What it’s like to be middle-aged in the Middle Ages? The simplicity of life back then is appealing today, as long as you don’t mind Church hegemony, the occasional plague, trial by gossip — and the lack of ibuprofen. (Part two of a three-part series, “Cradle to Grave.”)
To find out more, check out the podcasts from which this hour was drawn: “What It’s Like to Be Middle-Aged (in the Middle Ages)” and “What Do King Solomon and David Lee Roth Have in Common?”
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