sounds About Right: Audiobooks to Help Us Understand the World
#49: The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women’s Roles in Society with Eleanor Janega
Eleanor's current research focuses on the conceptualisation of sex and its influence on society in the medieval and early modern period.She speacialises in sexuality, propaganda, apocalypticism, urbanity, and empire, in the late medieval and early modern periods, with a particular emphasis on Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire. She holds a PhD in History and an MA in Medieval Studies from University College London, and a BA in History from Loyola University Chicago.I spoke to her about her latest book The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women’s Roles in So...
2023-04-17
29 min
Well That Aged Well
Episode 122: Eleanor Janega Returns: Sex, And Sexuality in The Medieval Era
In this weeks episode we discuss Sex, and Sexuality in the medieval era. What were the standards of beauty? And what was it about Virgin brides? And how were women viewed in the middle ages? All this and more, this week on "Well That Aged Well", with "Erlend HedegartFind Dr. Janega on twitter here: @GoingMedievalDr. Janegas blog can be found here:https://going-medieval.com/Buy Dr. Janegas book here:https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-once-and-future-sex-going-medieval-on-women-s-roles-in-society-eleanor-janega/18507010?ean=9780393867817Support this show http...
2023-04-06
53 min
Keep Going
Keep Going Podcast: Dr. Eleanor Janega on second chances
Dr. Eleanor Janega always wanted to be a historian but she discovered that her particular interests and skill set didn't make her a great candidate for academia. After a bit of soul searching, however, she discovered that history didn't have to reside in an ivory tower and instead could be shared with the world. She's now the author of multiple books including The Once and Future : Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society. Check out her book and her work online. Our theme music is by Policy AKA Mark Buchwald. (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/policy/)
2023-03-30
22 min
Wicked Women: The Podcast
The Role of the Royal Mistress with Dr. Eleanor Janega
It’s the woman everyone loves to hate. The home wrecker, the social climber, the spendthrift, the whore. Mistresses have divided our society (and marriages) for centuries. But the Royal Mistress was a role in and of itself. In the early modern period it was a title as sought after as Duke or Comte. But it also provided a uniquely powerful role for a woman in a royal court, granting them political influence often seen as only belonging to the world of men. Today’s episode is going to be a little different than what I usual...
2023-03-28
57 min
The Medieval Podcast
The Once and Future Sex with Eleanor Janega
This week, Danièle speaks with Eleanor Janega about medieval womanhood, the ideal feminine body in the Middle Ages, and how past perceptions of women’s roles are still affecting society today.You can learn more about the conference Easter in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages at https://www.afterconstantine.com/post/easter-in-late-antiquity-and-the-middle-ages-conference-program
2023-03-16
47 min
Gone Medieval
Medieval Women with Eleanor Janega
What made for the ideal woman in the Middle Ages? In her new book The Once and Future Sex, Dr. Eleanor Janega looks at what beauty, sexuality, work and social status meant for medieval women. Despite the expectation of their primarily being mothers, they were also industrious farmers, brewers, textile workers, artists and artisans.In this episode of Gone Medieval, for International Women's Day on Wednesday 8 March, Dr. Cat Jarman finds out more from Dr. Janega about an era that paved the way for new ideas about women’s nature, intellect and ability.This...
2023-03-07
39 min
Masters of Our Domain
S7 E5 ”The Hot Tub” Feat. Eleanor Janega
Returning champion Eleanor Janega (@goingmedieval) is back with Milo (@milo_edwards) and Phoebe (@prhroy) to discuss Kramer's hot tub woes... MOOD LIVE IN LONDON 28 FEB TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masters-of-our-domain-live-bee-movie-tickets-513111940627 Bonus episodes on Patreon from $3 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/mastersofpod Follow us on twitter @mastersofpod!
2023-02-27
1h 21
TRASHFUTURE
*PREVIEW* Womenne Doth Be ſhoppinge feat. Dr Eleanor Janega
Friend of the show Dr Eleanor Janega (@GoingMedieval) joins the gang to discuss her new book, The Once and Future Sex, about misogyny through the ages, and how while the justifications change, the outcome is always the same. It is a depressingly relevant conversation to the ongoing campaign of stochastic terrorism carried out against transgender people and immigrants by the great and the good of the country. Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/womenne-doth-be-78731494 *LONDON LIVE SHOW ALERT* See Trashfuture live in London on February 20 featuring special guest Nish...
