637. What It’s Like to Be Middle-Aged (in the...

Anne Pasternak (Brooklyn Museum) and Michael Roth (Wesleyan University) tell Stephen Dubner how they keep the peace in the middle of a culture war. If you'd like to see the video version of Better in Person, you can watch it on YouTube or Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an ...  Show more

Museums are purging their collections of looted treasures. Can they also get something in return? And what does it mean to be a museum in the 21st century? (Part 3 of an updated series originally published in 2023.) SOURCES: Patricia Allan, museum consultant, former curator of wo ...  Show more

We take a look at what life was like in the middle ages for the average Giuseppe and Lucrezia, from birth to death, sickness, medicine, work, free time, travel and sex and all the naughtiness connected to it. 

What was it like to be a peasant in the Middle Ages? Did they live well, with access to sufficient food, water and shelter, or were their lives characterised by poverty, pain and hard labour? Did they wash regularly, what did they do for fun, and could they better themselves in s ...  Show more

الحلقة عن العصور الوسطى بشكل مبسط جداً. رابط الكتاب: https://www.amazon.com/Middle-Ages-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0199697299 روابط الموسيقى: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVAg0uNADwc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwvu4I-GoDY&t=36s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFe ...  Show more

On this week's podcast, Nate, Aaron, and Brian take a trip back to Medieval Times to learn about the Middle Ages. The guys discuss famous court jesters, learn about unusual medical treatments, and discuss well known phrases that originated from the Middle Ages. Co-hosts: Brian Ba ...  Show more