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• Saga Brief 27a - Icelandic Impressions of the Sagas (Interview with Bjorn Grimsson) (Sat, May 03, 2025)
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• Episode 40d - Ljósvetninga Saga (chapters 13-17) (Tue, Apr 01, 2025)
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• Episode 40C - Ljósvetninga Saga (chapters 8-12) (Mon, Mar 10, 2025)
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• Episode 40b - Ljosvetninga Saga (chapters 5-7) (Mon, Feb 10, 2025)
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• Episode 40a - Ljosvetninga Saga (chapters 1-4) (Mon, Jan 27, 2025)
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• Saga Short 14 - The Second Tale of Halldor Snorrason (Wed, Jan 15, 2025)
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• Holiday Special (2025): Egil's Yuletide Carol (Mon, Dec 23, 2024)
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• Hwaet a Movie - Episode 5 - Beowulf: Prince of the Geats (2007) (Sat, Dec 07, 2024)
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• Saga Short 13 - The First Tale of Halldor Snorrason (Thu, Nov 14, 2024)
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• Hwaet a Movie 4 - Grendel (2007) (Wed, Oct 23, 2024)
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• Episode 39c - Valla-Ljot's Saga (Judgments) (Tue, Oct 01, 2024)
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• Episode 39b - Valla-Ljot's Saga (chapters 6-9) (Tue, Sep 03, 2024)
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• Episode 39a - Valla-Ljot's Saga (chapters 1-5) (Fri, Aug 23, 2024)
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• Hwaet a Movie - Episode 3 - Beowulf and Grendel (Sun, Aug 04, 2024)
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• Saga Short 12 - The Tale of Thorleif Earl's Poet (Fri, Jul 19, 2024)
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• Saga Brief 26 - The Post-Classical or Rogue Sagas: Interview with Dr. Rebecca Merkelbach (Wed, Jul 03, 2024)
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• Episode 38h - Svarfdaela Saga (Judgments) (Sun, Jun 23, 2024)
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• Episode 38g - Svarfdaela Saga (chapters 22-27) (Thu, Jun 06, 2024)
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• Episode 38f - Svarfdaela Saga (chapters 18-21) (Fri, May 03, 2024)
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• Episode 38e - Svarfdaela Saga (chapters 14b-17) (Sun, Apr 14, 2024)
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• Episode 38d - Svarfdaela Saga (chapters 10-14a) (Sat, Mar 23, 2024)
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• Episode 38c - Svarfdaela Saga (The Big Lacuna) (Mon, Mar 11, 2024)
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• Episode 38b - Svarfdaela Saga (chapters 6-10) (Fri, Feb 16, 2024)
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• Episode 38a - Svarfdaela Saga (chapters 1-6) (Fri, Jan 19, 2024)
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• The Yule Lads (Sun, Dec 24, 2023)
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• Hwaet a Movie - Episode 2 - The 13th Warrior (Tue, Dec 12, 2023)
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• Episode 37e - The Saga ofHavard of Isafjord (Judgments) (Wed, Nov 15, 2023)
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• Episode 37d - The Saga of Havard of Isafjord (chapters 19-24) (Wed, Nov 01, 2023)
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• Episode 37c - The Saga of Havard of Isafjord (chapters 11-18) (Thu, Sep 28, 2023)
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• Hwæt a Movie! - Episode 1 - Beowulf (1999) (Mon, Sep 18, 2023)
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• 10th Anniversary of Saga Thing (Part 2) - How Well Do You Know Your Co-Host (with Totalus Rankium) (Mon, Sep 18, 2023)
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• 10th Anniversary of Saga Thing (Mon, Sep 18, 2023)
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• Episode 37b - The Saga of Havard of Isafjord (chapters 6-11) (Wed, Aug 16, 2023)
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• Episode 37a - The Saga of Havard of Isafjord (chapters 1-5) (Sun, Jul 30, 2023)
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• Saga Short 11 - The Tale of Bolli Bollason (Sun, Jul 02, 2023)
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• Episode 36o - Laxdaela Saga (Judgments) (Mon, Jun 05, 2023)
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• Episode 36n - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 72-78) (Tue, May 09, 2023)
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• Saga Brief 24 - Slavery in the Viking Age (Live Presentation at the University of Connecticut) (Mon, Apr 10, 2023)
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• Episode 36m - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 65-71) (Sun, Mar 19, 2023)
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• Episode 36l - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 59-64) (Mon, Feb 27, 2023)