2023-02-17
10 min
Smarty Pants
#264: Medieval Madams
The codices and manuscripts of the Middle Ages are littered with the acts of kings and the edicts of bishops, full of tales of knightly romance and monkish devotions. Read between the lines, though, and you’ll find the women who made the medieval world run: bookkeepers and brewers, weavers and wine merchants, serfs and sex workers. They never got credit for it, and even their first names are often obscured by those of their husbands and fathers, but their lives were much richer and more varied than we have been led to expect. Eleanor Janega, who teaches medieval an...
2023-01-27
30 min
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The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634444to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society Author: Eleanor Janega Narrator: Samara Naeymi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior. What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal what's...
2023-01-17
7h 33
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Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634444to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society Author: Eleanor Janega Narrator: Samara Naeymi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior. What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal what's...
2023-01-17
7h 33
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Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634444to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society Author: Eleanor Janega Narrator: Samara Naeymi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Unique Non-Fiction Publisher's Summary: A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior. What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal...
2023-01-17
7h 33
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The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society Author: Eleanor Janega Narrator: Samara Naeymi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior. What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal...
2023-01-17
30 min
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The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634444to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society Author: Eleanor Janega Narrator: Samara Naeymi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior. What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal what's...
2023-01-17
7h 33
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The Once and Future Sex by Eleanor Janega
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/29375to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Once and Future Sex Author: Eleanor Janega Narrator: Samara Naeymi Format: mp3 Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins Release date: 01-17-23 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 85 ratings Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: In The Once and Future Sex, Janega unravels the restricting expectations on medieval women and the ones on women today. She boldly questions why, if our ideas of women have changed drastically over time, we cannot reimagine them now to create a more equitable future.
2023-01-17
7h 33
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The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society Author: Eleanor Janega Narrator: Samara Naeymi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior. What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal...
2023-01-17
30 min
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The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634444to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society Author: Eleanor Janega Narrator: Samara Naeymi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Unique Non-Fiction Publisher's Summary: A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior. What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal...
2023-01-17
7h 33
Culture Sex Relationships
Eleanor Janega talks about her latest book 'The Once And Future Sex'
Here's an interview with Eleanor, about her amazing new book 'The Once and Future Sex'. We discuss the key themes of the book - about how the story of what it is to be a woman was told (and how this connects to power and hegemony), - where the beauty standard first came from and how women faced a double jeopardy of following them / not following them - how the story of what it is to be a woman meant creating stigma around sex and relationships - the role of the medieval mother and why motherhood was central to medieval...
2023-01-16
56 min
The Sword Guy Podcast
The importance of mixer taps, with Eleanor Janega
For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/the-importance-of-mixer-taps-with-eleanor-janega/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy I am delighted to announce that Dr Eleanor Janega is back! She was first on the show way back in episode 16, which is one of our most popular episodes. Since her last appearance on The Sword Guy, Eleanor has published a book and been on TV. Time to catch up on what she has been working on! Just to remind you, Eleanor is a...
2023-01-13
1h 32
DEATH // SENTENCE
Eleanor Janega - The Once and Future Sex
Dr. Eleanor Janega (also of the We're Not So Different podcast) joins us to discuss her book The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval On Women's Roles in Society. We discuss how Plato and Hippocrates ruined things for everyone, what the average person gets wrong about the Medieval period and what our boy Satan has to do with all of this. Music by Yokai & Kekht Ararkh and Grave Babies
2023-01-11
1h 20
A Word with Tom Merritt
Medieval - Eleanor Janega
Medieval times were not stinky or even technologically backward. In fact is it possible we could have a second medical era? Historian Eleanor Janega talks to us about that and more.Featuring Tom Merritt and Eleanor Janega.The Middle Ages: A Graphic HistoryThe Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in SocietyGoing Medieval.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-11-26
1h 02
A Word with Tom Merritt
Medieval - Eleanor Janega
Medieval times were not stinky or even technologically backward. In fact is it possible we could have a second medical era? Historian Eleanor Janega talks to us about that and more.Featuring Tom Merritt and Eleanor Janega.The Middle Ages: A Graphic HistoryThe Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in SocietyGoing Medieval.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-11-26
1h 02
A Word with Tom Merritt
Medieval - Eleanor Janega
Medieval times were not stinky or even technologically backward. In fact is it possible we could have a second medical era? Historian Eleanor Janega talks to us about that and more.Featuring Tom Merritt and Eleanor Janega.The Middle Ages: A Graphic HistoryThe Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in SocietyGoing Medieval.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-11-26
1h 02
Beneath The Skin
Hairshirts and The Sacred Heart: Medieval Tattooing with Dr. Eleanor Janega
The Medieval period is one of the few spaces in history where evidence of tattooing is scarce, but on this episode of Beneath the Skin we are joined by the internet's favourite Medieval historian Dr. Eleanor Janega to help us unpack the inked history of early Christendom. Eleanor teaches at the LSE and she specialises in sexuality, apocalypticism, propaganda, and the urban experience. You can pre-order Eleanors upcoming book The Once and Future Sex, which is an exploration of medieval thinking on women’s beauty, sexuality, and behavior here BONUS EPISODES + SUPPORT THE SHOW...
