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This week we return to the Vault and have only one question: IS THERE A CAVE?Two scholars ready to get medieval on us all: Thomas Lecaque and John Wyatt Greenlee.  We're celebrating the great epic that wasn't: The 13th Warrior. This movie is so good and so bad at the same time that it's hard to quantify. But we're gonna do it anyway. We're talking Vikings, the Abassid Empire, man-bears, and maybe the greatest language scene in film history. Grab some mead, because it's made from honey, just like this podcast.About our guests:Thomas Lecaque is an associate professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. He specializes in the nexus of apocalyptic religion and political violence. He has written for the Washington Post, Religion Dispatches, Foreign Policy and The Bulwark, among others.John Wyatt Greenlee is  a medievalist and a cartographic historian.His academic research is primarily driven by questions of how people perceive and reproduce their spaces:  how movement through the world — both experiential and imagined — becomes codified in visual and written maps.  

Last week we introduced some of Trump's cabinet picks. Marco Rubio at State, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Health and Human Services, and when we recorded it Matt Gaetz was still up for Attorney General. That one didn't last, though. Get premium only episodes with a free trial on Patreon. patreon.com/wetwired Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, stands out among them. I don't know if it's the Transphobia, the Zionism, the sexual assault allegation, his complete lack of experience, or that he doesn't believe germs are real and that climate change is a hoax. More than a couple of those things could also be said about many of Trump's other cabinet picks. But Hegseth is the total package. Pete Hegseth, as an author and as a host on Fox and Friends, has regularly expressed his critical views about trans people serving in the military and is firmly against women serving in combat roles. He's concerned that the Muslim birthrate is too high and that refugees have “infiltrated” US cities. He writes in his 2020 book American Crusade that: “Our present moment is much like the 11th Century. We don't want to fight, but, like our fellow Christians one thousand years ago, we must. Arm yourself — metaphorically, intellectually, physically. Our fight is not with guns. Yet.” In the tradition of many Christian Nationalists today, Hegseth is also tatted up with his beliefs. We talked a little about his distinctive tattoos last time. While a member of the National Guard, he was removed from his security detail during Biden's 2020 inauguration for some of those tattoos. We drew our descriptions of his tattoos and their meanings from a piece in the Bulwark by our friend Thomas Lecaques. So we asked him to come back on the show so we can get a better idea of their context and try to understand what we're dealing with. Music: Airglow - Spliff and Wesson (CC BY 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Catch up with us on the Wetwired Discord. discord.gg/fr62mpUy5c Find us online: Twitter at twitter.com/wetwiredpod Instagram at instagram.com/wetwiredpod Bluesky at bsky.app/profile/wetwired.bsky.social Get extra, premium only episodes on Patreon for $5 a month. It's the only way you can hear everything we put out. patreon.com/wetwired

It's spooky season around here and that means it's time to visit Dawn of the Dead. Kelly Baker and Thomas Lecaque drop into to talk about the history of zombies in western culture, our favorite zombie kills, and exactly what we'd do in the zombie apocalypse.About our guests:Award-winning and Amazon bestselling author Kelly J. Baker is a freelance writer with a religious studies PhD who covers religion, racism, higher education, gender, labor, motherhood, and popular culture. She's written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Rumpus, Chronicle Vitae, Religion & Politics, Killing the Buddha, and The Washington Post among others.Thomas Lecaque is an associate professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. He specializes in the nexus of apocalyptic religion and political violence. He has written for the Washington Post, Religion Dispatches, Foreign Policy and The Bulwark, among others. Follow him on Twitter: @tlecaque.

This week, in part inspired by the anniversary of 9/11, Kelly and John invited Thomas Lecaque on the show to talk about the ways the Christian right frame the Crusades and other violent failures to justify their own acts of political and religious violence. Thomas Lecaque is an associate professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. He specializes in the nexus of apocalyptic religion and political violence. He has written for the Washington Post, Religion Dispatches, Foreign Policy and The Bulwark, among others. He has recently turned his attention to colonial America, examining the ways in which Christian holy war zeal shaped the American landscape Also this week, John delivers some really bad news about ciabatta, and Thomas and Kelly go head to head in POK's exciting new game "What The Hell Was He Talking About?" You can find Thomas on Twitter @tlecaque

We lost James Earl Jones today. Thomas Lecaque joins me to remember the man and what he meant to all of us.

