Avian Johnson
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Mackenzie Burton :
Ok, hopefully this is appropriate and I know historical diagnoses are tricky, but are there any theories on what her condition was? Was it caused by ice skating or could it have potentially been a preexisting condition that was exacerbated
2026-06-14 01:21:25
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Avian Johnson :
Let me know if you guys want more of these! I have an excessively long thesis re: gendered / cultural body studies in medieval and early modern Europe to pull from. (If it’s boring, also let me know and I’ll knock it off lol)
2026-06-12 23:39:07
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a_the_human :
Absolutely fascinating. A weird detail that struck me was that ice skating was a common activity! For some reason that feels so anachronistic, but when you think on it, makes complete sense.
2026-06-13 14:53:29
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fearless_peacock :
I so much appreciate how much nuance you bring to these discussions. You never dismiss the women themselves as victims or self deluding, you honor their agency, but you also never ignore the larger contexts that govern their expression of agency. You are an excellent public scholar
2026-06-13 05:56:48
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teknowledgy :
I would gladly listen to a whole series of 2+ hour podcasts about female mystics of the past if you made one.
2026-06-13 13:19:54
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gin_and_cthonic :
When I was at the worst of my autoimmune disease with no treatment working and no end in sight, I got a lot of personal comfort out of Lidwina's story. I'm not Catholic or religious at all, but I find saints fascinating. Thank you for making this. It helps me understand how the meaning to her suffering gave me hope even though I don't even believe in God. It's also just plain fascinating and the parallels to current society are so important to understand. Thank you.
2026-06-16 15:11:18
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Amanda :
If you don’t have a podcast you need one
2026-06-13 13:37:04
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Revelina :
Dutchie here thanks for sharing 🫶🏽 the pronounciation of ‘Schiedam’ is not Shi-dam, but S-G-iedam (the G when you say UGH). Hope this helps 😊
2026-07-05 10:24:44
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slimrw :
This was fascinating and so well researched. But my girl being made patron saint of ice skaters took me out 😭
2026-06-21 15:30:40
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Anna Huether :
“the economy of salvation” damn. DAMN! SO good. keep these kinds of videos coming, please!
2026-06-13 21:04:20
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☻️ a giant fruitbat ☻️ :
just a quick note: "ie" means a long i, not "ai". "ei" is pronounced as "ai"
2026-06-16 14:54:15
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someDutchguy :
the 'ie' in schiedam is pronounced like the 'ee' in three
2026-07-12 11:12:59
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bluebell1995 :
Seriously, really great. The thing that makes your content so unique is that you go between what happened and how it came to be culturally so fluidly.
2026-06-13 00:23:42
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Ripley :
Thank you. I had never heard of her. She's facinating. Thank you also for being vulnerable and sharing your experience with disordered eating. the line about familiar mirrors reflecting back across centuries was beautiful as well
2026-06-13 06:33:16
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Gaia 🏳️🌈🇪🇺🇵🇸 :
Podcasts are a ton of work but if you ever feel like you have the time and energy I'd love to listen. This is crazy interesting
2026-06-22 09:54:07
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HedgehogPenguinCat :
Pema Chodran talks about a similar concept from a Buddhist perspective. She talks about this thing called a charnal ground meditation where instead of breathing in light or happiness and breathing out stress etc, you instead breathe in the suffering of others who are suffering in the same way you are, and breathe out healing and light towards others. I thought it was a really cool concept that allows people’s suffering to become spiritually meaningful.
2026-06-14 01:20:00
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Just Jules :
Girl we need to talk- my theses paralleled yours a lot!!! Mine were from the theological standpoint
2026-06-13 02:34:55
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Sanne Boukje :
the pronunciation of Schiedam is killing me fr
2026-06-18 11:09:05
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Nuts_cracker :
Even ski dam would be closer
2026-06-14 07:11:03
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Lindsey :
Please do more of these, it’s so interesting
2026-06-13 00:06:48
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mari ⏾ :
I know I’m not the first to say this, but if you made a podcast I would be hooked. seriously, your knowledge, tact, and voice are perfect for long form media. thank you for doing these videos, they’re my favorite on this platform!!! 🫶🏻
2026-06-14 17:43:59
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Falcon Ferrets 🇨🇦🍉 :
Very interesting video. I hear younger to food restriction & mention disordered eating as well as Lidwina being someone who wanted to have control in her life. It seems that this would have significantly exacerbated her illness. This story seems to have more to it about disordered eating than is being discussed in this specific video. Do you have another video which focuses specifically on the topic of food restriction & a sense of control for women who didn’t otherwise have it during these times?
2026-06-15 07:31:33
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