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We"re Not So Different

A mostly Medieval history podcast about how we"ve always been idiotspatreon.com/wnsdpodwelcometothecrusades.com

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94:04

Medieval Land Mgmt 9: Famine

We"re Not So Different ·

2026/04/08

folks, we come to the final episode of our series on Medieval Land Management by discussing famine, the very thing that all these land management practices are trying to guard against. we talk famines, how and why they happen, famine evidence across the world, the Little Ice Age, the Great Famine of 1315-17, and, thankfully, the peasant revolts that often follow in the wake of famines. enjoy!

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54:27

Preview: Wolf Hall 1 - Limited Series

We"re Not So Different ·

2026/04/03

folks, this is a free preview for the limited series Dr Eleanor recorded with friend of the show Phoebe Roy (Masters of Our Domain, etc.) about season 1 of the Wolf Hall TV show. if you like this episode, you can access all 7 episodes of the limited series for just $15 at: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2087866enjoy!

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84:28

Medieval Land Mgmt 8: Livestock

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2026/04/02

folks, in our 8th and penultimate episode on Medieval Land Management, we finally turn to our fellow creatures, specifically those we've domesticated. we talk about the various types of livestock, their distribution around the world before colonization, the different styles of management required, the sheep of the Petro State for Wool, urban hog management, Mongol bands of horses, and the Inca (as a special treat for Luke)

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78:44

Medieval Land Mgmt 7: Sailor's Delight

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2026/03/25

folks, there's more water to be discussed because, surprisingly, we kinda use water for everything. we discuss Medieval fishing, including stock ponds, salt harvesting, why you can't get good salt from all the oceans despite them all containing saltwater, why it was faster to travel via water than overland, and more!

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73:54

Medieval Land Mgmt 6: Water Water Everywhere

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2026/03/18

folks, we're back with part 6 of the Medieval Land Management series and we're talking about how they dealt with water. first, we talk about Mesopotamian ghosts for a bit then get into Medieval aquaculture, including irrigation, wells, catchment in arid places, how water built civilization, and why rich people ruin everything.

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83:26

Medieval Land Mgmt 5: A Coppicing We Will Go

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2026/03/11

folks, we're back to our series on Medieval Land Management with part 5 on forestry. we talk the Medieval obsession with beavers, coppicing, more coppicing, the staggering amount of land dedicated to producing firewood/charcoal in Eurasia, fire maintenance, controlled forest burnings, and an intensive study on forest management in Moravia. enjoy!

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76:42

March Mailbag

We"re Not So Different ·

2026/03/04

folks, we had take a short break from our Medieval Land Management series due to some scheduling complications (don't worry, it will continue next week) and so we did a mailbag instead. we usually do at least one mailbag episode a month to catch up on the mountain of questions we have from patrons. if you want to ask us questions, please subscribe for just $5 a month. this time, we cover everything from cobblestone streets to cadaver synods to the Florentine Vice to Gilles de Rais, Medieval beach

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86:34

Medieval Land Mgmt 4: Rice Quest

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2026/02/26

folks, in our 4th episode on Medieval Land Management, we talk about more types of farming. this time, moving to Asia and the Americas to talk the 2 other great Medieval staple crops: rice and maize. we begin in China where rice was domesticated and turned from a dry and crop into a semi-aquatic one about 6,000 years ago. we talk about the spread of rice, how rice paddies work, and how the Song Dynasty used Champa rice to experience a population boom. then we turn to the Americas to talk about

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88:04

Medieval Land Mgmt 3: Go Wheat Boy Go

We"re Not So Different ·

2026/02/19

folks, in the third episode in our series on Medieval Land Management, we talk about how Medieval farming recovered in Italy after the fall of Western Rome, how migrants from both East and West influenced Central European land management and agricultural practices, and why all of these Medieval European farming innovations owe a whole lot more to the Islamic world and specifically the Arab Agricultural Revolution than most would care to admit. also talk of settlement hierarchies and why nomadic

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71:55

Medieval Land Mgmt 2: Labors of the Months

We"re Not So Different ·

2026/02/12

folks, it's time to talk about Medieval farming. you've asked us to go in-depth on how it worked and that's what we're doing in this series. we talk about the yearly cycle in the forms of the Labors of the Months, how global climate shifts changed life for Medieval farmers, their understanding of ecological sustainability, and more about manure than you ever wanted to know. enjoy!

