About this podcast
Jason Kingsley is a technologist who started one of the UK's most exciting games companies, Rebellion. He's also fascinated by the past. In this podcast he talks to historians, scientists, and experts from all fields about what we the future might hold, and what we should do to prepare for it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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- Future Imperfect Autumn Compilation 3 · 2 h 15 min · Season 3 Episode 15In this episode we collect all of Jason's chats about horses and their uses in the mediaeval world. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See…
- Future Imperfect Autumn Compilation 2 · 1 h 54 min · Season 3 Episode 14In another compilation episode, Jason investigates some underexplores facets of mediaeval like with the help of Dr Eleanor Janega, Dr Susannah Lipscomb and Dr Tabitha Stanmore…
- Future Imperfect Autumn Compilation 1 2026 · 2 h 37 min · Season 3 Episode 13In a special bumper compilation episode, Jason talks to Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, and Seamus Blackley. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See…
- Were there vampires in the Middle Ages · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 12Jason talks to Professor John Blair about vampires, zombies, and the undead and whether or not they were present in the mythologies of the Middle Ages. Producer: Natt Tapley…
- Where was Mercia? · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 11Jason talks to best-selling author Max Adams about the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Where was it? Who lived there? And how did it become so important? Producer: Natt Tapley Audio…
- Who were Europe's last pagans? · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 10Jason talks to Francis Young about Europe's last pagans. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Who was Boudicca's daughter? · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 9In this episode Jason Kingsley talks to Elodie Harper about her new book: Boudicca's Daughter. They talk about what we know about the Iceni queen and her family, and the revolt…
- What did Britain look like after the Romans left? · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 8Alex Harvey returns to the podcast to talk to Jason about the kingdoms of the British Isles after the Romans left. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See…
- Why did we invent the Renaissance? · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 7Jason talks to Ada Palmer about the concept of the Renaissance, and what distinguishes it from the mediaeval? Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See…
- What did medieval builders get right? · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 6In this episode Jason talks to Andrew Ziminski, a monumental stonemason, about building in the Middle Ages. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See…
- What happened when animals got away in the Middle Ages · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 5Jason talks to Jordan Claridge and Spike Gibbs about stray animals, the damage they could do, and what happened to them in the Middle Ages. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete…
- Who were the Carolingians? · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 4Jason talks to Matt Gabriele and David Perry about who the Carolingians were. What relationship were they to Charlemagne? Where did they live? They discuss all of this, and their…
- What did people in the Middle Ages use for money? · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this episode, Jason speaks to Dr Rory Naismith about how people in the MIddle Ages used money. Did they have money? Did they use cash? And what did they do when there was no…
- Did people get murdered in the Middle Ages? · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 2How violent were the Middle Ages? What was life like before there were police? In this episode, Jason talks to Annie Whitehead about murder in the age of the Anglo-Saxons…
- Who are the Vikings we don't talk about? · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 1Welcome to the third season of Future Imperfect! In this episodeJason talks to Alex Harvey about the sorts of Vikings we don't often mention nowadays. Producer: Natt Tapley…
- Who were the knights of the Islamic world? · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 16Jason Kingsley talks to Dr Rachel Schine about her new book, Black Knights. Produced by: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
- What were medieval warhorses like? · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 15Jason talks to Emma Herbert-Davies about her research into the mediaeval warhorse. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
- What were ordinary Vikings really like? · 51 min · Season 2 Episode 14On this episode Jason talks to Eleanor Barraclough about her new book, Embers of the Hands, about the day-t-day lives and material culture of ordinary Vikings. Producer: Natt…
- What is Jason's new book about? · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 13In this episode, Jason talks about his new book, out now on Kickstarter with the host of Legends and Lectures, Michelle Franklin. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted…
- How to get someone to fall in love with you (in the Middle Ages) · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 12We learn lots about of the facts of the Middle Ages, but what did the people themselves believe about the ways in which the world worked, and the intersections between religion…
