Special guest host Jacqueline Vansant, professor emerita of German at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, discusses different research perspectives examining Austrian-Jewish Child Migration during WWII. In "Epistolary Rescue in Austrian Childr

Austrian Heritage Collection in Austrian Children and Youth Fleeing Nazi Austria with Tim Corbett

Dec 29th, 2021 44m 4s

Early Refugee Studies in Austrian Children and Youth Fleeing Nazi Austria with Swen Steinberg

Dec 29th, 2021 45m 25s

ruth weiss: Poet, Performer, Grand Dame of the Beat Generation with Thomas Antonic

Nov 22nd, 2021 49m 21s

In this podcast, Thomas Antonic discusses the life and work of Austrian-American Beat poet ruth weiss. His film about ruth weiss, "One More Step West Is the Sea," won New York Independent Cinema's 2021 Best International Documentary Feature Awa

Say Hello to "Auf Wiedersehen, Kinder!" and Ernst Papanek with Lilly Maier

Oct 12th, 2021 1h 5m

Lilly Maier is the author of the recent biography of Ernst Papanek, "Auf Wiedersehen, Kinder!: Ernst Papanek. Revolutionär, Reformpädagoge und Retter jüdischer Kinder." In this podcast, she discusses the remarkable life of the Viennese-born soc

Designing His Life: Victor Papanek -- with Alison Clarke

May 18th, 2021 45m 20s

Prof. Alison J. Clarke discusses her new book, "Victor Papanek: Designer for the Real World," a biography of social design's Austrian-American trailblazer. Victor Papanek wrote "Design for the Real World," a book that augured the ascent of soc

Transatlantic Journeys in Musical Practice with Christiane Tewinkel

Feb 22nd, 2021 41m 29s

Dr. Christiane Tewinkel discusses her musicology research as related to Theodor Leschetizky and his American students. Born in Galicia in 1830, Theodor Leschetizky, a pianist and composer himself, became internationally famous as a piano teache

A Sense of Belonging: The Camphill Movement and its Origins with Katherine E. Sorrels--Part II

Dec 15th, 2020 40m 37s

In this second part of her podcast, Dr. Katherine Sorrels elaborates on specific elements of the Camphill Movement: anthroposophy, counterculture, approaches to disability, and Hans Asperger and more.

A Sense of Belonging: The Camphill Movement and its Origins--Part I with Katherine E. Sorrels

Dec 8th, 2020 30m 54s

The Camphill Movement is a global network of intentional communities for abled and intellectually disabled people. With over 100 communities today, Camphill began in 1939 after Dr. Karl Koenig, his wife Tilla, and a group of volunteers—all havi

The Crisis Specialist: Clemens von Pirquet

Jul 13th, 2020 1h 2m

Clemens von Pirquet, an Austrian pediatrician and scientist, held a prominent role in the international post-WWI humanitarian relief efforts during Austria’s hunger crisis. Pirquet directed his unique, scientific-based system of nutrition (no c

Vic Huber: A Life Promoting Music, Arts, and Cultural Ties

Dec 3rd, 2019 28m 25s

Vic Huber is an American Honorary Consul in Vienna and the Programme Director of the Austro-American Society in Vienna. He shares his own personal story about growing up in post-war Vienna and his lifelong journey with American culture with Jon

Kurt Bednar: The Paper War between the United States and Austria-Hungary

Nov 25th, 2019 32m 54s

In his book, The Paper War between the United States and Austria-Hungary, historian Kurt Bednar looks at the final years of the Habsburg Monarchy through an American lens. He discusses the research for his book, his findings, and his views on o

Marion Romberg: America in religious Allegories

Nov 18th, 2019 30m 41s

Marion Romberg discusses how the image of America (with feather crowns, parrots, and crocodiles) was popularized in early modern times with Jonathan Singerton. Marion Romberg is a research associate at the Department of Habsburg and Balkan Stud

William O'Reilly Interview

Nov 11th, 2019 22m 18s

William O’Reilly, senior lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Cambridge and full-time fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at the Central European University, discusses his research for his forthcoming book, Selling Souls

Wladimir Fischer-Nebmaier Interview (Podcast 1 of 3)

Sep 1st, 2019 23m 41s

The first of three podcasts dedicated to exploring the history of the mass migration from Austria-Hungary to the United States. In this three-part series on their book entitled "From a Multiethnic Empire to a Nation of Nations: Austro-Hungari

Annemarie Steidl Interview (Podcast 3 of 3)

Sep 1st, 2019 27m 31s

The third of three podcasts dedicated to exploring the history of the mass migration from Austria-Hungary to the United States. In this three-part series on their book entitled "From a Multiethnic Empire to a Nation of Nations: Austro-Hungari

James Oberly Interview (Podcast 2 of 3)

Aug 31st, 2019 21m 44s

The second of three podcasts dedicated to exploring the history of the mass migration from Austria-Hungary to the United States. In this three-part series on their book entitled "From a Multiethnic Empire to a Nation of Nations: Austro-Hungar

Theodora Bauer Interview

Jul 18th, 2018 16m 45s

Austrian novelist Theodora Bauer discusses her 2017 book, "Chikago."

Alison Orton Interview

Jul 18th, 2018 27m 3s

Historian Alison Orton examines how central European immigrants impacted American beer culture.

Kristina Poznan Interview

Jul 18th, 2018 20m 52s

Dr. Kristina Poznan, Associate Director of the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies, discusses the experiences of early 20th century Austro-Hungarian migrants to the United States.

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