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The Maniculum Podcast — 153 episodes

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1

From Romantasy to Horror: What Medieval Retellings Teach Us About Genre

2

Build a Fantasy Village: Laws & How to Break Them

3

Beyond Chaucer: John Gower's Medieval Retellings, Feat. Roger Ladd

4

Build a Fantasy Village: The Lord and the Law

5

Legally Justified Kissing: Eric & Enide Pt 4

6

Build a Fantasy Village: Who are the Peasants, Anyway?

7

Dear Sidrak: the Valentine’s Special

8

The Art of the Manuscript: Les Enluminures & the Roman de la Rose

9

Build a Medieval Fantasy Village: A Guide for Worldbuilding

10

Medieval Friendship Test & Other Tales: Gesta Romanorum

11

A Tale of Two Tellings: Eric & Enide Pt 2

12

Halloween Special: Demonic Accounts, the Law of the Circle

13

A Court of Bleeding and Boiling: Medieval & Modern Courtly Romance

14

Danse Macabre: Adapting the Medieval Mediterranean with Stillfleet Studio

15

The Hunt is On: Medieval Romantasy in the Mabinogion

16

Medieval Heists for D&D: An Interview with Author M.T. Anderson

17

Astrology & Necromancy for D&D: A Practical Guide

18

Medieval Necromancy for D&D: The Demon Alignment Chart

19

The Original Romantasy: The Medieval Romance of Erec & Enide

20

Dungeons & Puzzles for D&D: A Selection from Medieval Texts

21

The Medieval Prisoner's Dilemma: Old French Tales

22

Fact & Fiction: Crafting Medieval Werewolf Tales for Fun and Profit

23

Fact & Fiction: Real Irish Werewolf Tales

24

Necromancy Against Cheats and Other Stories: Gesta Romanorum

25

Fact & Fiction: the Faoladh, the Wulver, and Irish Werewolves

26

Medieval Philosophy Mad-Libs: The Game Show!

27

Forger, Heiress, Postman, Spy: Prokopios' Final Episode!

28

The Party Therapist: The Knight in Panther's Skin

29

Build-an-Exorcism: Medieval Necromancy in D&D

30

The History of Playing Cards, pt. 2: Back to the Beginning

31

The History of Playing Cards, pt. 1: Modern Day & Medieval Europe

32

Scissors Beats Paper: Prokopios, Pt. 10

33

How Grendel Stole Christmas: A Beowulf Retelling

34

Medieval Necromancy: Powered by Virginity & Thumbnails

35

Three Wishes at Swordpoint: The Wooing of Emer, Pt 2

36

Cu Chulainn's Glorious Feats: The Wooing of Emer, Pt. 1

37

Halloween Special: The Bathroom Fiend Side Quest

38

The Grain Heist: Prokopios, Pt 9

39

Law & Order: Scrying Vicars Unit (Necromancy!)

40

Mandatory Government Matchmaking: Prokopios Pt. 8

41

Necromance Me, Baby: Love Spells

42

Byzantium's Moby Dick Problem: Prokopios, Pt 7

43

Leechcraft: Plague, Vampires, and Leeches with Ainsley Sunday!

44

Necromancy for D&D: Spell of Notice Me Senpai

45

Down & Dirty with a Demon: Prokopios Pt. 6

46

Necromancy: I Conjure You to Be Chill, Bro

47

Outlawing Astrology: Prokopios Pt. 5

48

Summon Party: An Introduction to Necromancy

49

Not to Worry; I Have a Permit: Medieval Fables

50

The Prince and the Prostitute: Prokopios, Pt. 4

51

Huzzah! The TTRPG Quest Tournament

52

The Abbess Gambit: Eliduc Pt. 2

53

Oh Ariana, We’re Really in It Now: Eliduc, Pt. 1

54

All Hail the King of Sports: The Nika Riots, Prokopios Pt. 3

55

Valentine's Day Special: Magical and Medical Contraception

56

Magic items 101: A Historical Guide for TTRPGs

57

On Wednesdays We Wear BLOOD: Prokopios Pt. 2

58

A Tournament of Love Affairs: The Dolorous Knight

59

Christmas Special! Saint Nick Pt 2, or, The Miracle of Vehicular Manslaughter

60

Yonec Pt. 2, or, Fairy-Tale Booty Calls

61

Yonec Pt. 1, or, Bird-Man in Bondage

62

Prokopios, Pt 1, or, the Flamin’ Hot Cheeto of Love

63

The Secret History, or, the Byzantine Gossip Rag, with Dr. Kaldellis

64

Halloween Special! How to Deal with the Undead

65

Le Fresne, or, Ye Olde Instagram Stalker

66

The Great Tang Records w/ Dr. Hartmann, Pt. 2, or Karmic Nepo Baby

67

The Great Tang Records with Dr. Hartmann, or, Reincarnation 101

68

Guigemar, or, Nonstop Patriarchal Bullsh*t

69

Gesta Romanorum Pt 6, or, How to Lie to God

70

Lanval, or, Legally Hotter

71

Two French Stories, or, Avian Lessons and Articulate Tweens

72

Egil's Saga Pt. 7, or, A Captain Kirk Moment

73

Pride! Trans Vikings and Ace Christians in the Middle Ages

74

Happy Pride! Lesbians in the Middle Ages

75

Egil's Saga, Pt 6, In Which Egil Might Be a Literal Bear

76

The Peasants' Revolt, Pt. 2, or, Nobody Wants to Work Anymore

77

May Day Special: the Peasants' Revolt Pt. 1

78

Crispy's Tavern D&D Guest Episode!

79

Sidrak & Bokkus, Pt. 2, or, Who Wants to be a Mystic?