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73:10

Medieval Land Management 1

We"re Not So Different ·

2026/02/04

folks, we start our series on Medieval land management with a brief introduction because "land management" means a lot of things and we needed to define what we're doing. we also had to talk about the Neolithic Revolution, the smaller scale of the Medieval world, and a helpful framework from French Marxist Fernand Braudel.

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98:05

On the Streets of Minneapolis feat Logan Weimer

We"re Not So Different ·

2026/01/30

www.standwithminneapolis.comfolks, we invited Logan Weimer onto the show to talk about patriarchal violence against Jane Boleyn but ended up talking about the fascist occupation of Minneapolis by the federal government. Logan, who is a resident of Minneapolis, gives us a firsthand account of the feeling on the streets, the horrors they've faced, and the way people have come together to protect each other. it's a lot but we thought it was important to provide this perspective on the issue. we will

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82:29

Medieval Greenland

We"re Not So Different ·

2026/01/21

folks, Greenland is in the news for fairly stupid, very American reasons, so we decided to take a look back at Greenland during the Middle Ages. how did the Norse setup a colony on Greenland and keep it going in relatively European style for so long? what were their interactions like with the indigenous American groups? what were their lives like? and what happened to cause the end of the Greenlandic Norse settlements by about 1450?

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78:31

January Mailbag

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2026/01/15

folks, it's January and time for another dive into the Patron mailbag. if you would like to ask questions like these, you can subscribe for just $5 a month at patreon.com/wnsdpod. today, we talk about Medieval understandings of the Roman Republic, confirmations, Medieval Home Alone, Glup Shittos, and a counterfactual about friends of the show, the Mongols and the Theodosian Walls.

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86:07

The Dying Empire

We"re Not So Different ·

2026/01/09

folks, happy 2026! we're back and we'd love to talk about the Middle Ages but current events have overtaken us and we are forced to talk about the dying empire that is America. we chat about the illegal and baffling kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife, the ramifications of the event on global politics, the murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis, and the coming domestic fallout. sorry to start on a bummer but we'll be back to the Middle Ages next

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80:35

Patreon Ep Unlocked: We're Very Very Different: Irony

We"re Not So Different ·

2026/01/02

we're unlocking this bonus episode because it's the week of New Year, it was originally published in early 2024. if you like it, why not subscribe at patreon.com/wnsdpod. in this episode, we actually talk about a way in which we're very very fucking different from the people of the past, not just those in the Middle Ages, but even our own parents and grandparents: Irony. obviously, dramatic and rhetorical irony have been around since storytelling began but a fully-involved ironic outlook on life is

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55:16

Famous Medieval Dates

We"re Not So Different ·

2025/12/24

folks, it's time to talk about some fun, important, and symbolic dates from the Middle Ages. we discuss what days of the year they found significant, their attempts at numerology, the fact that the Anno Domini calendar system is off by a few years, and then talk about some of our favorite Medieval dates and what they mean. enjoy and happy holidays!

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61:55

December Mailbag

We"re Not So Different ·

2025/12/17

folks, we're back with another installment of our patron mailbag episodes. we get a lot of great questions from our patrons and so dive in every month to do some catching up. this time, we talk Medieval parades, 9/11 conspiracies, Medieval views on animal and plant extinction, an alternate history, and what TV shows would Medieval people like. enjoy and have a happy holiday!

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75:39

WNSD 250th Episode Spectacular

We"re Not So Different ·

2025/12/10

folks, it's episode 250 and since we love our big, round numbers, we take the time to celebrate. we look back at the show, talk our favorite segments, series, bits, and more. thanks so much for listening to 250 episodes, we're excited to do 250 more in the future!

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87:36

Medieval Blunders

We"re Not So Different ·

2025/12/04

folks, today we talk about a couple of real big Medieval blunders. Incredibly stupid, shortsighted, and ill-fated decisions that resulted in outsized disasters that changed the course of history. first, Eleanor discusses the White Ship Disaster, which finally answers the age-old question: is it smart to be the heir to the throne, get stinking drunk, have the crew get stinking drunk and then race boats across the English Channel at night? turns out, it's not smart at all and this decision would lead

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