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The Botstiber PodcastA is for Austria- Habsburg VampiresVampires? 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 no-holds-barred discussion of the history of vampires, superstitions, and the uncanny in and around the Habsburg Monarchy. Join us - if you dare!https://leibniz-ios.de/en/ - the English version of Dr. Peter Kreuter institute's homepage.https://leibniz-ios.de/en/people/details/peter-mario-kreuter - Dr. Peter Kreuter personal page.He mentioned the following researchers/colleagues during...
2025-10-221h 18
EA Forum Podcast (Curated & popular)“High-impact & urgent funding opportunity - Rodent fertility control” by Nitin Sekar Context: I’m a senior fellow at Conservation X Labs (CXL), and I’m seeking support as I attempt to establish a program on humane rodent fertility control in partnership with the Wild Animal Initiative (WAI) and the Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC). CXL is a biodiversity conservation organization working in sustainable technologies, not an animal welfare organization. However, CXL leadership is interested in simultaneously promoting biodiversity conservation and animal welfare, and they are excited about the possibility of advancing applied research that make it possible to ethically limit rodent populations to protect biodiversity. I think this repr...
2025-09-0408 minEA Forum Podcast (Curated & popular)“High-impact & urgent funding opportunity - Rodent fertility control” by Nitin Sekar Context: I’m a senior fellow at Conservation X Labs (CXL), and I’m seeking support as I attempt to establish a program on humane rodent fertility control in partnership with the Wild Animal Initiative (WAI) and the Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC). CXL is a biodiversity conservation organization working in sustainable technologies, not an animal welfare organization. However, CXL leadership is interested in simultaneously promoting biodiversity conservation and animal welfare, and they are excited about the possibility of advancing applied research that make it possible to ethically limit rodent populations to protect biodiversity. I think this repr...
2025-09-0408 minEA Forum Podcast (Curated & popular)“High-impact & urgent funding opportunity - Rodent fertility control” by Nitin Sekar Context: I’m a senior fellow at Conservation X Labs (CXL), and I’m seeking support as I attempt to establish a program on humane rodent fertility control in partnership with the Wild Animal Initiative (WAI) and the Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC). CXL is a biodiversity conservation organization working in sustainable technologies, not an animal welfare organization. However, CXL leadership is interested in simultaneously promoting biodiversity conservation and animal welfare, and they are excited about the possibility of advancing applied research that make it possible to ethically limit rodent populations to protect biodiversity. I think this repr...
2025-09-0408 min
The Botstiber PodcastIf Passports Could Talk: A Life Between Worlds with Lonnie JohnsonIn 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 Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. As a humanities major as St. John’s University in Minnesota, a small Benedictine men’s liberal arts college, he was encouraged by an Austrian professor of German to go to Vienna to “see the real thing,” and he spent his senior year of college on a junior-year-abroad program in Vienna, 1973-74. This marked the beginning of an improbable but acco...
2025-07-2254 min
Natural Resources UniversityWhen You Can't Hunt: Fertility Control as a Deer Management Tool | Deer University #444In this episode, Stephanie Boyles-Griffin, Jessica Tegt, Steve Demarais, and Bronson Strickland discuss the complexities of urban deer management, exploring the challenges posed by growing deer populations in urban areas. While recreational hunting remains the most effective and practical tool for population control in most settings, an increasing number of circumstances—especially in urban and suburban areas—render it unfeasible. Stephanie and Jessica, both from the Botstiber Institute, outline non-lethal and alternative methods commonly used to manage deer in these environments and walk through the series of decisions required to evaluate which techniques are appropriate and how likely they are...
2025-06-291h 10
Deer UniversityEpisode 083 - When You Can't Hunt: Fertility Control as a Deer Management ToolIn this episode, Stephanie Boyles-Griffin, Jessica Tegt, Steve Demarais, and Bronson Strickland discuss the complexities of urban deer management, exploring the challenges posed by growing deer populations in urban areas. While recreational hunting remains the most effective and practical tool for population control in most settings, an increasing number of circumstances—especially in urban and suburban areas—render it unfeasible. Stephanie and Jessica, both from the Botstiber Institute, outline non-lethal and alternative methods commonly used to manage deer in these environments and walk through the series of decisions required to evaluate which techniques are appropriate and how likely they are...
