{"podcast":{"title":"Between the Seas: A Central European History","slug":"between-the-seas-a-central-european-history-7091571","podcast_index_feed_id":7091571,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/between-the-seas-history-of-central-europe/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/between-the-seas-history-of-central-europe","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/between-the-seas-history-of-central-europe/20241111_041113_8cb4611f01054ac4c9a0c1a126b54ffc.png","author":"Jacob Wheeler","episode_count":47,"summary":"Follow a narrative history of the vast lands of Central Europe through new episodes every Monday. Here, we learn the traditions of the many rich cultures of the region, and follow them through their political highs and lows. In the show, we'll tell a history of modern day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland from the Early Medieval Period to the Modern Day. Have questions or comments? Contact me at betweentheseas@zohomail.com","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/between-the-seas-a-central-european-history-7091571"},"episode":{"title":"Charlemagne's Imperium","slug":"charlemagne-s-imperium","published_at":"2025-02-24T12:01:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/between-the-seas-a-central-european-history-7091571/charlemagne-s-imperium","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/between-the-seas-a-central-european-history-7091571","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/between-the-seas-history-of-central-europe/1884734","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/300185/1884734/between-the-seas-history-of-central-europe/2025_02_06_21_07_03_38a83e7d-a46c-49e5-a565-7f0fdd1d82a4.mp3","summary":"In this extended episode, we take a look at the life and influence of Charlemagne, the Frankish hegemonic leader who would create the Frankish Empire. HIs reign will overhaul the structure of the Catholic church, kickstart the spread of writing, forge a new christian identity across Europe, and bring the power of the plateau to the level of the Byzantines. We will look at how Charlemagne's armies were so successful and how he secured his legitimacy, as well as examine his several military campaigns of course. New episodes every Monday! Have a question or comment? Contact me at BetweentheSeas@zohomail.com Sources Intro: Zachary Wheeler and Nathaniel Scarborough, \" Hej, Sokoły\" folk tune Outro: Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 (London Symphony Orchestra 1960) Rady, Martyn. The Middle Kingdoms. Basic Books, 2023. Wilson, Peter H. Heart of Europe. Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University, 2020. Nicolle, David. McBride, Angus. The Age of Charlemagne . Osprey Publishing. 1984.","meta_description":"In this extended episode, we take a look at the life and influence of Charlemagne, the Frankish hegemonic leader who would create the Frankish Empire. HIs…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3020,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/between-the-seas-a-central-european-history-7091571/episodes/charlemagne-s-imperium/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/between-the-seas-a-central-european-history-7091571/charlemagne-s-imperium.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}