Two In The Think Tank - 279 - World War One (part one)

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Starting point is 00:03:42 Visit planetbroadcasting.com for more podcasts from our great mates. Welcome to another episode of Do-Go-One. My name is Dave Warnocky and as always, I'm here with Jess Perkins and Matt Stewart. Hello. Hi, I'm Matt. Fantastic. And before we hear more of that witty banter, let's explain to the show for new listeners. Basically, we take it in turns to report on a topic often suggested by the people that listen to the show.

Starting point is 00:04:20 One of us goes away, does the research, brings it back, and the other two have no idea what they're going to talk about. And it is Matt's turn to do that. And to get us on to topic, we always start with a question, Matt, what's your question? My question is as far as... What's your question? What was the overarching topic for the last three weeks? Oh, history.

Starting point is 00:04:42 Yes. It was slightly narrower than that. World history. The 20th century. Yeah, even more now. What 20th century events? Did you not notice that there was a running thing? Europe in the 20th century. Yes. Conflict in the 20th century. In Europe. Just can we just tighten that up? It's specific conflict. It was about like some a war? Yes. That involved most of the world. You know someone's keeping school with this?

Starting point is 00:05:10 There's a free point up there. Well, one! Fuck you, Dave. Well, one is correct. I was on the tip of my tongue, if you'd let me get it out, I could have got this. Now, Matt reminded me of the points, and I had my annual competitiveness.

Starting point is 00:05:25 Yeah, that's right. Happens once a year and that was it. One and so, Matt, are you telling us that this week's episode is World War One? Yes. This is, I was trying to nudge you towards this a few weeks ago. And I told you that I'm not a madman. Yeah, you said that would be ridiculous. Well, I did, I did take that on board, but I thought,

Starting point is 00:05:47 hey, don't make someone do what you won't do yourself. Right. I thought it was a nice way to finish off our month of World War One reports by doing a report on World War One. Oh, okay, fantastic. So let's just maybe recap where we are because you kicked it off a few weeks ago, Matt, with the Why World War One starter with the assassination of Orange Tukes.

Starting point is 00:06:07 I'll give a very brief recap on that. And then the week after that day, you talked us through the Red Baron, the most successful pilot of the war. The Ace of Aces. What a name. Very cool. I'm going to get the tattooed. Good circle.

Starting point is 00:06:24 I don't know if you could pull that off. That's so fun. How many people have you killed in the air? Yeah. Well, otherwise I don't think you can do that. Really? You're not allowed to have that unless you have killed in the air. Well, give me, I know you've killed on the ground.

Starting point is 00:06:37 You've killed it, say you've killed under sea. We know. Under Dossie. Yeah, for sure. You got to kill in the air at least five times. Yeah, well, I've, for a way. Under under D Under D Under D Under D Under D Under D Under D Under D Under D He was a soldier turned English by a turn to German's by a turn to US spy, not really German again, and then a fake soldier. And then also he imported hippos or something. Yes, yes.

Starting point is 00:07:12 He got through all the industries. He really packed a lot into life. Ah, yeah. So if you haven't heard any of those, go back, enjoy yourselves. And especially probably the one of those free that would make the most sense before getting into this one would be the assassination of Archduke Furt,

Starting point is 00:07:30 Furtan's Furtan, eh? Yeah, always shouting out to his own topics is Matt. Don't bother listening to the Jess and Dave report. They were shit. I mean, they were more side dishes. I was like, oh, if you want a little side salad or a bowl of chips on the side of the main meal, which is my reports. Yes. Yeah, well or a bowl of chips on the side of the main meal, which is my report.

Starting point is 00:07:45 Yes. Well, a steak of, you know, a phillomignon, if you will. Yes, a phillomignon. What about you? What about you? Sometimes I just go straight for dessert or I'll order three sets of croquettes. I love croquettes. I actually love to just order a bunch of sides.

Starting point is 00:08:02 Yeah, exactly. So fucking you mean meal. Yeah, fuck you, the main meal. I've a bit of this, a bit of that. Yeah. Not choice for of sides. Yeah, exactly. So fucking you mean me. Have a nibble. Yeah, fuck you would be made. Have a bit of this, a bit of that. Yeah, shares. Not true for the table. Yum, yum. Yes.

Starting point is 00:08:10 Another Cobblow. Mmm. Cobblow. Herban Butter. Cobblow, got that. An option. And I love a Cobb Corn. Oh, yeah.

Starting point is 00:08:20 I love the table. Yes. One Cobb Corn for the table, please, sir. And I love a Cobb. Close of Business. No. One cup of corn for the table, please, sir. And I love the cob. Close of business. No. Knock off meal. I call it dinner.

Starting point is 00:08:30 I call it a cob meal. So the France Ferdinand episode, that was a few weeks back, episode 276. Feel free to go back to that. If you don't want to, I'll give you a brief recap now. So tensions were brewing in Europe for many years before World War One broke out. Hey, by the way, I've got a thought this report is the longest I've ever done. I'm thinking about splitting it up for over two weeks.

Starting point is 00:08:56 I never split the party. So that does not apply. This is a report. So yeah, no, that's fine. You're telling me this is World War One part one. Yeah, that's right. Next week is World War One part two. No, World's right. Next week is World War Two. No World War One part two. Right. Will you also cover World War Two next week? No. Okay. Will you ever do it now that you've done World War One? I think I, I, because I didn't, I didn't know enough about World War One. So I really enjoyed learning as shallow as my research in this report is compared to the hectic thing it was. It was quite a big event for the time.

Starting point is 00:09:31 So you were saying that the people in the trenches were working harder than you did on this report? Are you saying? No, I'm not necessarily. Hey Dave, no spoilers, thanks. Not necessarily. What are trenches? What's the trench?

Starting point is 00:09:41 What are you talking about? But yeah, I mean, it was quite a big thing that went for a few years. I haven't looked into how many years this yet. I'll get into that on next week's show. Right, yeah, okay. I mean, by the time we finish this, we won't know if the wall will ever finish. Yeah, that's right. Is it still going?

Starting point is 00:09:58 Is that why you can't finish it? It's still going through the ages. CBC. So, let me begin. So, this is the brief recap. Tensions were brewing in Europe for many years before World War I broke out. The piece that existed in Europe via a system of alliances between the different European powers crumbled when the Archduke, France-Berdinand, and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo

Starting point is 00:10:25 on June the 28th, 1914. According to history.com, a website that I love, but also a website that is frankly obsessed with the past. I knew it. So you tell me the history.com has stopped making predictions. Yeah, it really, anyway. I don't want, I might have an ago,. Yeah. It just feels a bit like, you know, live in the moment. Yeah. But history.com slash horoscopes. Yeah. Hey history.com, try

Starting point is 00:10:50 to live in the moment a little bit. Live in the now. Look ahead. Anyway, this is from history.com. A website that I love. The assassination of France Ferdinand set off a rapidly escalating chain of events. Austria hungry, like many countries around the world, blamed the Serbian government for the attack, and hoped to use the incident as justification for settling the question of Serbian nationalism once and for all. It was a Serbian nationalism with brewing. They wanted their own country.

Starting point is 00:11:18 They wanted their own, they wanted to grow the country in a sort of a Serbian nation. I mean, Serbia was that, but they wanted to take in some of their bordering countries as well, like Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wow. I'll say it. Thanks so much. There were five main European powers at this point.

Starting point is 00:11:41 Austria-Hungary was one, along with their ally Germany, then there was Russia, France and Britain, who made up the other side, the triple on Taunt. It's a great word. Oh, yeah, that took me back to, like, year-eight history class. Well, I'm really actually aiming for more of a year-nine level here, but... Yeah, I'm just saying. Really? I was pretty advanced.

Starting point is 00:12:03 That's why I'm so good at geography. Yeah, you excel. History and you're at the United. A lot of top. Yeah. And then it was a lot of downhill from there. Yeah, but honestly, you're nine. She peaked. Some of these alliances were made more sense than others. Some were a bit ideological. You'd say that Austria, Hungary and Germany were kind of pretty tightly related, but I mean in my research anyway, someone out there is going, what the fuck are you talking about? Couldn't be any more different. But on the other hand, Britain, for instance, they were being a bit more pragmatic. This is according to the UK's national archives. British policy in Europe intended that no country in Europe should

Starting point is 00:12:45 become completely dominant. If Russia, France, Germany and Austria hungry worried about each other, then they would be less of a threat to Britain. By about 1907, it was becoming clear to Britain that the greatest potential threat to Britain was going to be Germany. The strong economy, large population and powerful armed forces of Germany seemed to be capable of dominating Europe. As a result, Britain began to support Russia and France, and Britain joined the triple on-tongued. So they're sort of playing them up against each other a bit?

Starting point is 00:13:17 Yeah, they were sort of sitting back, which they have a bit more of an ability to do because they're in Ireland off the side. But in the end, their Germany really is growing and their leader will home the second, did seem to be really wanted to make a mark on the continent. So yeah, they really started with France because of a fear of Germany rather than any strong bond to France. But they were like, guys, we love you. rather than any strong bond to France. But there were like guys, we love you. You're great. You're great. Oh, Bri-chains, we love it.

Starting point is 00:13:49 Quassos! Yum, yum. Oh, and Russia, my God, we love everything about you. Yes. I mean, look at your head. Wow. Is that nice? Literature.

Starting point is 00:14:00 Wow. I mean, with Russia, the king and the Tsar were first cousins. Cars! What's up, Pervincini since grandma's birthday! But France, that... Britain and France been long-time art rivals, fought many wars against each other. Hey, that's in the past now.

Starting point is 00:14:22 That's right. We should be doing English accents. No! Keep it broad, it's in the past now. That's right. We should be doing English accents. No. Keep it broad. It's less racist somehow. Yeah. And the king of England, George V, was also first cousins to Germany's will harm the second.

Starting point is 00:14:42 Cous. So stop it. So we're. We're stoned. Duh. And that was a real interesting relationship between these two countries. It was like Europe was a big extended family.

