The Court Jester is a storytelling podcast that dives into the sauciest, funniest, and most outrageous stories of the Middle Ages. Hosted by medievalist and humour scholar Kleio Pethainou, each episode brings you a real tale from medieval literatureāfabliaux, fables, legends, and moreāfeaturing scandal, fart jokes, sex, tricksters, and chaotic peasant drama.
Think rude jokes, wild mishaps and the messiest love triangles youāve never heard of (but absolutely should).
āļø Based on real medieval texts
š Translated and adapted with historical context
š Told with flair, irreverence, and dark humour
If you're into medieval history, historical comedy, uncensored storytelling, or want to laugh at the weirdest things humans used to doāthis oneās for you.
š New episodes every other week.
Support the show on Patreon for bonus content and medieval mischief.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Court Jester is a storytelling podcast that dives into the sauciest, funniest, and most outrageous stories of the Middle Ages. Hosted by medievalist and humour scholar Kleio Pethainou, each episode brings you a real tale from medieval literatureāfabliaux, fables, legends, and moreāfeaturing scandal, fart jokes, sex, tricksters, and chaotic peasant drama.
Think rude jokes, wild mishaps and the messiest love triangles youāve never heard of (but absolutely should).
āļø Based on real medieval texts
š Translated and adapted with historical context
š Told with flair, irreverence, and dark humour
If you're into medieval history, historical comedy, uncensored storytelling, or want to laugh at the weirdest things humans used to doāthis oneās for you.
š New episodes every other week.
Support the show on Patreon for bonus content and medieval mischief.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Court Jester was selected by FeedSpot as one of the Top 20 Medieval History Podcasts on the web!
What an absolute surprise! And what excellent motivation for me to tell you a story of a medieval married man and his unlikely affliction.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Le vilain de Bailleul (The peasant of Bailleul).
Warning: not suitable for actual relationships or souls with dignity.
š Text: Translation by Nathaniel E. Dubin
šµ Title music: āCelebrationā by Alexander Nakarada
š² Updates & mischief: @kpethainou.bsky.social | @thecourtjesterpodcast on Facebook
š Bonus content: patreon.com/CourtJesterPodcast
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