Sean here with historian Thomas Lecaque to talk about everything wrong with Alex Garland's incoherent movie Civil War. Jesse Plemons is NOT one of those things. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/wetwired Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tlecaque Sean's review of Civil War on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sondes/film/civil-war-2024/ Music: Airglow - Spliff and Wesson (CC 4.0 BY) Nova Beat Estate - The Elixir of Life (CC 4.0 BY) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support Wetwired and get more episodes like this one. For $5 a month, get extra subscriber only episodes every month and get access to all of our past premium episodes. https://patreon.com/wetwired Catch up with us on the Wetwired Discord. https://discord.gg/fr62mpUy5c Follow us: Twitter at https://twitter.com/wetwiredpod Instagram at https://instagram.com/wetwiredpod Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/wetwired.bsky.social

This week the pod welcomes back Thomas Lecaque and John Wyatt Greenlee along with #HATM newcomer Anna Waymack to talk about maybe the best medieval movie ever made: A Knight's Tale. We talk Chaucer, romance, Heath Ledger, the Black Prince, and that fucking soundtrack. Let's go.About our guests:Thomas Lecaque is an associate professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. He specializes in the nexus of apocalyptic religion and political violence. He has written for the Washington Post, Religion Dispatches, Foreign Policy and The Bulwark, among others. Follow him on Twitter: @tlecaque.John Wyatt Greenlee is  a medievalist and a cartographic historian.His academic research is primarily driven by questions of how people perceive and reproduce their spaces:  how movement through the world — both experiential and imagined — becomes codified in visual and written maps. You can find him on twitter at @greenleejw Anna Waymack, is a Ph.D. candidate in Cornell's Medieval Studies Program, and was selected as a fellow in Olin Library's Summer Graduate Fellowship for Digital Humanities in 2016. As part of that fellowship, Anna developed digital humanities expertise and produced a public website focused on an aspect of her research, Geoffrey Chaucer and the charge of raptus brought forth by Cecily Chaumpaigne.

This week Thomas Lecaque and John Wyatt Greenlee drop in to talk about the most historically accurate film of all-time: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Ok, it's nowhere near accurate but that doesn't mean we can't love it all the same. We talk about when and where the myth of Robin Hood emerges, our favorite portrayals of the character, the score and the soundtrack, and yes, the accent. This one is fun. Jump in.About our guests:Thomas Lecaque is an associate professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. He specializes in the nexus of apocalyptic religion and political violence. He has written for the Washington Post, Religion Dispatches, Foreign Policy and The Bulwark, among others. Follow him on Twitter: @tlecaque.John Wyatt Greenlee is  a medievalist and a cartographic historian.His academic research is primarily driven by questions of how people perceive and reproduce their spaces:  how movement through the world — both experiential and imagined — becomes codified in visual and written maps. You can find him on twitter at @greenleejw 

We're joined again by the lovely Thomas Lecaque, historian, educator, author, and destroyer of pop culture. Our winding conversation comes together around the core of ahistory that both fuels and is created by political grifters who would willingly do a fascism so long as they can make a few bucks. We talked a bit about the myth of Christopher Columbus, so we held this episode back for a week or so to drop it on Indigenous Peoples Day. Music: Airglow - Spliff and Wesson (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Help support Wetwired and get more episodes like this one every other week. For $5 a month, get two extra subscriber only episodes every month and get access to all of our past subscriber only episodes. https://patreon.com/wetwired Catch up with us on the Wetwired Discord. https://discord.gg/fr62mpUy5c Follow us: Twitter at https://twitter.com/wetwiredpod Instagram at https://instagram.com/wetwiredpod Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/wetwired.bsky.social