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• Episode 36k - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 52-58) (Sun, Feb 05, 2023)
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• Episode 36j - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 47-51) (Sun, Jan 08, 2023)
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• Holiday Special - The Tale of Frosti Snjokarlinn (Sat, Dec 24, 2022)
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• Episode 36i - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 43-46) (Mon, Dec 05, 2022)
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• Episode 36h - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 40-43) (Sun, Nov 06, 2022)
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• Episode 36g - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 35-40, but actually only to 38) (Sat, Oct 08, 2022)
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• Episode 36f - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 31-36) (Tue, Sep 06, 2022)
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• Saga Brief 25: Saga Manuscripts and the Árni Magnússon Institute: An Interview with Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir (Mon, Aug 15, 2022)
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• Episode 36e - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 24-31) (Mon, Jul 25, 2022)
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• Episode 36d - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 20-24) (Wed, Jul 13, 2022)
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• Episode 36c - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 14-19) (Thu, Jun 23, 2022)
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• Episode 36b - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 7-13) (Fri, May 20, 2022)
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• Saga Brief 24 - The Northman Interview with Robert Eggers and Sjón (Wed, Apr 27, 2022)
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• Episode 36a - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 1-7) (Sat, Apr 16, 2022)
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• Episode 35b - Third Quarter Court (Results) (Mon, Mar 28, 2022)
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• Saga Brief 23 - Drinking in the Viking Age and the Sagas (Part II - How They Drank) (Sun, Mar 13, 2022)
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• Episode 35a - Third Quarter Court (Review) (Wed, Mar 02, 2022)
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• Saga Brief 22 - Drinking in the Viking Age and the Sagas of Icelanders (Part 1 - What Were They Drinking) (Mon, Feb 21, 2022)
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• Episode 34c - The Saga of Gunnar of Keldugnup (Judgments) (Sun, Feb 13, 2022)
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• Episode 34b - The Saga of Gunnar the Fool of Keldugnup (Mon, Jan 31, 2022)
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• Episode 34a - The Saga of Gunnar the Fool of Keldugnup (chapters 1-5) (Wed, Jan 19, 2022)
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• ’Twas the Night Before Christmas - A Visit from Glam (Thu, Dec 23, 2021)
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• Saga Short 10 - The Tales of Thormod and Thorarin the Overbearing (Tue, Dec 21, 2021)
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• Episode 33g - The Saga of the Sworn Brothers (Judgments) (Sun, Nov 21, 2021)
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• Episode 33f - The Saga of the Sworn Brothers (chapters 23-24) (Fri, Oct 29, 2021)
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• Episode 33e - The Saga of the Sworn Brothers (chapters 18-23) (Wed, Sep 29, 2021)
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• Episode 33d - The Saga of the Sworn Brothers (chapters 13-18) (Sun, Sep 05, 2021)
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• Episode 33c - The Saga of the Sworn Brothers (chapters 7-13 with Thormod) (Sun, Aug 08, 2021)
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• Episode 33b - The Saga of the Sworn Brothers (chapters 7-13 with Thorgeir) (Sat, Jul 10, 2021)
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• Episode 33a - The Saga of the Sworn Brothers (Sun, Jun 13, 2021)
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• Saga Short 9 - The Tale of Gisl Illugason (Sun, May 23, 2021)
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• Saga Brief 21 - Interpreting the Past Series (Part I) - Modern Perceptions of the Viking Age with Verena Hoefig and Zachary Melton (Sun, Apr 18, 2021)
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• Episode 32d - The Saga of Thord Menace (Judgments) (Sat, Apr 03, 2021)
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• Episode 32c - The Saga of Thord Menace (chapters 10-14) (Fri, Mar 12, 2021)
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• Episode 32b - The Saga of Thord Menace (chapters 6-9) (Sat, Feb 20, 2021)
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• Episode 32a - The Saga of Thord Menace (chapters 1-5) (Sun, Jan 24, 2021)
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• The Saga of Gudmund the Grunch (Thu, Dec 24, 2020)
