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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran...
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Listen now (73 min) | In this inaugural episode of the Weird Medieval Guys podcast, Olivia and Aran discuss why medieval art is so intriguing to modern viewers and what makes so much of it so weird. Also discussed are Galaxy Quest, Mel Gibson's crimes against the Middle Ages, and...
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Dreams of Space -...
Johnny's Space Trip (1954)
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Why James Bond Gave Up His Lady’s Gun For A Walther PPK
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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The Mind & Body Problem in the Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
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Who Were the Top Axis Commanders of World War II?
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review
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Dreams of Space -...
A Journey to the Moon: A science fiction poem for children (1954)
An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary...
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An unusual children's book consisting of a long poem about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and an imaginary trip to the Moon. It is highly illustrated and worth a look if you have not seen it. It was colored in places in crayon by a child but that sort of adds to the charm of someone who...
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