Episodes
Oct. 30, 2020
The Prefect’s Purse-String: Jean Moulin and the Rex Mission by David A. Foulk
David A. Foulk tells the story of resistance hero Jean Moulin.
Oct. 24, 2020
The Occupation of Northern France in WWI with Dr. James E. Connolly
Dr. James E. Connolly talks about the Occupation in the Nord 1914 to 1918.
Oct. 17, 2020
44 – The Last Great Merovingian Kings
Clothar II and Dagobert I rule as the last great kings of Merovingian Francia.
Oct. 12, 2020
43 – The Medieval Transformation Part 5: Medicine and Mythology
A short episode on early medieval myths and medicine.
Oct. 10, 2020
Syria and the French Empire from WWI to Present by Patrick Higgins
Patrick Higgins details the complex & contentious history of French Syria.
Oct. 2, 2020
42 – The Medieval Transformation Part 4: The Salic Law
The Franks most important law and the foundation of their society is discussed.
Sept. 26, 2020
Before Trans: Three Incredible Lives with Dr. Rachel Mesch
Dr. Rachel Mesch discusses three 19th century Parisian writers who transgressed against gender norms.
Sept. 18, 2020
41 – The Medieval Transformation Part 3: Daily Life
A episode exploring daily life in post-Roman Gaul.
Sept. 11, 2020
Four Royal Women’s Entangled Lives by Keira Morgan
Keira Morgan talks about four aristocratic women's remarkable lives and impact on France.
Sept. 4, 2020
40 – Great Merovingian Women
A talk about the great Merovingian women of the Frankish kingdom.
Aug. 28, 2020
Cistercian Monks, the Albigensian Crusade, and the French Conquest of Occitania by Leland Renato Grigoli
Dr. Leland Grigoli tells the tragic story of the Albigensian Crusade & the political implications of the holy war.
Aug. 7, 2020
Navigating Paris: What’s the flâneur got to do with it?
Lauren Quigley discusses a uniquely French and Parisian type of city-dweller and how they navigate the urban landscape of the beautiful city.
July 31, 2020
Napoleon, Egypt and the Birth of Modern Egyptology with Dr. Tara Sewell-Lasater
Dr. Tara Sewell-Lasater talks Napoleon, the Rosetta Stone & the Egyptomania that gripped France, unraveled ancient secrets and created modern dilemmas.
July 29, 2020
39 – The Epic of Brunhilda
Two rival queens fight a 50-year war that tears apart the Frankish world.
July 18, 2020
French History Myths with the Fake History Hunter, Jo Teeuwisse
The Fake History Hunter and I smash myths about French history.
July 10, 2020
38 – The Long-haired Kings
The sons of Clovis vie for supremacy, threatening the kingom their father left to them.
June 27, 2020
Intelligent Speech 2020 (audio only)
My talk for the Intelligent Speech Conference 2020. Let's talk camels!
June 20, 2020
France in Occupied Berlin with Iain MacGregor
A discussion with Iain MacGregor about the French Occupation in West Berlin.
June 13, 2020
37 – The Medieval Transformation Part 2: The Birth and Spread of Monasteries
In an age of violence, the penitent flee from society and draw closer to God and each other.
June 5, 2020
Louise Michel & the Radical Women of the 19th Century with Dr. Steve Shone
Dr. Steve Shone talks about the fantastical life of a radical revolutionary woman and her impact on world feminism.
May 29, 2020
36 – The Medieval Transformation Part 1: Cults, Miracles and Saints
In an age of anxiety early Christians developed cults to their saints. Power, politics and the fear of God remake Gaul.
May 20, 2020
35 – The Last Saints of Gaul
Hear about the last saints of Gaul before the Frankish invasion.
May 1, 2020
34 – Gaul No More
The Western Roman Empire falls. Gaul is no more, & three kingdoms vie to replace it. Antiquity ends & Clovis turns the land into the first great medieval kingdom: Francia.
April 13, 2020
33 – The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
The Scourge of God descends upon Gaul. Aetius must rally what remains of Western Rome and unite with his nemesis Theodoric of the Visigoths. Together, they will fight Western Rome’s last great battle against Attila and his Huns.