{"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":"The Avars and their Time","slug":"the-avars-and-their-time","published_at":"2025-02-03T12:01:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/between-the-seas-a-central-european-history-7091571/the-avars-and-their-time","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/1876921","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/300185/1876921/between-the-seas-history-of-central-europe/2025_02_02_01_56_17_be97060a-14c6-44bc-977a-a64a3f0f34ec.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we rejoin the drama of Carpathia, as the Avars face a serious internal crisis during the 7th century. From this crisis, we get the birth of several states and cultures, some of which will last, and some of which won't. Regardless, their stories will inspire the future of Inner Europe, especially for the Western and Southern Slavs. We also talk about the 250 year reign of the Avars themselves, a society that will prove remarkably adaptable to changing climates, consistent revolts, and powerful external states. 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. Fine, John VA Jr. The Early Medieval Balkans. University of Michigan Press, 1991. Obolensky, Dimitri. The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe 500-1453. Praeger Publishers, 1971.","meta_description":"In this episode, we rejoin the drama of Carpathia, as the Avars face a serious internal crisis during the 7th century. From this crisis, we get the birth…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2650,"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/the-avars-and-their-time/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/the-avars-and-their-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}