T&J

Christine Laskowski
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A limited series podcast devoted to sixth century Byzantium and the greatest recorded love story on earth – that between Empress Theodora and her husband, the Emperor Justinian. 

Episodes

  1. NOV 28

    Purple is the Noblest Shroud

    To move forward, we must first look back ... to the early days of T&J's being crowned empress and emperor, where a confluence of unfortunate policies — plus, a flawed hanging — cause the couple to come scarily close to losing everything. Thankfully, generally speaking, they have just the crew on-hand to turn things around.

    1h 3m

  2. APR 9

    Textiles and Jewelry with Betsy Williams

    Bonus episode courtesy of my new South African and Articles of Interest fans! What was the Birkin bag of the T&J era? Could someone tell the difference between a Roman and a Persian based on dress alone? Were couches and bedding like what we have today? This episode we go deep into the color purple, marriage belts and baby tunics in a conversation all about sixth century Byzantine bling and threads thanks to the expertise of Dr. Elizabeth Dospěl Williams. Betsy is the Curator of...

    48 min

  3. FEB 6 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Health and Medicine with Jared Secord

    An over-preoccupation with gassy foods? Was vegetarianism a thing? And what the hell was a phrenitis diagnosis? This episode we dive into what people thought about their health, disease and what they did about it in 6th century Byzantium with Dr. Jared Secord. Jared has also co-authored a new book that covers this and more titled Medicine, Health and Healing in the Ancient Mediterranean 500 BCE - 600 CE.

    33 min

  4. 11/21/2023

    Enslavement

    T&J themselves owned enslaved human beings, and they were far from alone. Enslavement in the Roman Empire was the practice of both prostitutes and priests, even rabbis. Justinian hires some VIP jurists to Marie Kondo centuries of Roman law.

    1h 8m

  5. 10/12/2023

    Gothic as a Modifier

    One thing we can definitively say is that the Goths weren’t dressing in all-black and ornamenting their buildings with gargoyles. So how did the name of a single barbarian people make it to the 21st century and still mean so much?

    54 min

  6. 09/25/2023 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Travel with David Parnell

    With what frequency did sixth century Romans move around? How expensive was it? And then, once you got there, how would anyone know you were who you said you were? Byzantine scholar David Parnell joins the show for an in-depth conversation that answers these questions and more, in a brand new, bonus episode format. David is also the author of a wonderful new book 'Belisarius & Antonina: Love and War in the Age of Justinian' available for order now on Amazon or from your local bookseller.

    41 min

  7. 08/25/2023

    Barbarian Makeover Pt. 2

    Justinian, now emperor, decides he wants to restore the Roman Empire to its full territorial glory. Piece of cake, right? Good thing T&J have their favorite couple on-hand to help make it all happen.

    1h 2m

  8. 07/28/2023

    Barbarian Makeover Pt. 1

    We cross over the Danube River to uncover the many dichotomies between the Romans and their scruffier neighbors to the north. Justinian’s Uncle Justin leaves Thrace for Constantinople and sets off a chain of events that will lead T&J onto the throne.

    48 min

  9. 07/14/2023

    One Iota

    The smallest of the Greek letters – or what we'd think of as the letter 'i' – blows early Christian doctrine wide open. T&J link up and find themselves on opposite sides of the bitter theological divide.

    1 hr

  10. 06/30/2023

    Bread and Circuses

    Byzantium enjoyed many of the imperial realities of Rome, above all, in 'bread and circuses.' That is, free bread and entertainment. We meet Theodora as a sexy, young star of the Constantinople stage and explore what made entertainment throughout the empire possible – factions.

    56 min

  11. 06/17/2023

    Trailer

    Istanbul was Constantinople and Constantinople was Byzantium. Welcome to T&J! A limited series podcast devoted to sixth century Byzantium and the greatest recorded love story on earth – that between Empress Theodora and her husband, the Emperor Justinian. Join me, your host, Christine Laskowski, on this epic, monthly audio journey through a secret history, which includes (but is not exclusive to): an uprising, a plague, a reacquisition of imperial territory, a year-and-a-half when the sky...

    4 min

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A limited series podcast devoted to sixth century Byzantium and the greatest recorded love story on earth – that between Empress Theodora and her husband, the Emperor Justinian. 

Information

  • Creator
    Christine Laskowski
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 T&J
  • Show Website
    T&J
  • Provider
    CHRISTINE LASKOWSKI

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