You've been asking for this film ever since I announced there would be a Historians At The Movies Podcast. Today we jump in head first to the Director's Cut of Ridley Scott's 2005 epic, Kingdom of Heaven. This is a beautiful and seriously flawed film, but it is fun to watch. I decided that a film this big needed an army of historians, so I invited back HATM Podcast alums David Perry, Matthew Gabriele, John Wyatt Greenlee to talk all things Crusades. We talk about the film's strengths and its flaws, and dive deep to discuss things that matter, such as how to see this film as a response to 9/11 and exactly how many orcas would it take to fight Liam Neeson.About our guests:Matthew Gabriele is a professor of medieval studies and the chair of the Department of Religion and Culture at Virginia Tech. His research and teaching generally explore religion, violence, nostalgia, and apocalypse, whether manifested in the Middle Ages or the modern world. This includes events and ideas such as the Crusades, the so-called “Terrors of the Year 1000,” and medieval religious and political life. He has also presented and published on modern medievalism, such as recent white supremacist appropriations of the Middle Ages and pop culture phenomena like Game of Thrones and the video game Dragon Age. His book, co-authored with David M. Perry, is out now: The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe (Harper Books, 2021). His new book will also be with David M. Perry and is entitled Oathbreakers: The Carolingian Civil War and the Collapse of an Empire in the Middle Ages (Harper Books, 2024).David M. Perry is a journalist and historian. He is the co-author of The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe, out now from Harper Collins. The Boston Globe called it “incandescent and ultimately intoxicating.” Perry was a professor of Medieval History at Dominican University from 2006-2017. His scholarly work focuses on Venice, the Crusades, and the Mediterranean World. He's the author of Sacred Plunder: Venice and the Aftermath of the Fourth Crusade (Penn State University Press, 2015). Now he works for the University of Minnesota, convincing students that studying history is good for them and good for their careers (it is!).John Wyatt Greenlee is a life-long map enthusiast. I love how maps can make fantasy worlds come alive, and how they can give context to histories. He holds a PhD in medieval history, with a focus on the history of maps and map making. He has written articles on cartographic analysis, setting maps within their historical and cultural contexts. He has built multiple digital projects annotating medieval map. In addition to maps, he spends time working on his other major academic interest: the role of eels in human history. He is The Surprised Eel Historian on Twitter — perhaps the world's only eel historian!Thomas Lecaque is an Associate Professor of History at Grand View University. He was born in France, lived in Bulgaria for the first two years of his life, and grew up in Kirksville, Missouri. He holds a Ph.D. in Pre-Modern European History from the University of Tennessee, an M.A. in English with a focus on Old English and

For our 25th episode, we have only one question: IS THERE A CAVE?This week we are joined by two scholars ready to get medieval on us all: Thomas Lecaque and John Wyatt Greenlee.  We're celebrating the great epic that wasn't: The 13th Warrior. This movie is so good and so bad at the same time that it's hard to quantify. But we're gonna do it anyway. We're talking Vikings, the Abassid Empire, man-bears, and maybe the greatest language scene in film history. Grab some mead, because it's made from honey, just like this podcast.About our guests:Thomas Lecaque is an associate professor of History at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. He specializes in the nexus of apocalyptic religion and political violence. He has written for the Washington Post, Religion Dispatches, Foreign Policy and The Bulwark, among others. Follow him on Twitter: @tlecaque.John Wyatt Greenlee is  a medievalist and a cartographic historian.His academic research is primarily driven by questions of how people perceive and reproduce their spaces:  how movement through the world — both experiential and imagined — becomes codified in visual and written maps. You can find him on twitter at @greenleejw 

