The Botstiber Podcast
Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies
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The Habsburg Empire may have collapsed following WWI, but the impacts left by the diverse multilingual state continue to affect the world, today. The Botstiber Podcast brings together historians, politicians, authors and more to help illustrate the connections shared by the various lands of the former Habsburg Empire and the United States.
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S6E3 A is for Austria Episode III: A very Habsburg Family History with Nick Reynolds
Historian, author, soldier, spy - Nick Reynolds has done it all. In this episode, the New York Times best-selling author discusses the role Austria has played in his life, shares his Habsburg family…
S6E2 A is for Austria:Austria's Sherlock Holmes: Hans Gross and the Graz School of Criminalistics
What does an Austria jurist have to do with the FBI? In the second episode of the A is for Austria podcast, Priv. Doz. Christian Bachhiesl, director of the Museum im Lavanthaus, answers this question…
S6E2 A is for Austria- Habsburg Vampires
Vampires? In Austria? For the first episode of the A is for Austria podcast, Dr. Peter Kreuter of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg, Germany treats us to a…
S6E1 If Passports Could Talk: A Life Between Worlds with Lonnie Johnson
In this episode of If Passports Could Talk, we journey through five decades of cultural exchange and international education with Lonnie R. Johnson. Lonnie R. Johnson was born in 1952 and grew up in…
S5E1 Marc Landry | White Coal: Austrian Hydropower Through Monarchy, Fascism, and the Marshall Plan
How did hydropower shape Austria’s modern history? In our latest episode, we dive into Mountain Battery: The Alps, Water, and Power in the Fossil Fuel Age (2025) with its author, Marc Landry. From…
S4E12 Waltzing Into Silvester: New Year Traditions and Memories from Austria
Join us as we travel to the festive, snowy alps and explore how locals and visitors alike ring in the New Year. In this video, Austrians and Americans share their personal memories and…
S4E11 Judith Eiblmayr | Elizabeth Scheu-Close: An Architect's Life from Vienna to Minnesota
In this episode, we are joined by Judith Eiblmayr, a distinguished Austrian architect and insightful writer on the history and evolution of architecture.Our conversation highlights the extraordinary…
S4E10 Megan Brandow-Faller | Cižek, Zweybrück, and Lowenfeld: Child Creativity from Austria to America
In this episode of The Botstiber Podcast, host Luke Morgante sits down with Megan Brandow-Faller, a professor of history at the City University of New York - Kingsborough, to discuss her forthcoming…
S4E9 Merlin: The World Traveller (Part 1)
In this special podcast episode presented by the Botstiber Institute, we hear stories of adventures from the life of Eduard Medinger. As a teenager in 1860s Austria, Eduard was full of eager…
S4E8 Andrew Behrendt | American Tourism and Change in Interwar Austria
After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a newly independent Austria sought fresh business ventures to aid the reconstruction process and its battered economy. In this episode, guest…
S4E7 Chapter One of Dietrich W. Botstiber's Autobiography, "Not On The Mayflower" [2007]
This reading comes from Chapter One of Deitrich W. Botstiber's 2007 autobiography, "Not On The Mayflower."Dietrich Botstiber was born in 1912 in Vienna, Austria, during the final years of the…
S4E6 Lotte Bailyn w/ Guest Host Gary Cohen | 1930s Vienna, Marie Johoda & Paul Lazarsfeld, and Work-Life Balance
We're thrilled to bring you an engaging conversation between two esteemed guests: Lotte Bailyn and guest host, Gary Cohen.Lotte Bailyn, Professor Emerita at the MIT Sloan School of Management, is a…
S4E5 Raymond Jonas | Emperor Maximilian and the Second Mexican Empire
Raymond Jonas is a Botstiber grant recipient and the Jon Bridgman Endowed Professor in History at the University of Washington. In this episode, he discusses the rise and fall of Maximilian I and the…
S4E4 Alexander McCargar | Native America in Habsburg Festival Culture
Today's guest is Yale University graduate and University of Vienna doctoral student, Alexander McCargar! In this episode, he discusses early perceptions and portrayals of Native America in the…
S4E3 If Passports Could Talk #4 | Gerald Lehner
Born in Bad Gastein, nestled in the middle of Austria, Gerald Lehner began a lifelong journey from the alpine peaks of Central Europe, to the high-altitude vistas of the Himalayas, the windswept…
S4E2 Duncan Bare | American Intelligence Agencies: Origins and Development in 1940s Austria
In this episode we are lucky to hear from recent Botstiber grantee and lecturer at the University of Graz, Duncan Bare. Bare's research has offered a new glimpse into the development of the United…
S4E1 If Passports Could Talk #3 | Christoph Kapeller
Today's guest is renowned architect Christoph Kapeller. In this episode, he reflects on his journey from southeastern Austria along the border with Slovenia, to busy streets across the United States,…
S3E13 Christmas in Vienna (Full Special)
The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies presents, Christmas in Vienna.From warm meals in busy Christmas markets, to scary visits from Krampus, and gifts under the Tannenbaum, Austria…
S3E12 Christmas in Vienna Pt.3 | Christmas Markets and Holiday Cuisine
Christmastime evokes memories of distinct sights, sounds and smells. in Austria, few locations embody these memories more than the Christmas markets that spring-up across the country, starting in…
S3E11 Christmas in Vienna Pt.2 | Holiday Traditions from the Austrian Alps
In this, the inaugural Botstiber Christmas special, ten individuals from across Austria share with us their experiences from the country's many Christmastime festivities. Join us, as their stories…
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The Botstiber Podcast has published 46 episodes since August 2022, covering topics in Documentary, History.
The Botstiber Podcast is currently active with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 45m.