Starting point is 00:14:56 And a lot of ways because of Queen Victoria and her parents, she did a lot of matchmaking around Europe, like getting her offspring to be sitting on thronesmaking around Europe, like getting her offspring to be sitting on Thrones all around Europe, which I talked about a little bit in the France Ferdinand episode. But yeah, that meant that the King of Russia, King of Germany and the King of England, even though they're called SARS and... Kaisa! Kaisa! Thank you. That's the K the Kaiser. So much better than King. That's a good word.

Starting point is 00:15:25 I love it. And yeah, even at this point, the British Royal family still had the German surname of von Staschenkobergotha. Oh, that's good. They only changed it to the more British sounding Windsor due to anti-Jerman feelings a few years into the world war in 1917 So they you know that was they were basically, you know buds sort of a family literally, but there was a rivalry and the Kaiser the Kaiser was sort of kicking off. He did this interview in England on a trip there and and

Starting point is 00:16:01 said some pretty wild things You know kind of antagonistic not the best diplomat. And apparently, they're German, he's like, well, maybe we'll not let you talk in that way. He's like, on Graham Norton's couch. Just like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, and Graham Norton's just like, why didn't we put even that chair that we could dip our chair? Tell us an interesting story. Okay, so they say, hello, and he looks at the,

Starting point is 00:16:26 he's guessing it's, oh, here we go. What? Oh no, shall we hear him out? Shall we hear him out? I think he would allow it, because he's, he knows it's making a news story. Yeah, people are loving it. Yeah, it was, it just was like he was speaking super

Starting point is 00:16:40 freely. Tom Cruise to stop telling another story about a stunt that went wrong and we're like, so he just stopped you there, Tom. He should have been a stunt man, not an actor. And Kaiser, we hear more about your crazy outputs. And then that same year, members of the British Royal family had to give up their German titles in 1917. And any of their relatives who were fighting for Germany were stripped of their British ones. So they were super tight until about halfway through the world.

Starting point is 00:17:05 Wow. When they're like, this war's making English people not quite like the German anymore. This war's a little bit more serious than we first expected. Reminds me a bit of when we were little and my cousin, Shavan, if she, if I was doing something she, or if I wasn't doing what she wanted me to do, she would say, I won't be your cousin anymore.

Starting point is 00:17:24 And being 18 months older than her, I was much smarter. And I was like, that's not how it works. It was like classic thread of, I won't be your friend anymore, as if it was ever going to, but she went as far to say, I won't be your cousin anymore. I was like, I don't think that's how it works. And then she pulled out the pay for work and said, I just have to start on here. Yeah. I've already got the stamp on the envelope.

Starting point is 00:17:43 Yeah, so, I'm sorry, I should have said my former cousin when I started that store. I'm standing here with a Supreme Court judge who's ready to ratify. She's four years old. I know. The dance. Very impressive.

Starting point is 00:17:54 Don't know where she is now, have not spoken to her in 20 years. Surely she's on the Supreme Court. I would assume so, yes. But once again, have not spoken to her. Not allowed to, legally. Wow. Yeah, you can't talk to people. I mean, your cousins. Is that true? Yes. Anyway, good to be cousins with you.

Starting point is 00:18:12 So Austria-Hungary, they knew that when they took on Serbia, Russia would have Serbia's back. And as Russia's army at the time, outsized, Austria-Hungary's, Austria-Hungary sought the assurance from the Kaiser. We'll hand the second that Germany would support them if required. Like, you know, they were already close, but they wanted the guarantee. A bit of money on the table.

Starting point is 00:18:40 If they went over to Serbia, Russia kicks in, they're like, we need you to kick in for us, please, Germany. Will you do that, Kaza? And yeah, Austria-Hungary was also concerned that Russia's ally, France, and possibly Britain would also get involved. So they really needed Germany's help

Starting point is 00:18:57 to even entertain the idea of invading Serbia or trying to start trouble with Serbia. How do you have those conversations? Is it a phone call? Is it a meeting? Do you like wine and dine them and then be like, Hey, by the way, could you back us in a war please? Is it an email? How do you do it? I'll be so much as you now with a Zoom call. Text. Text, yeah. Hey, Jacinda, how are you doing? BTW, going a war with US, you in?

Starting point is 00:19:27 Oh no. You picked the wrong, you picked the wrong, do they have an army anymore? Very small. Oh no, I'll send it to Joe Biden. Oh dear. I lost the army to surprise. Oh no.

Starting point is 00:19:39 Oh no. Uh, LOL, jokes, Joe. LOL, JK, JK. JK. Mock around. Got you. Pranked. Lull, JK, JK. I've got you. Pranked. New phone, who does? Before to, oh, I think I was 4 AM there,

Starting point is 00:19:52 I'm sure it's like, I need to reply more. I'm saying, I'm saying. If it replies with, oh, guys, I wish you told me sooner, I'm sitting on the nook button. Yeah. Anyway, nice knowing you. On the 5th of July, a week after the assassination of France Whitney, Kaiser Wilhelm II secretly gave Ossia Hungary his pledge that in case of war, Germany

Starting point is 00:20:18 would get involved, which has been referred to as giving Ossia Hungary cut blanche or a blank check assurance. This is according to CFR.org. With the cars as so-called blank check in hand, Austrian officials began drafting an ultimatum to Serbia. The rationale for the ultimatum was simple. Attacking Serbia without warning would make Serbia look like a victim. In contrast, an ultimatum would put the burden

Starting point is 00:20:45 of avoiding war on Belgrade, the Serbian capital. The cover letter to the ultimatum gave Belgrade precisely 48 hours to reply. Not a lot of time. And just to show us, here, you have 24 hours. Get your fastest pigeon on the job. 48 hours. It's from pigeon, yeah? From when they've sent it as well. Yeah, it gets lost in the past. Oh my god, that's in 15 minutes. Trying to like send a smoke signal to someone. The ultimate and listed 10 demands, the most significant, were that Serbia accept quite representatives of the Austro-Hungarian government for the suppression of subversive movements,

Starting point is 00:21:23 which is 0.5, and also that Serbia bring to trial all accessories to the Archduke's assassination and allow Austro-Hungarian delegates or law enforcement officers to take part in the investigation. That was 0.6. So these ones, reading them now, I'm like, yeah, I guess they're pretty full on, but the way other foreign officials reacted to it were like, well, this is how they reacted. Russian foreign minister Sergei Sazanov declared that no state could accept such demands without

Starting point is 00:21:53 committing suicide. British foreign secretaries Sir Edward Gray declared that he had, quote, never before seen one state address to another independent state, a document of so-for-middle-a-charac-but- Oh, wow. And Winston Churchill, then Britain's first Lord of the Admiralty, called it quote, the most insolent document of its kind ever devised. Whoa. And I feel like it is pretty full on their going, hey, we're interfering with your state's business.

Starting point is 00:22:20 We want to be involved in your state's own investigation. So that is pretty full on. But I don't know. state's business, we want to be involved in your state's own investigation. So that is pretty full on, but I don't know, for some reason I'm like, I was expecting, because I had to, I'd tracked it down after reading all these reactions. I'm like, what does it say? Like, the... Dear asshole. Yeah. You must fuck a pig.

Starting point is 00:22:39 And we wanted on film. Yeah, I was like, I said, yeah, anyway. Same time after what, where my head went. He must fuck a pig, and then he must fuck a cow. 10 different animals. It's a fuck. They work by close of 10. And 8 animals larger than the last.

Starting point is 00:22:56 Finally, fuck a blue wave. They get to point 9, and they're like, oh oh African elephant, can't get bigger than this. Oh no, he's got a C-Malon. Oh no, the Great Barrier Reef. CFR.org contradicts these comments that we're talking about it as the most full-on document of its kind, saying, Austria's ultimatum was far more diplomatic than the one President, Theodore Roosevelt gave Morocco 10 years before

Starting point is 00:23:29 France Ferdinand's assassination. After the brigand Ahmed Ibn Mohammed Rasouli kidnapped Ion or Ion per de carus, a Greek American citizen. Roosevelt's demand was blunt, quote, per de carus alive, razzlely dead. Wow, that is awesome. Yeah. That happened 10 years before. So you know, you talk about the most insulin doctrine of its kind, ever deviled. He's alive or your dead mate.

Starting point is 00:23:57 Yeah. No, we're going to have to sit in on this investigation. Okay. Yeah. That doesn't sound like a president. This is like a threat from Mark Chopper Reed or something. Yeah. Yeah, it's got like a, their ear card unto it. It's like Roosevelt's fucked it up and cut off his own ear. Let's see, you gave it the Chopper Reed style. The article continues, this is still from the CFR.org article, saying whether the ultimatum was insulin or not, Vienna got the answer it wanted.

Starting point is 00:24:26 Serbia refused to meet all 10 demands and on July 28th, Austria declared war on Serbia. I'm not saying they should have accepted the demands either. I'm just saying they weren't as full on as I... Yeah, yeah, you just imagining it. Because I'd read about those in the Austria when I was reading about France, for an end of the week, weeks ago. So in my head, they just grew and grew and they've been pretty full on. So from here, Austria-Hungary believed they would claim a quick victory over Serbia.

Starting point is 00:24:53 And is Serbia at this age? They don't know that Germany is backed. No. They probably, they'd have an inkling. I think that, you know, it would be fair for them to assume that market case. But it's not official. It was a secret deal, apparently. So that Austria-Hungary, very naively,

Starting point is 00:25:11 thought it was going to be a quick victory over Serbia. They basically thought they'd go in and crush Serbia before the other powers were able to mobilize their forces and get involved. Of course, they were dead wrong. On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia. That was them jumping in for Austria-Hungary. Then on August 3rd, Germany declared war on France.

Starting point is 00:25:34 How do you declare war on someone? Write a letter. Dear France. We, very mad at you. A war. You have been very naughty. We're coming at you you. A war. You have been very naughty. We're coming at you. Let's war.

Starting point is 00:25:49 Four o'clock Friday, tick yes. Do you know? What are you doing for the next four years? Please get your... Do you have any meal requirements? Yeah, and you can die through a choir with city planned leave in the next few years. If you're looking for accommodation, here are some suggestions and here is our gift registry. Germany had been preparing for a European war for years.

