{"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 Hicks Expedition - Don't Mess with a Mahdi","slug":"the-hicks-expedition-don-t-mess-with-a-mahdi","published_at":"2026-01-12T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088/the-hicks-expedition-don-t-mess-with-a-mahdi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088","url":"https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-wars/episodes/6963ce983a409cca4978982c","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2/e/6963ce983a409cca4978982c/media.mp3","summary":"It's 1883 and troubling news is coming out of the Sudan. Tales of a revolt in the name of God, a mysterious figure called the Mahdi who is winning victory after victory against Egyptian forces. Soon Cairo and its new master Great Britain will send one of the worst army's in history to finally put down the Mahdi, setting the stage for an epic defeat that drag Britain into multiple wars and change the history of Sudan forever. #History #Britain #MilitaryHistory #War Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"It's 1883 and troubling news is coming out of the Sudan. Tales of a revolt in the name of God, a mysterious figure called the Mahdi who is winning victory…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3252,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/forgotten-wars-7064088/episodes/the-hicks-expedition-don-t-mess-with-a-mahdi/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-hicks-expedition-don-t-mess-with-a-mahdi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}