Media-eval: A Medieval Pop Culture Podcast

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Sarah Ifft Decker, a medieval historian, explores how movies, tv, and books depict the medieval world. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And what do they tell us about how modern people think about the medieval past?

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Media-eval: A Medieval Pop Culture Podcast

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Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament 20.04.2019 1:15:11

Sarah visited Medieval Times with guests Dawn Gildenmeister and Benjamin White - and she has thoughts. Join us for this special episode in which Sarah, Dawn, and Benjamin chat about terrible maps of Spain, medieval ruling queens, and exciting dressage at the Medieval Times Restaurant!

The Physician 06.04.2019 1:42:33

Netflix has Sarah well and truly scouted. A random recommend from the service leads us to the "Arab Lands" in search of knowledge.

In the name of the King 23.03.2019 1:51:40

Dungeon Siege is a video game that neither Sarah nor Ollie has played. This is a movie based on that game. Its also the worst movie covered so far. "Enjoy"

A Knights Tale 09.03.2019 1:57:04

Dawn Gildenmeister joins us this week as we talk about one of our favourite films- A Knights Tale. Don't expect any sort of proper criticism here. This movie is a barrel of fun. Ollie's audio is a little funky in this but it is listenable. Enjoy!

BBC Merlin 23.02.2019 1:41:20

Our first TV show. Something Ollie avoided for ten years. Turns out....It is great!!

King Arthur Legend of the Sword 09.02.2019 1:34:30

CW: Violence against women Today Sarah and Ollie tackle a movie so bad it led to the formation of the Ifft-Decker Test. It also leads to a revision of our review scoring policy.

Timeline 26.01.2019 1:54:05

Join us as we have our first ever special Guest- and it's Sarah's Mom! Beth Greenfeld is a wonderful lady who tells us what's what about the Science and History "romp" that is Timeline.

Tristan + Isolde 12.01.2019 1:32:07

Romeo and Juliet? Lancelot and Guinevere? Before these famous couples we had one that was more star crossed and more betraying than both of those combined. Sit down and strap in as Sarah and Ollie discuss some of the most foolish teenagers in literary history.

The Three Musketeers (1993) 29.12.2018 1:29:52

Buckle up as we go a little of our remit to discuss a movie that is just a barrel of fun. The Three Musketeers from 1993 starring Robin and Jack Bauer. We both loved this ridiculous movie!

Robin Hood (2010) 15.12.2018 1:42:49

Ollie's other favourite Faux-Historical figure makes his debut on the podcast as we talk about the steaming turd that is Ridley Scott's Robin Hood. Enjoy!

Last knights 01.12.2018 1:42:15

Join us as we discuss the little known and pretty strange adaptation of the 47 Ronin legend. Clive Owen turned down James Bond. Bet it feels like a poor choice now. Morgan Freeman never turned down anything. We had fun on this one and sorry for the background noise!

First Knight 17.11.2018 1:35:19

Join Sarah and Ollie as we talk about the mid 90's Medieval RomCom First Knight. Its a movie that features a lot of smoldering looks and also a lot of men being complete tools. CW: We discuss consent "laws" in the middle ages and it gets quite intense.

Braveheart 06.11.2018 1:47:43

Our First Episode! Welcome as we talk about Braveheart and find out what it does right, what it gets wrong and just what alternatives we could create.