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Radio NaukoweLAMU’24 #01 Czy istnieje potwór z Loch Ness, a ośmiornice mają 9 mózgów? Odcinek o dziwach i potworachWitajcie, Młode Umysły! Jest lato, jest LAMU. Zaczynamy sezon czwarty. Przysłaliście blisko 300 pytań! W tym odcinku zebrałam te o prehistorycznych, tajemniczych i oryginalnych istotach. Zapraszam!00:53 Jakie było największe zwierzę w historii świata? Tadeusz, 5 lat04:20 Dlaczego w Polsce było mało dinozaurów? Zosia, 4 lata6:26 Czy T-rex mógłby się zakumplować z brontozaurem? Krzyś, 4 lataOdpowiada dr Daniel Tyborowski, paleobiolog9:06 Czy istnieje potwór z Loch Ness? Zuzia, 6 lat oraz Franio, 7 latOdpowiada prof. Marcin Machalski, Instytut Paleobiologii PAN (nagranie w Muzeum Ewolucji PAN, w PKiN)...2024-07-0831 min
Past Perfect!Szádvár Castle - its Foes and its Friends‘Szadvar Castle – its Foes and its Friends’ is a documentary of the medieval Szadvar Castle in the north of Hungary and The Friends of Szadvar, a brilliant group of volunteers who were founded to save Szadvar Castle from being forgotten. Together they research, excavate and conserve the castle, making it more accessible to the general public. Karen Culver, alumna of CEU Cultural Heritage Studies Programme talks to volunteer and professional archaeologists involved in The Friends of Szadvar during their regular excavation & conservation week in August 2020. The Friends tell the history of the castle, how a volunteer-based heritage associati...2023-09-271h 12Past Perfect!The Apocalyptic Movement of the TaboritesMartin tells us about his studies of the Taborites, a radical faction of the Hussite revolution, who transitioned from the passive escapist apocalyptic thought into a revolutionary activist mode. They participated in what they perceived as the Apocalypse through violence, seeing themselves as agents that have to participate in the cleansing of the world. They went to the fortified town of Tabor, they became militarized and were very important for the Hussites and what became known as the Hussite wars. Martin has studied sermons, theological debates, polemics and letters that the leaders of the Taborite movement have s...2023-09-2738 minPast Perfect!Studying Sermons of the Late Middle AgesIn this episode, David Rockwell asks Pietro Delcorno, research fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study, about his research related to late medieval sermons. Some of the questions discussed in this episode are how the Bible reached common people, and how flexible the Bible could be for interpretation in sermons and religious theatre. Pietro also talks about the sermons as the primary means of communicating religious content to the lay people, and what sources he uses, like model sermons, or ad-hoc notes of preachings. Sermons tell us about the shared religious language of the people, es...2023-09-2746 minPast Perfect!Production and Symbolism of Transylvanian Altarpieces in the 15th & 16th CenturiesWhat is the difference between altar and altarpiece? How were the altarpieces produced and used in medieval churches? How did medieval people see and understand them? In this interview, Chris Mielke talks with Emese Sarkadi Nagy, an art historian from the Christian Museum in Esztergom, Hungary, about the manufacturing and symbolism of Transylvanian altarpieces and their place in medieval society. The researcher speaks about the meaning of Transylvanian altarpieces for the local communities, the people who stood behind their manufacturing, and the unusual iconography on the altarpieces. The discussion reveals that these objects of Christian art can s...2023-09-2739 minPast Perfect!Medieval Woodlands, Forests, and LandscapesIn this episode, Chris Mielke has an exciting conversation about medieval forests and the woodcutting economy with the researcher Péter Szabó. The doctor explains how to study medieval landscapes, shows the difference between forests and woodlands, and talks about woodcutting's technologies and economic benefits in the Middle Ages and Early Modern times. He also tells where to find medieval forests in Central Europe and how to compare the source descriptions with the landscapes that we see now. Péter Szabó's research is a good example of interdisciplinarity, which involves specialists from various fields and contributes to substantial Euro...2023-09-2737 minPast Perfect!Between William the Conqueror, Chaucer and Dante: Language Changes in Medieval and Early Modern EuropeIn this episode of Past Perfect, Chris Mielke is joined by Ádám Nádasdy, a professor of English linguistics and a poet who is famous for translation SheaIn this episode of Past Perfect, Chris Mielke is joined by Ádám Nádasdy, a professor of English linguistics and a poet who is famous for translation Sheakspear`s plays into