2025-05-301h 10
The Botstiber PodcastMarc Landry | White Coal: Austrian Hydropower Through Monarchy, Fascism, and the Marshall PlanHow 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 the collapse of the Habsburg Monarchy to the rise of National Socialism and post-WWII reconstruction under the Marshall Plan, the story of hydropower—often called "white coal"—intersects with key moments in Austrian history.Marc Landry serves as Marshall Plan Endowed Professor in Austrian Studies and Director of Center Austria at the University of New Orleans. Landry was the Fulbright-Botstiber Visiting Professor in Austrian-American Studie...
2025-02-141h 09
The Botstiber PodcastWaltzing Into Silvester: New Year Traditions and Memories from AustriaJoin 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 traditions—feasting on raclette or goulash, sipping sparkling wine, watching the annual broadcast of “Dinner for One,” and gathering outdoors to admire fireworks and enjoy a midnight waltz. Discover the heartfelt stories and cherished rituals that define an Austrian New Year (German: "Silvester"), connecting past and present, family and friends, as the old year gracefully gives way to the new.__________Thank you to our...
2024-12-2624 min
The Botstiber PodcastJudith Eiblmayr | Elizabeth Scheu-Close: An Architect's Life from Vienna to MinnesotaIn 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 life and legacy of Elizabeth Scheu-Close, a trailblazing Austrian-American architect. Born in 1912 Vienna, Elizabeth—often known as Lisl—was exposed to some of the most influential thinkers and creatives of her time, inspiring her early passion for architecture.Despite the challenges of entering a field largely dominated by men, she pursued her dream with determination. Her journey led her to the United States, where she earned a degr...
2024-12-1743 min
The Botstiber PodcastMegan Brandow-Faller | Cižek, Zweybrück, and Lowenfeld: Child Creativity from Austria to AmericaIn 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 book."Child Creativity in the Visual Arts: From Secessionist Vienna to Postwar America," will trace the origins of Franz Cižek's ideas on child creativity and examines how these ideas migrated across the Atlantic, further developed by educators such as Emmy Zweybrück and Viktor Lowenfeld.Keep an eye out, the book will be published with Bloomsbury Academic in 2025!__________In...
2024-10-301h 00
The Botstiber PodcastMerlin: 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 anticipation to experience the world beyond his home in Central Europe.In part one of two, we are introduced to the young man and his bold plan to reach the distant shores of Yokohama, Japan beginning in the imperial capital, Vienna. What he expects to be a straightforward journey across the continents to Asia, becomes a much different, challenging adventure filled with eccentric characters, new...
2024-09-2015 min
The Botstiber PodcastAndrew Behrendt | American Tourism and Change in Interwar AustriaAfter 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 Andrew Behrendt of the Missouri University of Science and Technology joins host Luke Morgante to discuss the emergence of tourism as a salve to Austria's financial woes, and why American tourists were so highly coveted despite their low numbers.Follow along to hear about the ways Austrian tourism promoters propagandized to Americans overseas, how the arrival of tourists affected local culture, and the changing modes in which Austrians and...
2024-08-2845 min
The Botstiber PodcastChapter Two of Dietrich W. Botstiber's Autobiography, "Not On The Mayflower" [2007]This reading comes from Chapter Two 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 Habsburg monarchy when the country flourished with abundant natural resources and high culture. In his memoirs, Botstiber writes about his life in Austria during the first part of the twentieth century, and describes an Austria of great beauty and bounty that, over those years, diminished in size, culture, wealth and prestige, due in large part to the breakup of the Habsburg Dual-Monarchy, the 1938 Anschluss and the ensuing war...
2024-08-2311 min
The Botstiber PodcastChapter 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 Habsburg monarchy when the country flourished with abundant natural resources and high culture. In his memoirs, Botstiber writes about his life in Austria during the first part of the twentieth century, and describes an Austria of great beauty and bounty that, over those years, diminished in size, culture, wealth and prestige, due in large part to the breakup of the Habsburg Dual-Monarchy, the 1938 Anschluss and the ensuing war...