2022-11-11
1h 19
Podcasting is Praxis
E163 - Fight for Your Right to Study ft. Dr. Eleanor Janega
We re-enter reality (for what it's worth) and brought along Eleanor for the ride! We talk about the UCU and UNISON strikes in higher education, the platinum-plus freeports our new government has in store for us, and the sadness in one man's eyes as he still can't get laid simply for being a Tory. Get more Eleanor in your life! Follow us on birdsite Join our Patreon for bonus episodes! Get our merch! Check out the streams! Pod Cast: David @SanitaryNaptime Rob @CountRthe Alasdair @Ballistari James @An...
2022-09-23
1h 35
TRASHFUTURE
*PREVIEW* Britainology 39: The Royals feat. Dr Eleanor Janega
This month we've spoken with friend of the show and knower of medieval history Dr Eleanor Janega (@GoingMedieval) on the topic of the British monarchy. Not just the current state of affairs (although we do get into that), but also the unbroken lineage all the way back to 1066. Why is it that we've simply put up with it for so long? Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68167460 *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design...
2022-06-25
10 min
History Rage
S2 E06 - Eleanor Janega on the Dark Ages
This week we speak to author, historian, podcaster and lecturer Dr. Eleanor Janega. This week Eleanor really let fly that the Dark Ages is so-called because of a lack of sources, not an intellectual decline among the people... and takes a moment out to correct the one thing that put Paul off history at school. You can follow Eleanor on Twitter @goingmedieval. You can check out her regular podcast by following this link - Going Medieval Podcast, and you can buy her book The Middle Ages: A Graphic History right here.You can...
2022-04-11
46 min
Masters of Our Domain
S5 E4 ”The Sniffing Accountant” Feat. Eleanor Janega
Friend of the show Dr Eleanor Janega (@goingmedieval) puts her learned wiles to use to teach Milo (@milo_edwards) and Phoebe (@prhroy) a thing or two about handling your accountant's coke addiction and, crucially, how we can get value for money out of the monarchy... Bonus episodes on Patreon from $3 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/mastersofpod Follow us on twitter @mastersofpod!
2022-04-04
1h 30
LEFT/OVER Podcast
LEFT/OVER Episode 55. - The Right Side of History feat. Eleanor Janega
As we all collectively try to heal from the trauma of witnessing this generation's 9/11 - Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars - we are joined by superstar Medieval historian Eleanor Janega to discuss the far right and its misappropriation of history. The concerted effort to reframe and revise particularly struggles of power throughout history is not a project limited to the far right, as we discuss, but in fact, creeping government policy. We discuss all this and more, particularly why it is important for us all to have historical literacy. /// CREDITS ///
2022-04-01
1h 10
Podcasting is Praxis
E128 - Reign in Hell ft. Dr. Eleanor Janega
We've brought Eleanor back to distract you from *things* with the very limited and more than crazy disputes between the current pretenders to the throne of France (imperial or otherwise), the sad plight of the dinner party landlord class, and whatever did happen to that hyperloop? Join the Patreon today! Watch Twitch some days! Follow Twitter erry day! Pod Cast David - @SanitaryNaptime Rob - @CountRthe James - @anarchonbury Jamie - @anxietycowboy Very Special Guest Eleanor Janega - @GoingMedieval You can check ou...
