Weird Medieval Guys

Weird Medieval Guys

Weird Medieval Guys

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43Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
64
Episodes
18
Transcribed
1,394
Ratings
Bi-weekly
Cadence
2023
First episode
6K
YouTube views

About Weird Medieval Guys

Leaving no stone unturned in our quest for the weirdest stories, guys, and art from the Middle Ages. The Weird Medieval Guys podcast is brought to you by Olivia (https://twitter.com/olivia__ms), the creator of internet sensation Weird Medieval Guys (https://twitter.com/WeirdMedieval), and Aran (https://twitter.com/aranptappers), a historian and fellow weird guy connoisseur.

Publisher
Weird Medieval Guys
Category
arts · history
Language
en
Explicit
Yes
First episode
23 Jun 2023
Latest episode
14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

18 of 64 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Medieval hygiene

  2. 29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Medieval medicine

  3. 14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Was Mansa Musa the richest man in history?

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Medieval hygiene

Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] They were mostly living on meats and non-cereal products. And then it looked at three medieval sites where people were eating much more grain. And what it showed us was that the medieval people, they had more cavities and more dental issues than the people who were eating much less processed carbohydrates. But their teeth were still pretty good overall. They had lost fewer teeth than the people who were not eating grains than the Chalcolithic people. And most people had, I think it was like 85% of expected teeth were present. So that's pretty good, I think. If you consider like over the course of your life, yeah, you might lose a few teeth. […]

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YouTube views
6,381
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
262 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
1,132 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

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Social presence
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YouTube
74
Engagement
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