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Wittenberg to Westphalia

A history podcast that aims to cover the birth of the European state system by examining the Early Modern Period of European history. Along the way, the podcast will delve into the geography, economy, politics, ideas, and culture of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period to give the listener a view into the lives of the people who lived the events.

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Episodes

New Show Announcement and Episode and W2Housekeeping. Look just listen.

I am starting a second show! Let me tell you about how it will affect W2W, some changes to Patreon levels, and then you can listen to the first episode!. The main show website is here: https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/why-tho There is an rss feed but it will take a minute to get on itunes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 12, 202126 min

Episode 75: Slavery in the Middle Ages Part II, Teaching an Old Narrative Modern Tricks.

In this episode we spend a bit of quality time with our friend Marc Boch and discuss why he thought what he thought about slavery and serfdom, why some of it was wrong, and why some of it is still valid. This is a nice, calm episode. Some gentle laughs between friends. A bit of a palette cleanser between last episode and the next. Check out Past Access here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXQKBE0TD34qtifjeemA_5g Check out Pontifacts yonder: https://pontifacts.podbean.com/ Be sure to check out ...

Jun 15, 202152 minSeason 3Ep. 75

Escape! o Intelligent Speech!

Last year's sessions: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAmmbvyrD92VvbxWuktX5OnCt_qcibzH This year's conference, go to store to buy tickets: https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/1690-2/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 23, 20213 min

Episode 74: Slavery Part 1: Theory

By popular demand, we begin a very detailed look at medieval slavery. This time out we tackle what relevance this conversation has to the modern world, and how we even begin to define slavery, anyway. Reconsider: https://reconsidermedia.com/ Intelligent Speech: https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 03, 20211 hr 3 minSeason 3Ep. 74

Episode 73: Living the Life: Modern American Judaisms

To the horror of many, the "Living the Life" series has returned. This series of episodes aims to provide a very very basic primer into liturgical practices of many modern religions, to help the audience better understand how the stuff we discuss in the past was different. In this episode I interviewed listener Ira, possibly a more palatable interlocutor than my earlier entry in the series. The cool jazz, however, remains. Andrew is an editing genius, and I would not dare to interfere with his v...

Mar 01, 20211 hr 15 minSeason 3Ep. 73

Episode 72, Women in the Middle Ages Part V: An Estate

After many months we wrap up our look at women in the middle ages with a discussion of what it all means. Spoilers: It isn't about the estate of women, it is about the frames of reference we explored along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 03, 202141 minSeason 3Ep. 72

Episode 71: Women in the Middle Ages, Women and the Law Part 2: Land and Marriage

In today's episode we look at the interaction between marriage, inheritance, and property. This may sound esoteric and boring. And it is. But it tells us an awful lot about how women interacted with this society so eat your acid polka broccoli. European History Podcast List: https://blog.feedspot.com/europe_history_podcasts/ Revolution 1: https://www.erinclarebrown.com/revolution-1 So Andrew tells me the fake genre I made up is a real thing called Acid Polka. The clips are from the songs linked ...

Jan 15, 202153 minSeason 3Ep. 71

Episode 70b: More Agoraphobia

In this episode we address recent events in the podcasting community, and racism in a beloved sci fi franchise. Its not really that fun. But it gets better. The end is good. If you are into that kind of thing. 10 American Presidents: http://www.10usp.com/ The Eastern Border: http://theeasternborder.lv/ The Cannon Ball Podcast: https://thecanonballpodcast.wordpress.com/ American Epistles: https://american-epistles.blubrry.net/ Dreams of Black Wallstreet: https://www.dreamsofblackwallstreet.com/ H...

Nov 16, 20202 hr 2 minSeason 3Ep. 70

Episode 70a: Podiversiary 2020 Part 1

It's 2020. Inevitably, this year's podiversiary is a clip show. But hopefully a fun one? https://play.acast.com/s/theagorapodcastnetwork/weareagora https://cfrri.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 03, 202047 minSeason 3Ep. 70

Episode 69: Women part VI, Women and the Law Part 1

In today's episode we look at how the law defined the role of women in society, and how it allowed women to interact with the law itself. In the process we will finally start to come to terms with sexual violence. Agora Podcast Network Feed: https://play.acast.com/s/theagorapodcastnetwork/weareagora My support page: https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html https://youtu.be/vsxyaZhdW1s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 27, 202053 minSeason 3Ep. 69

This is Episode 68: A Short Discussion of The Law as a Source

Today is going to be a brief digression into the value of legal codes as a source, which will set us up nicely for the next episode, where we will begin to discuss the status of women in early medieval legal codes. Charlemagne's proclivity for pink frilly party balloons is discussed but ultimately dismissed. History of the Papacy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-the-papacy-podcast/id590968693 My Support Page: https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/store/c1/Featured_Pro...