2022-02-24
1h 11
Time Team
Dr Eleanor Janega & Neil Emmanuel: Welcome to the Middle Ages
What's the difference between Medieval and the Middle Ages? What was so dark about the Dark Ages? And was the Great Famine really that great? Dr Eleanor Janega answers these questions and much more, in her concise yet comprehensive guide to the Middle Ages that packs a punch. 'The Middle Ages: A Graphic Guide' is a razor-sharp introduction to a fascinating period, proving that history need not be stuffy, ably illustrated by Time Team's own graphic artist, Neil Emmanuel, with nods to both Medieval woodcuts and Monty Python. Earlier this year, Dani Wootton caught up with Eleanor and Neil for a...
2022-02-11
34 min
Way Too Interested
THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF SEX with Dr. Eleanor Janega and David Halperin
On today's episode of Way Too Interested, medievalist Dr. Eleanor Janega talks with Gavin Purcell about her current obsession: The conceptualization of sex. She explains how her field of study has been distorted in the popular imagination, how medieval people thought about sex, and the surprisingly similar way modern internet communities are talking about it now.Then, Eleanor and Gavin are joined by David Halperin, the Distinguished Professor of the History and Theory of Sexuality at the University of Michigan; he talks about the differing philosophies of sex offered by thinkers like Plato, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Sigmund...
2022-01-26
1h 10
New Books in Medieval History
Eleanor Janega and Neil Max Emmanuel, "The Middle Ages: A Graphic History" (Icon Books, 2020)
A unique, illustrated book that aspires to bring medieval history closer to the general audience will change the way you see medieval history, The Middle Ages: A Graphic History (Icon Books, 2021) busts the myth of the ‘Dark Ages’, shedding light on the medieval period’s present-day relevance in a unique illustrated style.This history takes us through the rise and fall of empires, papacies, caliphates and kingdoms; through the violence and death of the Crusades, Viking raids, the Hundred Years War and the Plague; to the curious practices of monks, martyrs and iconoclasts. We’ll see how the founda...
2022-01-25
1h 06
New Books in Art
Eleanor Janega and Neil Max Emmanuel, "The Middle Ages: A Graphic History" (Icon Books, 2020)
A unique, illustrated book that aspires to bring medieval history closer to the general audience will change the way you see medieval history, The Middle Ages: A Graphic History (Icon Books, 2021) busts the myth of the ‘Dark Ages’, shedding light on the medieval period’s present-day relevance in a unique illustrated style.This history takes us through the rise and fall of empires, papacies, caliphates and kingdoms; through the violence and death of the Crusades, Viking raids, the Hundred Years War and the Plague; to the curious practices of monks, martyrs and iconoclasts. We’ll see how the founda...
2022-01-25
1h 04
New Books in Early Modern History
Eleanor Janega and Neil Max Emmanuel, "The Middle Ages: A Graphic History" (Icon Books, 2020)
A unique, illustrated book that aspires to bring medieval history closer to the general audience will change the way you see medieval history, The Middle Ages: A Graphic History (Icon Books, 2021) busts the myth of the ‘Dark Ages’, shedding light on the medieval period’s present-day relevance in a unique illustrated style.This history takes us through the rise and fall of empires, papacies, caliphates and kingdoms; through the violence and death of the Crusades, Viking raids, the Hundred Years War and the Plague; to the curious practices of monks, martyrs and iconoclasts. We’ll see how the founda...
2022-01-25
1h 06
Podcasting is Praxis
E109 - Modern Aggroculture feat. Dr Eleanor Janega
Starting on good news happening elsewhere (it's not possible on Normal Island), we discuss some anti landlord actions occurring on the continent before delving into the already here and paradoxically expanding world of Flats for Ants, before getting onto the main topic: The future of British farming (it's bad, folks) with special guest, friend of the pod and the peasants alike, Dr. Eleanor Janega! Cast: David - @SanitaryNaptime Rob - @CountRthe Alasdair - @Ballistari Jamie - @anxietycowboy Eleanor - @GoingMedieval You ca...