2024-08-0526 min
The Botstiber PodcastLotte Bailyn w/ Guest Host Gary Cohen | 1930s Vienna, Marie Johoda & Paul Lazarsfeld, and Work-Life BalanceWe'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 trailblazer in the field of organizational behavior and the daughter of acclaimed Austrian social scientists Marie Jahoda and Paul Lazarsfeld. Her pioneering research on work-life integration and gender equality has had a profound impact on workplaces around the world.Joining her is Gary Cohen, a distinguished professor from the University of Minnesota, renowned for his expertise in modern European history, particularly focusing on...
2024-06-0540 min
The Botstiber PodcastLotte Bailyn w/ Guest Host Gary Cohen | 1930s Vienna, Marie Jahoda & Paul Lazarsfeld, and Work-Life BalanceWe're thrilled to bring you an engaging conversation between two esteemed guests: Lotte Bailyn and guest host, Gary Cohen.Lotte Bailyn is a trailblazer in the field of organizational behavior and was the first woman to achieve tenure at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Her pioneering research on work-life integration and gender equality has had a profound impact on workplaces around the world.Joining her is Gary Cohen, a distinguished professor from the University of Minnesota, renowned for his expertise in modern European history, particularly focusing on Central Europe and the Jewish experience.
2024-06-0440 min
The Botstiber PodcastRaymond Jonas | Emperor Maximilian and the Second Mexican EmpireRaymond 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 Second Mexican Empire. A brief yet impactful period, the story of the Second Mexican Empire connects 19th century Mexico and the United States with European powers of the era and a motivated Habsburg monarch, Maximilian I.Much of the conversation stems from Jonas' recent book, Habsburgs on the Rio Grande: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire (2024).More from...
2024-05-211h 08
The Botstiber PodcastAlexander McCargar | Native America in Habsburg Festival CultureToday'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 Habsburg Empire and Austrian society, as well how these first impressions evolved into present-day understanding.McCargar offers a unique approach to historical analysis, blending his backgrounds in stage design, theatre, architecture and more!Find more from Alexander McCargar and his work, below:Alexander McCargar WebsiteAlexander McCargar presenting at "Habsburg Encounters with Native America"__________Introduction & Outro Music: Josef Suk...
2024-05-0636 min
The Botstiber PodcastIf Passports Could Talk #4 | Gerald LehnerBorn 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 terrains of Alaska, and countless other places around the world.As an engineer and teacher, Lehner contributed directly to the communities that welcomed him. As a journalist for major news publications like ORF, Profil and Der Spiegel, he supported his hosts by sharing their stories with global audiences, thousands of miles away.Listen in to hear Lehner's most beloved and formative stories from...
2024-03-1457 min
The Botstiber PodcastDuncan Bare | American Intelligence Agencies: Origins and Development in 1940s AustriaIn 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 States' intelligence agencies, especially the OSS, SSU and CIG, in the context of their 1940s Austrian operations.Listen in to hear the stories of these organizations' early days, the normal people tasked with establishing their presence, and the eventual creation of the CIA!Recorded On: December 15, 2023
2024-02-0143 min
The Botstiber PodcastIf Passports Could Talk #3 | Christoph KapellerToday'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, and sunny days in the historic Egyptian city of Alexandria.If you enjoyed the episode and would like to hear more from Gerald Steinacher, you can find his work at the following links:Christoph Kapeller Architecture: https://www.ck-architecture.com/Christoph Kapeller Photography: https://cargocollective.com/ck-imaging__________If you enjoyed, please like and subscribe to the Botstiber Institute to...
2024-01-1944 min
The Botstiber PodcastChristmas 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 has a wealth of cultural customs to offer throughout the month of December. In the first-ever Botstiber Christmas special, listen along as ten individuals from across Austria share with us their most cherished memories and traditions of the holiday season.__________Narrated by: Luke Morgante & Valerie ArapisEdited by: Daniel FullamA huge thank you to our Austrian guests who shared these...
