{"podcast":{"title":"Kris and Mads","slug":"kris-and-mads-6973697","podcast_index_feed_id":6973697,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f92e2df0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/kris.and.mads","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41705532/41705532-1762290212588-11ee89b427048.jpg","author":"Kristen and Maddie","episode_count":95,"summary":"We’re Kris and Mads—sisters, readers, and the creators behind a thriving book and screen club that explores the stories that shape us. On this podcast, we deep dive into the books we’re reading, the shows and films we’re watching, and the bigger themes behind the stories we love. We interview authors, talk with fellow creators, and share honest conversations about storytelling, creativity, and what it means to live a full, meaningful life. Our mission is simple: Share meaningful stories. Seek what matters most. Be joyfully authentic. And empower people to be free and aim high.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T10:20:09.764612+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kris-and-mads-6973697"},"episode":{"title":"The Great War (WWI) Overview - Part 1","slug":"the-great-war-wwi-overview-part-1","published_at":"2026-03-13T20:32:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kris-and-mads-6973697/the-great-war-wwi-overview-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kris-and-mads-6973697","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kristen-and-maddie/episodes/The-Great-War-WWI-Overview---Part-1-e3gdgcn","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO7068812546.mp3","summary":"This is usually a fiction-loving channel, but the more we read classics and historical fiction, the more we want to know the context of what really happened. One HUGE gap we have is the First World War, or the Great War. Lucky for us, Mitch loves to read non-fiction history books and listen to history podcasts and has been amassing knowledge for like 20 years! He's joining us for a three-part series on the war to give us a little insight and fill in those gaps, so we can be prepared and knowledgeable going into our other fiction reading. Plus, our favorite fiction author of all time, J.R.R. Tolkien, fought in the First World War, so this gives us some insight into the lives of authors as well.Hope this episode is fun, approachable, and entertaining, and that you'll join us again next week as we dive into Part 2! Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 3:02 - What we already know about WW1 6:32 - Where to start with WW1 (Pre-War Context) 7:37 - Here’s why you should care about WW1 13:00 - Setting the stage (The Major Players) 17:51 - What classifies a “World War”? 19:34 - What started The Great War (The Murder of Franz Ferdinand) 29:37 - The Central Powers: The Austrian-Hungarian Empire 33:29 - The Central Powers: Germany 43:14 - The Allied Powers: Russia 46:08 - The Allied Powers: France 52:40 - Initial Aftermath of Ferdinand’s murder Book Referenced for this Deep Dive: The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark Let’s connect! Join our Patreon read-and-watch club: / krisandmadssisterhood Have a business inquiry? Email our manager: nancy@farq-media.comTikTok: / kris.and.mads Instagram: / krisandmads All our other links are here: https://linktr.ee/kris.and.mads To check out our brother C.Ray's music, which we use in all our episodes, you can find him here: / @seerayhardly This episode was ed…","meta_description":"This is usually a fiction-loving channel, but the more we read classics and historical fiction, the more we want to know the context of what really happen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4448,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kris-and-mads-6973697/episodes/the-great-war-wwi-overview-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kris-and-mads-6973697/the-great-war-wwi-overview-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}