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• Saga Short 8: The Tale of Audun and the Bear (Wed, Dec 23, 2020)
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• Episode 31d - The Saga of Bard the God of Snowfell (Judgments) (Sun, Nov 15, 2020)
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• Saga Brief 20 - On Bard's Saga, Medieval Literature, and Dungeons and Dragons with Will Biel (Sun, Oct 25, 2020)
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• Episode 31c - The Saga of Bard the God of Snowfell (Chapters 17-22) (Sun, Oct 18, 2020)
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• Episode 31b - The Saga of Bard the God of Snowfell (Chapters 12-16) (Sun, Oct 04, 2020)
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• 1 Million Downloads (A Celebratory Chat with John and Andy) (Sun, Sep 13, 2020)
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• Episode 31a - The Saga of Bard the God of Snowfell (chapters 1-11) (Mon, Sep 07, 2020)
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• Saga Brief 19 - Sailing in the Viking Age Interview with Dana Dalicsak (Sun, Aug 16, 2020)
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• Episode 30d - The Saga of Hord and the Holm-Dwellers (Judgments) (Sun, Aug 02, 2020)
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• Episode 30c - The Saga of Hord and the Holm-Dwellers (chapters 29-41) (Sun, Jul 19, 2020)
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• Episode 30b - The Saga of Hord and the Holm-Dwellers (chapters 16-28) (Sun, Jul 05, 2020)
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• Saga Brief 18 - Women of the Viking World Interview with Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir (Sun, Jun 21, 2020)
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• Episode 30a - The Saga of Hord and the Island-Dwellers (Chapters 1-15) (Sun, May 24, 2020)
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• Saga Short 7 - The Tale of the Volsi (Sun, Apr 26, 2020)
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• Saga Short 6 - The Tale of Thidrandi and Thorhall (Sun, Apr 19, 2020)
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• Saga Short 5 - The Tale of Thorarin Nefjolsson (Sun, Apr 12, 2020)
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• Saga Short 4 - The Tale of Thorstein Shiver (Sun, Apr 05, 2020)
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• Saga Brief 17 - Vinland and the Vikings in the New World (Live at the Scandinavian Cultural Center in West Newton, MA) (Sun, Mar 22, 2020)
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• Episode 29p - Egil's Saga (Judgments) (Mon, Mar 09, 2020)
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• Episode 29o - Egil's Saga (Part 15) (Sun, Feb 16, 2020)
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• Episode 29n - Egil's Saga (Part 14) (Mon, Jan 20, 2020)
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• Episode 29m - Egil's Saga (Part 13) (Fri, Dec 20, 2019)
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• Episode 29l - Egil's Saga (Part 12) (Fri, Nov 08, 2019)
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• Episode 29k - Egil's Saga (Part 11) (Sun, Sep 29, 2019)
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• Episode 29j - Egil's Saga (Part 10) (Sun, Sep 01, 2019)
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• Episode 29i - Egil's Saga (Part 9) (Mon, Jul 29, 2019)
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• Saga Brief 16 - The Battle of Brunanburh (with Rex Factor) (Fri, Jun 28, 2019)
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• Episode 29h - Egil's Saga (Part 8) (Fri, Jun 14, 2019)
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• Episode 29g - Egil's Saga (Part 7) (Fri, May 24, 2019)
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• Episode 29f - Egil's Saga (Part 6) (Sun, May 05, 2019)
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• Episode 29e - Egil's Saga (part 5) (Sun, Apr 28, 2019)
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• Episode 29d - Egil's Saga (Part 4) (Sun, Mar 31, 2019)
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• Episode 29c - Egil's Saga (Part 3) (Sun, Mar 10, 2019)
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• Episode 29b - Egil's Saga (Part 2) (Mon, Feb 18, 2019)
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• Episode 29a - Egil's Saga (Part 1) (Mon, Feb 04, 2019)
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• Episode 28 - The Saga of Ale-Hood (Wed, Jan 16, 2019)
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• Episode 27d - Floamanna Saga (Judgments) (Thu, Dec 20, 2018)
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• Saga Brief 15 - Ivar the Boneless (Thu, Dec 13, 2018)
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• Episode 27c - Floamanna Saga (Part 3) (Fri, Nov 23, 2018)
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• Episode 27b - Floamanna Saga (Part 2) (Fri, Oct 26, 2018)
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• Episode 27a - Floamanna Saga (Part 1) (Fri, Sep 21, 2018)
