Best Annette And Ada Podcasts (2025)

This week, in celebration of Episode 300, Danièle answers your questions on everything from Hastings to hose, with a couple of surprises along the way. You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalistsBy Medievalists.net

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Shoeless in AZ 10:38

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Today’s Intention: I will be authentic.By Annette and Ada

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Keeping the Peace with a Heart at War 11:34

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Today’s Intention: I will have integrity. My words and my actions will match.By Annette and Ada

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Heartfelt Apologies 13:47

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Today’s Intention: I will view everyone I see today as a person with their own hopes, fears, and value equal to my own.By Annette and Ada

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Reflecting on Self-Betrayal 15:19

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Today’s and This Weekend’s Reflection: What are you all reflecting on this week? It could be about what we talked about just this week. It could be anything that we talked about this month. What has had the most impact on you? What has got you thinking? What has got you acting with a new way of being? Take some time today and this weekend to do som…

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It Takes Intention and Attention 13:12

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Today’s Intention: I will be the best version of myself for myself.By Annette and Ada

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Vikings Behaving Reasonably with Robert Lively 43:48

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If you asked the average person how Vikings solved their problems, they probably wouldn’t say through lawyers. And yet, early Scandinavian people were sticklers for due process. This week, Danièle speaks with Robert Lively about how a person became a Viking lawyer, what the process was for solving disputes, and how fixing bad behaviour worked in th…

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A Powerful Letter 12:30

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For Today: Please reflect on the letter from The Anatomy of Peace.By Annette and Ada

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The Box 12:26

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Today’s Intention: I will do my best not to betray myself, and I will see myself and others as people, not objects.By Annette and Ada

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Self-Justifying 13:00

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Today's Curiosity Question: Does self-justifying show up in my life?By Annette and Ada

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More About Collusion + Reflection 17:39

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Today’s and This Weekend’s Reflection: Of everything that we talked about this week, what stood out the most and what had the most impact?By Annette and Ada

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Collusion 11:34

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: How have I colluded with other hearts at war?By Annette and Ada

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Elephants and Ivory with John Beusterien 49:58

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Elephants were known throughout most of the medieval world, even if most people had never encountered one, themselves. In bestiaries, elephants are praised for their long memories, intelligence, and monogamy. And, of course, their ivory. This week, Danièle speaks with John Beusterien about elephants and ivory in medieval China and Spain, including …

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I-It, I-Thou 13:30

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: Am I willing to consider other people's feelings and needs?By Annette and Ada

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Environment Matters 15:21

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Today's Curiosity Question: Does the environment I'm in allow me or others to heal, change, and grow?By Annette and Ada

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Hearts of Peace 13:19

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: Where in your life has someone shown up with a heart of peace and changed the situation?By Annette and Ada

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Our Whys 12:03

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Today’s and This Weekend’s Reflection Question: Do I spend more of my days, more of my time being FOR the positive parts of life, such as peace? Or, do I spend my time and my days AGAINST the story that I tell myself about someone else, the character that I've turned them into, or the role that I set up for them in my own story of my life or their …

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Royal Grief in Medieval Iberia with Nuria Silleras-Fernandez 56:45

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For three medieval Iberian queens, grief - and the way they expressed it - had immense and far-reaching consequences. This week, Danièle speaks with Núria Silleras-Fernández about what grief and widowhood were "supposed" to look like, how grief and madness were thought to be intertwined with love, and how the grieving women in the famous Isabella t…

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What Stories Do We Tell? 12:48

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Today’s Curiosity Question: What character, role, story, or identity have I assigned to myself or to others?By Annette and Ada

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The Anatomy of Peace 11:01

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Today’s Curiosity Question: As I go about my day with all the different people I see or that I meet, what am I looking for? Am I looking for separation, or am I looking for connection?By Annette and Ada

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June's Monthly Reflection 13:29

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Today’s Intention: I will engage in life with a sense of wonder and appreciation.By Annette and Ada

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Going Over Our Core Concepts of Play 14:53

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Today’s and This Weekend’s Intention is some Reflection Questions: How am I doing with each of these core concepts of play?By Annette and Ada

