# April Mailbag 2: Medieval Skyscraper

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Podcast: [We're Not So Different](https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-re-not-so-different-1380118)
Published: 2026-04-23T13:53:35+00:00
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## Resource

folks, we are back with another mailbag episode to try and cutdown on the backlog of patron questions. this time, we discuss hamster-style situations, Medieval skyscrapers in Bologna, hangover cures, the Gregorian chant, the Medieval birds and the bees, state monopolies of violence, and more! cover image: conception of what Medieval Bologna may have looked like with numerous towers shooting into the sky, engraving by Tony Pecoraro, 1958. (taken from Wikimedia Commons)

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