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• A Quick Chat in Reykholt from the Saga Conference 2018 (Fri, Aug 17, 2018)
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• Saga Brief 14 - Medieval Archery with Patricia Gonsalves and Stephen Fox (Fri, Aug 10, 2018)
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• Saga Short 3 - The Tale of Jokul Buason (Thu, Jul 26, 2018)
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• Episode 26c - The Saga of the People of Kjalarnes (Judgments) (Mon, Jul 02, 2018)
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• Episode 26b - The Saga of the People of Kjalarnes (Part 2) (Mon, Jun 18, 2018)
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• Episode 26a - The Saga of the People of Kjalarnes (Part 1) (Mon, Jun 04, 2018)
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• Saga Brief 13 - The Repton Viking Burials: An Interview with Cat Jarman (Mon, Apr 16, 2018)
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• Episode 25b - The Saga of Ref the Sly (Judgments) (Tue, Mar 27, 2018)
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• Episode 25a - The Saga of Ref the Sly (Summary) (Fri, Mar 16, 2018)
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• Saga Brief 12 - Catching Up with Saga Thing (Now With a Listener Contest!) (Fri, Mar 09, 2018)
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• Saga Brief 11 - The Lesser Ragnarssons (Tue, Jan 16, 2018)
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• Saga Brief 10 - "Female Viking Warrior" Interview with Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson (Fri, Dec 01, 2017)
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• Saga Brief 9 - Thor: The Intersection of Viking Mythology and Popular Culture (Live) (Fri, Nov 17, 2017)
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• Episode 24b - Second Quarter Court Results (Mon, Oct 16, 2017)
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• Saga Shorts 2 - The Tale of Thorstein Bull's-leg (Thu, Oct 05, 2017)
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• Episode 24 - The Second Quarter Court (Fri, Sep 08, 2017)
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• Episode 23c - The Saga of Droplaug's Sons (Judgments) (Tue, Aug 15, 2017)
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• Episode 23b - The Saga of Droplaug's Sons (Part 2) (Fri, Jul 28, 2017)
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• Episode 23a - The Saga of Droplaug's Sons (Fri, Jul 14, 2017)
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• Episode 1 - Thattir Intro and The Tale of Thorstein Staff-Struck (Wed, Jul 05, 2017)
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• Episode 22b - The Saga of the People of Vopnafjord (Sat, Jun 24, 2017)
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• Episode 22a - The Saga of the People of Vopnafjord (Mon, Jun 12, 2017)
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• Episode 21 - The Saga of Thorstein the White (Fri, May 19, 2017)
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• Saga Brief 8 - Interview with Dr. Ragnhild Ljosland on the History of Runes (Fri, Apr 21, 2017)
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• Episode 20l - Njal's Saga (Judgments) (Mon, Apr 10, 2017)
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• Episode 20k - Njal's Saga (Part 11) (Sun, Mar 19, 2017)
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• Episode 20j - Njal's Saga (Part 10) (Fri, Mar 03, 2017)
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• Episode 20i - Njal's Saga (Part 9) (Fri, Jan 13, 2017)
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• Episode 20h - Njal's Saga (Part 8) (Sun, Nov 20, 2016)
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• Saga Brief 7 - The Conversion of Iceland (Part 2) (Sun, Oct 09, 2016)
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• Saga Brief 6 - The Conversion of Iceland (Part 1) (Sat, Oct 01, 2016)
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• Episode 20g - Njal's Saga (Part 7) (Fri, Sep 16, 2016)
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• Episode 20F - Njal's Saga (Part 6) (Fri, Sep 02, 2016)
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• Episode 20e - Njal's Saga (Part 5) (Fri, Aug 19, 2016)
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• Episode 20d - Njal's Saga (Part 4) (Fri, Jul 22, 2016)
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• Episode 20c - Njal's Saga (Part 3) (Mon, Jul 18, 2016)
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• Episode 20b - Njal's Saga (Part 2) (Fri, Jul 08, 2016)
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• Episode 20a - Njal's Saga (Part 1) (Fri, Jun 03, 2016)
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• Episode 19c - The Saga of the People of Reykjadal and Killer-Skuta (Judgments) (Fri, May 06, 2016)
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• Episode 19b - The Saga of the People of Reykjadal and Killer-Skuta (Part 2) (Fri, Apr 15, 2016)
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• Episode 19a - The Saga of the People of Reykjadal and Killer-Skuta (Part 1) (Fri, Apr 01, 2016)