Starting point is 00:26:15 As a newly formed nation flanked by traditional powers and rivals France and Russia, Germany felt isolated and also, like that, a point to prove. According to the UK's National Archives, when Kaiser Wilhelm II took control of Germany He was anxious for Germany to be a great power He felt that Russia to the east and France to the west were in circling Germany as a result he built up his armed forces So he then he so he's building up his armed forces and the countries around him noticed that when France and Russia Fear Germany and they did the same they built up their armed forces. I love him wonder seeing him at the first time I'd be like oh my god, they're closing on us

Starting point is 00:26:53 So they've been like that for a long time. They've been there a long long time. No, look at him. There's one there. There's one there That's crazy During the 1900s all of the great powers in Europe began to build up their armies and navies. I've written here they all had phomo, fear of military occupation, but I won't. We feel some. I enjoy that. I'm not sure if I'll leave that in, but we recorded this before we got to that.

Starting point is 00:27:19 It's coming out. Oh, Jess has a look on at me with disgust. Preparing for a potential war with their neighbors to the Eastern West, Germany dropped a plan in 1905. So this is nearly a decade before the war broke out. And this is known, or was known, and remains known as the Schleifen Plan for its architect, Alfred von Schleifen. Okay, that's a great name.

Starting point is 00:27:44 That's a great name. That's a great name. Is he a good person, bad person? I guess it'll, I think he was just a German army guy. We had a plan. Uh-huh. I don't, you know, I don't think he was, I don't know much about him, but I don't think he's inherently good at it. I just don't want to be like, wow, that's a good name and it turns out,

Starting point is 00:28:01 you know, if you've never heard of Hitler and you're like, Hitler, I like that. That's a good name, you know? Yeah you know, if you never heard of Hitler and you're like, Hitler, I like that. That's a good name, you know? Yeah. Then you'd be like, oh boy. Oh boy. Once you find out, you'd be like, oh no, I've said something very silly indeed.

Starting point is 00:28:16 According to Britannica, Schleifen was an art and student of military history. And his strategic plan was inspired by the Battle of Cany in 216 BCE. So we went a ways back. There was a pivotal engagement during the Second Punic War at Cany, the Carthaginian General Hannibal defeated a much larger Roman force with a successful double involvement, turning the Roman army's flanks and destroying it. Schleifen was convinced that a modern enemy force could be defeated in the same way, and the execution of a massive flank attack became the main focus of his plan.

Starting point is 00:28:57 He proposed in 1905 that Germany's advantage over France and Russia, it's likely opponents in a continental war. So he's calling this 10 years before it happened, was that the two were separated. Germany, therefore, could eliminate one while the other was kept in check. Once one ally was defeated, Germany would be able to combine its forces to defeat the other through massive troop concentration and rapid deployment. Just don't understand that. concentration and rapid deployment. Just don't understand that. Being like, hey, how about we fight two wars at the same time, one over this side, one over this side?

Starting point is 00:29:31 It's a major advantage, sure. Yeah, what, I mean, they did again in World War II, what? Well, I mean, the Britannica article also mentions this. The plan was heavily modified by Schleef and successor Helmuth von Malki prior to enduring its implementation in World War I. So Schleef and wasn't around to put it into practice and it got watered down a bit. The basic idea was to intact, but who knows maybe if the initial Schleef and plan was used, maybe it would have worked, but yeah, it is a wild idea.

Starting point is 00:30:05 But it sort of makes sense. It's one of those. It's so crazy. You could just be working. The plan was for Germany to quickly defeat France, then turning the full part of their army towards Russia. France being the Germany's west, that made the war between those two nations, the western front, with the fight with Russia,

Starting point is 00:30:25 the Eastern front, probably embarrassing to mention, I never really got what exactly the Western and Eastern front were, but reading that, I was like, oh, that makes a lot of sense. Yeah. So, that's why some people, I assume people who know a lot about this stuff won't be listening to this, so I figure it's worth, if if I didn't know yeah, I didn't know So I figure we're saying Germany chose its route to France as capital Paris or Paris Thank you. Thank you. Paris. Hey

Starting point is 00:31:00 What am I doing with these 250,000 troops behind me nothing? I'm worried better tourism. You look good. Soldiers love the awful town. I love it. So they chose the route to Paris via Belgium. Belgium was a neutral country. Okay.

Starting point is 00:31:19 Not involved in the war at this point. And according to history.com, at this point, well, I mean, they had said we are neutral. We don't we don't want any trouble. That and picked aside. According to history.com, on August the 4th, 1914, German troops crossed the border into Belgium in the first Battle of World War One. The Germans assaulted the heavily fortified city of Leigh using the most powerful weapons in their arsenal, enormous siege cannons. They captured the city by August 15th, so weakened a bit later.

Starting point is 00:31:53 The Germans left death and destruction in their wake as they advanced through Belgium towards France, shooting civilians and executing a Belgian priest that accused of inciting civilian resistance. But Belgium had said no thank you. Yeah we don't want any trouble. For me either so we're not getting involved. Invading neutral Belgium is seen as a tactical Arab Germany as it brought Britain into the war.

Starting point is 00:32:19 According to the UK's national archives again, despite being part of the triple ontont, Britain was not committed to going to war in 1914. The foreign secretary Sir Edward Gray spent much of the summer of 1914 furiously trying to reassure Russia and Germany and prevent a war happening. Even when German troops invaded France and Belgium as part of the Schleefen Plan, Britain did not have to go to war. Sound like Britain was really just like, hey, things are pretty good. We've got a pretty good thing going on here, don't we?

Starting point is 00:32:49 There's a bunch of pales and we can muck this all up if we start putting all our cash and citizens into it. Well, they won't think of citizens at this point. Our army's into the war. Hey, we sent flowers. Did you get those flowers? Yeah. Oh, pretty good, right? Did you get the truckloads? Yeah, I took them. sent flowers. Did you get those flowers? Yeah. Or bring your bruts.

Starting point is 00:33:06 Did you get the chocolates? Yeah, I like chocolates. Kaiser? What do you like? I'll send it to you. Or is Britain sending chocolates to the Kaiser saying, love from France? Hey, I think our France sent you a gift isn't that wrong? Yeah, France bought you this drink.

Starting point is 00:33:21 Hey, that big stud over by the bar. He sent him a big drink. Big drink. That's big drink. Get him a big drink. Mmm, what a big stud drink. Big drinks. Honestly, it's too big to hold.

Starting point is 00:33:40 Well, especially when you're famously at a small hand. Yeah, so get him a big straw, too, please. Uh, the article goes on, Germany hoped Britain would stay out of the war altogether. So they kind of rolled the dice, a little bit going through Belgium. They were like, Britain, you don't need to get involved in this, this is no big thing. However, the Germans knew that Britain had promised to defend Belgium under the Treaty of London of 1839. The Germans wanted the British government to ignore the Treaty of London

Starting point is 00:34:11 and let the German army pass through Belgium. That was ages ago, go ahead. The crowd of the cars was like, well, you're gonna start trouble over a little piece of paper. I mean, isn't that what all of these deals are? Yeah. It was funny that one team is a little piece of paper? I mean, isn't that what all of these deals are? Yep. It was funny that one team is a little piece of paper. The British government made much of their duty

Starting point is 00:34:31 to protect Belgium, though. Belgium's ports were close to the British, and I'm reading this gun, oh, good on you, Britain. And then you realize, oh, it was a tactical thing, still as well. Belgium's ports were close to the British coast, and German control of Belgium would have been seen as a serious threat to Britain.

Starting point is 00:34:49 And in the end, Britain refused to ignore the events of the Fourth of August 1914, when Germany attacked France through Belgium, and within hours, Britain declared war on Germany. So there's less than a week after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and our Russia, Belgium, France, Great Britain, and Serbia were at war with Austria-Hungary and Germany. World War I had begun.

Starting point is 00:35:14 On August the 15th, 1914, Japan, so at this point really, and I mean the whole war in a lot of ways, is just a European war. I mean, come on, how much of the world is it? The way I kicked off. The way I kicked off anyway, and it was really. What is it, the World Series? Yeah, come on. It's a European fight in a lot of ways,

Starting point is 00:35:36 but countries from everywhere were drawn into it, especially with, I'll talk about it later, but the British Empire, as soon as they entered countries from around the world were brought in under the... Not really, it sucked in, though. The British Empire. I don't even mean next week, I'll talk about that.

Starting point is 00:35:53 Oh. The sizzle. But anyway, so there's already a bunch of countries in, just a week after it began, it's on. On August 15th, 1914, Japan then sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding the removal of all German ships from Japanese and Chinese waters. The ultimatum also demanded the surrender of control of the Sing Tao. Ronin Shang didn't add about a beer with this name. And the whole campaign was him teaching you how to say it properly. And it's not what I just said.

Starting point is 00:36:24 Anyway, it's a Qingdao. Qingdao maybe. Yeah. I'm also basing it on the ad and a memory of it. So I apologize. I'm saying wrong. So they wanted control of Qingdao, where Germany had its largest overseas naval bases on China's Shangtong Peninsula. According to history.com, when Germany did not respond, Japan declared war on them on August 23rd. Its navy immediately began preparing an assault against Qingdao with Britain contributing two batons

Starting point is 00:36:56 to Japan's force of 60,000. The Japanese approached the naval base across China, breaching that country's neutrality. On November the 7th, the German garrison at Qingdao surrendered and Japanese troops were home by the end of the year. So they got that done pretty quick. That's a way to do it. Japan was involved in the war for the duration though, but yeah, they were, it was an interesting time for Japan, it sounds like, It's an interesting time for Japan, it sounds like growing in their sort of world view and after this war, they are on the other side coming to the second world war.

Starting point is 00:37:33 So things are changing there. I won't go into that at all in the rest of this report, back to the West and Front. Well, you're just bringing that in just to make it a bit more worldly. You're like, great, we've got a bit of age here. See, it's world, it's world war. Back to Europe. A little bit, I mean, yeah, it's hard to do this with him. Really? There's a lot going on. Who would have thought? I know, crazy. No, you're doing a great job. I'm really invested.

