{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/11c1773b-6d50-4dbb-b543-483046bdc241/652eaccc2681ee0012028ce8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Guide to Living in Dark Times with Weird Medieval Guys","description":"<p>Olivia Swarthout prowls the web for little-seen snippets of medieval art and life, sharing it via the Weird Medieval Guys Twitter and instagram accounts, and podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>Her new book, <em>Weird Medieval Guys: How to Live, Laugh, Love (and Die) in Dark Times </em>is a handy guide offering time-tested solutions for all of life's biggest problems, from becoming an irresistible suitor even though you can't joust to surviving encounters with rabbits and dragons</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode of <em>Gone Medieval</em>, Matt Lewis meets Olivia on how she brings people today closer to the distant past.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was produced by Rob Weinberg.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code MEDIEVAL - sign up </strong><a href=\"https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>You can take part in our listener survey&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>here</u></a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"History Hit"}