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EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 55 MIN

I Time Traveled to Talk to Medieval Yokels about Economics

from The Political Orphanage · host Andrew Heaton

What did people in the Dark Ages think about economics? Why did poverty exist, and how do you alleviate it? To find out, I took my time machine to 1282 and 1314, to speak to barflies and a priest. Fr. Richard Kirby is a fourteenth century prior of Whitby Abbey and formerly the sacrist of St. Mungo's. He is a specialist in Just Price Theory, and joins the show to discuss how his fellows in the Dark Ages approach economics.

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