Real Fantastic Beasts

By: Alexa Sand & Ian MacInnes
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  • Alexa Sand and Ian MacInnes explore the world of medieval and Renaissance animals, real, fantastic, and fantastically real.

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    Ian MacInnes
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Episodes
  • Beasts of the Bayeux

    Beasts of the Bayeux
    Jan 19 2025
    Guest Elizabeth Pastan explores the animals in the Bayeux Embroidery (aka the Bayeux Tapestry). If you want to see the images we're discussing, you can go to the Youtube version of the episode here: https://youtu.be/pOaibXA5XrI .

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    49 mins
  • The Animals of the Twelve Days of Christmas

    The Animals of the Twelve Days of Christmas
    Dec 24 2024
    From partridges to "colly" birds, we explore the early history of the animals (and especially birds) of the beloved Christmas counting song. Special thanks to Evelyn Wohlbier for recording the song for us.

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    43 mins
  • Putting the Why in the Wyvern

    Putting the Why in the Wyvern
    Dec 14 2024
    Guest Edana Kleinhans takes us through the subtle differences between wyverns and dragons.

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    41 mins

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