Hungarian. The professor starts the conversation with the Anglo-Norman world, the development of English in the Middle Ages, and the interactions between English and French. You will learn how the difference between „swine” and „pork” appeared, which strange French expressions still exist in English, and when did British start pronounce vowels as it is now. Ádám Nádasdy also speaks about the changes in English between Chaucer to Sha...2023-09-2745 minPast Perfect!Queens and Queenship in Sixteenth-Century Hungary and the NetherlandsWhy was it important for the regent of the Netherlands to be unmarried? What is the connection between a Hungarian Queen and Luther? Why did Mary of Austria sign herself as Mary of Hungary? And why is it possible to create an exhibition about these queens full of empty glass boxes? In this interview, Chris Mielke speaks with Orsolya Réthelyi, a specialist in Early Modern Queenship, and explores unexpected facts from the lives of queens in Hungary and the Netherlands. The central person of the discussion is Mary of Austria, a Hungarian Queen, who was also a...2023-09-2742 minPast Perfect!Renaissance Occultism and Its Perception in ModernityWhat do Faust and John Dee, Queen Elizabeth I's official magician, have in common? How to speak the language of angels and use magic crystals? What did Renaissance occultism look like, and how did it affect the modern understanding of magic? Christopher Melke discusses all these issues with György Szőnyi, a specialist in Renaissance and modern literature, whose academic interests include occultism and cultural transfers.Professor Szőnyi talks about occult practices in the Renaissance, the connection between magic and clergy, and how Renaissance occultism was used by modern writers such as Umberto Eco. Also, he...2023-09-2742 minPast Perfect!Clergy, Foreign Lands, and Apocalypse: Medieval Perception of the WorldIn this episode, Felicitas Schmieder, a professor of Medieval History in FernUniversität Hagen and visiting professor at CEU, speaks about medieval urbanism, perception, and eschatology. She begins with the research on her hometown, Frankfurt am Main, and the unique features of this royal city. Her focus is the medieval clergy, its role, and its challenges in the feudal world. Felicitas Schmieder would explain the pros and cons of being a cleric and why she does not consider the medieval Church an obstacle but rather a productive force for the city's development.In the second part, the p...2023-09-2734 minPast Perfect!Medieval Roads in Western HungaryAfter the graduation from CEU, doctor Magdolna Szilágyi talks about her dissertation about road systems in Western Hungary during the Arpad period. While the stereotypes say that medieval people lived in isolated societies and traveled a little, the research proved that the long journeys to the pilgrim locations, annual fairs, and other destinations were common. The doctor also claims that the road systems were not homogenous, describing eight main categories of the routes from her research and their hierarchy. She focuses on the county of Vas, the border territory with both the old Roman roads and medieval paths.2023-09-2731 minPast Perfect!Regional Identity and Urban Development in the Eastern Roman ProvincesIn this episode, Chris Mielke speaks with Rubina Raja, the professor of Classical Archaeology at Aarhus University in Denmark, about her research of regional identities in the Roman Empire. First, the professor explains how archaeologists can study identities and what “Roman” really means for such studies. Rubina Raja also talks about the functions of the temples, objects, and city walls in urban landscapes and regional identities. In the second part of the interview, she describes her recent projects on four ancient cities in the Eastern provinces (Athens, Ephesus, Aphrodisias, and Jerash) and the archaeological discoveries, including funeral inscriptions, which cont...2023-09-2740 minPast Perfect!King Sigismund of Hungary and Hungarian International Diplomacy in 14-15 centuriesSigismund of Luxembourg (1368-1437) was king of Hungary, king of Bohemia, and Holy Roman Emperor at the same time. However, he was popular neither in Germany nor in Hungary or Bohemia, and long-abandoned in historiography. In this interview, Chris Mielke and his guest, Attila Bárány, talk about mysterious king Sigismund and Hungarian diplomacy of his age.The first part of the interview is about King Sigismund's personality and its perception in the historiography, the international contacts of Hungary with England, Germany, and France, and the royal visit of Sigismund to England. In the second part, do...2023-09-2749 minPast Perfect!World in Fragments: Glass Trade between the Middle East and Western Europe in the Late Middle AgeWhat can the fragments