Episode 80 Angela Denker, Part 2Continuation the conversation with Angela DenkerJust a reminder, it isn't too late to hear more from these scholars and writers we're been talking with over the past few months. Drew Strait (episodes 77 and 78) will be hosting a seminar leading voices in studying and describing Christian Nationalism through the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Follow this link to learn more: https://youtu.be/EIeORYinedo 1 QrtTeddy Wilson from Radical Reports (https://radicalreports.substack.com/) ANNIKA BROCKSCHMIDT & THOMAS LECAQUE at Religion Dispatches “Fascists need martyrs—they need blood to sanctify the ground they walk on, and to call for even more sacrifice from supporters. Trump hasn't explicitly spoken of “Blutzeugen” yet, of “blood witnesses,” as the Nazis called their “martyrs,” or of a “baptism of blood,” as Hitler and his cronies called the Nazis regarding their failed coup of 1923. But he doesn't have to at this point to make the parallel more obvious—because Ashli Babbitt has long become a martyr of the movement, as Jeff Sharlet has shown, as have the still-living insurrectionists behind bars (who can, conveniently, still record propaganda songs).”Paul D. Miller The Religion of American Greatness: What's wrong with Christian Nationalism, “Being an evangelical [religiously understood] does not lead one to enthusiastically support border walls with Mexico, favoring Christian nationalism does. Being an evangelical does not seem to sour Americans' attitudes toward stronger gun control legislation; endorsing Christian nationalism does. Being an evangelical was not an important predictor of which Americans voted for Donald Trump in 2016; supporting Christian nationalism was.”“Nationalism is the belief that humanity is divisible into mutually distinct, internally coherent cultural groups defined by shared traits like ethnicity, language, religion, or culture; that these groups should each have their own governments; that one of the purposes of government is to promote and protect a nation's cultural identity; and that sovereign nations with strong cultures provide meaning and purpose for human beings.”2-3 Qrt Part 2 with Angela DenkerTransition music Mars, by Sleeping at Last on Spotify 4th QrtWe talk about little bit about sports, especially the breakthrough tournament for the Women's NCAA tournament. For more information about women's sports, and women's perspectives on sports in general, listen to The Gist of It Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-gist-of-it/id1496908555

Donald Trump a-t-il réussi à se placer en martyr lors de sa comparution comme il l'avait espéré? Entrevue avec Thomas Lecaque, historien de la violence politique et de la religion apocalyptique, professeur d'histoire à l'Université de Grand View, en Iowa. Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

502. "In today's show, we're sharing an interview with Dr. Thomas Lecaque, focusing on Christian theocracy in the USA, violence, and what we should learn from the Crusades."A historian who specializes in the nexus of apocalyptic religion and political violence. Thomas has published 34 public essays in the Washington Post, the Bulwark, Religion Dispatches, Salon, History News Network, and others. He has also been interviewed by Australian, Canadian, and American radio networks, along with appearances on 8 podcasts.Now 9. This week in Louisiana history. December 30, 1791. Gov. Carondelet takes control of Louisiana. This week in New Orleans history. Last Sugar Bowl in Tulane Stadium, December 31, 1974. New Orleans-Item sports editor Fred Digby popularized the term "Sugar Bowl" in 1927. The first Sugar Bowl game was played there on January 1, 1935, against the Philadelphia Temple Owls. This week in Louisiana. NEW ORLEANS NEW YEAR'S EVE Website       New Orleans is the perfect place to ring in the new year. Whether you want to grab dinner and turn in for the night early, celebrate at a children's event during the day, or party all night long, we've got something for everyone. Here's how to celebrate New Year's Eve in New Orleans. CELEBRATIONS      For the biggest party in the city, head to Jackson Square – the Quarter is packed with festive partygoers eager to countdown the time until the New Year arrives with the Fleur De Lis drop.     If outdoor celebrations and big crowds are not for you, make a reservation at one of the city's many fine restaurants and celebrate the evening over delectable meals and of course, lots of bubbly. Many restaurants offer special deals or packages for the evening, so make sure you check ahead to ensure the perfect night for you, your loved ones and friends. See here for our list of restaurants open for New Year's Eve. Postcards from Louisiana. Hobo Gaget Junk Band - Frenchman Street.Listen on Google Play.Listen on Google Podcasts.Listen on Spotify.Listen on Stitcher.Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.Like us on Facebook.   

This week Elle talks with pal of PAL historian Thomas Lecaque about the significance of twitter and the possibility that it may fall apart under new leadership. Elle pitches Neopets as a twitter alternative and Dr. Lecaque talks about what Mastodon is and isn't (spoiler: it isn't twitter). Check out Elle's pumpkin pie on Instagram @ProofingAndLies and follow us on Twitter while it lasts @ProofingL. Check out Dr. Lecaque's twitter @tlecaque before he and Elle are banned for talking about El*n M*sk on this episode. His work has also been featured in the Washington Post and Salon.