2021-11-18
1h 32
A Bit Lit
A celebration of Eleanor Janega and Neil Max Emmanuel’s The Middle Ages: A Graphic History
Eleanor Janega tells us about her new book, ‘The Middle Ages: A Graphic History’, illustrated by Neil Max Emmanuel. She tells us about the Eurocentric and Italian ways that history has been told, seeing the very concept of time periods as an Italian, impe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-07-11
33 min
History Film Club
What do mediaeval films get wrong? with Eleanor Janega
Were the Middle ages all damp rock walls, mud-covered peasants, and bad dentistry? Alex von Tunzelmann and Hannah Greig talk to Eleanor Janega about the best representations of the mediaeval period on film.Producer: Natt TapleyAssistant Producer: Abi Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-07-09
30 min
Dan Snow's History Hit
Marginalised in the Middle Ages with Eleanor Janega
Much of Medieval history focuses on the kings, queens, bishops, and the nobility of the period, but what do we know about those people on the margins of society? Like today the elite made up only a small percentage of the population and the vast majority of the population of medieval Europe were peasants or craftspeople. There were other groups who were forced to the very edge of society such as sex workers, leppers, jews and immigrants. But as Elena Janega, today's guest on the podcast, has discovered there is a surprising amount to be discovered about these marginalised...
2021-06-29
29 min
The Medieval Podcast
Medieval Contraception with Eleanor Janega
One of the things medieval and modern people definitely have in common is an interest in preventing unwanted pregnancies. This week, Danièle speaks with Eleanor Janega to get all the details on medieval contraception. You can support this podcast and Medievalists.net on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists
2021-06-24
42 min
Masters of Our Domain
**PREVIEW** Monthly Movie Corner: Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves (1991) Feat. Eleanor Janega
Full episode on Patreon here for $5+ patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52618326 Eleanor Janega (@goingmedieval) joins Milo (@milo_edwards) and Phoebe (@prhroy) to talk about the campest medieval film of all time, a movie which inexplicably combines Alan Rickman, Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater into a melting pot of dubious accents. The gang got really drunk while recording this and also extensively discussed who they would fuck... Follow us on twitter @mastersofpod!
2021-06-18
04 min
Doing It! with Hannah Witton
Sodomy, Sex Work and Sex Toys in the Middle Ages with Dr. Eleanor Janega
In this episode, Hannah is joined by Dr Eleanor Janega, who is a historian specialising in sexuality, apocalyptic thought, society, propaganda, and the urban experience in the late medieval period. Eleanor discusses the origins of sex negative Christianity, and how people in medieval Europe perceived female sexuality, sodomy, sex work, and queer people. She and Hannah invent a gameshow called "what's the medieval deal with...", featuring the medieval deal with sexualising fruits, pubic hair, and oral sex, and finally Hannah and Eleanor discuss medieval conceptions of marriage and love, and medieval strap-ons and dildos!MORE ABOUT DR ELEANOR...
2021-06-02
55 min
Podcasting is Praxis
Episode 78 - Trawling Through Misery ft. Dr Eleanor Janega
There is an election today (probably, depending on where you are and when you read this), and we will largely not be talking about it on this episode. Instead, we're joined by the wonderful Dr. Eleanor Janega to NOT talk about Justified, but to talk about yet more Higher Education meddling by the tories to force you into STEM subjects, a death cult that enjoys chocolate, a cursed book which everyone except Rob hopes is never released, and the plight of communities around Britain's coasts which have been decimated by the destruction of the fishing industry.
2021-05-06
1h 44
QAA Podcast
Premium Episode 120: Medieval Adrenochrome feat Eleanor Janega (Sample)
From blood libel to adrenochrome, child saints to mole children — medieval historian Eleanor Janega helps us track anti-semitic conspiracy theories across half a millennia. It doesn't help that the adrenochrome conspiracy theory was recently given a shot in the arm by QAnon lead suspect Ron Watkins as well as actor Jim Caviezel. ↓↓↓↓ SUBSCRIBE FOR $5 A MONTH SO YOU DON'T MISS THE SECOND WEEKLY EPISODE ↓↓↓↓ www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous Follow Eleanor Janega: https://twitter.com/GoingMedieval Pre-order "Medieval Times: A Graphic History": https://amzn.to/3trW3qk Check out her show "Going Medieval": https://access.historyhit.com/videos/those-who-work Merch / Join the Discord Communi...
2021-04-18
12 min
Podcasting is Praxis
Episode 70 - Bound to the Bitcoinland ft. Eleanor Janega
Content warning: several mentions of mental health and suicide in the first news bit. Returning podchampion Eleanor Janega is here to discuss the (possible) rise of technofeudalism, a bitcoin town in Nevada, play some banging Billy tunes, and David's sourced Comment or Commentariat based on our Totally Normal royal family. Podlinks: Support Eleanor's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GoingMedieval Praxiscast smocks and drinking vessels: https://teespring.com/stores/praxiscast Podcrew: Very Special Guest Dr. Eleanor Janega @GoingMedieval Rob @CountRthe David @SanitaryNaptime Jamie...