of glass bottles or beakers retell from their past? In this episode, Christopher Mielke speaks with Tanja Tolar about this very particular type of source materials and discovers how much the fragments can say about trade, manufacturing techniques, imagery, diplomacy, and contacts between the Western and Middle East societies in the 15-16th century. Tanja Tolar talks about her work experience with fragmented materials, the images that could be found, and the utilization of glass objects in the Late Medieval World. She also reveals the connection between the imagery on glass objects (such a...2023-09-2739 minPast Perfect!Needed vs. Stigmatized: Jewish people in Medieval and Early Modern EuropeWhy was Jewish the only non-Christian minority tolerated in Europe? How did the Jewish and Christians share their neighborhood? What was the tendency in attitude to this minority in Medieval Europe? Today, Chris Mielke discusses these and many other questions with Carsten Wilke, primary CEU specialist in Jewish studies. The historian speaks about engagement of Jewish people into various aspects of medieval life such as royal courts, Christian communities, gothic style, medieval theology, and economy. Also, he shared the conclusions of his previous research about the role of rabbinate, a unique institution, which changed a lot from An...2023-09-2747 minPast Perfect!Anglo-Normans, Castles, and Trade in Medieval IrelandIn the new episode of Past Perfect, professor Terence Barry from Trinity College, Dublin, speaks about the Norman conquest of Ireland, urban development, and the island's economy in the Middle Ages. He starts with the Normans' invasion, explaining how they appeared on the Irish coast and why it was so difficult to conquer the whole island. In the second part, Terence Barry reveals what castles can say about Anglo-Norman presence in Ireland and how they survived till our days. The last part of the interview is devoted to Irish trade in the Middle Ages. The professor claims that Ireland...2023-09-2745 minPast Perfect!Last Pagans and Greek Mythology in the Christian WorldIn this episode, Chris Mielke speaks with Alan Cameron, Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, New York. The professor tells about his various books on the Late Antique world and the unexpected interconnections between paganism and Christianity.In the first part, Alan Cameron focuses on the figure of Claudian, a Greek poet at the court of emperor Honorius in Rome. What could a pagan poet write about a Christian emperor? How does the poetry take part in imperial propaganda? Why did so many of his poems survive? And how the Christian world accepted the pagan allusions in the...2023-09-2733 minPast Perfect!Introduction to Medieval Studies and ArchaeologyHow much were medieval monastic orders similar to modern corporations? What is the deal with monks wearing red pointy shoes? Why did King Andrew II invite the Teutonic order to settle in the Hungarian Kingdom?In the very first episode of Past Perfect! ever broadcast, Chris Mielke talks with professor József Laszlovszky, director of the Cultural Heritage Studies Program at CEU about studying the Middle Ages, archaeology, monastic culture, crusades and video games.The talk serves as an introduction to the study of archaeology and medieval studies, but also goes into more abstract questions a...2023-09-2751 minPast Perfect!Christianity and Culture in the Fourth and Fourteenth CenturiesWhat was it like to be a pagan in fourth century Rome? Why was paganism expensive? Why was it both hard and easy for Romans to convert to Christianity? What are the similarities between the fourth and the fourteenth centuries?In this fifty minutes long interview christopher Mielke talks with the late professor Marianne Sághy of CEU’s Medieval Department about researching Late Antique and Fourteenth-Century European Christianity and culture.Some of the topics covered include ancient Roman culture and its revival in the fourteenth century, important personalities like Cicero, Virgil and Petrarch, the rea...2023-09-2746 minPast Perfect!The Medieval Urban Network of HungaryHow one can study the medieval towns of Hungary? What is the use of historical geography?In this fifty minutes long interveiw, Chris Mielke talks with Katalin Szende, theoutgoing head of the Department of Medieval Studies at CEU about urban topography, urban communities, and the sources that can tell us more about city life in Medieval Hungary.Past Perfect! is CEU Medieval Radio’s show on medieval and early modern history and culture, where Christopher Mielke casually discusses with his guests various issues from the crusades to archeo-zoology to medieval urine sampling. The discussions are made with...2023-09-2747 minPast Perfect!Literature and Jewish Identity in the