Benjamin Jacobs

Wittenberg to Westphalia

Society EN ↓ 127 episodes

A history podcast that aims to cover the birth of the European state system by examining the Early Modern Period of European history. Along the way, the podcast will delve into the geography, economy, politics, ideas, and culture of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period to give the listener a view into the lives of the people who lived the events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Benjamin Jacobs

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Society

Latest episode

Jun 10, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 63.5: Housekeeping Minisode 29.05.2020

https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ https://www.lyceum.fm/ http://midatlanticshow.com/ https://www.blackwallstreet-1921.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 63: Women Part 1: The Fourth Estate? 08.05.2020

In the last few episodes we discussed the issue of groups that do not fit comfortably into the concept of normal that any society sets up. Today we will begin to discuss the most strange and terrifying minority of all: women. Also congrats to Andrew for graduating, yaaaaaaaay! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 62: On the Outside Looking in, on the Inside Looking Out, Part 2 10.02.2020

In today's episode we discuss the complex set of ideological, political, and economic processes that impacted the lives of non-normative populations in Medieval Europe, and how this affected daily life.  There's a lot going on in this episode, but the most important thing is that Andrew mixed up "Big Band" with "Big Beat," and the result is awesome.  Intermission music: Combustibles - In...

The Cat in Question: a Minisode 25.01.2020

Today we learn about the cat in question. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 61: On the Outside Looking in, on the Inside Looking Out I 16.01.2020

How do we deal with difference? This is one of the most fundamental questions humans confront when organizing societies, from the moment on the playground when we realize that the other kids might hold different views from us on things like the rules of baseball, whether or not that was a strike, and whether or not someone has a big stupid face. In the next few episodes we will look at how medieva...

Episode 60: Living the Life A Catholic Supplemental: An Interview with Thomas Daly 30.11.2019

In today's episode we interview a genuine lapsed Catholic to learn about the religious life of a normal person in the modern Catholic Church. This is methodologically problematic, but we are going for a flavor not like gospel truth. Andrew had fun editing this one, here's the songs playing in the background: "For You" - Zeeky Beats "Sunsets" Aso "Happiness" - CrazyJazz "Return" - Mingu5 "Your Favo...

Episode 59: Modern Plumbing 03.11.2019

I forgot all the questions I was asked this year, so instead I did an episode about sewage. It's for the best. Please fill out our survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrZYl99TBNyETIsLPXZkeTXHgstTeI_suICs6PZa8X8yK3OQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Check out these organizations: LeAF: https://www.leaf-wageningen.nl/en/leaf/For-whom/Public-sector-NGOs.htm Centre for Science and Environment: https...

Episode 58: Living the Life A Catholic 10.10.2019

In today's episode we look at the forces at work on the lived experience of Christianity in the middle ages. Don't forget to take our survey here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScrZYl99TBNyETIsL…/viewform Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 57: Class System 3, Commoners 2, Urban Commoners 5: Living Conditions 31.08.2019

An examination of what it was like to live in a medieval city based on issues surrounding public health, crime, and business regulations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 56: The Class System 3, The Commoners 2, Urban Commoners 4, Lifestyles of the Urban Commoners 10.08.2019

A class system within a class system. Imagine! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 55, The Class System 3, The Commoners 2, Cities 3, A Narrative of Urban Development 2 04.07.2019

I mean the title says it all really. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 54: The Class System Part 3, The Commoners Part 2, Cities Part 2, A Narrative of Urban Development Part 1 30.05.2019

Episode 54: The Class System Part 3, The Commoners Part 2, Cities Part 2, A Narrative of Urban Development Part 1. Now there's a title. I should be a show runner on the Netflix. I've got the gift, I tell ya. Oh this episode is about cities and stuff. Flock Chat: https://flickchat.page.link/KdZacien2kGdoYVs7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

53.5: Announcements 15.05.2019

Conference Info: https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Flick Chat: https://flickchat.page.link/KdZacien2kGdoYVs7 Are You Going My Way 2: https://play.acast.com/s/theagorapodcastnetwork/areyougoingmywaypart2-electricvehicles?autoplay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 53: Class Structure in the Middle Ages Part 3: Those Who Work Part 2: Urbanism in the Middle Ages Part 1: Urban Theory 02.05.2019

We begin our look at urbanism in the middle ages with a whole bunch of high falutin theory stuff. Be sure to stick around after the outro music for a very important announcement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 52: The Economy Part III, Recovery of a Kind 31.03.2019

In this episode we wrap up our discussion of the European economy by looking at the recovery of the 800s, and the surprising commodity that underpinned this earliest European economic system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 51: The Economy Part 2: European Microeconomy 10.03.2019

In this episode we talk about manors and do a little bit of a walking tour of Europe. So basically I am recapping the entire podcast but from an economic perspective. Look they can't all have pirates. Actually this one has pirates. So that's cool. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 50, The Economy Part 1, The Decline and Fall of Whiggish Historical Practices 27.02.2019

The long anticipated start to my discussion of the medieval economy. Contains a surprising number of obscure indie songs from the oughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 49: Topics in Modern Historical Research Methodologies 28.01.2019

In this deeply exciting episode you will be titillated and amazed by a story of high drama. Adventure, pathos, good confronting evil, the excitement of a new love. That, or I drone on about how computers have changed historical research for 40 minutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

December Announcements 15.12.2018

No episode this month probably. But check out the Agora feed for a crossover! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 48a: Catastrophic Disruption: How the Printing Press Ignited Anti-Witch Hysteria in Early Modern Europe 11.11.2018

A recording of a talk I gave at the Sound Education Conference. If you can, please check out the website for a PDF of the slide show: http://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 48: Podiversiary Q&A 15.10.2018

After five years, we have finally done it! we are having a Q&A. In retrospect now I am a little nervous about a few of the topics, but hopefully you will all enjoy this. Please don't light me on fire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American Scandal From Wondry 02.10.2018

Since the founding of the United States, in every generation, in every field of business, politics, sports and society, we’ve watched in shock as corruption, deceit and desire bring down heroes, titans and those we thought we could trust. In the aftermath, we’re left with too many questions, how did this happen? Who is to blame? American Scandal, a new podcast from Wondery, will answer these quest...

Episode 47: Class System Part 3, The Commoners Part 2: Prima Nocte 03.09.2018

In this episode we delve into the things that really affected the daily lives of the rural peasantry of the middle ages, and dispel some of the grimdark myths that surround them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sound Education Announcement! 02.09.2018

I am speaking at a thing! Plz Come! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American Innovations 31.08.2018

A few months ago a new podcast called American Innovations came out it and gave me a different outlook on how the science and technology we use today came to be. Hosted by popular science author Steven Johnson. He’ll tell you the stories behind DNA, the mapping of the human genome...the rise of the personal computer...artificial intelligence...and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

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