Matt Gabriele
@profgabriele.com
Professor, author THE BRIGHT AGES (2021), BETWEEN PROPHECY & APOCALYPSE (2024), & OATHBREAKERS (2024). Host podcast @americanmedieval.bsky.social
nostalgia/apocalypse. religion/violence. medieval/modern. Neutral Good. He/ him.
profgabriele.com
nostalgia/apocalypse. religion/violence. medieval/modern. Neutral Good. He/ him.
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Pinned
AND WE'RE LIVE!!!!!
Welcome to American Medieval! Our first episode sees @profgabriele.com talk with the amazing @goingmedieval.bsky.social about what got us interested in the Middle Ages, why Czech history is super cool, and why Dan Brown drives us nuts
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Welcome to American Medieval! Our first episode sees @profgabriele.com talk with the amazing @goingmedieval.bsky.social about what got us interested in the Middle Ages, why Czech history is super cool, and why Dan Brown drives us nuts
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Public Medievalism with Eleanor Janega
Podcast Episode · American Medieval · 11/12/2025 · 57m
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HERE WE GO BOYS AND GIRLS! The podcast is live! please have a listen! @goingmedieval.bsky.social is amazing and this was a super fun conversation. i was barely drunk* during it!
*not drunk
*not drunk
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A reminder: For the Holidays, your friends and families want books. Buy them books. If you aren't sure which book to get them, buy them more books. People want books!
My family has been calling me a luddite for years, & I’ve never felt better about that moniker than I do now, after a cities conference highlighting AI data centers & a new push for more surveillance downtown. We don’t have to participate. This year, shop in local stores, buy actual books. 📚🎄🕎
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A reminder: For the Holidays, your friends and families want books. Buy them books. If you aren't sure which book to get them, buy them more books. People want books!
The SSI Gold Box games
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The SSI Gold Box games
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I truly need "AI Won't Stand in Authentic Wonder" swag sold in the Vatican gift shop. Also, I will need it on a tote and shirt.
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I truly need "AI Won't Stand in Authentic Wonder" swag sold in the Vatican gift shop. Also, I will need it on a tote and shirt.
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PSA: There are some accounts on here that are essentially religion news *influencers,* meaning they pump out viral posts that contain information that is *sometimes* accurate, sometimes *partially* accurate, sometimes purely speculative, and sometimes just…false.
Follow religion reporters.
Follow religion reporters.
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
PSA: There are some accounts on here that are essentially religion news *influencers,* meaning they pump out viral posts that contain information that is *sometimes* accurate, sometimes *partially* accurate, sometimes purely speculative, and sometimes just…false.
Follow religion reporters.
Follow religion reporters.
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@ivanthek.bsky.social highly recommend this new podcast series from @profgabriele.com for your holiday travels
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New episode coming Wednesday! We’re talking Byzantium and… Disney
Subscribe so you don’t miss it —> patreon.com/AmericanMedieval
Subscribe so you don’t miss it —> patreon.com/AmericanMedieval
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
@ivanthek.bsky.social highly recommend this new podcast series from @profgabriele.com for your holiday travels
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Fresh podcast! #medievalsky
New episode! We talk with the amazing Roland Betancourt about art, the allure of Byzantium, and the pull of teaching stuff where you live — so DISNEY
Listen here or on your favorite podcast app…
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Listen here or on your favorite podcast app…
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Disney and Byzantium with Roland Betancourt
Podcast Episode · American Medieval · 11/26/2025 · 1h
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November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Fresh podcast! #medievalsky
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you're telling me a right-wing catholic convert is just a protestant in disguise? shocked
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
you're telling me a right-wing catholic convert is just a protestant in disguise? shocked
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Yooooooooo! Check out @pocketcasts.com and who is 1 of their featured pods!
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Yooooooooo! Check out @pocketcasts.com and who is 1 of their featured pods!
Calvin gets it twice
I ever see that smug fucker Martin Luther its on sight
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Calvin gets it twice
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Hi CNF writers with a book, if you're interested in teaching a 1-1 for the next two to three years while you're hopefully working on your next book and want to live in the Twin Cities, please consider applying to be our next writer in residence: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Hi CNF writers with a book, if you're interested in teaching a 1-1 for the next two to three years while you're hopefully working on your next book and want to live in the Twin Cities, please consider applying to be our next writer in residence: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
Since we’re talking about books I’d be grateful if you maybe bought mine & @lollardfish.bsky.social books!
First, THE BRIGHT AGES - a survey of medieval Europe as a permeable space and a period that’s fundamentally knowable
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
First, THE BRIGHT AGES - a survey of medieval Europe as a permeable space and a period that’s fundamentally knowable
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
The Bright Ages
\"The beauty and levity that Perry and Gabriele have captured in this book are what I think will help it to become a standard text for general audience...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Since we’re talking about books I’d be grateful if you maybe bought mine & @lollardfish.bsky.social books!