2021-03-13
1h 48
A Bit Lit
Eleanor Janega on medieval sex positivity, Black Death and revolution
Eleanor Janega tells us about medieval European sex positivity, Black Death and revolution, and argues that the fourteenth century was ‘the best century’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-03-12
30 min
TRASHFUTURE
*PREVIEW* Medieval Geezers feat. Eleanor Janega and Patrick Wyman
We finally got around to the thing that everyone told us to do: review Guy Ritchie's King Arthur movie, a film in which the early medieval legend is rendered as a tale of East London geezers. To verify its accuracy, we brought on friends of the show Eleanor Janega (@GoingMedieval) and Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman). Are you not entertained? If you want to hear the whole thing, get it on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48594825 We support the London Renters Union, which helps people defeat their slumlords and avoid eviction. If you want to...
2021-03-12
10 min
TRASHFUTURE
*PREVIEW* Medieval Geezers feat. Eleanor Janega and Patrick Wyman
We finally got around to the thing that everyone told us to do: review Guy Ritchie's King Arthur movie, a film in which the early medieval legend is rendered as a tale of East London geezers. To verify its accuracy, we brought on friends of the show Eleanor Janega (@GoingMedieval) and Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman). Are you not entertained? If you want to hear the whole thing, get it on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48594825 We support the London Renters Union, which helps people defeat their slumlords and avoid eviction. If you want to...
2021-03-12
10 min
Masters of Our Domain
S2 E5 "The Apartment" Feat. Eleanor Janega
Milo (@milo_edwards) and Phoebe (@prhroy) are joined by medieval historian and self-confessed horny person Eleanor Janega (@goingmedieval) to talk about S2 E5 of Ye Olde Seinfelde and specifically: why everyone is always in Jerry's apartment, what the cool kids were up to in the 90s and a guy who keeps accidentally working with paedophiles... Support us on Patreon to get bonus episodes and access to our discord server: https://www.patreon.com/mastersofpod Follow us on Twitter @mastersofpod!
2021-03-08
1h 05
Masters of Our Domain
S2 E5 "The Apartment" Feat. Eleanor Janega
Milo (@milo_edwards) and Phoebe (@prhroy) are joined by medieval historian and self-confessed horny person Eleanor Janega (@goingmedieval) to talk about S2 E5 of Ye Olde Seinfelde and specifically: why everyone is always in Jerry's apartment, what the cool kids were up to in the 90s and a guy who keeps accidentally working with paedophiles... Support us on Patreon to get bonus episodes and access to our discord server: https://www.patreon.com/mastersofpod Follow us on Twitter @mastersofpod!
2021-03-08
1h 05
LOL my praxis
Tiny Titty Apocalypse
Episode Notes This week we're joined by Dr Eleanor Janegameister for some full frontal medievalism. Dr Janega is a historian who specialises in late medieval sexuality, apocalyptic thought, propaganda, and the urban experience. Described as a 'sad, sad medievalist' she is the brain and dump-truck booty behind going-medieval.com, a blog where she discusses the medieval influences on the everyday world in a bid to get us through this garbage fire of a century. In this episode we ask Dr Janega some key questions: How do we pronounce her name? What is the medieval period and why...
2021-03-03
53 min
Podcasting is Praxis
Episode 67 - Forced Friendshipisation ft. Eleanor Janega
We've brought on Eleanor Janega as a special treat to discuss the friendship crisis of Tories at Marxist universities, why "free speech" is just another word for calipers, new voter ID rules, the latest tech that hates you, and we're re-opening schools yet again. Also, Rob has more adventures in pronunciation. Podlinks: Support Eleanor's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GoingMedieval Buy our sophisticated merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/praxiscast Podcrew: Very Special Guest Dr. Eleanor Janega @GoingMedieval Rob @CountRthe Elijah @KlezmerRouge Alasdair @SA_Ball...
