Future Imperfect

How did people in the Middle Ages have sex? with Eleanor Janega

Jason talks about sex and gender in the mediaeval with Eleanor Janega

What is the oldest pub in England? with James Wright

Jason talks to buildings historian, stonemason and archaeologist James Wright

What was the best Anglo-Saxon word? with Hana Videen

Jason talks about the language people used in the early mediaeval period with Hana Videen.

Did people in the Middle Ages believe in fairies? with Francis Young

Jason talks to Francis Young about his new book, Twilight of the Godlings

How many seasons were there in the Anglo-Saxon year? with Eleanor Parker

Jason talks to Eleanor Parker about how people thought about the year in the early Middle Ages.

Were the Dark Ages really bright? with David Perry and Matt Gabriele

Jason talks to David Perry and Matt Gabriele about The Bright Ages.

How did women get justice in the Middle Ages? with Suzannah Lipscomb

Jason talks to Professor Suzannah Lipscomb about how women could get justice in the Middle Ages and early modern.

Are we in a new age of catastrophic fires? with Stephen Pyne

Jason talks to Stephen Pyne about whether or not humanity has entered the Pyrocene.

What did Egyptian bread taste like? with Seamus Blackley

Jason talks to the father of the Xbox, Seamus Blackley about video games, innovation, and hoe to make ancient breads.

How did the 17th century deal with pandemics? with Rebecca Rideal

Jason talks to Rebecca Rideal about the plague, the Great Fire of London and everything that went wrong in 1666.