Starting point is 00:38:00 Back to the West in front having conquered Belgium, Germany continued on towards Paris with hopes of a quick victory over France. This is part of the Schleif in plan. Quick victory over France then send the full might of their army as much as they can, although some of them had to go fight Japan, which helped the ontant, but anyhow, history.com, this is from this article I love that this is the article that made me think that doing this report was possible. It's just the history.com article about the whole war. And it misses a lot of stuff I had to get from elsewhere, but this is from that and it really breaks down some of the key stuff on the Western Front.

Starting point is 00:38:41 Quote, in the first battle of the Maan fought from September 6th to 9th, 1914, French and British forces confronted the invading Germany Army, which had by then penetrated deep into Northeastern France within 30 miles of Paris. And really, they were a great shot of taking in circling Paris, which was the initial plan. The Allied troops checked the German advance and mounted a successful counterattack, driving the Germans back to North of the N-River. I had to look up how to pronounce that

Starting point is 00:39:13 because it's written as an E. Anyway. But I think I read elsewhere that they, that was almost a technical blunder. They could have gone for Paris there, but they sort of got drawn. They look like they were taking the retreating French and British. They sort of followed them when maybe they shouldn't have, but you know, mistakes are going to be made. She's the pressure on people making decisions in an army would be hectic.

Starting point is 00:39:44 One little false move and so many people's lives at risk. Article goes on. The defeat meant the end of German plans for a quick victory in France and both sides dug into trenches. This is where trench warfare began. The Western Front was a setting for a hellish war of attrition that would last more than three years. Particularly long and costly battles in this campaign were fought at Verdun from February to December 1916, and the Battle of the Somme from July to November 1916, which is a very famous one. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:40:21 But you're really bad for the British, right? Yeah. Yeah. Well, a lot of people died on German and French troops suffered close to a million casualties in the Battle of Verdun alone. What the fuck That's too many I do less idea in an ideal world, but Jess I'm happy that it's been rounded up to a million? Yeah, happy about the number one million. Not happy about that being in relation to people dying, to be honest.

Starting point is 00:40:53 If it was like $1 million for Jess's bank account. Okay. Very, I think very positively. So just to conclude, you'd prefer a million dollars for more than $991,000. Yeah, I wouldn't take that. Okay, but would you prefer a million dollars or a $991,000. Yeah, I wouldn't take that. Okay, but would you prefer a million dollars or a million and $1,000? Fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff Right before our eyes. Yeah. So obviously, I think... I mean, my 30s now.

Starting point is 00:41:25 I think a lot of the, you know, the famous World War I stuff is on this west and front in the trenches. I'm not really going to that too much. That's just a very brief overview. And then the same article flips over to the east and front and gives it equally brief treatment. Russian forces invaded the German held regions of east and front and gives it equally brief treatment. Russian forces invaded the German held regions of East Prussia and Poland, but were stopped short by German

Starting point is 00:41:51 and Austrian forces at the Battle of Tannenberg in late 1914. Despite that victory, Russia's assault had forced Germany to move two cause from the Western front to the Eastern, contributing to the German loss at the Battle of the Marne, which we talked about before. It was a big important battle. Combined with the fierce allied resistance in France, the ability of Russia's huge war machine to mobilize relatively quickly in the east ensured a longer, more grueling conflict instead of the quick victory Germany had hoped

Starting point is 00:42:25 to win under the Schleefen Plan. So now they're both fighting on both sides, you're like, fuck! Yeah. This is not all we wanted. And yeah, full on, just slog, just brutal. I mean, so many lies being lost on both sides, having to keep replenish the numbers. Yeah. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:42:44 Nightmarish. One of the traditional European powers that I didn't mention because they'd sort of slipped from the top of the pops prior to this was the Ottoman Empire, but they were still kicking. They entered the war in October of 1914 on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary and on November the 5th, France and Britain both declared war on them. By this stage, they weren't a major power, but they did have a history of power and again, this is a thing that I found interesting. I heard the Ottoman Empire a lot, but I didn't really know much about it. So I'll just take this from a different history.com article, just gives it a little bit of an idea about them.

Starting point is 00:43:25 The Ottoman Empire was one of the mightiest and longest lasting dynasties in world history. This Islamic run super power ruled large areas of the Middle East, Eastern Europe and North Africa for more than 600 years. The chief leader known as the Sultan was given absolute religious and political authority over his people. While Western Europeans generally viewed them as a threat, many historians regard the Ottoman Empire as a source of great regional stability and security, as well as important achievements in the arts, science, religion, and culture.

Starting point is 00:43:56 Wow. At its heart, the Ottoman Empire included the following regions, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, among others. Wow. You know, it was a big powerful empire. But what brought into the war, well, this comes from Britannica, the Ottoman Empire entry into World War I resulted from an overly hasty calculation of likely advantage.

Starting point is 00:44:25 The Ottomans made a substantial contribution to the Central Powers War effort. Their forces fought in eastern Asia, Miner, Azerbaijan, Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine, and the Dardanelles, as well as on European fronts, and they held down large numbers of ontomped troops. But yeah, I think they got involved because I thought they were gonna win some quick victories and maybe still thinking, hey, we can rise again as a great power,

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Starting point is 00:46:28 Yeah, I remember Zeppelins. Yeah. When I think Dave, you actually went into a bit of the history of Zeppelins. They're basically big airplanes, lighter than air. We're filled with hydrogen. Yes. At first. Because it suddenly... Which is funnable. Yeah, because this is earlier, this was at first. So they were invented by German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the late 1800s. Incredible.

Starting point is 00:46:57 And they were really still brand new technology at this point. By the time of the Hindu Merck disaster, that was 30 odd years later, between the two wars, wasn't it? I think it was just before World War II. Yeah, in America. Correct. According to a BBC article by historian and aerial specialist Ben Robinson, before the 20th century, civilians in Britain were largely unaffected by war. But this was to change on the 19th of January, 1915,

Starting point is 00:47:22 with the first air attacks of World War I by the German Zeppelin. When the war started in 1914, the German armed forces had several zeppelins, each capable of travelling at about 85 miles per hour and carrying up to two tons of bombs. The first raid took place on the eastern coastal towns of Great Yarmouth and Kingsland on the 19th of January 1915. Residents reported hearing an eerie throbbing sound above them, followed shortly afterwards by the sound of explosions in the streets. Does that give you chills?

Starting point is 00:47:59 Kate Argole from English Heritage heritage said quote, there was no military advantage. It was all about instilling terror, and really that's what these aerial bombardments did. The zeppelons would come out of the dark. You couldn't see them, and it was totally random. You didn't know if you were running towards danger or away from it. So you'd hear it and you'd be like,

Starting point is 00:48:18 shit, run, but... Where? Yeah, yeah. You'll be running straight for it. The aim of the zeppelons was clear. The Germans hoped to break morale at home and force British government into abandoning the war in the trenches. That was not the sort of chaos and panic that the Germans had wanted. Sorry, but there was not the sort of chaos and panic that the Germans had wanted. The people reacted very stoically.

Starting point is 00:48:45 Yeah, like, well, fuck you. I'm going to join the army then. Yeah, that's basically what happened. And they sort of, supposedly, according to Miss Argo, they got on with the job of clearing up that British sense of not being phased by this. And then as the months went on, the bombing raids continued. To this point, the Zeppelins would get in, drop some bombs, get out, unharmed. No one knew what, you know, they didn't quite know what to do. But at the beginning of September 1916, more

Starting point is 00:49:18 than a dozen German airships headed for Britain in their largest raid. Bombs felling, nodding him sheer, Lincoln sheer, and Kant, but only one airship made it through to London. It immediately came under heavy anti-aircraft fire, and was shot down by 19-year-old William Leif Robinson. While Britain celebrated, the Germans stepped things up with the so-called super zeppelins, but Britain had failed.

Starting point is 00:49:42 They had a red racing stripe on them. Yeah, it's... Which doesn't them up a bit, making them bigger. I, but not any of you, I'll shut us down. Let's give them a bigger time. Yeah. So, they're bringing out these super Zeppelin's, but unfortunately for them, as the article says, Britain had found the Zeppelin's Achilles heel, explosive bullets, which would set the hydrogen alive. Wow.

Starting point is 00:50:09 This would prove to be the Zeppelin's undoing. When a Zeppelin first appeared in the scars of great Yarmouth, it was an invincible force, but now they were outclass and dealt with swiftly. And this was in a matter of a couple of years. So there was a fair bit of time where they were absolutely freaking out in English. During their brief, but deadly dominance,

Starting point is 00:50:33 the airships killed more than 500 people, and injured more than 1,000 in places all down the east of the country. And yet, like Argyl said, there was no real advantage. These are people, you know, still getting about their lives. I was just trying to make real pressure on the government to go, hey, let's pull out of this war. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:50:54 But it did not have that effect. And like Dave said, it probably had the opposite effect and made people go, because the, but literally babies were dying in their beds after being bombed, because they're bombing indiscriminately in civilian areas. So people are like, I want to join this. Yeah, fuck these pricks. As long as I'm able to make a stop, and that's to make it the whole wall stop by winning.

Starting point is 00:51:16 Yeah. So, yeah, I didn't know anything about that. So that's where I sort of went into that. Yes, very interesting. Tragedy as well. Yeah, it's the water. Yeah, so much tragedy. That's something I found about the World War. There's a few grim facts coming out.

Starting point is 00:51:33 Pretty grim. Pretty grim. Pretty grim overall. Well, I mean, that's a bit of a hot take. Yeah, but there's also like so many stories. There's a million, I mean, like you two picked two out in the last two weeks. There's so many stories that millions of moving parts. Yeah, with so many people involved, you're going to get these weird and wonderful characters

Starting point is 00:51:51 and try to think and try to think. Yeah, bravery and tragedy. Yeah. But yeah, I guess what I'm trying to do is just give that just an overall, and sort of like a Zeppelin air view of the world. Does that make sense to you? A Zeppelin's like a big blimp. I just feel like maybe because they don't seem like they're very good, you know,

Starting point is 00:52:11 because they're dropping bombs and people. That's not good. So maybe you should just be like a drone. Oh, okay. Cause like a friendly drone. Yeah, drones have another thing bad. Yeah, a drone with a smiley face on it. Yeah, a drone from like Barry Plant real estate agency.

