The Botstiber Podcast
1) Austria's Sherlock Holmes: Hans Gross and the Graz School of Criminalistics
What does an Austria jurist have to do with the FBI? In the second episode of the A is for Austria podcast, Priv. Doz. Christian Bachhiesl, director of the Museum im Lavanthaus, answers this question ...Show More
2) A is for Austria- Habsburg Vampires
Vampires? In Austria? For the first episode of the A is for Austria podcast, Dr. Peter Kreuter of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg, Germany treats us to a no...Show More
3) If Passports Could Talk: A Life Between Worlds with Lonnie Johnson
In this episode of If Passports Could Talk, we journey through five decades of cultural exchange and international education with Lonnie R. Johnson. Lonnie R. Johnson was born in 1952 and grew up in G...Show More
4) Marc Landry | White Coal: Austrian Hydropower Through Monarchy, Fascism, and the Marshall Plan
How did hydropower shape Austria’s modern history? In our latest episode, we dive into Mountain Battery: The Alps, Water, and Power in the Fossil Fuel Age (2025) with its author, Marc Landry. From the...Show More
5) Waltzing Into Silvester: New Year Traditions and Memories from Austria
Join us as we travel to the festive, snowy alps and explore how locals and visitors alike ring in the New Year. In this video, Austrians and Americans share their personal memories and traditions—feas...Show More
6) Judith Eiblmayr | Elizabeth Scheu-Close: An Architect's Life from Vienna to Minnesota
In this episode, we are joined by Judith Eiblmayr, a distinguished Austrian architect and insightful writer on the history and evolution of architecture.Our conversation highlights the extraordinary l...Show More
7) Megan Brandow-Faller | Cižek, Zweybrück and Lowenfeld: Child Creativity from Austria to America
In today's episode of The Botstiber Podcast, host Luke Morgante sits down with Megan Brandow-Faller, a professor of history-philosophy and political science at the City University of New York - Kingsb...Show More
8) Merlin: The World Traveller (Part 1)
In this special podcast episode presented by the Botstiber Institute, we hear stories of adventures from the life of Eduard Medinger. As a teenager in 1860s Austria, Eduard was full of eager anticipat...Show More
9) Andrew Behrendt | American Tourism and Change in Interwar Austria
After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a newly independent Austria sought fresh business ventures to aid the reconstruction process and its battered economy. In this episode, guest Andr...Show More
10) Chapter Two of Dietrich W. Botstiber's Autobiography, "Not On The Mayflower" [2007]
This reading comes from Chapter Two of Deitrich W. Botstiber's 2007 autobiography, "Not On The Mayflower."Dietrich Botstiber was born in 1912 in Vienna, Austria, during the final years of the Habsburg...Show More
Chapter Two of Dietrich W. Botstiber's Autobiography, "Not On The Mayflower" [2007]
11:37 | Aug 23rd, 2024