{"podcast":{"title":"Forgotten Wars","slug":"forgotten-wars-7064088","podcast_index_feed_id":7064088,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/forgotten-wars","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2/1782569177211-e0f7d9ec-c48d-4ea5-9271-3e1ad2cde95a.jpeg","author":"James Barton","episode_count":70,"summary":"Forgotten Wars covers the conflicts overlooked in popular history. Journey to World War One in East Africa with an undefeated German General, trek across Siberia during the Russian Revolution with a lost Czech legion, watch as Britain bombards Chinese forts in service to the Opium trade, and find out if a war actually started because of a football result. Expect bravery, incompetence, fascinating figures and incredible drama. By James Barton, proud History Nerd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T04:20:13.435807+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088"},"episode":{"title":"The French & Indian War Part 1 - Braddock's Expedition","slug":"the-french-indian-war-part-1-braddock-s-expedition","published_at":"2026-05-18T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088/the-french-indian-war-part-1-braddock-s-expedition","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088","url":"https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-wars/episodes/6a0a21013fd6979bfc1b6082","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2/e/6a0a21013fd6979bfc1b6082/media.mp3","summary":"It is 1754 and for over 60 years the rival superpowers of Britain & France have waged wars, both hot & cold, across the North American continent. Into this ancient feud steps a young Virginian colonial militiaman named George Washington. His actions will ignite a war on the American frontier that will spread across the world and lead to one Britain's worst defeats, the truly terrible failure that was the Braddock Expedition. Join me for our new series on the French and Indian War! #britishempire #france #history #historynerd #militaryhistory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"It is 1754 and for over 60 years the rival superpowers of Britain & France have waged wars, both hot & cold, across the North American continent.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3105,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/forgotten-wars-7064088/episodes/the-french-indian-war-part-1-braddock-s-expedition/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088/the-french-indian-war-part-1-braddock-s-expedition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}