Real Fantastic Beasts

Guest Alixe Bovey regales us with the perplexing history of the goose barnacle and the barnacle goose. 

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In which we explore this beautiful and ancient non-binary creature. 

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We explore the lore of cocks and hens from manuscript illustrations to the classic weathervane.

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Guest Brigitte Buettner explains how stones had living agency in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

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We trace the evolution of the werewolf from deliberate transformation to mental illness.

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Guest Karen Raber takes us through our paces as we explore horses and horse training in the European Renaissance.

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Guest animal archaeologist Alan Outram lays out the evidence for the size and appearance of medieval horses. Join the conversation or subscribe at realfantasticbeasts.com #horses #knights

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We explore the troubled history of the Lamia, from bloodsucking monster to romance heroine to corporate logo.

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Guest Laura Gelfand explains the pre-modern origins of our conflicted relationship with wolves.

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Guests Dr. Sara Petrosillo and falconer Kelly Martello of the Michigan Hawking Club join us in exploring these fantastic birds in the Middle Ages. Kelly's hawk Vesper joins us.

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From loveable companion for monks to toxic witch's familiar, we trace the fantastic history of the cat from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance.

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Two expert guests, Jane Buckingham and Samayita Banerjee, help us understand the pre-modern tiger in India, with special attention to Bengal.

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The European Middle Ages witnessed the birth of an entirely new bird: the pelican. This is not the "water pelican" we all know but an entirely fantastic beast.

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Guest experts Keith Botelho and Joe Campana regale us with fantastic tales of bees in the Renaissance.

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We investigate the most fantastic bugs of all: kermes and cochineal. These little creatures not only gave us many of our words for red but also famous symbols from British redcoats to the U.S. flag.

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In honor of International Unicorn Day, here's a chance to explore the search for the real unicorn, from the mystery in Middle Ages to its ultimate discovery in the seventeenth century.

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We investigate worms and caterpillars and discover them everywhere.

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Guest experts Asa Mitman and Holly Dugan explore two fantastic beast manuscripts, one from the Middle Ages, one from the Renaissance.

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We continue our exploration of dragons by learning about Chinese dragons from guest Winston Kyan, a historian of medieval Chinese art at the University of Utah.

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