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• Episode 18c - The Saga of Finnbogi the Strong (Judgments) (Tue, Mar 15, 2016)
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• Episode 18b - The Saga of Finnbogi the Strong (Part 2) (Fri, Mar 04, 2016)
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• Saga Brief 5: The Story of Rollo the Viking (Fri, Feb 19, 2016)
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• Episode 18a - The Saga of Finnbogi the Strong (Part 1) (Mon, Feb 01, 2016)
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• Episode 17b - The Saga of the Greenlanders (Judgments) (Mon, Dec 21, 2015)
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• Saga Brief 4: The Vinland Sagas (Interview with Loretta Decker) (Mon, Dec 07, 2015)
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• Episode 17a - The Saga of the Greenlanders (Tue, Nov 24, 2015)
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• Episode 16e - Grettir's Saga (Judgments) (Sun, Oct 25, 2015)
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• Episode 16d - Grettir's Saga (Part 4) (Thu, Oct 08, 2015)
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• Episode 16c - Grettir's Saga (Part 3) (Tue, Sep 22, 2015)
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• Episode 16b - Grettir's Saga (Part 2) (Thu, Aug 13, 2015)
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• Episode 15b - The First Quarter Court Results (Thu, Jul 23, 2015)
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• Episode 16a - Grettir's Saga (Part 1) (Fri, Jul 17, 2015)
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• Episode 15 - The First Quarter Court (Wed, Jun 10, 2015)
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• Episode 14c - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Judgments) (Fri, May 29, 2015)
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• Episode 14b - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Part 2) (Sat, May 23, 2015)(:37:00 -0500, )
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• Episode 14a - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Part 1) (Thu, May 07, 2015)
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• Episode 13b - Viglund's Saga (Judgments) (Fri, Apr 03, 2015)
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• Episode 13a - Viglund's Saga (Thu, Mar 26, 2015)
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• Saga Brief 3: Krákumál (Wed, Mar 04, 2015)
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• Episode 12b - The Saga of Bjorn Champion of the Hitardal People (Judgments) (Wed, Feb 11, 2015)
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• Episode 12a - The Saga of Bjorn Champion of the Hitardal People (Fri, Jan 30, 2015)
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• Episode 11b - Kormak's Saga Judgments (Mon, Dec 15, 2014)
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• Episode 11a - Kormak's Saga (Fri, Nov 21, 2014)
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• Episode 10b - The Saga of Hallfred Troublesome-Poet (Judgments) (Fri, Sep 19, 2014)
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• Episode 10a - The Saga of Hallfred Troublesome-Poet (Wed, Sep 17, 2014)
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• Saga Brief 2: Holmgang, or The Icelandic Art of Dueling (Thu, Jul 31, 2014)
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• Episode 9b - The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue (Judgments) (Fri, May 16, 2014)
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• Episode 9a - The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue (Fri, May 02, 2014)
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• Episode 8: Bandamanna Saga (The Saga of the Confederates) (Thu, Apr 03, 2014)
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• Saga Brief 1: The Blood-Eagle (Wed, Mar 12, 2014)
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• Episode 7 - The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok and His Sons (Sat, Feb 22, 2014)
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• Episode 6: The Saga of Hen-Thorir (Wed, Jan 29, 2014)
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• Episode 5b - Gisli's Saga (Judgments) (Sat, Dec 21, 2013)
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• Episode 5a - Gisli's Saga (Wed, Dec 18, 2013)
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• Episode 4 - Eirik the Red's Saga (Thu, Nov 07, 2013)
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• Episode 3b - Eyrbyggja Saga (Judgments) (Wed, Oct 09, 2013)
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• Episode 3a - Eyrbyggja Saga (Tue, Sep 24, 2013)
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• Episode 2: Hrafnkel's Saga (Fri, Sep 13, 2013)
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• Episode 1c: What is a saga? (Fri, Sep 13, 2013)
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• Episode 1b: Medieval Iceland - Conflict, Conversion, and Collapse (Fri, Sep 13, 2013)
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• Episode 1a: The Settlement Age (Fri, Sep 13, 2013)
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