Early Modern PeriodIn this forty minutes long interview, Christpher Mielke talks with Marianna Birnbaum of UCLA and visiting professor at CEU about Hungarian Renaissance literature, Jews in the Renaissance, studying women in history, and more broadly about how it is to deal with individual life stories as historians. What were the main currents of Renaissance literature? Who were the main figures of Hungarian Renaissance poetry? How does a historian approach literary figures? In the first part of this interview, Marianna Birnbaum talks about Humanist literature, how books circulated in Renaissance Europe, and how Humanists ap...2023-09-2742 minPast Perfect!A Classical Philologist’s Journey: Late Antiquity, Ancient Sex and HagiographyIn this fifty minutes long interview, Chris Mielke talks with Cristian-Nicolae Gaşpar of the Medieval Department at CEU about his journey as a classical philologist, ancient taboos and translating the vita of Saint adalbert of Prague.Was there really a decline after the “Golden Age” of the Roman Empire? Why is Late Antiquity as a period interesting to study for philologists and Historians? What exactly happened in this transitional period?The second part of the interview is about Cristian’s course, which deals with sexuality in antiquity: how did ancient people talk or not talk about s...2023-09-2742 minPast Perfect!An Excursion into ZooarchaeologyHow were bone tools made and used? Was there a specialized guild for boneworking?What are the cultural notions surrounding horsemeat? What is the Medieval Animal Database? What are the different kinds of data pertaining to animals?In this fifty minutes long interveiw, Chris Mielke talks with Alice Choyke of the Department of Medieval Studies at CEU about archaeozoology, medieval animals and the various things you can learn studying bones.Some of the topics covered include how medieval people thought about animals, what were the divisions between real and unreal animals, the role of butchers...2023-09-2751 minPast Perfect!Medieval Medicine and the Black DeathWhat was it like to be a doctor in the Middle Ages? What measures did cities take to preserve their citizens' health? How did medieval people explain the plague? In this interview, Chris Mielke talks with Ottó Gecser of Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest about medieval sanitation, medical history and plague research.Some of the topics mentioned in this hour-long talk include urban waste and water management, the role of hospitals, humoral theory and the importance of bathing. Professor Gecser also talks about the research questions of medical history, especially plague research, and the diffe...2023-09-2759 min
Past Perfect!Medieval Nation and Dalimil's ChronicleIn this interview Éloïse Adde, Assistant Professor at Central European University's Medieval Studies Department, speaks on the topic of the medieval nation. Using examples from Luxemburg Bohemia and the duchy of Brabant, she demonstrates the processes that led to the creation of pre-modern political nationhood.2023-06-1929 min
Podcasts of CEU Medieval RadioPast Perfect! with Bernhard PalmeIn this interview, Michal Machalski talks to Bernhard Palme about the papyri documents from Byzantine Egypt2022-11-1100 min
Teatr Polskiego Radia: Najnowsze produkcje"Atak" Tomasza Lerskiego w reżyserii Michała WdowiakaSłuchowisko przypomina wydarzenia, jakie rozgrywały się w miastach na Kresach Wschodnich: Baranowiczach, Grodnie i Brześciu - po napaści sowieckiej. Uzmysławia, że ten atak był taką samą napaścią, jak agresja hitlerowskich Niemiec, choć w historiografii i potocznej opinii pokutuje niesłuszne przekonanie, iż wojna na Wschodzie miała łagodniejszy charakter i przebieg. Nic bardziej mylnego! Reżyseria: Michał Wdowiak. Reżyseria dźwięku: Paweł Szaliński. Obsada: Dorota Nowakowska, Krzysztof Szuster, Janusz Łagodziński, Sławomir Pacek, Włodzimierz Press, Wojciech Kusiński, Ryszard Stępień, Piotr Rozdoba, Szymon Roszak, Tomasz Marzecki, Szymon Mysłakowski, Krzysztof Szczepaniak...2022-09-1940 min
Teatr Rampa brzmi ciekawieJakub Wocial O Rapsodii Z DemonemRozmowa z Jakubem Wocialem, dyrektorem muzycznym Teatru Rampa o spektaklu Rapsodia z demonem.Teatralno-koncertowe widowisko stworzone do przebojów legendarnej grupy Queen. Zainscenizowane z kluczową rolą światła i dźwięku, z muzyką graną na żywo przez najlepszych muzyków sesyjnych. Dynamiczna i perfekcyjna choreografia Santiago Bello znakomicie ożywiła zjawiskową scenografię.Opowieść o perypetiach młodego wokalisty, który dla kariery jest gotowy zawrzeć ryzykowny pakt z demonem. Przeżycia bohaterów zostały zręcznie zilustrowane najsłynniejszymi hitami zespołu Queen.Nowe aranżacje utworów oraz wybitne interpretacje młodych wokalistów sprawiają, że słynne przeboje brzmią porywaj...2020-01-1725 min