67: Pt 1 — Tristan and Isolde (Start of Book)

Born in sadness, raised by strangers, shipwrecked by merchants, and somehow Tristan still ends up the most charming guy in the room.

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7:44 – New book! yay!

7:51 – The 2006 movie was... not great (Rufus Sewell excluded)

13:03 – So many versions of this story exist it's actually kind of wild

14:25 – Oral tradition 101

14:49 – The two flavors of Tristan: courtly (pure and poetic) vs. coarse (yikes)

17:29 – Romantic love as an invention, and it started around the 12th century

20:02 – The dog accidentally drinks the love potion. Yes, really.

33:05 – Magic numbers in folklore and why they're worth listening for

45:46 – The big reveal

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