2023-12-1956 min
The Botstiber PodcastChristmas in Vienna Pt.3 | Christmas Markets and Holiday CuisineChristmastime 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 mid-November.In the following, part three of the Botstiber Institute’s “Christmas in Vienna,” ten Austrians share their experiences from the largest Christmas markets, bustling with visitors in cities like Vienna and Salzburg, down to the smallest markets that seem to blend into the alpine forests surrounding them. In this part, the guests also share their favorite foods of the season, from grandma’s Christmas cookies at-home to Kaiserschmarrn from str...
2023-12-1817 min
The Botstiber PodcastChristmas in Vienna Pt.2 | Holiday Traditions from the Austrian AlpsIn 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 take us from bustling Christmas markets in Salzburg to cozy, alpine cottages visited by Saint Nicholas and the dreaded Krampus.Part two of Christmas in Vienna brings us to Christmas Eve and the 12 days of Christmas that follow. Unlike in the United States, Christmas Eve is often the height of celebration and gift giving across Austria. Holiday cheer is abundant, with stories of the Christkind (Eng: Christ Child), ancient...
2023-12-1223 min
The Botstiber PodcastNina Kaiser | Transatlantic Law: Hans Gross and John Henry WigmoreJoining the episode from the University of Graz in southern Austria, Nina Kaiser discusses the important contributions made to criminology and evidence law by the Austrian jurist Hans Gross and his American contemporary, John Henry Wigmore. Supported by the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies, Kaiser's groundbreaking research also analyzes the intellectual relationship shared by Gross and Wigmore, and its impacts on both sides of the Atlantic.__________You can find more from Nina Kaiser and her work, at the following links:Hans Gross Center for Interdisciplinary Criminal SciencesKarl Franzens...
2023-12-0738 min
The Botstiber PodcastChristmas in Vienna Pt.1 | St. Nikolaus, Krampus and the PerchtenIn 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 take us from bustling Christmas markets in Salzburg to cozy, alpine cottages visited by Saint Nicholas and the dreaded Krampus.Part one of Christmas in Vienna brings us to December 5th and 6th, also known as Krampus Day and Nikolaus Day. For those of us on the nice list, there may be a visit from St.Nikolaus to look forward to; however, those that were naughty must beware of...
2023-12-0517 min
The Botstiber PodcastIf Passports Could Talk #2 | Gerald SteinacherIn this episode, Austrian-American guest Gerald Steinacher takes us on a journey from the mountain peaks of Tyrol to the Great Plains of Nebraska. Along the way, Steinacher has contributed greatly to the field of Austrian-American studies. Currently the James A. Rawley Professor of History at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Steinacher has published multiple works on topics such as the Holocaust, Fascism and Denazification.If you enjoyed the episode and would like to hear more from Gerald Steinacher, you can find his work at the following links:Humanitarians at War: The Red Cross...
2023-11-1751 min
The Botstiber PodcastLilly Maier | Arthur Kern: Light in Dark TimesJoin host Luke Morgante for an engaging conversation with Viennese historian and author, Lilly Maier. In the episode, Lilly and Luke discuss the incredible life story of Arthur Kern, a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust who, after being forced to separate from his family, escaped to the United States as a child.Arthur and Lilly's stories became interconnected in 2003 when he returned to his childhood home in Vienna for the first time since fleeing — a turn-of-the-century apartment where young Lilly was now living with her mother. This fateful meeting would compel Lilly to pursue a life as a...
2023-10-201h 06
The Botstiber PodcastIf Passports Could Talk #1 | Günter BischofIn this captivating narrative podcast episode, we embark on a journey through the remarkable life of Austrian-American historian Günter Bischof.Raised in the alpine village of Mellau, Austria, Bischof's path to becoming a renowned historian is a tale of transcontinental exploration. We follow him from his academic origins in Europe, where he earned his master's degree at the University of Innsbruck, to his transformative move to the United States, where he became a naturalized American citizen, earned his PhD at Harvard University, and later settled down in the bayous of Louisiana. As a professor at the U...