Starting point is 00:52:25 Yeah, a friendly drawing. What about like a good year blimp? Okay. Alright, it's pretty positive, good year. Now we're talking. It's one of your old catchphrases, in fact. A good year blimp. I was like, and now we're talking, I'm never said that.

Starting point is 00:52:42 And now we're talking. But you should start. Now we're talking. Oh, now we're talking, I'm never said that. And now we're talking. But you should start. Now we're talking. Oh, now we're talking. All right, I'm gonna start saying it. So Zeppelin's were new to warfare for sure, but on the other hand, ships, the blimps of the sea. Oh my God, yes. They're like, and horses, the blimps of the land.

Starting point is 00:53:01 Kaisa, what if we could get a blimp in the ocean? Well, actually Dave, the ships have been using warfare for many years prior to this. Really? Before a blimp. They even pre-blimp. Yep. They were using boats.

Starting point is 00:53:15 Yep. Before blimp. Do you think this blimp's to actually the boats of the sky? God, I was going to throw that wrong way around. Yeah, that's true. Yeah, that is true. Oh, airship. Airship. But in the around. Yeah, that's true, yeah, that is true. Oh, airship. Airship, but in the water.

Starting point is 00:53:28 Yeah. Wow. So like a water airship. So many things are invented for this war. Yeah, I mean, what's one of the good things about war is the innovation. That's right, innovation technology. It just grows and leaps and bounds. We've got ships on the water.

Starting point is 00:53:42 Now they're flying in the water. That's crazy. I was I was gonna talk about briefly I was I was writing about how Plains changed the war a little bit even though that was they were more effective in World War 2 But then I remembered where I recently hurt all that was in Your episode How planes changed a lot. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:54:07 The red baron episode, because I mean, it was about the red baron, but you also talked a lot about how planes got involved. A lot, Dave. You actually went on. It was a bit yappy. Yeah. A bit much of this. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:54:19 A bit of this. I'm doing these. You're one of these. Two of these. Use them in that ratio. Yeah. I was pointing at my cock and bulls. One of these two of these, use them in that ratio. Yeah, I'll point it at my cock and bulls. One of these, two of these. And it's actually, it's the wrong way round for that.

Starting point is 00:54:32 That's right. He's got two penises and one ball. It's very big though, the ball. One big ball. One big ball. We got overcompensate. No, you guys are confused. I'm just sitting on one of those old bouncy balls with two handles.

Starting point is 00:54:47 So, anyway, I'm going to talk a bit about ships in the world. CourtneyHistory.com. In the years before World War I, the superiority of Britain's Royal Navy was unchallenged by any other nation's fleet. This was the pride of Britain, that is a smaller army. I think the other powers at this point had like big civilian armies. They drew on the population more whereas Britain still just had a smaller sort of pro army. Yeah, right.

Starting point is 00:55:18 I'm using the wrong terms, but you know, kind of an auto mean. Yeah. But their navy was massive, bigger than anyone else's. I mean, make some sense, they were fully surrounded by water. They were good.

Starting point is 00:55:27 They were good by saying, oh my god. So their superior on the superiority on the waves, on the high seas was unsurpassed. But the Imperial German navy had made substantial strides and closing the gap between the two naval powers. Germany's strength on the high seas was also aided by its lethal fleet of U-boat submarines. Oh no.

Starting point is 00:55:53 After the battle of Dogger Bank in January 1915... Love that, never heard of that. Dogger Bank. Dogger Bank. I'm imagining dogs robbing a bank. Oh my god, are they wearing Bella Clover? Of course. Wow, I was the identified today. I was imagining people having six and other people watching. That what dogging is? He would. Inside a bank. I'll let you just

Starting point is 00:56:14 assume dogs have been involved in dogging but apparently not. And you learn that the hard way. My guys are here for the event. Oh my god. Oh no. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Poochee. Don't do your van. Time to go. Get in the car. Get in the car. You're dogging me here for the event oh my god no oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh What do you get for naming you dog poochie? Sorry. For this dog name that comes into my head. You have a dog. I don't want to involve Humphrey in this absolute doggy. Doggy? So after the Battle of Dogger Bank in January 1915, in which the British mounted a surprise attack.

Starting point is 00:57:03 Oh, a pomeranian They're being silly now listeners so sorry to seem like this So this is still from his shirt. I come the British mounted a surprise attack at Dogger Bank On German ships in the North Sea the German Navy chose not to confront Britain's mighty Royal Navy in a major battle for more than a year, preferring to rest the bulk of its naval strategy on its U-boats, the submarines. The biggest naval engagement of World War I, the Battle of Jutland, in May 1916, left British naval superiority on the North Sea intact. 1916 left British naval superiority on the North Sea intact and Germany would make no further attempts to break an Allied naval blockade for the remainder of the war. I mean this is summarizing it pretty briefly.

Starting point is 00:57:54 That had some wins on the seas as well, the Germans. But they were mostly pinned in, is that right? Yeah, they kept going into lakes and going, oh no, we're in this body shit Someone put up a damn do you do a you boat you turn That was what they were meant to be good at I still think submarines are stupid really I think they're dumb underwater blimps What are they for? What's wrong with being above the water? You can't see him under the water. Okay, so paint your boat, Camo.

Starting point is 00:58:28 Oh, paint your boat, the color of the ocean. Oh, that's good. I just think submarines are funny. Yeah. That's all. I think they're funny too. Up periscope. That's very fun.

Starting point is 00:58:38 Are they the funniest transport? Or... What are those ones that can go on water and land? I'm thinking hover boats. Cover boats, yeah. No, hover boats. Hover boats. Is that what they call the craft?

Starting point is 00:58:49 Hover crafts. Hover crafts. It's not hover or boat. Hover crafts. Hover crafts. I also think tandem bicycles are funny. Yeah, I really, I've never been. I'm on but I want to.

Starting point is 00:58:59 It looked funny. Yeah, it looked funny. Trust me, he's the other person who's just peddling in, you have no control of the steering. Yeah. No, no, don't turn left Yeah, so I was standing in the city the other week and a guy in a suit cruise pass on an electric unicycle I'm like electric That's number one. I bet he would have grown up like a hippie juggling and stuff

Starting point is 00:59:22 Yeah, like like he'd do, they juggle. And then he sold out of the corporate interest. And now he's definitely the most fun guy in that office. He's always like, I'm here with everyone taking my unicycle, they're like, shut up Steve. It was just something about seeing a guy ride such a silly motor transport

Starting point is 00:59:42 with such a glum look on his face and a suit holding a briefcase. It was something. Yes. It was fun about it. Sold out on the way to work for Shell. Shell for Shell. He's petrol-guzzling, you know, the trickiness of...

Starting point is 00:59:55 Anyway, what the fuck was I talking about? Sorry, that was a bit much. So Germany had a crack at the high seas, but they got sort of that's right in but the U-Boats did have a major impact on the war As well as proving an effective way to attack their enemies They also played a large role in bringing the United States into the war Yeah, these guys United States. Huh? America, United States of America. America. America. Yeah.

Starting point is 01:00:26 Ah. HSU.com also summarizes the United States involvement in the war saying, at the outbreak of fighting in 1914, the United States remained on the sidelines of World War I, adopting the policy of neutrality favored by President Woodrow Wilson. Woody. While continuing to engage in commerce and shipping with European countries

Starting point is 01:00:47 on both sides of the conflict, they're like, I don't want to get in this wall, we just want to make money out of both sides. It's not like Gordon Gecko is the president. Neutrality, however, was increasingly difficult to maintain in the face of Germany's unchecked submarine aggression against neutral ships, including those carrying passengers. According to the World War dot org,

Starting point is 01:01:10 on February 4th, 1915, Germany initiated a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, whereby all merchant ships, including those of neutral countries, would be subject to attack. This is big sort of growing power in the United States. Who's sending ships past and Germany's like, let's fucking blow them up. Why do they keep making these arrogant choice?

Starting point is 01:01:33 It just seems like a bit of a mistake, but I mean, they sort of temper that shortly. Germany did at this point declare the area around the British Isles of Warzone. I guess in their minds they're like, anyone delivering stuff to our enemy? We don't, some of us it's probably got ammunition and things are using the war effort.

Starting point is 01:01:52 So that was their logic. According to history.com, a string of attacks on merchant ships followed, culminating in the sinking of the British ship, Lucertainia, by a German new boat on May the 7th, 1915. Although the Lucitania was a British ship and it was carrying a supply of munitions, these things are what Germany used to justify the attack. It was principally a passenger ship, which is a pretty full on thing to attack. And the 1200 and one, so about people who drowned in its sinking

Starting point is 01:02:29 include 128 Americans. The incident prompted US President Woodrow Wilson to send a strongly worded note to the German government demanding an end to German attacks against unarmed merchant ships. By September 1915, the German government had imposed such strict constraints on the operation of the nation submarines that the German navy was persuaded to suspend it, you boat, you boat, warfare all together.

Starting point is 01:02:58 Wow. So it was a very strongly worded. Wow. Yeah. And they obviously were a bit wary of America. Yeah, let's not fuck with them. The sinking of the Lasutania, I don't know how to say that, had already helped. I think we said Lucytania. Lucytania, before? Lucytania. The sinking of the Lucytania had already helped turn the tide of public opinion against Germany, though. By early 1917, German Navy commanders had convinced Kaiser Wilheim II that the U-boats were essential to the war effort,

Starting point is 01:03:32 suggesting that unrestricted U-boat warfare could result in a German victory by the second half of 1917. Why does he use the U-boats? U-boats on any? What's the set of set? We'll just take it, we'll get it done. You keep saying U-boat because of you saying Bolt to your kin?

Starting point is 01:03:47 I think it's a, you know, Chuck E U-Bolt. It was like Chuck E U-Banger. Chuck E U-Bolt. I've never heard U-Bolt. Is U-Bolt not a thing? No. Chuck E U-Sane Bolt. Chuck E U-Sane Bolt, man.