80

Sidrak & Bokkus, or, Raging Paladins Destroying Pagans with Facts and Logic

81

Egil's Saga, Pt. 5, or Bootlicking Surprise

82

Roll for References: Poison Books and Magical Libraries with Rare Book Historian Allie Alvis!

83

Gesta Romanorum Pt. 5, or, Embezzling for Heaven

84

Inside My Favorite Manuscript Guest Ep: Talking Book History in D&D!

85

Egil's Saga Pt. 4, or Viking Bear Transfiguration

86

Going Questing: a TTRPG Tournament

87

Christmas Special: Saint Nick, or, Santa Claus F*cks Sh*t Up

88

Guest Ep: Twitch Streaming and the Middle Ages in Gaming with Ludohistory!

89

Greenlanders Saga, Pt 2, or, Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss 2: Boss Harder

90

Thanksgiving Special: Greenlanders Saga, or, A Not-so-Meet-Cute

91

Egil's Saga, Pt. 3, or, Warrior, Poet, Murderhobo

92

The Undead Halloween Episode, or, Kill It With Fire!

93

Egil's Saga Pt. 2, or, A Legitimate Businessbear

94

The Story of King Constant, or, Close Your Womb; It’s a Scorpio

95

The Scribal Workshop, or, Talking with a Medieval Monk!

96

Egil's Saga Pt. 1, or, Bard’s the Name, and Bard’s the Game

97

Gesta Romanorum Pt. IV, or, Prince So Fine He Blows My Mind

98

Perlesvaus, Pt X, or, Lancelot Oversees a Genocide

99

Fafnir and Dragon Lore, or, The Hideous Transmogrification of Jeff Bezos

100

Perlesvaus Pt. 9, or, Lancelot's Pull-Out Game

101

A Wider Variety of Articles, or, A Matter of Weevils

102

Perlesvaus Pt. 8, or, the Rom-Com Quest

103

A Variety of Articles, or, Dick Magic

104

S1E50 - Perlesvaus Pt. 7, or, Smaller than a Breadfox

105

Old English Elegy, or, Pokemon: Wræclasta

106

4/20 Cannabis Special, or, the High Middle Ages

107

Perlesvaus, Part 6, or, Giant Pillow (No, Literally)

108

The Debate of the Carpenter’s Tools, or, Drunken Fantasia

109

The Green Knight RPG, or, Everyone Should’ve Died

110

Perlesvaus, Pt. 5, or, Gawain’s Homoerotic Thirst

111

Brendan the Navigator Pt. 2, or, New Heresy Just Dropped

112

Brendan the Navigator, or, Resplendent Hot-Boi

113

Perlesvaus, Pt. 4, or, The Sumptuary Laws of Target

114

Christmas Sermons, or, A$$, son of A$$

115

Perlesvaus, Pt. 3, or, the Murderhimbo and the Metaphor

116

Black Friday Special! A Thousand Thousand Islands with Zedeck Siew

117

Jelly Beef and Medieval Feasts, the Thanksgiving Special!

118

Perlesvaus, Pt. 2, or, Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss

119

Trick or Treat! Halloween Special

120

Perlesvaus Pt. 1, or, Gawain Goes to the LARP

121

Embassy to Constantinople, Pt. 2, or, The Worst Yelp Review

122

Embassy to Constantinople, or, Diplomacy Through Melodrama

123

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, or, Gawain Gets Fleshed Out

124

Great Tang Records on the Western Regions Pt. II, or, I Was a Bat Once

125

The Green Knight - Film and Fiction with BookSquadGoals

126

The Tain Bo Cuailnge, Pt. 4.5, or, Period Pains

127

The Tain Bo Cualinge, Pt. 4, or, Metaphor or STD?

128

Oops, All Leeches! A Leechdom Special

129

Pride Month and Medieval Sexuality

130

The Tain Bo Cualinge Pt. 3, or, Animal Husbandry with Malicious Intent

131

The Gesta Romanorum, Pt. 3, or, Vote for Skin Chairs

132

The Seven Sleepers, Pt. 2, or, Once More With Feeling

133

The Seven Sleepers, Pt. 1, or, A Good Christian Mugging

134

The Tain Bo Cualinge Pt. 2, or, That Was Bad Cyning

135

The Easter Special, or, The Y6k Plague-of-Locusts

136

The Wonders of the East, Pt. 3: Ratings!

137

The Wonders of the East, Pt. 2, or, Everybody Can be a People

138

The Wonders of the East Part 1, or, Truly "Hot" Wings

139

The Tain Bo Cualinge, or, Royal Spousal Arguments 101

140

The Gesta Romanorum Pt. 2.5, or, A Starchy Sort of Tale

141

The Gesta Romanorum Pt. 2, or, My Husband's a Witch

142

Mac Da Tho's Pig, or, What's In YOUR Wallet?

143

Great Tang Records on the Western Regions Pt. I, or D*ck in a Box

144

The Second Shepherds' Play, or, Time Traveling Yorkshiremen

145

Saga of Eirik the Red: Ratings & Rambles

146

Saga of Eirik the Red Pt. 2, or Medieval Ghostbusting Etiquette

147

Saga of Eirik the Red Pt. I, or, Old Icelandic Call-Out Culture

148

Samhain and Werewolves, or, The Liberal Art of Lycanthropy

149

Niall Frossach's True Judgment, or Blushing Kings and Kinky Nuns

150

The Gesta Romanorum Pt. 1, or, The Virgin Mary Told Me to Do It

151

The Death of Mac Erca, or Who Gets Custody of the King?

152

The Tournament of Tottenham, or Emotional Support Chicken

153

Welcome & Introduction