ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
American Medieval is a podcast about the history of the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, host Prof. Matthew Gabriele is joined by expert guests to explore not medieval history, but how and why the Middle Ages have such a hold on our collective imagination. After all, if America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.
New episodes released every Wednesday. Be inscribed into the Book of Life, Drink with us Historians, and get ad-free episodes by subscribing at patreon.com/americanmedieval
Hosts:
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
53 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
51 episodes
since Oct. 30, 2025
episodic
AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗
~40.28% of listeners are from United States.
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US
40.28%
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GB
33.49%
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DK
5.37%
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AU
2.64%
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CA
2.31%
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DE
2.31%
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EE
1.81%
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IN
1.24%
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ES
1.07%
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FR
0.90%
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IE
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PL
0.82%
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CZ
0.74%
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NL
0.74%
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NO
0.57%
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IS
0.41%
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CO
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BR
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NZ
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Others
1.08%
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LATEST EPISODE 🔗
We’re back at the Cloisters (in NYC) in this episode! Prof. Gabriele is joined by Joanne Pillsbury and Julia Perratorre to talk about the exhibition “Creatures of Myth and Imagination” that compares monstrous(?) hybrids from Europe and the Americas.
Guests
Julia Perratore is Associate Curator, De…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Prof. Gabriele is joined by the National Book Award winning author M. T. Anderson to talk about his new book Stealing Saint Nick. We talk about the saint, the heist and its cast of characters (freaking Matteo!), and writing good history for teens and adults.
Guest
M. T. Anderson is a National Boo…
Medieval in the neeeeeeews… This week we talk Bayeux Tapestry, the anti-LLM vibes in our classrooms, and how to ethically use technology in studying the past. Plus no one knows about “Game of Thrones” anymore.
Guest
Thomas Lecaque is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of the…
In this mini-episode, we introduce a podcast called What Could Go Right, by the Progress Network. It’s a current affairs show that tries to find a more balanced way of looking at what’s happening in the world. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Prof. Gabriele and Stephen Yeager talk about how medieval “aventure” (adventures) have a lot in common with Twitch streams and the epic Dungeon Crawler Carl phenomenon. Who knew?
Guest
Stephen Yeager is a professor of English at Concordia University, in Montreal. For information about his t…
Prof. Gabriele and Alex talk about caves. Geologic time. Mystical experiences. Hiding stuff from the fuzz. Plus the idea of total darkness is freaky.
Guest
Alexander D’Alisera is an interdisciplinary historian of medieval Europe, specializing in caves, stone, ritual, and religion. Currently a Vis…
In this mini-episode, we introduce a podcast called What Could Go Right, by the Progress Network. It’s a current affairs show that tries to find a more balanced way of looking at what’s happening in the world. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
In this crossover episode with Tiny Matters, we talk about a new scientific study (and some older studies) of the Turin Shroud. Prof. Gabriele talks about its history and about medieval relics generally, and the Tiny Matters experts talk about DNA testing and other science stuff. Collaboration FTW!…
In our 1st episode of its kind, we talk about the Middle Ages [in a “Pigs in Space” voice”] in the news. Prof. Gabriele is joined by David M. Perry and Thomas Lecaque to talk about archeological discoveries, AI slop, “medieval” medicine in the modern world, and fascists’ love for the crusades. …
Hey! It’s a great episode, perhaps the best episode because our guest this week [Borat voice] MY WIFE! Rachel Gabriele talks with us about Detroit and how the city tells stories about itself – but also how the overlapping policy, politics, and economics of the city (and its universities) are simila…
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