First, THE BRIGHT AGES - a survey of medieval Europe as a permeable space and a period that’s fundamentally knowable
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
First, THE BRIGHT AGES - a survey of medieval Europe as a permeable space and a period that’s fundamentally knowable
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
The deepest pits of hell for the people and politicians who stop all forms of gun safety reform
From the new HBO documentary Thoughts & Prayers that looks into the impact of the $3 billion active shooter preparedness industry on schools and communities.
If you're not American/don't live in the US, I'm asking you to please not comment.
If you're not American/don't live in the US, I'm asking you to please not comment.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The deepest pits of hell for the people and politicians who stop all forms of gun safety reform
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apropos of Buy Books discourse, here’s my current nonfiction reading & rec list:
Bloody Crowns (100 years war), @michaellivingston.com
Between Two Rivers (Mesopotamia), @moudhy.bsky.social
Oathbreakers (Carolingians) & The Bright Ages (u can guess), @profgabriele.com & @lollardfish.bsky.social
Bloody Crowns (100 years war), @michaellivingston.com
Between Two Rivers (Mesopotamia), @moudhy.bsky.social
Oathbreakers (Carolingians) & The Bright Ages (u can guess), @profgabriele.com & @lollardfish.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
apropos of Buy Books discourse, here’s my current nonfiction reading & rec list:
Bloody Crowns (100 years war), @michaellivingston.com
Between Two Rivers (Mesopotamia), @moudhy.bsky.social
Oathbreakers (Carolingians) & The Bright Ages (u can guess), @profgabriele.com & @lollardfish.bsky.social
Bloody Crowns (100 years war), @michaellivingston.com
Between Two Rivers (Mesopotamia), @moudhy.bsky.social
Oathbreakers (Carolingians) & The Bright Ages (u can guess), @profgabriele.com & @lollardfish.bsky.social
Dragonlance: Chronicles
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Dragonlance: Chronicles
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New episode TOMORROW!!!
New episode coming Wednesday! We’re talking Byzantium and… Disney
Subscribe so you don’t miss it —> patreon.com/AmericanMedieval
Subscribe so you don’t miss it —> patreon.com/AmericanMedieval
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New episode TOMORROW!!!
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Visiting Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at Lake Forest College. Deadline January 5, 2026. #AcRel
www.lakeforest.edu/offices-and-...
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion
www.lakeforest.edu
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Visiting Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at Lake Forest College. Deadline January 5, 2026. #AcRel
www.lakeforest.edu/offices-and-...
www.lakeforest.edu/offices-and-...
You cannot make me do Star Wars rankings discourse on here you simply cannot
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
You cannot make me do Star Wars rankings discourse on here you simply cannot
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Wow! @lollardfish.bsky.social & @profgabriele.com going all in on a new study using pollen to document biodiversity at & around the Abbey of St Gall in the Carolingian Age. buttondown.com/ModernMediev... #MedievalSky #interdisciplinarity
Carolingian Biodiversity
How Interdisciplinary Can and Should Work
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November 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wow! @lollardfish.bsky.social & @profgabriele.com going all in on a new study using pollen to document biodiversity at & around the Abbey of St Gall in the Carolingian Age. buttondown.com/ModernMediev... #MedievalSky #interdisciplinarity
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i have never wanted to make a YouTube video before, but now i want to make one that's basically: Books Are Not Free Content For You, Stop Stealing From Authors, You Scabs.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
i have never wanted to make a YouTube video before, but now i want to make one that's basically: Books Are Not Free Content For You, Stop Stealing From Authors, You Scabs.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
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Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
The Salt Lake Tribune will drop its paywall next year, CEO tells donors at NewsMakers gala
After years of requiring people to pay for online news content, The Tribune announced an upcoming change during its 2025 annual NewsMakers Gala.
www.sltrib.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
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Ok I checked and no, Andrew Tate hasn't posted that it's gay for straight men to have a girlfriend.
If you haven't seen the post about this that's doing the rounds, then this is not something you need to know about. Carry on.
If you haven't seen the post about this that's doing the rounds, then this is not something you need to know about. Carry on.
November 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Ok I checked and no, Andrew Tate hasn't posted that it's gay for straight men to have a girlfriend.
If you haven't seen the post about this that's doing the rounds, then this is not something you need to know about. Carry on.
If you haven't seen the post about this that's doing the rounds, then this is not something you need to know about. Carry on.
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Running late to work this morning and I entirely blame @lollardfish.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com for keeping me up last night with Oathbreakers!!! Started around 3 and got halfway through by 11, just couldn’t put it down!! If you haven’t picked it up, I genuinely cannot recommend it enough!
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Running late to work this morning and I entirely blame @lollardfish.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com for keeping me up last night with Oathbreakers!!! Started around 3 and got halfway through by 11, just couldn’t put it down!! If you haven’t picked it up, I genuinely cannot recommend it enough!