Joshua Holland kicks off this week's show with a deeper dive into the Democrats' remarkably strong showing in the 2022 midterms in down-ballot races, and a look at some new evidence for keeping those masks on in indoor spaces. Then we're joined by Grand View University historian Thomas Lecaque to talk about the alarming significance of the right doubling down on their anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry after their rhetoric led to the deadly massacre of five in a gay bar in Colorado Springs rather than deflecting blame as they usually do in similar circumstances. 

Entrevue avec Thomas Lecaque, historien de la violence politique et de la religion apocalyptique, professeur d'histoire à l'Université de Grand View, en Iowa : à la veille des élections de mi-mandat aux États-Unis, la rhétorique religieuse violente est au cœur du discours de nombreux candidats républicains. Quel est l'impact de ce genre de discours sur le tissu social américain, et sur l'électorat en général? Doit-on craindre cette rhétorique? Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

Segment LCN : retour sur la démission de Dominique Anglade. Manchettes, nouvelle du jour et commentaires entre Mario Dumont et Alexandre Moranville : début du procès d'Harold Lebel. Entrevue avec Thomas Lecaque, historien de la violence politique et de la religion apocalyptique, professeur d'histoire à l'Université de Grand View, en Iowa : à la veille des élections de mi-mandat aux États-Unis, la rhétorique religieuse violente est au cœur du discours de nombreux candidats républicains. Quel est l'impact de ce genre de discours sur le tissu social américain, et sur l'électorat en général? Doit-on craindre cette rhétorique?  Chronique économique avec l'économiste Francis Gosselin : une attaque informatique contre Sobeys et Maple Leaf. La dégringolade se poursuit pour l'action de Carvana. Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, même combat? La rencontre Maréchal-Dumont avec Isabelle Maréchal : retour sur la démission de Dominique Anglade à la chefferie du PLQ et députée.  Entrevue avec Jérôme Turcotte, directeur politique sous Dominique Anglade jusqu'en avril 2022 et militant de longue date pour le Parti libéral du Québec : réaction à la démission de Dominique Anglade et réflexion sur la décrépitude du parti dans les dernières années. Comment peut-on redresser le navire? Tout savoir en 24 minutes avec Alexandre Moranville : Dominique Anglade démissionne de la vie politique. Un sondage Léger sur le PLQ. Début du procès d'Harold Lebel. La loi 21 devant la cour d'appel. Doug Ford ne sera pas obligé de témoigner devant la commission sur l'état d'urgence. Des familles déchirées par le chantier du tunnel.  La rencontre Latraverse-Dumont avec Emmanuelle Latraverse : retour sur la démission de Dominique Anglade. Trudeau n'est pas à la COP 27.  Chronique sportive avec Jean-François Baril : Rem Pitlick a été choisi pour passer au ballotage. Matheson en avance sur le plan de son retour? Cam Neely s'excuse au nom des Bruins dans l'affaire Mitchell Miller. Soir de football dans la NFL. Segment LCN avec Sophie Thibault : démission de Dominique Anglade.  Une production QUB radioNovembre 2022Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

For the prophet and the revolutionary alike, the time is always now. Gird up your loins brave heroes, and show your true faith! The signs portend that The Last World Emperor is rising to do battle against the AntiChrist. The time is always now, but in that flat circle of iterative history, no bad idea is really new under the Black Sun—it's just been engineered to go more viral. Our guest today is history professor Thomas Lecaque, who writes about how medieval ethnonationalist holy war is woven into hugely popular video games, right-wing political rhetoric, and even how assault weapons are marketed. I talked with him about the Hobbit-fetish of new Italian PM and heir to Mussolini, Giorgia Meloni, as well as the American right's obsession with the Templar Knights, and the troubling midterm election trend of open White Christian Nationalism. For TWIC, Matthew muses on the overlaps between conspirituality and neo-fascism, but first Derek reports on the battle between testicular cuisine and buttery coffee. Show NotesManclan Episode 1: Liver King vs the Soy Boys Cornell Expert Warns Against Megadosing VitaminsDietary Supplements Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report-- -- --Stay in touch with us on Twitter: @derekberes @julianmwalker @matthewremskiOn Instagram: @conspiripodAll original music by EarthRise SoundSystem

Interview begins 10:42 It's episode 42 and Columbus sailed the ocean blue (and hoped to trigger the apocalypse). Fan favorite Dr. Thomas Lecaque is back to tell us about Christopher Columbus! The actual, historical figure is often lost in the modern myths about him. Reilly and Elle get into the details of a chocolate raspberry cake and a lemon blueberry cake. Check out this episode's bakes on Instagram @ProofingAndLies and find us on Twitter @ProofingL. Find Dr. Lecaque on Twitter @tlecaque A special thanks to Minelly Marcelino for our intro and outro music.

