E188. One Gutsy Medievalist. (She Fences, Too.)

Rachel Fulton Brown is a professor of history at the University of Chicago. She is a medievalist. And she has attracted great controversy. Naturally, Jay wanted to talk to her. They talk about being a medievalist. What attracted her to the field in the first place? They talk about “The Lord of the Rings.” And then life in academia, when your views are considered heretical. She is a happy warrior... Source Get full access to Onward and Upward at www.jaynordlinger.com/subscribe