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The Court Jester

Welcome to the Court Jester on Patreon!I am Dr Kleio Pethainou—storyteller, medievalist and scholar of medieval humour—and I bring you real, wild, NSFW stories from the Middle Ages. These are the fabliaux, and other tales of food, money, sex, and the kind of chaos that only medieval minds can imagine.When you support this podcast, you get:🃏 Bonus episodes too rude for the main feed📚 Deep dives into historical tricksters, jesters &amp; fools🎤 Guest storytellers and medievalists📝More stories, some of them with pictures!All your support helps me keep researching, writing, and sharing stories that show how weird and funny the past really was.🪙 Join the Fooligans. Choose your tier:A Merchant’s Penny · A Noble’s Purse · A King’s RansomMedieval comedy is wild… and we’re here for it!&nbsp;

Free

Perfect for those who want to support the podcast and get a little something extra!Toss a coin into the jester’s hat and help keep the podcast alive—and get a few perks along the way!<ul><li>Early access to regular podcast episodes. </li><li>A shout-out in an episode—because every good patron deserves recognition! </li><li>Voting Power—help decide future content and steer the jester’s storytelling!</li><li>The Jester's Codex series—monthly posts on legendary jesters, tricksters and fools through history.</li></ul>And you can sleep better knowing that you gave a sense of achievement to a certain medievalist. It's me, I'm that medievalist. Thank you.

The Merchant’s Penny

A noble patron knows that good entertainment is worth the gold!You get everything in The Merchant’s Penny tier, plus:<ul><li>Bonus mini-episodes - extra short stories, outtakes, or...</li><li>Whatever else you request with your unique fan request power.</li></ul>Thank you, thank you!

A Noble's purse

Because a great jester is worth every coin!You get everything in the Nobles' Purse tier plus:<ul><li>Full-length Patreon-exclusive episodes (deep dives, lost tales, or specialist extra geeky content).</li><li>Behind-the-scenes access—draft scripts, research notes and upcoming projects.</li><li>Discounts on future merch and special events.</li></ul>Thank you for being a most devoted Fooligan!

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