Starting point is 01:03:57 No, I've never heard... No. U-Banger? U-Banger I've heard... U-E-O-V-S-e. Yeah, Chuck E. E. Banger. You bolt. Fuck where a dumb country. I'm not mad at him. What are we talking about? I imagine these are probably international terms.

Starting point is 01:04:11 You bang up. Yeah. Chuck E. E. Banger. Chuck E. E. Chuck E. E. Yeah. Well, it's a beautiful language. Oh, it's my girlfriend calls it, a Melbourne special.

Starting point is 01:04:20 Oh, Ewee's in you to her. Yeah, that up in Sydney and Canberra, less. They just do the ball. Gun hoe. Well, also because a lot of... They've got a lot of one way street. Yeah, a lot of no right turns kind of thing. Yeah, that's probably why.

Starting point is 01:04:35 Yeah, she was amazing how often... The Melbourne economy was born on the U-10s back then. Oh, and she's definitely started to fit in. Yeah. Great on the U-bang now. Melbourne's specials left right in the center. Love a U-Bang. Not a Melbourne's best. Mostly left in the right, not much in the center.

Starting point is 01:04:49 Yeah. But I mean, fuck him. Fuck him, I reckon. Fuck him. Fuck him. A beautiful language. Great. So the Navy Commanders, German Navy Commanders,

Starting point is 01:05:04 they first they wanted the decommissioned German army. is they first they wanted they can visit German army They said hey you can out mates on land, huh? You get it you land lovers. Yeah, we take if you give us Ability just to blow stuff up. Yeah, let us just blow some shit up. Let's hey. I know you guys are a bit sick of war Let me blow some shit up. I can sort this out for you. Give me 10 minutes. Yeah, you have this war wrapped up in 10 minutes. All right, all right, all right, 15. Just to be safe, but I reckon 10, but my 15. Yeah, I don't want to be a liar. Yeah, give me 15. It might take me more like 11 by the time I get back, but I have it all wrapped up. Have you already started the

Starting point is 01:05:40 clock? I'll fuck. I'm going to eat six minute. You started the clock ten minutes ago. Oh, dear. I wasn't even here ten minutes ago. Why'd you start it, red the clock? Oh, that's not for me, that's for someone. Oh, okay, okay, okay, sorry. Okay, okay, okay. I am so flustered. You got multiple people on the clock.

Starting point is 01:05:59 Sorry, I could not find a buck. I could not find a buck. I could not find a buck. You can just give me like two minutes. To get my stuff together, I promise you my presentation will blow you mind. All right, do you have something I can put this in my space to get? I found the park where I was in a rush. I read out that it was left the presentation of the car.

Starting point is 01:06:17 I had to go back to the car. I get it now. Even later. Oh boy. Oh my god, I'm sweating a lot. Is anybody got a diap? I have a color printer. I don't know what I'm sweating a lot. Is anybody got a color printer? I don't know.

Starting point is 01:06:27 I was told, did you have A-B for SITL? I'm Gary, by the way. I'm going to have a VHS. I was told that being Esel, ready for my presentation, I don't be painting this. I don't see no Esel. I spoke to Sharon on the phone. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that.

Starting point is 01:06:50 I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. Sorry, sorry, so that said in summary. That's how they're parking.

Starting point is 01:07:05 Do I have to pay for my own ticket if I don't get the deal? That seems rough. That seems rough. Who do I speak to for a cup of tea? I am Pash. Is that too much to ask? So the German Havier Commanders, they convinced Willheim, they convinced the Army, they said, we need you, we need the U-boats

Starting point is 01:07:27 to be able to get back in action, just blow up whatever they like. There was one guy, the German Chancellor, Theo-Bold von Bethem, Bethman Holweg. Oh, he's the Bethman. Oh, it seems like the group has a list. Matt, will you be my Batman? TheaBold, Von, Bethman, Hullweg. He- he- he feared- he feared antagonizing Americans. He's like, I don't think we should be doing this, but he wasn't invited to

Starting point is 01:07:57 the meeting. It wasn't invited to the wedding. To the wedding. Bethman, not a Bethman, not invited to the wedding, unfortunately. Uh, and- sorry, he got- it was he not invited because they were like, this guy doesn't agree with us. Possibly. But the cause, once the cause has said, yet let's go for it. They evolved on Beth man, the Beth man. Oh wait. He got behind it and he said, very no, you're the boss. So with that, the U-boats were back in action.

Starting point is 01:08:28 So how long were they out there? So they said America don't worry about it. There's something up to not quite, nearly two years. 19, over a year anyway. And then I'm 1815 to early 1917. Wow. Now they're like, fuck it, let's go after everything. Yes.

Starting point is 01:08:44 I think about September 1915, the German government imposed the strict restraints, constraints, and they basically pulled the pin on it, and then fabed 1915. So less than a year and a half, but over a year. Yeah, it's amazing. The chancellor's fears about America being antagonized were warranted as according to history.com in February 1917 very soon after

Starting point is 01:09:08 Congress passed the US Congress passed a $250 million arms appropriations bill intended to make the United States ready for war. This is a war they didn't want to be involved and I was just happy to be selling stuff to both sides and just getting on with being a pretty prosperous country. Germany sunk for more US merchant ships the following month and on April the 2nd, Wilson appeared before Congress and called for a declaration of war against Germany. In his address to the US Congress, Congress Wilson said quote, the world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations

Starting point is 01:09:53 of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We see no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifice we shall freely make. They're basically saying, we're doing this for the good of the world. It's nothing in it for us.

Starting point is 01:10:12 Which just like they were doing for the good of the world, they were supplying both sides of the world. Yeah, for the good of the world. For the war too. Yeah, keep killing each other. Yeah, well, that's the point. And though he said there was no dominion they saw it again, because I mean, this is what Europe was doing from before the World War

Starting point is 01:10:30 until, you know, after they would take it over countries, chop on them ups, share on them out between countries, they go, we'll take this half of this African area, you can have some of that, we'll fight over it to get where the board is going to be, and they'll do that around the world. America, they weren't really doing this. And that's what I guess that's who he's saying that to. These you've been going to, we're not doing it for any land or anything. But despite him saying that, perhaps the fear of losing some territory may have factored into their decision to join the war. As according to World War I centennial.org, around the same time, quote,

Starting point is 01:11:06 an intercepted German telegram revealed a plan offering Mexico territory. It had lost to the US during the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848 in exchange for its support. So Germany's gone, hey, Mexico, you jump on board with us and we win, we'll give you that territory back that America took from you. So maybe, and apparently that happened just before America joined the war. So the bombing of their boats and vowing up of their people played into it, perhaps also them going, we don't like this deal that Germany is making with Mexico as well. Potentially. According to World War I centennial.org once again, in the months that followed America entering the war, over 4 million Americans of all backgrounds entered military service

Starting point is 01:11:56 and prepared to go overseas. That's a big shot in the arm for the ontont. The US government took an active role in mobilizing American industry and society in support of the war effort. And in France, General John Blackjack Pershing led the effort to organize millions of incoming American troops into an effective fighting force. This is kind of where I'm finishing up the first half of the report with the America. I love that America is entering and it's like any on a cliffhanger.

Starting point is 01:12:28 Yeah, so I'll just get to their first battle and then we'll call it until next week. In May of 1917, the US Congress authorized the Selective Service Act initiating the first military draft since the Civil War. This is a big thing. On May the 28th, the US fought its first major battle of the war in the Battle of Cautinus. American troops captured the town of Cautinus, scoring a victory over the Germans

Starting point is 01:12:56 and taking an important observation point. The war was changing. Like it really was a big turning point America joined in the war. And yeah, that's where we're leaving it for this week. Oh wow. How will it end? Who?

Starting point is 01:13:12 Will when? We'll find out next time. I'll think it next time. I will let you know. Great. If I find out, assuming I find out first, I will be. That's right, be honest.

Starting point is 01:13:22 Have you looked ahead or are you? No, no, I know spoilers. Yeah, go, don't want to. It's interesting for you too. That's right. You will be. Be honest, have you looked ahead or are you? No, no, I know spoilers. Yeah. Go ahead, I want to. It's interesting for you too. Yeah, exactly. Go keep it for myself. I'm playing it off, yeah.

Starting point is 01:13:30 I haven't read any of this before I'm reading it. Wow. That's why I stumble half the time. Especially on this episode that I have no time to edit out those stumbles. Normally I do it painstakingly. The ones that I normally leave in, wrong purpose.

Starting point is 01:13:43 Yeah, it make you seem human. Yeah. Yeah, you you seem human. Yeah. You send everybody color, though. No one's perfect. You don't understand scripted, you know? Yeah, I'd be interested to hear what, if listeners like the idea of doing some bigger topics that are two-parters, or if that is frustrating

Starting point is 01:13:58 to have a cliffhanger. I know having, being in the middle of, because TV was just all binging. And then Disney pluses can't be in and all of a sudden, they're doing weekly stuff. And I just wanna get to the end of one division. Every episode I watch, I'm like, I'm watching the next one, but anyway, whatever.

Starting point is 01:14:14 I don't care, I'm fine. I hope hopefully the listeners aren't feeling that way right now, although they probably are. Yeah. There are some different, definitely some topics that I've thought about before, and I thought, that's too big. Yeah.

Starting point is 01:14:26 Couldn't do that in one point ever. So maybe if people are up for the two partners, it can become an occasional thing. Yes, wait. I mean, yeah, this halfway through, we're well over an hour into it. And we've, I don't know if anyone's noticed, but we stopped talking bullshit for 50% of the start. Fun little thing we've done. And now we just talk a little bit more bullshit right here. But I gotta say, Matt, you do- Bethman really got me.

Starting point is 01:14:50 Bethman, sorry. I thought I was gonna throw up on his laughing, so I- And then I like, my eyes were closed on his laughing and when I opened them, I was scared I was gonna faint. It's something about it really. She really got the medical emergency over there. Yeah, it wasn't good. Wow.

