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Jason Kingsley is a technologist who started one of the UK's most exciting games companies, Rebellion. He's also fascinated by the past. In this podcast he talks to historians, scientists, and experts from all fields about what we the future might hold, and what we should do to prepare for it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Future Imperfect Autumn Compilation 1 2026

2026/09/14

In a special bumper compilation episode, Jason talks to Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, and Seamus Blackley. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Were there vampires in the Middle Ages

2026/09/10

Jason talks to Professor John Blair about vampires, zombies, and the undead and whether or not they were present in the mythologies of the Middle Ages. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where was Mercia?

2026/08/08

Jason talks to best-selling author Max Adams about the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Where was it? Who lived there? And how did it become so important? Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who were Europe's last pagans?

2026/07/07

Jason talks to Francis Young about Europe's last pagans. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who was Boudicca's daughter?

2026/04/28

In this episode Jason Kingsley talks to Elodie Harper about her new book: Boudicca's Daughter. They talk about what we know about the Iceni queen and her family, and the revolt that changed the face of the Roman Empire. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What did Britain look like after the Romans left?

2026/02/26

Alex Harvey returns to the podcast to talk to Jason about the kingdoms of the British Isles after the Romans left. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why did we invent the Renaissance?

2026/02/06

Jason talks to Ada Palmer about the concept of the Renaissance, and what distinguishes it from the mediaeval? Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What did medieval builders get right?

2025/11/28

In this episode Jason talks to Andrew Ziminski, a monumental stonemason, about building in the Middle Ages. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happened when animals got away in the Middle Ages

2025/10/31

Jason talks to Jordan Claridge and Spike Gibbs about stray animals, the damage they could do, and what happened to them in the Middle Ages. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who were the Carolingians?

2025/10/22

Jason talks to Matt Gabriele and David Perry about who the Carolingians were. What relationship were they to Charlemagne? Where did they live? They discuss all of this, and their new book, Oathbreakers. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What did people in the Middle Ages use for money?

2025/10/04

In this episode, Jason speaks to Dr Rory Naismith about how people in the MIddle Ages used money. Did they have money? Did they use cash? And what did they do when there was no money? Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did people get murdered in the Middle Ages?

2025/09/23

How violent were the Middle Ages? What was life like before there were police? In this episode, Jason talks to Annie Whitehead about murder in the age of the Anglo-Saxons. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who are the Vikings we don't talk about?

2025/09/12

Welcome to the third season of Future Imperfect! In this episodeJason talks to Alex Harvey about the sorts of Vikings we don't often mention nowadays. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who were the knights of the Islamic world?

2025/01/28

Jason Kingsley talks to Dr Rachel Schine about her new book, Black Knights. Produced by: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What were medieval warhorses like?

2025/01/10

Jason talks to Emma Herbert-Davies about her research into the mediaeval warhorse. Producer: Natt Tapley Audio: Pete Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4.8 out of 5

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TACO5614 2026/03/24

WORTH THE LISTEN

For history enthusiasts of the English Middle Ages, this is a fascinating series of conversations. There is a heavy focus on the daily lives of the A...

★★★★★

Houstonhj 2025/10/17

Great!

Such a fun and engaging podcast. Informative, entertaining, and infectious enthusiasm from Sir Kingsley as usual.

★★★★★

samhallx2 2025/02/06

I love it!

This pod slaps. Keep it up.

★★★★★

Dookie Doo 2 2024/08/22

You can feel the love for the topic

Such a fun show. You really get the feeling that the host and the guest could continue on nerding out about whatever topic they are on for a whole af...

★★★★★

lafarr22 2022/03/03

Another goodie from Future Imperfect!

Jason Kingsley, OBE, is an excellent interviewer. He always asks the questions I’d like to ask. The experts he has interviewed in these Future Imper...

★★★★★

ML407 2022/02/23

Unique Podcast

I really like this Podcast, Jason is an awesome host and covers a range of topics. His guests are interesting and knowledgeable, and most of all enter...

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