Gone Medieval

A Guide to Living in Dark Times with Weird Medieval Guys

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Olivia Swarthout prowls the web for little-seen snippets of medieval art and life, sharing it via the Weird Medieval Guys Twitter and instagram accounts, and podcast.

Her new book, Weird Medieval Guys: How to Live, Laugh, Love (and Die) in Dark Times is a handy guide offering time-tested solutions for all of life's biggest problems, from becoming an irresistible suitor even though you can't joust to surviving encounters with rabbits and dragons

 

In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis meets Olivia on how she brings people today closer to the distant past.

This episode was produced by Rob Weinberg.

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