New episode! Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker can't resist an opportunity to dunk on Ridley Scott, so she's brought in modern French historian @MirandaSachs as guest expert to delve into 2023 film Napoleon. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

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New episode! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and guest Marisa Macias as we attempt to make sense of 2006 film The Fountain. Why won't Hugh Jackman talk to his dying wife? Who was the real Isabella? And why do filmmakers refuse to research the Inquisition? soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

just found out there was a medieval italian guy called bartolomeo colleoni which means "bartholomew balls" and his coat of arms was three pairs of balls and his war cry was "coglia! coglia! coglia!" which means "balls! balls! balls!"

New episode! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and Media-eval's Doctor Who correspondent Lily Bonnemann for Doctor Who episode "The Vampires of Venice," as we explore vampire lore and the power held by elite women in early modern Venice. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and recurring guest/former co-host Ollie as we get into Season 2 of Amazon's THE WHEEL OF TIME. As book readers (and Ollie as an INTENSE book reader!) we have lots of thoughts and feelings! soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and returning guest Peter Konieczny of Medievalists.net for a discussion of anime series I'm in Love with the Villainess! We get into the medieval/early modern divide, the origins of mayonnaise, and medieval class dynamics soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and returning Doctor Who correspondent Lily Bonnemann for a discussion of New Series season 6 episode, "The Curse of the Black Spot." We get into Mughal emperors, sirens, and - of course - pirates. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and Ollie watched Ironclad, a movie that does not exist and that also does not betray even the slightest knowledge about medieval history. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and her mom bethg20904 for a Passover special on 2014 film Exodus: Gods and Kings. We try to answer many questions, from "What happened to the women in Exodus?" to "How much of the budget went to bronzer?" soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and returning guest Mabel Slattery as we tackle medievalism for children and medieval refugee crises in Disney animated series Adventures of the Gummi Bears. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and returning guest Peter Konieczny of Medievalists.net as we discuss anime series The Apothecary Diaries and delve into women's lives in premodern China. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and returning guest & classic film correspondent Morgan Morales as we discuss 1935 film The Crusades. It's ... it's a lot. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episodes! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and guest Dr Gabrielle 'Gabby' Storey 🏳️‍🌈 for a discussion of Dr. Storey's new book on Berengaria of Navarre - heroine of 1935 film The Crusades. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

A new episode - or so it claims! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and M Pardon for a discussion of law, identity, and microhistory in the 1982 film The Return of Martin Guerre. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and Ollie go a bit beyond the Middle Ages to talk about Troy! Join us as Sarah nerds out about Greek mythology and we debate whether or not this is a good movie. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and guest Morgan Morales discuss 2023 film Firebrand, a thriller about Henry VIII and his last wife Katherine Parr. Join us as we discuss Tudor portraits, religion and politics, and the real life of Katherine Parr. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode - there can only be one! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and Ollie as we get into peacock feathers, kilts, and healing miracles in our discussion of 1986 film Highlander. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and Peter of Medievalists.net for our discussion of history and memory in anime series Frieren. soundcloud.com/user-834389367…

New episode! Join Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker and Ollie as they return to the Dumas-niverse with the Man in the Iron Mask. Who was the man in the iron mask? And was Louis XIV really such a great king? soundcloud.com/user-834389367…