The Canterbury Fails

David Coley and Matt Hussey
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Reading marginal, minor, and absolutely unread Old and Middle English poetry, paired with a thematically appropriate cocktail.

  1. 1D AGO

    Rising of 1381: A 'Florlegium' of 'Rebellious' 'Literature' and a Spiced Apple Brandy 'Cocktail'

    Secret codes, schizoid populism, radical Christian National MEGA-lomaniac spit-swapping doggerel and the seismic priestly violence washed down with an allspice lemon delight.

    1h 4m

  2. FEB 14

    Peterborough Chronicle: So Much Pain and Woe--and that's just the drink

    The barrage of William's assholery as he wrecks his own people, and the barrage of high Scoville agony as David wrecks Matt.

    58 min

  3. JAN 31

    Richard the Redeless: Terrible Poem Terrible Drink

    Ex post facto fake news propaganda for Henry 4 with a purple ass-crap Nixonian cocktail.

    1h 3m

  4. JAN 17

    Old English Daniel: Minds Destroyed - Belshazzar's and Matt and David's

    Tyrants resists dreams and a tiki exploding fire brain breaker

    57 min

  5. 12/20/2025

    The Knight's Tale and a Tropical Planet: Canonical and Imperial Despite or Because its Art

    Is Chaucer out of control? Is the Canterbury Fails studio out of control? Is this whole thing completely out of control? With tiki drinks.

    49 min

  6. 12/12/2025

    The Old English Verse Genesis: Shiny Satan and Apple Brandy Power

    5 minutes after David gets home from a late flight and breaks into his own house, we have to answer the simple question: "Can a poem be both a justification and an interrogation of the ways of God to man?" We try and mostly fail to figure out this Biblical epic, but we enjoy a potent monastic Calvados Pow! Right in the kisser. .

    59 min

  7. 11/22/2025

    The Trotula: Medical Cures for Women and a Murky Bilge Flower Drink

    Can a compendium of terrifying recipes for female health problems represent resistance to patriarchal authoritarianism? And can a violet brandy disaster taste any worse? Find out on this week's Canterbury Fails.

    58 min

  8. 11/08/2025

    Cynewulf's Elene: Troubling True Cross and a Licorice-Lemon Quaff

    A bearded Coley and plain faced Hussey debate Cynewulf's ethnic ideological steamroller with special guest appearance by a demon, Judas (not the one you think), and a very stern war-lady. Plus an anisette and smoke blasted cocktail.

    58 min
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Reading marginal, minor, and absolutely unread Old and Middle English poetry, paired with a thematically appropriate cocktail.

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  • Creator
    David Coley and Matt Hussey
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    68
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © David Coley and Matt Hussey
  • Show Website
    The Canterbury Fails