2023-10-1140 min
Demystifying Media at the University of Oregon#59 Demystifying Justice and Power Distribution in Journalism with Gregory PerreaultAbout Our Guest:Gregory P. Perreault (Ph.D., Missouri) is a scholar of digital journalism, focusing on journalistic epistemology, hostility in journalism and digital labor.He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of Research for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and as Reviews Editor for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. He served as Fulbright-Botstiber Professor of Austrian-American Studies at the University of Vienna Journalism Studies Center (2020-2021). His work appears in New Media & Society, Digital Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Studies, Journalism Practice and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. His book Digital Jou...
2023-09-0946 min
Demystifying Media at the University of Oregon#58 Demystifying Media Guest Lecture: Justice in News Production with Gregory PerreaultAbout Our Guest:Gregory P. Perreault (Ph.D., Missouri) is a scholar of digital journalism, focusing on journalistic epistemology, hostility in journalism and digital labor.He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of Research for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and as Reviews Editor for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. He served as Fulbright-Botstiber Professor of Austrian-American Studies at the University of Vienna Journalism Studies Center (2020-2021). His work appears in New Media & Society, Digital Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Studies, Journalism Practice and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. His book Digital Jou...
2023-09-0955 min
The Botstiber PodcastLarry Wolff | Karl, Zita, and the Woman Without a ShadowWhen Austro-Hungarian Emperor Karl and Empress Zita embarked on their exile from Austria in 1919, it marked the conclusion of the Habsburg family's rule over Europe after several hundred years. In this episode, historian and author Larry Wolff joins Luke Morgante of the Botstiber Institute to underline the significance of this transition, and how Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss' fictitious opera, Die Frau Ohne Schatten (1919), reflected the sociopolitical changes that were rapidly reshaping Europe.In Wolff's new book, The Shadow of the Empress: Fairy-Tale Opera and the End of the Habsburg Monarchy (Stanford, 2023), he tactfully explains the...
2023-08-2251 min
Psychoanalysis On and Off the CouchFreud's Nephew and the Creation of 'Buzz' around Psychoanalysis with Joseph Malherek, Ph.D. (Raleigh, North Carolina)"He [Bernays] proposed to his uncle that he'd do a translation of this book that had been given to him and Freud, perhaps without thinking too much about it, approved the idea. Bernays went about hiring a translator who was a psychology Ph.D. student that he found at Columbia University and he got Stanley Hall to write an introduction for what was published in 1920 as 'A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis'. Now, shortly after this happened, Freud had second thoughts about authorizing Bernays to translate his lectures, particularly as he had been working with his trusted colleague Ernest Jones...
2023-06-1140 min
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Mark Weiner
Mark S. Weiner is a professor emeritus of constitutional law at Rutgers University, a Fulbright alumni to Iceland, Sweden, and Austria, the author of four award-winning books, and a filmmaker. He has taught at various universities at home and internationally, including in Germany and Austria, on topics ranging from constitutional law to the history of law in American film. Fun fact: Mark is also a certified as wilderness and front-country emergency medical technician and loves to go hiking with his wife.
In this podcast, recorded on December 10, 2021, we discuss his...
2023-04-2347 min
NebelhornBergrettung
Pascal Pein
Heidi Danzl
Daniel
Mark Weiner
Mark S. Weiner is a professor emeritus of constitutional law at Rutgers University, a Fulbright alumni to Iceland, Sweden, and Austria, the author of four award-winning books, and a filmmaker. He has taught at various universities at home and internationally, including in Germany and Austria, on topics ranging from constitutional law to the history of law in American film. Fun fact: Mark is also a certified as wilderness and front-country emergency medical technician and loves to go hiking with his wife.
In this podcast, recorded on December 10, 2021, we discuss his...
