{"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 2","slug":"the-great-war-wwi-overview-part-2","published_at":"2026-03-24T16:15:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kris-and-mads-6973697/the-great-war-wwi-overview-part-2","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-2-e3gtk78","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO8954078806.mp3","summary":"In case you missed it, check out Part 1 here: • The Great War (WWI) Overview - Part 1 While we are mostly a fiction-loving show, 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, a.k.a. the Great War. Lucky for us, Mitch loves to read nonfiction 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 wrap up in Part 3!Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - Recap of Part 1 2:47 - Germany invades Luxembourg 4:58 - The Beginning of the War 21:35 - The First Battle of the Marne 26:45 - The Hells of WW1 29:03 - Propaganda 32:04 - What happened to the bodies? 35:08 - What everyone else is up to 37:25 - Power struggle in Germany 42:23 - In Austria 47:41 - The Ottoman Subplot 50:46 - 1915 54:44 - Mental health & mindset of soldiers 1:02:00 - In the trenches 1:03:32 - Tipping the scales (The Battle of 1915) 1:09:05 - What’s happening on the Eastern front? 1:13:36 - Going into 1916 1:14:44 - Germany breaks the rules 1:17:32 - The US gets involved 1:23:50 - The Sinking of the RMS Lusitania 1:29:09 - 1916 1:33:30 - 1917 1:37:35 - Wrap-upBook Referenced for this overview:The Sleepwalkers by Christopher ClarkThe World Remade by G. J. MeyerStorm of Steel by Ernst Jünger A World Undone by G. J. MeyerTrench by…","meta_description":"In case you missed it, check out Part 1 here: • The Great War (WWI) Overview - Part 1 While we are mostly a fiction-loving show, the more we read classics…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5981,"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-2/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-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}