Thomas Lecaque, professor of history at Grand View University, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about alarming issues of religious and political support for violence. He also discusses the importance of studying history. Some of his recent work include pieces in The Bulwark, Religion Dispatches, Salon, and Washington Post. Note: Don't forget to check out our subscriber e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

On a special episode, Brad is joined by Dr. Thomas Lecaque to discuss the likelihood that Trump will face criminal charges for his role in the Insurrection. Brad begins by recounting the late breaking news that Trump is reportedly part of the DOJ investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 election. This news followed on the heels of Attorney General Merrick Garland's interview with Lester Holt, in which he said that anyone found to have broken the law will be prosecuted. Dr. Lecaque summarizes the last two J6 hearings in light of this news. Brad turns his attention to Georgia where Trump faces legal issues related to his phone call with the Georgia AG, in which he said he needed him to find votes. The episode finishes with analysis of the likelihood that Trump will someday face charges. Sign up for the SWAJ seminar: https://straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/swaj-seminars/ Pre-Order Brad's new book, Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism and What Comes Next: https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-War-Extremist-Christian-Nationalism/dp/1506482163 To Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BradleyOnishi Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightwhiteamericanjesus SWAJ Apparel is here! https://straight-white-american-jesus.creator-spring.com/listing/not-today-uncle-ron For access to the full Orange Wave series, click here: https://irreverent.supportingcast.fm/products/the-orange-wave-a-history-of-the-religious-right-since-1960 For an ad-free experience and to support SWAJ: https://irreverent.supportingcast.fm/straight-white-american-jesus-premium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://swaj.supportingcast.fm

For the last few episodes of Fash Boy Summer, we've been traveling through a dark gallery of alleyways trying to learn more about Christian extremists, ethno-nationalists, and white supremacists. We've been trying to figure out who they are, what motivates them, and what lengths they might go to in order to achieve their goals. With us today, to join our watch party as our country inches ever closer toward becoming a crypto-fascist theocracy, is Thomas Lecaque. He's an Associate Professor of History, he also writes public essays on apocalypticism and religious violence in various places including The Bullwark. Music: Avaren - Call (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ ⛬ For $3 a month, get an extra couple subscriber only episodes every month. We have a limited number of True Believer memberships available. patreon.com/wetwired Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/wetwiredpod

Sam interviews Dr. Thomas Lecaque about apocalyptic Christianity, the GOP in 2022 and the medieval roots of support for secular fascists like Trump from Christian nationalists. Read his recent articles Patriot Front and the Next Stage of the Culture War, "Jesus, guns, babies": Religious violence is now at the core of the Republican Party, and this piece from 2019 in The Washington Post: The apocalyptic myth that helps explain evangelical support for Trump. Follow Dr. Lecaque on Twitter @tlecaque and on LinkedIn. Also mentioned in this episode: Gospel According to the Klan by Kelly Baker Check out the latest statement at riseup4abortionrights.org: The Overturning of Abortion Rights Is ILLEGITIMATE! This Decision Must Not Stand. Into the Streets to Demand: The Federal Government Must Restore NATIONWIDE LEGAL ABORTION NOW! Refuse Fascism is more than a podcast! You can get involved at RefuseFascism.org. Send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or @SamBGoldman. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support: · Venmo: @RefuseFascism · Cashapp: $RefuseFascism · paypal.me/refusefascism · donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refuse-fascism/message

One of the consistencies of rightwing extremism is the intertwining of Christian ideology with hypernationalist violence. The U.S. is no stranger to this scourge, and other western nations face this danger, too. To solve a problem as deep and pervasive as this one, we need to dig in and understand it better. EJ Russo and Dr. Jay Weixelbaum unravel this topic with Dr. Thomas Lecaque, an expert in Christian Nationalism and how it worms its way into our popular culture--normalizing bigotry and continuing cycles of violence. Tune in! You don't want to miss this one. 