2023-04-2347 min
The Botstiber PodcastTara Zahra | 20th Century Globalism, The Spanish Flu, and Rosika SchwimmerA professor of modern European history and the Habsburg monarchy at the University of Chicago, Tara Zahra joins this episode of The Botstiber Podcast to discuss the concepts of globalism and anti-globalism, as they evolved throughout the early 20th century.Important figures and norm-shattering events of the era helped shape international sentiment in a rapidly globalizing world. Listen in to learn more about them and how they may inform us of similar issues, today.Intro/Outro Song: "Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 338 (1880)" by Johann Strauss II (Link)
2023-02-2156 min
The Botstiber PodcastKirsten Krick-Aigner w/ Guest Host Jacqueline Vansant | Epistolary Rescue in Austrian Children and Youth Fleeing Nazi AustriaOriginally Recorded: 2021Special guest host Jacqueline Vansant, professor emerita of German at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, discusses different research perspectives examining Austrian-Jewish Child Migration during WWII. In "Epistolary Rescue in Austrian Children and Youth Fleeing Nazi Austria" with Kirsten Krick-Aigner, adolescent agency is featured as well as the diversity of archival resources available in the record of Marianne Winter and her family's migration.
2022-11-1835 min
The Botstiber PodcastSwen Steinberg w/ Guest Host Jacqueline Vansant | Papanek and Jewish Child Migration During WWIIOriginally Recorded: 2021Special guest host Jacqueline Vansant, professor emerita of German at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, discusses different research perspectives examining Austrian-Jewish Child Migration during WWII. In Early Refugee Studies in Austrian Children and Youth Fleeing Nazi Austria with Swen Steinberg, the conversation features the research questionnaires from Ernst Papanek's graduate work. Papanek rescued almost 300 children during WWII, and he further sought to understand their experiences in a manner unmitigated by adult intervention, time, and experience.
2022-11-1845 min
The Botstiber PodcastTim Corbett w/ Guest Host Jacqueline Vansant | A History of Jewish Cemeteries in AustriaOriginally Recorded: 2021Guest host Jacqueline Vansant sits down with Tim Corbett to discuss his research into the history of Jewish Cemeteries throughout Austria.
2022-11-1844 min
The Botstiber PodcastThomas Antonic | Ruth Weiss: One More Step West is the SeaOriginally Recorded: 2021In this podcast, Thomas Antonic discusses the life and work of Austrian-American Beat poet ruth weiss. His film about weiss, "One More Step West Is the Sea," won New York Independent Cinema's 2021 Best International Documentary Feature Award.
2022-11-1849 min
The Botstiber PodcastLilly Maier | Ernst Papanek: Revolutionary, Reformer and RescuerOriginally Recorded: 2021Lilly Maier is the author of Ernst Papanek biography, "Auf Wiedersehen, Kinder!: Ernst Papanek. Revolutionär, Reformpädagoge und Retter jüdischer Kinder." In this podcast, she discusses the remarkable life of the Viennese-born socialist and educator who saved the lives of almost 300 children from the Nazis.
2022-11-181h 05
The Botstiber PodcastAlison Clarke | Victor Papanek: Designer for the Real WorldOriginally Recorded: 2021Prof. Alison J. Clarke discusses her book, "Victor Papanek: Designer for the Real World," a biography of social design's Austrian-American trailblazer. Victor Papanek wrote "Design for the Real World," a book that augured the ascent of socially and ecologically sustainable design movements many years later. Published in 1971, the impact and relevance of his book persists globally. Prof. Clarke argues that Papanek's Austrian and émigré experiences are significant for understanding the designer and his theories.
2022-11-1845 min
The Botstiber PodcastChristiane Tewinkel | The Transatlantic Legacy of Theodor LeschetizkyOriginally Recorded: 2021Dr. Christiane Tewinkel discusses her musicology research as related to Theodor Leschetizky and his American students. Born in Galicia in 1830, Theodor Leschetizky, a pianist and composer himself, became internationally famous as a piano teacher with over 1,000 students. Of these, 350-400 were American.Although Leschetizky had enormous influence during his time, his personal records had never been studied. That is, until now. Christiane Tewinkel traveled to the Leschetizky Association in New York to see their special collection for herself. Her findings are fascinating, revealing so much about a man, his "Method," students, transatlantic relations...