Sep 11, 202029 minSeason 2Ep. 68

Episode 66: Wittenberg to Witches

Ben Jacobs of Wittenberg to Westphalia and Sam Hume of the History of Witchcraft sat down for a chat about witch panics, memes, authority, and the importance of getting angry while also staying calm. https://paxbritannica.info/episode-list/ https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/ (Ira didn't actually include the NY Times article but we trust him) https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/blog/episode-48a-catastrophic-disruption-how-the-printing-press-ignited-anti-witch-hysteria-...

Jul 29, 202036 minSeason 3Ep. 66

Episode 64: Women Part 2, Mary and Eve and Sex (Part 1)

The first half of a look at the way women's status in the middle ages was determined by their sexuality. https://www.blackwallstreet-1921.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 25, 202036 minSeason 3Ep. 64

Episode 63.5: Housekeeping Minisode

https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ https://www.lyceum.fm/ http://midatlanticshow.com/ https://www.blackwallstreet-1921.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 29, 20207 min

Episode 63: Women Part 1: The Fourth Estate?

In the last few episodes we discussed the issue of groups that do not fit comfortably into the concept of normal that any society sets up. Today we will begin to discuss the most strange and terrifying minority of all: women. Also congrats to Andrew for graduating, yaaaaaaaay! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 08, 202037 minSeason 3Ep. 63

Episode 62: On the Outside Looking in, on the Inside Looking Out, Part 2

In today's episode we discuss the complex set of ideological, political, and economic processes that impacted the lives of non-normative populations in Medieval Europe, and how this affected daily life. There's a lot going on in this episode, but the most important thing is that Andrew mixed up "Big Band" with "Big Beat," and the result is awesome. Intermission music: Combustibles - In Da Mood Outro music: ProleteR - April Showers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 10, 20201 hr 29 minSeason 3Ep. 62

Episode 61: On the Outside Looking in, on the Inside Looking Out I

How do we deal with difference? This is one of the most fundamental questions humans confront when organizing societies, from the moment on the playground when we realize that the other kids might hold different views from us on things like the rules of baseball, whether or not that was a strike, and whether or not someone has a big stupid face. In the next few episodes we will look at how medieval Europeans dealt with differences of faith, ethnicity, gender, and physical health. Hosted on Acast...

Jan 16, 202049 minSeason 3Ep. 61

Episode 60: Living the Life A Catholic Supplemental: An Interview with Thomas Daly

In today's episode we interview a genuine lapsed Catholic to learn about the religious life of a normal person in the modern Catholic Church. This is methodologically problematic, but we are going for a flavor not like gospel truth. Andrew had fun editing this one, here's the songs playing in the background: "For You" - Zeeky Beats "Sunsets" Aso "Happiness" - CrazyJazz "Return" - Mingu5 "Your Favorite Place" - Joey Pecoraro "Out For A Walk" - Mingu5 "Waves" - Matt Quentin "Dreams" - Joakim Karud...

Nov 30, 201939 minSeason 3Ep. 60

Episode 59: Modern Plumbing

I forgot all the questions I was asked this year, so instead I did an episode about sewage. It's for the best. Please fill out our survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrZYl99TBNyETIsLPXZkeTXHgstTeI_suICs6PZa8X8yK3OQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Check out these organizations: LeAF: https://www.leaf-wageningen.nl/en/leaf/For-whom/Public-sector-NGOs.htm Centre for Science and Environment: https://www.cseindia.org/tag/sewage UN Water: https://www.unwater.org/water-facts/quality-and-wastewater/...

Nov 03, 201933 minSeason 3Ep. 59

Episode 58: Living the Life A Catholic

In today's episode we look at the forces at work on the lived experience of Christianity in the middle ages. Don't forget to take our survey here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScrZYl99TBNyETIsL…/viewform Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 10, 201949 minSeason 3Ep. 58

Episode 54: The Class System Part 3, The Commoners Part 2, Cities Part 2, A Narrative of Urban Development Part 1

Episode 54: The Class System Part 3, The Commoners Part 2, Cities Part 2, A Narrative of Urban Development Part 1. Now there's a title. I should be a show runner on the Netflix. I've got the gift, I tell ya. Oh this episode is about cities and stuff. Flock Chat: https://flickchat.page.link/KdZacien2kGdoYVs7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 30, 201945 minSeason 3Ep. 54

53.5: Announcements

Conference Info: https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Flick Chat: https://flickchat.page.link/KdZacien2kGdoYVs7 Are You Going My Way 2: https://play.acast.com/s/theagorapodcastnetwork/areyougoingmywaypart2-electricvehicles?autoplay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 15, 20194 min
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