Thomas LeCaque, Associate Professor of History at Grand View University, joins us to discuss the rise in far right violence and extremist groups.

In his recent article at Religion Dispatches, historian Thomas Lecaque writes: In the wake of every mass shooting in this country, we have a brief moment where we talk about the guns used and the need for gun control. And then rapidly, the gun lobby, conservative politicians, Second Amendment absolutists, and the rest find every conceivable other possible thing to focus on, starting with “thoughts and prayers” and moving on to hardening school buildings. The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where the shooter used an AR-15-style weapon he'd purchased from the gun company Daniel Defense, has followed the same pattern—but with a recognition that the love of the AR-15 style weapon isn't just about “freedom” or Second Amendment absolutism. It's also about Christian Nationalism. https://religiondispatches.org/christian-nationalists-and-the-holy-gun-crusade/ He speaks with Brad about this moment in our nation's history and what it means. Thomas Lecaque is an associate professor of history at Grand View University. Twitter: @tlecaque. SWAJ Apparel is here! https://straight-white-american-jesus.creator-spring.com/listing/not-today-uncle-ron For access to the full Orange Wave series, click here: https://irreverent.supportingcast.fm/products/the-orange-wave-a-history-of-the-religious-right-since-1960 To Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BradleyOnishi For an ad-free experience and to support SWAJ: https://irreverent.supportingcast.fm/straight-white-american-jesus-premium To become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/straightwhiteamericanjesus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://swaj.supportingcast.fm

Brad and Dan begin by discussing the Jericho Marches connected to the "Freedom Convoy" protests in Ottawa. Drawing on work by the writer Chrissy Stroop and scholar Thomas Lecaque, they discuss how the Jericho story provides a narrative in which both American J6 and Canadian convoy protesters/rioters are able to use as a way to build group cohesion and justify their actions. Chrissy Stroop on Christian nationalism and the Canada convoy: https://conversationalist.org/2022/02/17/freedom-convoys-extremism-poses-long-term-damage-to-canadian-civil-society/ Thomas Lecaque on the Jericho Marches: https://www.editorialboard.com/that-freedom-convoy-in-ottawa-its-partly-inspired-by-a-biblical-account-of-divine-massacre/ In the next segment Dan walks us through the new John Durham/Hillary Clinton/Spygate distraction making the rounds in the MAGA Universe. In the final segment, Brad links Charlie Kirk's freakout about the Super Bowl halftime show to the long entanglement among Muscular Christianity, American imperialism, and toxic masculinity. Jack Moore on the connections among all three: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/may/08/muscular-christianity-and-american-sports-undying-love-of-violence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://swaj.supportingcast.fm

Dr. Thomas Lecaque, a faculty member at Grand View University, joins the Relevant or Irrelevant team to talk about how bad medieval history feeds far-right fantasies. Relevant or Irrelevant is recorded at the studios of KALA-FM, Davenport, IA-Quad Cities.

Freedom of religion is one of America's top values and deserves respect. Terror groups, on the other hand, have no place in a civilized society. Is hate & violence becoming "normal" in America? What is the holy war Qanon is secretly plotting? Is Qanon's ultimate endgame to kill liberals? Thom is joined by historian & associate professor Dr. Thomas Lecaque.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bad ideas never die and good guests are always welcome back. This week we catch up with what Dr. Thomas Lecaque has been doing since episode 18. We talk about QAnon, mask mandates, backlash, trolling, and "cancel culture." Andrew and Elle revisit cookies and bring a new iteration with ice cream sandwich cookies. To see this week's baking project check out @ProofingAndLies on Instagram and @ProofingL on twitter. You can find Tom at @tlecaque on twitter.

Professor of History at Grand View University, Thomas Lecaque, is back on the podcast to talk about his latest piece at The Bulwark: https://www.thebulwark.com/the-conspiracy-theorists-are-coming-for-your-schools/

"Bad ideas never die." This week Historian Thomas Lecaque brings us a cookie recipe and his analysis of QAnon. Andrew and Elle make a few versions of cookies and learn about the crusades, many maybe apocalypses, and the endurance of prejudices.