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It's Important to be Real 10:42

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Today’s Intention: I will not hide, minimize, or deny my pain.By Annette and Ada

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Mysterious Manuscripts with Garry Shaw 55:07

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There are several famous examples of mysterious medieval writing, including the so-far unbreakable Voynich Manuscript. So, what secrets were medieval people trying to hide? And why? This week, Danièle speaks with Garry Shaw about who was encrypting their manuscripts, the codes they used, and the centuries of attempts to crack the Voynich Manuscript…

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Being the Presence of Love 11:37

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: When I look back on my life, can I see now that different people were in my life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime?By Annette and Ada

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A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime 10:55

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Today’s Intention: I will be present in my relationships today.By Annette and Ada

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Switching Gears 11:01

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Today’s Intention: I will be brave.By Annette and Ada

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Johannes Gutenberg with Eric White 52:06

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There are a lot of gamechanging inventions that shifted the trajectory of the Middle Ages, but one machine managed to hit at just the right time and place to create a massive enterprise in medieval Europe, with consequences that touched the entire globe: Gutenberg's printing press. This week, Danièle speaks with Eric White about Johannes Gutenberg’…

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An Announcement 6:18

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Today's and This Week's Intention: I'll plan for tomorrow, but I'll live today.By Annette and Ada

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How Did You Play as a Child? 16:21

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For Today’s and this Weekend’s Reflection, take some time to journal and/or reflect on how you played as a child.By Annette and Ada

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Even 5 Minutes Will Do! 😊 11:53

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Today’s Intention: I will not sacrifice my personal development for any reason.By Annette and Ada

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Inventing the Renaissance with Ada Palmer 55:55

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Given that the term literally means “rebirth”, the Renaissance throws some not-so-subtle shade on the period that comes before it. So, where did the idea of the Renaissance actually come from? And was it truly a golden age? This week, Danièle speaks with Ada Palmer about Petrarch, Machiavelli, atheism, and how we should look at the period formerly …

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Opening and Closing Your Gatherings 10:40

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Today’s Intention: I will open and close the different gatherings in my day.By Annette and Ada

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Play and Laughter Reduce Stress 12:27

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: What is your relationship with laughter?By Annette and Ada

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Play Leads to Gratitude 12:06

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Today’s Intention: I will regulate my nervous system with play.By Annette and Ada

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Finding the Flow of Play 17:07

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Today's and This Weekend's Intention: I will approach my day with a sense of play.By Annette and Ada

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Play and Performance 11:48

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Today's Intention is a Reflection Question: Where in my life does it feel like I am performing?By Annette and Ada

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Saint Thomas Becket with Michael Staunton 57:16

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It's one of the most notorious political assassinations in history: the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket. The story of two friends who became bitter enemies in a struggle between church and state that drew in some of the most powerful people from all over medieval Europe. So, how did a pretty ordinary kid from London end up as …

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Play is a Mindset 10:59

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Today’s Intention: I will remind myself that play is a mindset, not an activity.By Annette and Ada

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What is Play? 10:46

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: What is my relationship with “play”? Our Website Our Latest Newsletter Your 100 Gratitudes Summer ChallengeBy Annette and Ada

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Play and Gratitude 11:42

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: What is my first gratitude on my list of 100 gratitudes? Our Website Our Latest Newsletter Your 100 Gratitudes Summer ChallengeBy Annette and Ada

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Reflecting on Our Month of Friendship 16:54

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Our Reflection Question for Today and This Weekend: What stood out for your in our working definition of friendship? Friendship is a bond built on mutual trust, shared experiences, emotional support, and genuine care for each other’s well-being. It is a relationship chosen freely, nurtured intentionally, and strengthened through kindness, honesty, …

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Be Gentle 10:30

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Today’s Intention: I will be gentle with my friends.By Annette and Ada

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Medieval Infancy with Julie Singer 47:42

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One of the most celebrated moments in childhood is when a person utters their very first words, stepping over a brand new threshold of communication. And from that moment on, all bets are off. This week, Danièle speaks with Julie Singer about what medieval people thought about infancy in general, how literary children could be vehicles for truth an…