Into the Greenwood

As of this recording, a new Robin Hood themed tabletop game has reached its crowdfunding goal. 'Outlaws: The Curse of Sherwood Forest' is a cooperative skirmish game that blends the legends of Robin Hood and King Arthur with traditional English folklore.
The game's writer, Matt Burns, joined me in the Greenwood to discuss the game, how it plays, and how he used it to help him explore themes around hope and despair.

For the game's crowdfunding campaign: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/black-site-studios/outlaws-the-curse-of-sherwood-forest

For more from Black Site Studios: https://blacksitestudio.com/

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Dr. Richard Blakemore, associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Reading, enters the Greenwood to discuss the many interesting ways in which both the reality of the Golden Age of Piracy AND the legends that were built around it, intersect with the history and popular legends of Robin Hood.

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Ben Curly and Mike Nichols return to the Greenwood to share their infectious enthusiasm for a jack russell terrier with a penchant for classic literature from the mid 90s.
Meanwhile, Thaddeus and Rick rediscover the purity and thoughtfulness that was children's programming on public television.
At a time when major media productions of Robin Hood depictions are... grim... it felt especially timely to encounter an adaptation that puts a real emphasis on making the inspirational elements of Robin Hood feel applicable to a modern audience.

As inspired by this episode, 10% of all proceeds raised by Into the Greenwood from June-September will be donated to the World Central Kitchen.

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After a lengthy public engagement project, in July of 2026, a new statue honoring the figure of Maid Marian was erected on Maid Marian Way in the City of Nottingham. To discuss the community engagement with this project, as well as an associated temporary art exhibit titled 'Our Marian' is the co-director of the Backlit gallery, Suzanne Golden.

For more on the new Maid Marian sculpture: https://backlitgallery.substack.com/p/faq-nottinghams-new-maid-marian-statue

For more on Emma Cons and Julian of Norwich:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Cons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich

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What sort of film would you have made when you were 15?
That's the question we ask as we watch what is likely to be the most obscure Robin Hood film we've encountered to date.
Ari Papke joins Richard Hopkins-Lutz and Thaddeus Papke in the Greenwood as we cross our fingers and hope to be charmed by this low budget passion project from the 90s.

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Medieval literature expert, Dr. Mark Truesdale, joins us in the Greenwood to discuss how early Robin Hood literature fits within the scope of the popular 'King and Commoner' tales that were being told around the same time period.
We discuss the medieval tales and how they've resonated in our modern Robin Hood adaptations.

For more on Mark's work studying this topic:
The King and Commoner Tradition: Carnivalesque Politics in Medieval and Early Modern Literature

For Mark's appearance on the British Food History podcast:
Subversive Feasting in Medieval King & Commoner Tales with Mark Truesdale

For some of the medieval texts:
King Edward and the Shepherd
The King and the Hermit
John the Reeve
A Gest of Robyn Hode

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Introducing the first "Side Targets" episode of Into the Greenwood!
This is the series where Thaddeus and Rick take a look at a randomly selected film or series that provides some sort of modern spin on Robin Hood or is just outside what one might consider a standard adaptation.
Our first selection is the family-friendly 2024 Sky original 'Robin and the Hoods', a film that made the co-hosts wax nostalgic for one of their favorite role playing games from decades ago.

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Writer and composer Amber Lipman of the theatre troupe, The Edinbards, enters the Greenwood to discuss 'Nottingham: The Musical', a brand new theatrical production that reaches into the past to incorporate medieval songs and build a narrative around the plot points of the earliest Robin Hood ballads.

You can learn more about 'Nottingham: The Musical' and The Edinbards by following them on Instagram: www.instagram.com/theedinbards

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Two Robin Hood parodies helmed by Mel Brooks enter... one podcast episode leaves...
Theo Papke returns to the Greenwood to join Richard Hopkins-Lutz and Thaddeus Papke in a discussion covering both 1975's 'When Things Were Rotten' and 1993's 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights'. It's an episode jam-packed with dated references, recycled gags, and a whole lot of laughter.
Listen to the end to hear how Dick Gautier and fan-favorite Cary Elwes fare as they both get added to our list of ranked Robin Hoods!

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Fan favorite guest AJ returns to the Greenwood to join Thaddeus and Rick for their first viewing of the film that inspired their beloved Men in Tights.
How does this blockbuster from the early '90s hold up?
Does Alan Rickman's take on the Sheriff of Nottingham really deserve the amount of praise it gets?
How will Kevin Costner fare on our ranked list of Robin Hoods?
Will Rick manage to endure the Bryan Adams song?
It's one of our longest episodes for one of the biggest Robin Hood films!!!

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