2022-11-1841 min
The Botstiber PodcastKatherine E. Sorrels | The Camphill MovementOriginally Recorded: 2021The Camphill Movement is a global network of intentional communities for abled and intellectually disabled people. With over 100 communities today, Camphill began in 1939 after Dr. Karl Koenig, his wife Tilla, and a group of volunteers—all having fled Nazi-occupied Vienna in 1938—rejoined in Aberdeen, Scotland. There they undertook the care of Austrian- and German-Jewish refugee children, as well as British children with disabilities. From that first Camphill Special School, a fusion of Jewish diasporas with Austrian and German spiritual movements and the U.S. counterculture all developed Camphill's extraordinary approach to disability.
2022-11-181h 11
The Botstiber PodcastMichael Burri | Clemens von Pirquet and Austria's Interwar Hunger CrisisOriginally Recorded: 2020Clemens von Pirquet, an Austrian pediatrician and scientist, held a prominent role in the international post-WWI humanitarian relief efforts during Austria’s hunger crisis. Pirquet directed his unique, scientific-based system of nutrition (no cocoa here, please) with the support of the American Relief Administration. As a result of this transatlantic partnership, hundreds of thousands of Austrian children were saved from starvation.Pirquet is primarily remembered today for his eponymous tuberculin skin test and for imparting the term “allergy” to represent the body’s heightened responses to a foreign substance. In this podcast with Dr. Mich...
2022-11-181h 02
The Botstiber PodcastVic Huber | A Lifetime Between Vienna and WashingtonOriginal Recording: 2019Vic Huber is an American Honorary Consul in Vienna and the Programme Director of the Austro-American Society in Vienna. He shares his own personal story about growing up in post-war Vienna and his lifelong journey with American culture with Jonathan Singerton.
2022-11-1828 min
The Botstiber PodcastKurt Bednar | The United States and the Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian EmpireOriginally Recorded: 2019In his book, The Paper War between the United States and Austria-Hungary, historian Kurt Bednar looks at the final years of the Habsburg Monarchy through an American lens. He discusses the research for his book, his findings, and his views on one of the most pivotal chapters in Austrian-American relations with Jonathan Singerton.
2022-11-1832 min
The Botstiber PodcastMarion Romberg | Early Portrayals of Americans in Habsburg AustriaOriginally Recorded: 2019Marion Romberg discusses how the image of America (with feather crowns, parrots, and crocodiles) was popularized in early modern times with Jonathan Singerton. Marion Romberg is a research associate at the Department of Habsburg and Balkan Studies at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna, Austria), the network editor of the Habsburg Discussion Network, and a Member of the Board of Directors for the Austrian Society for 18th Century Studies.
2022-11-1830 min
The Botstiber PodcastWilliam O'Reilly | Selling Souls: Human Trafficking of German-Speakers to America, 1600s-1700sOriginally Recorded: 2019William O’Reilly, senior lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Cambridge and full-time fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at the Central European University, discusses his research for his forthcoming book, Selling Souls, with Jonathan Singerton. Early human traffickers, soul-sellers (Seelenverkäufer) were in the business of enlisting and conveying German-speaking migrants to North America and Central and Eastern Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
2022-11-1822 min
The Botstiber PodcastWladimir Fischer-Nebmaier, James Oberly, and Annemarie Steidl | From Multiethnic Empire to a Nation of NationsOriginally Recorded: 2019In this podcast on their book entitled "From a Multiethnic Empire to a Nation of Nations: Austro-Hungarian Migrants in the US, 1870 to 1940", authors Wladimir Fischer-Nebmaier, James Oberly, and Annemarie Steidl discuss the unique findings of their collaborative, multi-disciplinary study in which they uncovered new information regarding the migration between the Habsburg Monarchy and the United States—among the most significant migrations in history. Their work challenges commonly held immigration theories regarding assimilation while documenting the diversity of ethnic and religious groups during the two waves of migration from Austro-Hungary.
2022-11-181h 12
The Botstiber PodcastTheodora Bauer | ChikagoOriginally Recorded: 2018Austrian novelist Theodora Bauer discusses her 2017 book, "Chikago."
2022-11-1816 min
The Botstiber PodcastAlison Orton | Central European Influence on Early American Beer CultureOriginally Recorded: 2017Historian Alison Orton examines how central European immigrants impacted American beer culture.
