The Spice Road of Today

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Rachel Fulton Brown, professor of history at the University of Chicago and author of the blog Fencing Bear at Prayer, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of studying the medieval era and its relevance to issues within modernity.

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