# Peter Jones | What Medieval Wisdom Tells Us About Modern Life Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/peter-jones-what-medieval-wisdom-tells-us-about-modern-life Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/peter-jones-what-medieval-wisdom-tells-us-about-modern-life.md Podcast: [This Helps with Marlon Morgan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558) Published: 2026-05-14T19:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://af75c632-2f4d-4aa9-b003-3629e0025787.libsyn.com/peter-jones-what-medieval-wisdom-tells-about-modern-life Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/af75c632-2f4d-4aa9-b003-3629e0025787/S03EP02_This_Helps_Podcast_Peter_Jones_v2.mp3?dest-id=4246168 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/episodes/peter-jones-what-medieval-wisdom-tells-us-about-modern-life Duration seconds: 5546 ## Resource Medieval historian Peter Jones joins Marlon to talk about his new book, Self-Help from the Middle Ages: What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us About Living. We talk pride, envy, anger, sloth, avarice, gluttony, lust, Silicon Valley, ancient manuscripts, and why so much of what makes us human, no matter the century, is our need for connection. Pick up Self-Help from the Middle Ages: What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us About Living πŸ”— Stay connected with the podcast! Instagram: @thishelpspodcast For business: hello@thishelpspodcast.com πŸ”— Stay connected with the podcast host, Marlon Morgan, Founder & CEO of Wellness Together Instagram: @mrmarlonmorgan LinkedIn: Marlon Morgan πŸ“’ Know someone extraordinary who should be featured on This Helps? Visit https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/joinus and tell us all about it. πŸ““ FREE online mental health training at our Wellness Education Lab. WELLNESS EDUCATION LABβ„’ (WEL) is practical and empowering online mental health training. Each module offers three different versions for three unique audiences: students (13+), parents/guardians, and educators/school staff. Parents/guardians modules are also available in Spanish. ⛡️ Wellness Together is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation providing mental health services for students (K-12 and University), families, and educators on campus and online. Our mission is to deliver mental health support & programming to advance mental health awareness, advocacy, and access for everyone. NOTE: If you or someone you know is experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911. If you or someone you know needs to speak with someone immediately, call or text The Lifeline at 988. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/episodes/peter-jones-what-medieval-wisdom-tells-us-about-modern-life/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/peter-jones-what-medieval-wisdom-tells-us-about-modern-life.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.