2022-11-1827 min
The Botstiber PodcastKristina Poznan | Austro-Hungarian Immigration to the United States in the 20th CenturyOriginally Recorded: 2017Dr. Kristina Poznan, Associate Director of the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies, discusses the experiences of early 20th century Austro-Hungarian migrants to the United States.
2022-11-1820 min
The Botstiber PodcastAndrew Nagorski | Saving FreudSigmund Freud has an immense legacy of unraveling the mysteries of the human psyche. While his professional exploits are well-known, the dramatic story of this Jewish-Austrian scientist's escape from Nazi-occupied Vienna has often been overlooked.In this podcast, long-time author and former Newsweek editor and foreign correspondent, Andrew Nagorski, discusses the exhilarating life that Freud led, the equally engaging stories of his diverse group of rescuers, and the deeply human reasons that convinced him to remain in Vienna despite months of Nazi harassment following the Anschluss, in 1938.Intro/Outro Song: "Overture & Act 1 - Don Giovanni (1787)"...
2022-11-1157 min
The Botstiber PodcastDeborah Cohen | The Reporters Who Took on A World at WarFollowing WWI, five American journalists carved out their legacies abroad as foreign correspondents. These five, referred to as the "Inner Circle" by Professor Cohen, were paramount to reporting on the dismaying rise of dictators and fascism in the early-mid 20th century.From uncertain interviews with Hitler to friendly letters with Nehru, listen in as Professor Cohen and Luke discuss the experiences that helped the Inner Circle warn fellow Americans of a looming war in Europe, and how their duties as reporters overlapped with their personal lives.Intro/Outro Song: "The World is Waiting for the...
2022-09-1636 min
The Botstiber PodcastDominique K. Reill | Fiume: A City in CrisisIn this episode of The Botstiber Podcast, Luke sits down with Dr. Reill to discuss the crisis city of Fiume, known today as Rijeka, Croatia. Fiume faced immense challenges between 1918-21 after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire left it stateless, leaving room for celebrity poets like Gabriele D'Annunzio to stoke nationalist flames and attempt to benefit from the chaos.Public-Use Intro & Outro Music from the European Archive (Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 - Download free sheet music (musopen.org): Overture to Coriolanus, Op. 62 (1807) by Ludwig van Beethoven
2022-08-2356 min
The Smart 7 Ireland EditionThe Sunday 7 - Why it’s hot in the city, Britain meets the Bison, putting Grey Squirrels on the pill and the FA rules out headers…The Smart 7 Ireland Edition is the daily news podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week… Consistently appearing in Ireland’s Daily News charts, we’re a trusted source for people every day. If you’re enjoying it, please follow, share or even post a review, it all helps… Today's episode includes references to the following guests:Kathy Baughman McLeod - Director of the Adrienne Arsht–Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center at the Atlantic CouncilTom Gibbs - Bison Ranger...
2022-07-2418 min
Coming Home WellLast Stand at Khe Sanh ~ Journalist Gregg JonesTyler chats with Gregg Jones, an award-winning investigative journalist and international news correspondent, Pulitzer Prize finalist, a fellow at the Kluge Center and Black Mountain Institute, and a Botstiber Foundation grant recipient. He is the author of three acclaimed nonfiction books, Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines, and The Rise and Fall of America's Imperial Dream (NAL/Penguin, 2012) was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Last Stand at Khe Sanh (Da Capo/Perseus, 2014) received the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation's General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award for Distinguished Nonfiction. His first book, Red Revolution...
2022-01-141h 02
Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal LiberationEpisode 562: Are There Really Too Many Animals? ft. Stephanie Boyles GriffinJasmin and Mariann start off the show with a report from Jasmin on her disturbing discovery from a Facebook group that a local dairy farm is endorsing The Three Percenters, a far right militia group. Yikes! She also tells us about her efforts to educate folks about the enthusiasm of white supremacists for the dairy industry. In this week’s featured vegan businesses include Maya’s Cookies, a San Diego based vegan cookie company that ships nationwide, and VegeTaryn, a vegan ethically made fair-trade clothing company. Today’s guest, Stephanie Boyles Griffin, has worked with federa...
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