In the past few years, trans and genderqueer issues have come to the forefront both in society and in the way scholars are approaching medieval studies. But what do these terms mean? And how do we apply them responsibly to the past? This week, Danièle speaks with Alicia Spencer-Hall and Blake Gutt about trans and genderqueer scholarship in medieval studies.You can read the open-access book, Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography, edited by Alicia Spencer-Hall and Blake Gutt, at https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61200You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalistsThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406638/advertisement

This week, Danièle continues the annual tradition of sharing some of her favourite books of the year, along with the top picks of Peter Konieczny, editor and co-founder of Medievalists.net.Danièle's list: Temptation Transformed: The Story of How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple, by Azzan Yadin-IsraelBalthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art, edited by Kristen Collins and Bryan C. KeeneVox Clamantis, translation by Robert J. Meindl and Mark T. RileyWomen in the Crusades, by Helen NicholsonHow to Focus: A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction, by John Cassian, translation by Jamie KreinerPeter's list:The Donkey and the Boat: Reinterpreting the Mediterranean Economy, 950-1180, by Chris WickhamThe Cosmography and Geography of Africa, by Johannes Leo Africanus, translation by Anthony Ossa-Richardson and Richard OosterhoffThe Emperor and the Elephant: Christians and Muslims in the Age of Charlemagne, by Sam Ottewill-SoulsbyInked: Tattooed Soldiers and the Song Empire's Penal-Military Complex, by Elad AlyagonMeteorological Disasters in Medieval Britain (AD 1000‒1500), by Peter J. BrownThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406638/advertisement

In honour of the new discoveries around the Princes in the Tower, Danièle delves into some other mysterious deaths and disappearances in English royal history.You can support The Medieval Podcast and Medievalists.net on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalistsThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406638/advertisement

Humans have always been fascinated by the birds and beasts of planet Earth, collecting and compiling information on their habits, habitats, and where they got their names. This week, Danièle speaks with Hana Videen about her contribution to the field: a brand new Old English bestiary.The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary, by Hana Videen is published by Princeton University Press - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691260006/the-deorhord You can support Medievalists.net and check out our shop at https://www.patreon.com/medievalistsThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406638/advertisement

This week, Danièle and Peter Konieczny share profound - and profoundly odd - medieval proverbs from one of their favourite books of the Middle Ages: The Well-Laden Ship.The Well-Laden Ship, by Egbert of Liège, was translated by Robert Gary Babcock as part of the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. You can get details about the book at https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674051270 You can now buy digital maps from Medievalists.net's Patreon Shop - visit it at https://www.patreon.com/medievalists/shopThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406638/advertisement

For a thousand years – and especially the last two hundred or so – people have had a love affair with Vikings. But what do we know about the Norse voyages to the Americas? Why are Vikings so fascinating at this historical distance? And how do they fit into modern people’s ideas of identity? This week, Danièle speaks with Martyn Whittock about Vikings and their influence on American culture.You can support this podcast and Medievalists.net on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalistsThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406638/advertisement

This week, guest host Peter Konieczny interviews Danièle about her new book Chivalry and Courtesy: Medieval Manners for a Modern World.You can support this podcast and Medievalists.net on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalistsThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406638/advertisement

This week, in celebration of her first two books becoming available on Patreon, Danièle discusses five ways to become a better medievalist, five minutes at a time.You can now buy two of Danièle's books on our Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists/shopThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406638/advertisement

In light of the TikTok trend asking, "How often do you think about the Roman Empire?" Danièle discusses how to gently correct misguided assumptions about history in the people we love.You can support this podcast and Medievalists.net on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalistsThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406638/advertisement

For the better part of a millennium, people have been applying the tenets of chivalry to their personal lives in order to give themselves moral and ethical targets to tilt at. But what does it look like to apply medieval ideals to the twenty-first century? And what does it mean to walk the walk of knighthood in a high-tech society? This week, Danièle speaks with CEO and YouTube sensation Jason Kingsley about living a chivalrous life in the modern world.You can buy Danièle's book, The Five-Minute Medievalist, from Medievalists.net's Patreon Channel. Click here to buy it. You can check out Les Reverdies de Montréal at https://www.reverdiesmontreal.org/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5406638/advertisement