The Court Jester

Media-eval: A Medieval Pop Culture Podcast

Sarah's mom, Beth Greenfeld, is back to talk about 1955 film The Court Jester! Join us as we delve into the history of fools and jesters, the political challenges of infant monarchs, and how this film has better-developed women characters than many movies released in the 21st-century. CW: Discussion of some potential issues of ableism in the film Learn more about the global history of jesters in Beatrice K. Otto’s Fools Are Everywhere: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/F/bo3615397.html. Social Media: Twitter @mediaevalpod E-mail: [e-mail] Find Beth on Twitter @bethg20904 Rate, review, and subscribe!