Starting point is 01:15:06 I am Justin Davie, you both students of history. Have I done an okay job so far? I think you're doing a fantastic job. I'm across it all. I'm understanding the different powers and there's so many different moving parts. Multiple countries and empires and you're doing a great job.

Starting point is 01:15:22 Oh, thanks. I consider myself more a student of life. Yeah, of now. I'm a student of now. I look back. Actually, I'm a big old planner. I'm always looking ahead. Yeah.

Starting point is 01:15:32 I'm very goals oriented as well. You're a futureologist. Yes, I am a futureologist. So none of all of this is new to me and riveting, especially the U-boat stuff. I know you love it. You love a sub. God, they're dumb. You love, no, you findboat stuff. I know you love it, you love a sub. God, they're dumb. You let, no, you find them annoying.

Starting point is 01:15:48 Is it annoying? Or is it just strange? No, I just think they're a bit silly. I think we're like, ooh, submarine, but it's like, what are you talking about? They're so silly. Yeah? They brought America into the wall.

Starting point is 01:16:01 That was silly, actually. I think that was pretty silly. That was a bit silly. It does seem like, I mean, you always look back on the losers and go, that's a big tactical error. Yeah. And the other side makes big tactical errors as well. And you just don't think about them as much.

Starting point is 01:16:15 Yeah, exactly right. But that tactical error led to our victory. You know, it's been, but I've got to say, when he's, some of the things it does feel like there were a couple of foolish Yeah, choices. See it like I look at I had to look at the map to see How hard it would have been to go around Belgium. It wouldn't have been that hard. Yeah, right. Yeah It seems unnecessary to just go in start blowing shit up and yeah I'm like though they were the ones going no no thank you if they really wanted this quick quick win

Starting point is 01:16:47 Then don't bring in other other other power twice. They've brought in two big powers by accident And they still was I mean they were still pretty it shows how powerful they were yeah, so maybe the hey gave it such a great run Already it's like whoa, it's amazing. Imagine if they hadn't brought in these powers. Yeah, that's right. You should have got the job done for this one. Yeah, yeah. All right, well that brings us over on its favorite section of the show, the fact quote or question section.

Starting point is 01:17:13 Has a little jingle, I think, here's some of this. Fash quote or question. Ding! Lili on the ding. Always early on the ding. Thank you. The first time I was a nailer, come on. Oh yeah, you do normally now.

Starting point is 01:17:26 Sometimes I go, one, I do. And I know what to do. That's what I do usually. Okay. I didn't count in this time, sorry. You went with your heart. I was on the Mario and Mario cuts and I hit the accelerate too early. Thought I was going to get a boost and I absolutely.

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Starting point is 01:18:07 including voting rights on topics. You get to get three bonus episodes per month. You get, including a bonus report. You get this month, they've read a childhood book to Jess and I, and I show that we now call my day of road a poirot. That's right, because it was a self-pinned book from when I was 12.

Starting point is 01:18:30 And a video to mystery. Do you want to give the sizzle of what you found during the week? Oh, Lord, let me just tell you that I was doing a bit of cleaning out of old stuff for my parents' house and I may have found another short story written at an even younger age. Oh, prequel. It's even younger. It's even younger. It is a, an even younger age. Oh, prequel. It's even younger. It is prequel, yeah.

Starting point is 01:18:47 It is an even earlier poirot. That is exciting. So hopefully we'll be able to read that out soon as a patron on the episode. You get other things I get access to the exclusive Facebook group and many other things. So get involved if you want to. But this is the main one for that level.

Starting point is 01:19:06 You get to give a factor quote or a question. You also get to give yourself a title. And first up this week, the great Rachel Johnson, who's given herself the title official human slash Emilie Azon. Oh great. God, we needed that. That is very handy.

Starting point is 01:19:23 Oh my goodness, we learned our lesson. We need one of those. Yeah. We don that. That is very handy. Only goodness, we learned our lesson, we need one of those. Yeah. We don't want to kick off again. And Rachel is asking a question, and here's the question, I don't write them until I write them. Here it is. If you each had to compete on a reality TV show,

Starting point is 01:19:36 which one would it be? Dance stars. That is the question. Dancing with a star. It's the only one I do. So a reality show, so game shows obviously don't count. Ah yeah, I don't think they can. Yeah.

Starting point is 01:19:48 Okay, so it's gotta be like, yeah, it's gotta be like a form that is genre. We'll not do like, I'm a celebrity get me out of here. Survivor, none of that, no thank you. What about the amazing race? It was so fun. Still the crazy challenges. Very much depends on who with.

Starting point is 01:20:02 Oh, I mean, you get a choice. You know, I had a bad up with a good friend or partner, don't you? Yeah, that's a fucking nightmare. You wouldn't go with your partner? No! No! Really? You guys are traveling together?

Starting point is 01:20:15 Yes! I think that's what it was. And we're working. That's right. The one-element challenge for that. The easiest person to fluster. Right. Like, sometimes just like a supermarket will fluster him really the supermarket challenge would really get him

Starting point is 01:20:30 Yeah, no good you want you want somewhere in between because you don't want them to be too unflusted Yeah, cuz I come on get out. We're racing. Yeah, yeah Super art. Yeah, exactly. I probably maybe my brother for amazing race. I reckon okay. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah That'd be fine. What about you? You've already selected and I said dance with the star I probably, maybe my brother for Amazing Ray, so I can. Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah. That'd be fine. What about you? You've already selected. And I'm just good.

Starting point is 01:20:49 I know, I said dancing with the stars. Yeah, sorry, I was just wondering, what's your brother? Because I'd like to dance. Oh, he's pretty strong. He could lift me a reckon. Okay. But I'm not the key.

Starting point is 01:20:58 I don't think he has the hips. Ideally, one of you would be a professional. Exactly, so I probably not, probably not my brother. That one. I hadn't thought of Amazing Ray, so I think that's one I'd go Exactly. I probably not probably not my brother that one. I hadn't thought of amazing results so I think that's why not go for pretty much to any of you. With who? Any of you either of you? I'll go with you. I'll go with you. I would also go with you Matt on the block. Oh yeah. Because I have no practical experience. Like, I can't even paint a fence. We would be real underdogs on that, I think.

Starting point is 01:21:28 Yeah. Maybe I need someone like your brother who's got a trade. Yeah. And he's got a trade. Yeah, I would again do the block with that. Okay, either of your brothers with me on the block. Yeah. My brother has been on the block.

Starting point is 01:21:39 Really? Yeah, he was like one of the trade's. Oh, right, because they bring, what I love about that is that, yeah, they, obviously, if people overseas, I don't know if this is an international thing. But I think it might be one of the tradies. Oh right, because they bring, what I love about that is that yeah, they obviously, if people overseas, I don't know if this is an international thing. But I think it might be one of the few. Yeah, it's one massive year. And it has been for over, what, 10, 15 years. Yeah.

Starting point is 01:21:54 Every year they get a different couples to renovate homes. And it's a competition and, yes, massive year. I, yeah, Andy Saunders, comedians, was on a few scenes ago, but friend of mine and supporter of the show Matt Funnigan was also a chipy on there. There you go. Very cool. He said it was funny watching the episodes and going, it's not quite how I remember. A bit of editing there a little bit Unless he's on an and you and shouldn't have told me that then obviously just

Starting point is 01:22:28 joking kidding ha ha got you Yeah, and I'm not saying dancing with the stars because I consider myself a star just because I would like to learn how to dance Okay, cool. That'd be nice. You know, and it's for charity. Oh, yeah, yeah Yeah, I'd pretty I'd like I'd do any of those seem like a fun easy way to I don't think I would do I mean I'm not putting myself up for it, but if I ever was a celebrity I don't think I can do I'm a celebrity get me actually get celebrities on that one. Yeah, okay So you think I'm probably probably could get on there. The snakes. Yeah, no, thank you. This season there was a I think it was Tony Peer and got bitten

Starting point is 01:23:05 on the face by a snake three times and kept going in the challenge. I was, even though it's non-venomous, when you get bitten by a snake on the face, it's time to go. No good. For me, I don't like them. Couple people got bitten by snakes this season. Yeah. It's fucked. It's fucked. I don't know, it's simply like a bit of fun. Anyway, great channel to everyone. The thing I would keep thinking was, they're not gonna let me get badly hurt. Right? Sure. So, snakebiting on the face.

Starting point is 01:23:33 Yeah, snake on the weekend. Titsha. On your face? No, on the ground. On the ground. Was it a venomous one? Diorcan? Tres?

Starting point is 01:23:44 I don't know. I'll, I'll, I'll give it a wide berth. Yeah, cool. Probably safe to assume that it is. Yeah, I think it's smarter to assume. That's a, that's a fun question. That was a great question. Yeah, good work, Rachel Johnson.

Starting point is 01:23:58 This one comes from Jessica English, who's given herself a title of Maritime Attorney International Waters or Bust. who's given herself the title of maritime attorney International waters or bust Bracket with hit a bit of a snag may take a while First you don't know this is Dave's dream is to do a podcast in international. Yes, or on the international water It's not in a sub No, no, oh, we would love to be like a in a floating zeppelin barge a barge I'd love to be like in a floating zeppelin. Bosh. I'd love to be in a zeplin-sized barge. Jessica has given us the fact, here's the fact, a zebroid is across between a zebra and any other member of the family, Ecuador, pronounced Ecuador. Oh, God. You did it. Which besides Zebra's includes Donkeys,

Starting point is 01:24:46 ponies and horses. A zombie is a cross between Zebra and a donkey. A zombie is a cross between Zebra and a pony. A Zorce is a cross between Zebra and a horse. I got that one. Good work. Thank you. She said, I don't know why, but I thought Jess would get a kick out of this stuff.

Starting point is 01:25:03 Yes, she nailed it. I did. Oh, yeah, wow. I did a lot. Uh, thank you. It's fun. Thank you for everything. I'm eagerly awaiting a US or Canadian to oppose COVID. So we, I'm like, in this cannot wait.

Starting point is 01:25:14 Thanks so much, Jessica. I was caught up with mates over the weekend for a box and we were, a couple of them, uh, we went on a box a few years back, which was in Vegas, and we're already talking about a 10 year reunion, which is still a few years away, but the dream is real. That sounds like a lot. We're planning it out, we're deep into talking it out. I love a 10 year reunion of a box box.

