A. J. Scott, Alice Fulmer-Zelinka, & Shannen Escote

Cvnterbvry: Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

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Cvnterbvry is a scholarly arts & comedy podcast hosted by three Gen Z academics exploring the major works of Geoffrey Chaucer and friends. In our first season, we are providing witty commentary and multiplicity of yassified voices to discuss The Canterbury Tales — and its pilgrims like you’ve never heard them before. If interested in supporting our work, please refer to the show notes, where among other things you’ll see you can follow us on Bluesky at “Cunterburypod” and/or our Patreon. If you’re a scholar, comedian, or another type of clown interested being a guest on our program, please con...

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A. J. Scott, Alice Fulmer-Zelinka, & Shannen Escote

Episodes

The Cook’s Tale, Second Course! Tales from the Kitchen & Gamelyn-mania! 17.05.2026 49:24

For the shortest tale, we sure had a lot to say about it! After introducing Roger (aka Hogge) of Ware and discussing “The Cook’s Tale” the first episode in this mini-series, we’re keen to share with you even more about the Cook. More than you would ever care to know! We start with Alice bringing her cousin-in-law on to discuss her career as a line cook in Los Angeles for a number of knee-slapping,...

The Cook’s Tale, First Course! Chopped, Cooked, & Swyved! 04.05.2026 1:10:18

Join our regular hosts Alice, and Shannen for a delicious, aromatic conversation on this unfinished bawdy tale, its additions and adaptations with Jo King (PhD candidate, UC Santa Barbara)! We got everybody’s favorite Cook, Roger of Ware, and the shortest Canterbury Tale! Despite that, it has a varied manuscript and adaptation history which makes this shortest episode potentially our longest so fa...

The Reeve’s Tale: Horses, Frat Bros, and Tolkien’s Hyperfixations! 03.03.2026 1:04:28

Content warning: issues of consent, violence Description “The Reeve’s Tale” is a complicated tale — a hodgepodge of different accents, stumbling actions in the dark, and no clear moral for the modern audience. In this episode, we get together to sort out the wheat from the chaff with our guest, Elisha Hamlin (PhD student, UC Davis). We open with the nutso astroweather and the Kings of Swords befor...

The Miller’s Tale: Farts, Astrology, & Love Triangles (again!) 08.12.2025 1:06:27

Cunterbury is a scholarly arts & comedy podcast hosted by two Gen Z academics — Alice Fulmer-Zelinka and AJ Scott — exploring the major works of Geoffrey Chaucer and friends. In our first season, we are providing witty commentary and multiplicity of yassified voices to discuss The Canterbury Tales — and its pilgrims like you’ve never heard them before. If interested in supporting our work, ple...

The Knight’s Tale: Challengers, Two Noble Kinsmen, & Love Triangles 28.09.2025 1:08:48

The General Prologue (pilot) 03.03.2025 1:29:51

Cunterbury is a scholarly arts & comedy podcast hosted by three Gen Z academics — Alice Fulmer, Nina Gary, and AJ Scott — exploring the major works of Geoffrey Chaucer and friends. In our first season, we are providing witty commentary and multiplicity of yassified voices to discuss The Canterbury Tales — and its pilgrims like you’ve never heard them before. If interested in supporting our wor...