A podcast that explores the often controversial, and always fascinating, lives of the saints. If you like ancient gods, Gothic tales, Medieval lore, feminist stories, queer stories, art history, Catholica, and hagiographies, you’ll love Saint Podcast.
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Bonus Episode 08 Saint Scholastica the Mysterious Sister
Special Episode 06 Last Christmas: Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, and Christmas Past parts I and II
A bishop from modern-day Turkey who merged with ancient Germanic gods
Bonus Episode 07 Saint Benedict the Godfather of Monasticism
The founding father of modern monastic life
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Special Episode 05 I Am Milk
Lactating saints, salvation, and a land of milk and honey
Special Episode 04 The Art of Saint Francis
How art changed Saint Francis’ legend, and how Francis invented the nativity scene
S02 Mystics E05 Saint Clare the Mighty Abbess in the Shadows
A protégé of Saint Francis’ who carved her own path after his death
Bonus Episode 06 Saint Valentine the Ersatz Patron of Love
A 3rd-century martyr with connected to romantic love by the English poet Chaucer
Special Episode 03 It’s a Sin: a History of Bad Behaviour
An exploration of the ever-changing perceptions of sin inspired by the York Art Gallery exhibition SIN.
S02 Mystics E04 Saint Francis the Wayward Stigmatic Parts I and II
A radical reformer whose legend and image have been altered to be more … acceptable
Special Episode 02 Stigmata and the Bloody Wounds of the Crucifixion
A special Halloween episode that explores bloody marks that have miraculously appeared on the bodies of the faithful since the 13th century
Bonus Episode 05 Elisabeth of Schönau the Forgotten Mystic
A protege of Hildegard of Bingen’s, famous in her time - but forgotten now
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S02 Mystics E03 Saint Hildegard of Bingen the Mystical Polymath
An extraordinary visionary whose scientific and creative work is still in circulation today.
Special Episode 01 Jarman and Sebastiane, the Making of a Gay Icon
Special episode for Pride Month in conjunction with the Manchester Art Gallery
Bonus Episode 04 Girolamo Menghi the Celebrity Exorcist
A renowned exorcist condemned after his death
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S02 Mystics E02 Saint Peter of Verona the Exorcist
An exorcist and inquisitor who made deadly enemies
Bonus Episode 03 Saints Agatha and Agnes the Virgin Martyrs
Two of dozens of virgin martyrs who were super-human saints
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Bonus Episode 02 Saint Bernard the Marian Mystic
A saint who was mystically inspired by the Virgin Mary’s milk!
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S02 Mystics E01 Saint Anthony the Mystic in the Desert
A saint tormented by demons, tempted by the Devil, and accosted by a centaur
Bonus Episode 01 Saint Dominic Savio the Child Saint
A young mystic who had prophetic visions of the future
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S02 Introduction with Padre Pio the Problematic Stigmatic
Ten saints who had transcendental experiences with the divine
S01 Martyrs E10 Saint Lucy the Pagan Spirit of Christmas
A beacon of light linked with ancient Winter Solstice deities
S01E09 Saint Cecilia the Blind Patron of Music
A Roman aristocrat whose legend has inspired musicians for centuries
S01E08 Saint Christopher the Dog-headed Giant
A monster with a dog’s head who transformed into the protector of surfers
S01E07 Saint Catherine the Mystical Bride
A queen who was the brightest mind of her generation - and married Christ
S01E06 Saint Ursula the Leader of 11,000 Virgins
A saint whose religious order of nuns was scandalised by demonic possessions.
S01E05 Saint Lawrence the Saviour of the Holy Grail
A deacon who was roasted alive. His last words were, ‘Turn me over. I’m done on this side.’
S01E04 Saint Barbara the Disney Princess
A princess killed by her own father - and the inspiration behind the fairy tale, Rapunzel.
S01E03 Saint Margaret the Gender-bending Dragon Slayer
A saint whom the Devil swallowed whole in the form of a dragon
S01E02 Saint Sebastian the Gay Icon
A middle-aged warrior transformed by artists into a barely legal pin-up
S01E01 Saint Stephen the Protomartyr
A saint whose body parts changed the course of Christianity forever
