New episode of #AskAMedievalist! Basically on schedule, even! This one is on authority--what is it, how do you get/claim it, and how do you get people to respect it?

http://askamedievalist.com/2026/01/20/episode-99-respect-my-authority/

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New #askAMedievalist episode is up! Come find out why the Roman calendar was such a mess and how they tried to fix it!

http://askamedievalist.com/2026/01/05/episode-98-in-rome-for-the-calends/

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We have a new episode on the calendar systems of everyone other than the Romans. (The Romans were so messy we had to make a whole episode just on them. Stay tuned!)

http://askamedievalist.com/2025/11/24/episode-97-non-roman-calendars/

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#AskAMedievalist has joined the Nerd and Tie Podcast Network!

Nerd and Tie is a collective of Wisconsin-based independent creators who produce shows on topics ranging from Wicca to true crime to Star Trek (and now, the global middle ages).

This move allows us to reach a bigger audience while maintaining ownership and control of the podcast! Happy to answer any questions anyone might have. In the meantime, check out the other Nerd and Tie shows--they're lots of fun.

https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/11/20/ask-a-medievalist-joins-the-nerd-tie-network/

Who's the undercover chick who got elected pope in (11)66?

Joan!

Or, the continuing story of one time I read a Straight Dope article about this and then thirty years later I made Dr. Jesse do a podcast about it.

http://askamedievalist.com/2025/10/26/episode-96-pope-joan/

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New Ask a Medievalist episode on a most medieval topic, the Avignon Papacy. Why did the pope live in a town in southeast France otherwise best known for its bridge for a while? Come find out.

http://askamedievalist.com/2025/08/24/episode-95-sur-le-pontif-davignon/

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New #askAMedievalist is up! Popes and antipopes: http://askamedievalist.com/2025/06/26/episode-94-popes-and-antipopes/

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New episode of #AskAMedievalist is up! We talk about where the conclave system of picking a pope originated and a lot of other historical pope stuff. Hopefully most of it builds on the last episode instead of repeats it.

http://askamedievalist.com/2025/06/11/episode-93-take-me-down-to-vatican-city/

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New Emergency Popecast about Francis's death, Saint Francis, conclave (the event), and Conclave (the movie).

http://askamedievalist.com/2025/04/29/episode-92-emergency-popecast/

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