{"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 Spanish Civil War Part 3- The Battle for Madrid","slug":"the-spanish-civil-war-part-3-the-battle-for-madrid","published_at":"2026-02-02T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088/the-spanish-civil-war-part-3-the-battle-for-madrid","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088","url":"https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-wars/episodes/6976a2ff79d88bc8eea559ce","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2/e/6976a2ff79d88bc8eea559ce/media.mp3","summary":"As Franco's forces advance on Madrid everyone believes it will fall easily. General Mola even boasts he will soon drink coffee on the Grand Via. But it will be a much harder fight than anyone suspects, setting the scene is set for an epic contest that will leave the Nationalists frustrated, and guarantee that this will be a long drawn out war. #war #militaryhistory #historynerd #history #worldwar2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"As Franco's forces advance on Madrid everyone believes it will fall easily. General Mola even boasts he will soon drink coffee on the Grand Via. But it wi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3483,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/forgotten-wars-7064088/episodes/the-spanish-civil-war-part-3-the-battle-for-madrid/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-spanish-civil-war-part-3-the-battle-for-madrid.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}