2021-02-18
1h 33
QAA Podcast
Episode 125: Coup Anon feat Elle Reeve & Eleanor Janega
A mob overtook the capitol with MAGA flags and QAnon gear. Five people died. We break down the events of Wednesday January 6th and the fallout in the days following. Correspondent for CNN Elle Reeve speaks to us about her experiences on the ground in Washington DC. Medieval historian Eleanor Janega helps us break down all the tattoos worn by the now-infamous "Q Shaman" (aka Jake Angeli aka Jacob Anthony Chansley). ↓↓↓↓ SUBSCRIBE FOR $5 A MONTH SO YOU DON'T MISS THE SECOND WEEKLY EPISODE ↓↓↓↓ https://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous Follow Elle Reeve: http://twitter.com/elspethreeve Follow Eleanor Janega: http://twitter.com/GoingMedieva...
2021-01-10
2h 09
Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan
456 - Dr. Eleonor Janega (Expert on Medieval Sexuality)
Eleanor Janega is a very smart, very funny medieval historian, specializing in late medieval sexuality, apocalyptic thought, propaganda, and the urban experience in general, and in central Europe more particularly. She teaches medieval and early modern history at a number of universities across London. She considers herself to be "a sad, sad medievalist," who hopes to "explain the medieval influences on the everyday world, and hopefully to get people through the quotidian grind of life in late stage capitalism." A worthy cause if ever there was one! Dr. Janega's site, Twitter feed, and Patreon account.
2021-01-04
1h 56
Gender Stories
Gender & Sex in Medieval Times: a conversation with Eleanor Janega
Alex Iantaffi talks about gender and sex in medieval times with Dr Eleanor Janega, a medieval historian. More specifically, Dr Janega specialises in late medieval sexuality, apocalyptic thought, propaganda, and the urban experience in general, and in central Europe more particularly. She has taught (and still teaches) medieval and early modern history at a number of universities across London, in the UK. Her work can be found in History Today, at the BBC History magazine, at sex education websites such as BISH, and on discerning erotica sites such as Frolic Me. Content warning: this conversation might change the w...
2021-01-01
53 min
The Sword Guy Podcast
Dr Eleanor Janega on medieval history, the Dark Ages, and who gets to have a sword?
Episode 16 For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to https://swordschool.com/podcast/dark-ages-episode16/ To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Dr. Eleanor Janega (whom Dan Snow refers to as “The most awesome medieval historian in the world”) is a Guest Lecturer at the London School of Economics in their International History department, and she has published many articles, including: “Suspect Women: Prostitution, Reputation, and Gossip in Fourteenth-Century Prague” and “Lies, Damn Lies, and Bohemians” in History Today. She has a PhD in History from University College London, writes a fasci...
2020-10-09
1h 05
Storyteller with Lisa Golden
Medieval sex demons, cold wet women and the plague | Medievalist Dr Eleanor Janega
If you ever thought the Middle Ages were boring, has Dr Eleanor Janega got some news for you. Expertly weaving 21st century pop culture with medieval history, Janega’s blog “Going Medieval” is a treasure trove of historical fact which will also have you stitches. In this episode we explored conceptions of sex in medieval times, how a conversation about sec demons managed to collide with Trump and coronavirus, how a 12th century philosopher was an early Kanye West and why women were considered to be cold and wet and desperate for sex. Warning...
2020-08-20
50 min
Storyteller with Lisa Golden
Medieval sex demons, cold wet women and the plague | Medievalist Dr Eleanor Janega
If you ever thought the Middle Ages were boring, has Dr Eleanor Janega got some news for you. Expertly weaving 21st century pop culture with medieval history, Janega’s blog “Going Medieval” is a treasure trove of historical fact which will also have you stitches. In this episode we explored conceptions of sex in medieval times, how a conversation about sec demons managed to collide with Trump and coronavirus, how a 12th century philosopher was an early Kanye West and why women were considered to be cold and wet and desperate for sex. Warning...
2020-08-20
50 min
Holly Randall Unfiltered
147: Dr. Eleanor Janega: Sex in the Medieval Times
Join Holly and Dr Eleanor Janega, of the London School of Economics, on this fascinating trip into the Middle Ages and the sexual practices of the time. Dr Janega dispells the many myths surrounding society's views on sex during this time period, and reveals just how kinky people were in the Medieval period! From strap-on dildos to cuckolding, sodomy to legal brothels, there was a lot more sex happening back then than history books usually tell us. We think you'll really enjoy this educational and very sexy episode! Support our show by supporting our sponsors! Vitamins are an integral part...
2020-05-06
1h 23