Goodbye For Now
Between working full time and the impending arrival of baby WDF, I would be lying if I pretended as if nothing was going to change. It is, in fact, time to accept that I am only one man. But that's ok...
6 Okt 202514min
#70: July Crisis Q&A
During this series we have encountered a wide variety of fascinating characters and controversial decisions, but even though the story of why the world went to war in 1914 is finally finished, that do...
30 Jul 202558min
State of the Podcast Address 21 July 2025
It's been a while since I last checked in with you, and I've been sitting on some incredible news for a while now. If you'd like to know how things are about to change, then make sure you listen in! H...
21 Jul 202529min
#69: The First World War - Whose Fault Is It Anyway? Part 3
In our final part, we bring this saga of a series to an end by focusing our attention on the most focused on country of all - Germany. We know what Germany did from 1 August, from the declarations of ...
21 Jul 202549min
#68: The First World War - Whose Fault Is It Anyway? Part 2
For generations, examinations of the First World War excluded arguably the most important actor - Russia. In this episode, we will hone in on the Tsar's court and his ministers. We will analyse their ...
14 Jul 202537min
#67: The First World War - Whose Fault Is It Anyway? Part 1
By now we've seen the absolute worst that Europe had to offer in 1914. We've seen naive statesmen, misinformed statesmen, distrustful statesmen, desperate statesmen, and everything in between. But whe...
7 Jul 202545min
The Unreality of Realism w/ Alexander von Sternberg
Something special for you here - Alex and I had a great conversation about realism in international relations on his History Impossible podcast, and he was good enough to let me publish it on my feed....
3 Jul 20252h 18min
#66: The July Crisis - Conclusion
What have we learned after 65 episodes of background, analysis, and day-to-day coverage of the most consequential diplomatic failure in human history? What can we say about those responsible for what ...
30 Jun 202541min