Interview with Roberta Taylor In this episode, veteran game designer Roberta Taylor (Octopus' Garden, Creature Comforts) joins host Eduard Gafton to discuss cozy and historical games alike, the role of history in making games and the compromises made between historical accuracy and game design. Time Stamps 00:00:00 – Start 00:01:25 – How does a game like Creature Comforts come to be? 00:03:53 – A game shaped around coziness 00:22:39 – How and why Roberta got into game design 00:28:30 – What is the role of history in making games 00:37:31 – Where do you compromise? Historical accuracy or fun? Mentioned in this Episode Creature Comforts' Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kidstablebg/creature-comforts-0 Learn more about Creature Comforts: https://www.kidstablebg.com/creature-comforts Learn more about Octopus' Garden: https://www.valleygames.ca/archive/our-games/octopus-garden/ Roberta's Website: https://robertataylor.ca/ Roberta's Twitter: https://twitter.com/infiniteroberta Find our Podcasts Elsewhere Too Podcasts are also now available on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPoemU_CP8tkXVpyU240LpbiXlTnBS2Zf. We are also exploring ways to record video as well. Seminar and Events A recording of the seminar “All hail the Stormcloaks, the true sons and daughters of Skyrim”: White Nationalism in Neo-Medieval Tropes in Bethesda Games delivered by Thomas Lecaque from Grand View University on 26 March is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPoemU_CP8tniXBy6Vj0uiwKHiH5_meqz Contact Us If you have any feedback or would like to get in touch for a potential podcast appearance, our DMs are open on Twitter @HandGLab or you can email us at handglabpodcast@gmail.com and/or at eduardgafton@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handglab/ Facebook: History and Games Lab: https://www.facebook.com/historygamesedinburgh Linktree: https://linktr.ee/HistoryandGamesLab Copyright Disclaimer Intro/Outro Music: Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3470-call-to-adventure License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Episode 173 - Thomas Lecaque, PhD. Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Thomas Lecaque, PhD. Thomas is a dual citizen, France and the United States. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburb of Paris, France, and spent the first two years of his life in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, where his parents were professors at the University Ss. Cyril and Methodius. They moved to the U.S. when Thomas was two, and he grew up in Kirksville, Missouri, where his parents were professors at Truman State University. In high school, Thomas was in choir and theater, and his passion for musicals has never waned. Thomas met Tommy the summer after his senior year of high school, when they were both in a community theater production of Pippin. Thomas started his undergraduate career as a theater major at Tulane University in New Orleans. He left in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina and transferred to Truman State University, where he completed his bachelor's in history in 2007 and got married to his wife Annie a month later. They did a master's program in English together at Truman. Thomas started his Ph.D. program in medieval history at the University of Tennessee eight weeks later. He graduated in 2015, and taught at UTK for a year. He then taught at SUNY-Orange, a community college in downstate New York for a year. Since 2017 he has been an assistant professor of history at Grand View University in Iowa. He and Annie live in the Des Moines metro area with their four kids, three boys and a girl. In addition to teaching a wide range of history classes and an annual class on video games and history, Thomas has started doing community theater again (well, was pre-pandemic) and has indulged in the great Iowan past time of national politics, now writing occasional public history and commentary pieces for places like The Washington Post, Foreign Policy and The Bulwark. Twitter: https://twitter.com/tlecaque Note: Guests create their own bio description for each episode. The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund. Please visit our website for more information: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com/ The Curiosity Hour Podcast is listener supported! To donate, click here: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com/donate/ Please visit this page for information where you can listen to our podcast: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com/listen/ Disclaimers: The Curiosity Hour Podcast may contain content not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion advised. The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language. The Public Service Announcement near the beginning of the episode solely represents the views of Tommy and Dan and not our guests or our listeners.

Hey everyone! For episode 9, I'm joined by Dr. Thomas Lecaque (@tlecaque) of Grand View University, and we're talking about the First Crusade! Join us as we talk about popes (yes, multiple popes!), people with regular names like Robert and Stephen, and those with other names like Raymond, Godfrey, and Tancred while we take a tour of the coastal Levant! We'll talk about sieges of important cities, how the First Crusade ended, and what it's legacy is today.