Bianca’s Cure – Interview with Author Gigi Berardi

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Today we have a very special guest on the podcast, Gigi Berardi, acclaimed writer, Fulbright Scholar, and Western Washington University Professor who will be talking with us about her new book, Bianca’s Cure.

If you have any questions about Dr. Berardi’s work or about Bianca’s Cure check out her blog. We also discussed the Women Alchemists exhibit in Milan and the book The Daughters of Alchemy.

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February 16, 2026 0

Táin Bó Cúailnge – Part 4

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Today we are continuing our look at the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. As a reminder we are using the translation of the Tain by Ciaran Carson created for Penguin Classics.

February 2, 2026 0

The Táin Bó Cúailnge – Part 3

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Today we are continuing our look at the Tain Bo Cuilange, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. Now where we last left off, Medb and Ailill, the king and queen of Connacht were marching with a large army to take a large bull from Ulster but on the way they were met with warnings from Cu Chulainn in which he demonstrated his strength and mightiness. They have also heard about his life as a child in a tale over the fire.

January 23, 2026 0

The Táin Bó Cúailnge – Part 2

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Today we’re continuing on with the Táin Bó Cúailnge (the Cattle Raid of Cooley), using the Penguin Classics translation by Ciaran Carson. The pair follow Queen Medb and Ailill’s army as it marches for the prized brown bull, encounter prophetic signs and curses, and introduce the unstoppable young hero Cúchulainn. Between battlefield omens, brutal skirmishes, and Cúchulainn’s violent boyhood exploits, the episode blends mythology, geography, and grisly action.

November 26, 2025 0

The Táin Bó Cúailnge – Part 1

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Today we are talking about the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. The Ulster Cycle includes around 80 stories about the people of Ireland beginning around the 1st century. The Tain itself was first written down in around the 12th century. The translation of the Tain that I’m using is by Ciaran Carson created for Penguin Classics.

November 9, 2025 0

The Lioness of Brittany

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Today we are talking about Jean de Clisson, otherwise known as the Lionness of Brittany. Jean’s story features war, love, piracy, and of course murder.

November 2, 2025 0

Interview with Author of Nicked – MT Anderson

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Today we have a very special guest on the podcast, M.T. Anderson who is the New York Times best-selling author of Feed, a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, winner of the 2006 National Book Award; and Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Prize winner, among many other books for children and young adults. We are going to be talking about his latest novel, Nicked, which follows the story of a medieval heist for a saint’s body.

September 1, 2025 0

Love Triangle: The Murder of Thomas Arden

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Today we are talking about a very popular, if you can call it that, murder from the 1500s that features a love triangle, a failed poisoning and much more – it’s the murder of Thomas Arden!

August 24, 2025 0

Mystic Burning: The Murder of Marguerite Porete

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Today we are talking about the murder of Marguerite Porete, who, while little known to most people, is a fascinating woman whose life ended terribly – featuring the inquisition and the Beguin movement!

August 10, 2025 0

The Sack of Rome of 1527

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Today we are discussing the Sack of Rome of 1527, along with all of the political components that came along with it, with a special emphasis on the Swiss Guard!

July 21, 2025 0