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The Habsburg Army in 1914 – Incompetence, Illusion, and the Road to Disaster

In this episode of the Explaining History Podcast, we turn our attention away from the Western Front and towards a often-neglected combatant of the First World War: the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When we think of military incompetence in the Great War, our minds typically turn to the Western Front—t…

From Jamaica to America, 3 Brothers Built Our Legacy

In this episode, we are talking about where we come from, and the people whose sacrifices made our family what it is today. We reflect on our Jamaican roots and the legacy of Marksman Alexander Watson, who left the Jamaican countryside, traveled to Panama and Cuba, and helped set in motion a journ…

250M Trees and a Search Engine That Refuses to Cash Out: ECOSIA

What happens when a search engine gives up its right to ever profit and puts every euro into restoring the planet instead? In this episode, host Alexander Watson sits down with Christian Kroll, founder and CEO of Ecosia, and Pieter van Midwoud, Ecosia's Tree Planting Officer, just days before the …

# 14 Alexander Watson's Favorite Horror Films and Demonetize

Alexander Watson and John talk about Watson's favorite horror films and his new feature film Demonetize.

40 Years Protecting Mexico's Sierra Gorda : Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda

What does it take to protect one of Mexico's most biodiverse landscapes for 40 years? In this episode, Alexander Watson speaks with Marta "Pati" Ruiz Corzo, founder and UN Champion of the Earth, and Laura P. Burke Pérez-Arce, president and carbon finance architect of Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda (G…

Fortress: The Siege of Przemysl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands Audiobook by Alexander Watson

https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Fortress: The Siege of Przemysl and the Making of Europe's BloodlandsGenres: History, World, Europe, MilitaryAuthor: Alexander WatsonNarrator: James Edward ThomasRelease date: 02-25-2020Length: 11:06:52Language: E…

History of Gulags

On the 16th of February, 2024, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service announced that opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died. He had been imprisoned in the far-flung "Polar Wolf" penal colony, built in the city of Kharp on the ruins of a Stalin-era labour camp.Dan is joined by Alexander Watson,…

Wagner vs Putin: A History of Russian Coups

On the 24th of June, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin and his paramilitary group Wagner carried out what appeared to be an attempted coup in Russia. In a seismic turn of events, his mercenaries marched across the Russian border without resistance and seized key military installations in the city of Rostov-o…

Russia Falters in Ukraine: Parallels with WW1

Russia's current conflict in Ukraine was supposed to be a showcase of military prowess, a quick war that solidified her status as a great power. Instead, it has laid bare issues in leadership, training, supply and morale, all of which have crippled the military's operational capabilities. Although …