The first episode takes a look at the world of 1901.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening Theme
“There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight”
composed in 1896 by Theodore August Metz, public domain.
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (“Tales from the Vienna Woods”)
Composed in 1868 by Johann Strauss II, public domain.
Performed by the United States Air Force Band, public domain. Source.
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to “The Afternoon of a Faun”)
Composed in 1894 by Claude Debussy, public domain.
Performed by the Natalia Ensemble, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons License. Details.
“Spring Blossoms on a Moonlit River”
Traditional. Public domain.
“Song of Australia”
Composed in 1859 by Carl Linger, public domain.
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Sir, I need to bring to your attention a point I came across in some of your episodes (eg 27 etc)
You say: “The European territories of the Ottoman Empire in 1901 include modern-day Turkey, northern Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, and Bosnia. ”
I choose to believe the error is an accidental one rather than a conscious act of offending some and misleading the rest of your audience. Ethnologically, geographically, historically, and administratively dear Sir, there is no “northern Greece and Macedonia”. I find it at least odd for a student of History to ignore that Macedonia IS northern Greece with the state of North Macedonia at its north, as well as the fact that historic Macedonia relates to Greece the same way, Crete or Attica, or Thessaly do.
I also find it hard to believe that you are not aware of the heated controversy over the identity theft of the name “Macedonia” by a recent micro-state of a Slavic people which yourself narrated as arriving in the Balkans no earlier than during the middle age. A perfunctory research on the topic could most likely educate you on the subject, and hopefully give you the measure of insult felt by the Macedonians among your audience hearing you calling us anything other than Greeks.
I will defer the correction of this serious error to your integrity and your willingness to maintain a high standard for your otherwise notable podcast. Some suggestions that could respect all sensitivities (arguably not the easiest thing in that part of the world) would include the differentiation between Macedonia and North Macedonia or between Greek Macedonians and North/Slavic Macedonians.
Best Regards,
C.D.
When I said “Macedonia” I was referring to that state you describe as the “recent micro-state of a Slavic people.” That nation now calls itself “The Republic of North Macedonia,” but that was not the case at the time I recorded the podcast.