Starting point is 01:25:36 Essentially, it's their 10th anniversary, you're talking about, well, he's gonna be like, sorry, hun. No, I mean, that was a gap between the bucks and the way they do. Yeah, there's this should be. You shouldn't do the bucks like, the same day, that's a terrible idea. Yeah, I think that's how they used to do them, what they're not for. No, I've thought, what are you fucking thinking?

Starting point is 01:25:55 And then people getting eyebrow shank off, Yeah, exactly. What are you doing? You idiot. Don't ever do that. A wake or two ahead. A wake is even pushing it. Yeah, we're in two weeks.

Starting point is 01:26:04 Two weeks. I mean, how much can an we're in two weeks, it's a week. I mean, how much can an eyebrow grow in two weeks? Yeah, not at my show. So grow is all around. I've been a few boxes. Thank you, Jessica English, another fantastic entry. This one comes from Paloma Velesquez. Velesquez.

Starting point is 01:26:21 Love it. And Paloma is given themselves the title of deputy assistant Wombat Wrangler bloody love Wombats my favorite animal great job great work ploma If you know any help happy to help rank The question from ploma is As both a religious studies teacher and a Simpsons fan This is a home of Simpson's question that I've posed to my students every year. And I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

Starting point is 01:26:50 Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot that even he could not eat it? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha students answering to that. That is tricky. That's a great, it's like a paradox, right? Yeah, it's just a test. Maybe turned water into wine. So he's quite powerful. But also if you're that powerful, you should be able to handle anything. Yeah. That's fun. Great question. I'm going to say no. As a Simpson's fan, I'm gonna answer your question with a question. What's the sound of one hand clapping? Ha ha ha ha ha ha have one of them. I don't have one either at the moment. Three months clean. I don't think I've had one for years.

Starting point is 01:27:50 I've got a real last one I've had one. So what were you needing at one four, heating up food? Yeah, the burrito bread. The... Oh, do you have to check it in a pan? A tortilla. Did you have to put in a pan? Panseed?

Starting point is 01:28:05 Yeah, just pan-seed it. There you go. Well, why don't you have one? Do I need to buy you both microwaves? I've moved to a place with a kitchen where it doesn't fit in the cupboard anymore. Ah. So, I've got to get a small one.

Starting point is 01:28:19 Yeah. You put the sauce and microwaves in the cupboard. You are a weirdo. I love hot sauce. I put my microwave in the fridge. Yeah. Like a normal person. All right, quick answers.

Starting point is 01:28:29 Yes or no? Can it, can you make it so hot that he can't eat it? Yes, I think it's one of the only. Quick answers, Dave. Yes. No. I'm gonna, I'm, Ty break. Gotta say, no.

Starting point is 01:28:42 Well, you're down in the big band, guys. Well, the problem is he'll always be able to eat it. He can eat anything. He's Jesus. Ah, thanks so much, Paloma. That's why the famous things in the Bible. Jesus can eat anything. Chapter two. Menu.

Starting point is 01:28:54 He'd be great. He'd be great on I'm a celebrity. Get me out of here. All the junk. He's like slugs, no worries. Fantastic. Well. Easy peasy. Balls.

Starting point is 01:29:02 That snakes are hiding me. I'm gonna eat it. I'm gonna eat it Oh, I'll show you the final one this way comes from Paul McNeilie who's given himself the title of country music sensation Love it Nally how many golden guitars you can use one countless too many. Yeah, well done Paul Great, right How many golden guitars do you reckon these ones? Oh, countless. Two many. Yeah. Well done Paul. Great stuff. Great. Paul's given us a fact.

Starting point is 01:29:28 Here it is. In July 1855, a fight between a crew of firemen and a troop of clowns and a brothel. You're facting this fact back to us. I'm pretty sure Justin Epps had on this. I'm on my wrong. Yep. A fight between a crew of firemen and a troop of clowns and a brothel in Toronto descended into a huge fright

Starting point is 01:29:45 that lasted for hours. This directly led to the firing of the entire police force of that city of Toronto. This was the most random pair of sentences of red in weeks. That's so funny that he was able to break down your whole report. Was that a bonus? No, that was a, it was called the Toronto clown riot.

Starting point is 01:30:02 Yeah, something like that. Did you do that, Jess? You don't remember? I vaguely remember it, yeah. What's wrong with me? You're always thinking of the future. Yeah, I'm thinking ahead. You know what?

Starting point is 01:30:15 I mean, I've done that report in the past. You don't look in your mirrors. It's not, it's not. For people wanting to check it out, because it is an interesting story that is episode 153 from September 2018. Okay, all right. That's long enough ago that it's okay. I don't remember it. I do. I do. When Matt started, I was like, hang on, we've done that story. Yeah, and I knew I'd done it, but I would have thought it was a bonus.

Starting point is 01:30:39 But I did a whole report on it. Cool. And thanks for bringing it to our attention again, everyone, because... It's good to remember. Well, that wasn't everyone. That was country music sensation, Paul McNally. Oh, thank you so much. Thanks, Paul. And that takes us to a few more shout outs, where we thank a few of our supporters

Starting point is 01:30:58 from the DB Cooper level. No, ask pro. Ask pro level. And above, including some DB Cooper level, no, ask pro, ask pro level and above including some DB Cooper level people Jess. Turn it back on man. And Jess you know we come up with a little game we give him a nickname or something something to do with the topic somehow. It's hard because our topic has been World War One. That's true. So I'm not sure what we can give them a superpower. Oh, much like.

Starting point is 01:31:27 No, I mean, as in like which country or nation or empire. Because there are more than... All right, let's see what Dave does with this. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you started soft-dave. We definitely get it. We know exactly what you mean. It's not gonna be very fun. It would be me being like representing the Russian Empire.

Starting point is 01:31:46 Oh, that's fun. Do we have that nine? Yeah, I guess there are. Can you think of nine? Of all time. Yeah. Alright. Well first from Tapo in New Zealand, it is Hugo Cameron. Hugo Cameron, come on down representing the Ottoman Empire. Oh. Is that what Ottomans like the footstools are named after?

Starting point is 01:32:11 Gotta be, right? Gotta be. Gotta be. Gotta be. Gotta be. Gotta be. I reckon maybe once every month there'll be a tweet I see that joins those two things together. Yeah, but is anybody confirmed it?

Starting point is 01:32:25 No, I don't think so. Okay, no one's looking at it out. Thank you so much, Hugo. Cameron representing the Ottoman Empire with 600 years of domination. I'd also love to thank from Henderson in Nevada, the United States, Kelly Parish. Kelly Parish representing Japan. All right

Starting point is 01:32:50 How was it was they're full title when they were or just current suit They are current superpower or you're talking like World War era superpower. Oh, I guess it just I'm just nations empires Yeah, great anyone who was part of World War one. It was the Empire of Japan. Empire of Japan. That is good You've taken one from each side so far. I love that love that balance. Ah, that is good And finally from me. I'd love to thank from old him in England Paul mella Paul mella come on down representing entering the war in 1915, it was Bulgaria.

Starting point is 01:33:30 Oh, okay. What poem are they, power? The Zadam of Bulgaria, also known as Kingdom of Bulgaria. Zadam is good. We'll say some of these are more powerful than others, but still. It's because I did, yeah,

Starting point is 01:33:42 Bulgaria has had some, yeah, sometime at the top of the pop, some sure. When I was in Bulgaria, I was at Travelling by myself, and I was walking through a market one time, and I've probably told this story on here before. Have I? Group of guys sort of corralled me into an alleyway and then circled me and were talking to me in Bulgarian, I guess, and I didn't speak Bulgarian.

Starting point is 01:34:09 So that was sort of talking quite threateningly. And then I'm going, I'm sorry, I don't understand. Oh, and I'm like, oh no, they don't, they're not talking English either. I'm just sort of like apologizing. It was about 12. Oh my God, circling me. So fully like literally circling me. And then I was just clearly shit myself. Because I'm like, I'm in this country by myself. I don't know anyone. Oh man, have you disappeared? No, I'm not. Yeah, exactly. It's the kind of thing. It's like, and this is, you know, this is more than 10 years ago, internet's kind of primitive and stuff. And this is, you know, this is more than 10 years ago, internet's kind of primitive and stuff.

Starting point is 01:34:47 People would have barely known I was in Bulgaria. And then they started laughing. And then sort of just let me go and I have no idea what I wanted. You don't know what the joke was. No idea. It was just like, they were either like... Gonna... They sort of felt like a mugging. Yeah. And I'm like, going, I don't have anything. And then, but then when they set a alarm,

Starting point is 01:35:10 I'm like, well, they're just trolling me. I don't know, I still don't know if I was in danger, or if they were just fucking with me, you know, having a bit of fun. That's baffling. Yeah. Wow. But there was, there was a little bit of time there where I'm like, well, this is how it ends.

Starting point is 01:35:25 So, uh, riddle me this, though. When you've been hanging out with groups of your friends, you've done the same thing to a bit, to a bit of some buy-set, alright? As a funny joke. Yeah, we all have a lot of... You know, the boy's boys. We circle a guy who... Yeah, it doesn't speak the language.

Starting point is 01:35:42 Bit of fun. And then we say really nice things to him but our tone is really wrong we say do you need directions mate welcome to Melbourne it's a beautiful city enjoy our cafe culture and we watch him shit himself for a bit and then we just leave bit of fun Bid a fart. Bid a fart. Bored, boys, boys, boys. Anyway. Had a great time there apart from that. Apart from that. I reckon that would be enough for me

Starting point is 01:36:11 to ruin that place for me. Like I didn't have a great time in Spain because my wallet got stolen and now I'm like, I'm bloody spying. That's spying, yes. You had a very scary encounter and you're like,

Starting point is 01:36:24 had a great time, I had a blood pressure. Yeah, I mean, I reckon that afternoon was, I bet there was a bit of a damper for me. I don't have to go, yeah, probably just wandered back, looking bewildered. And thought, I should check in with someone. I gotta get to a dorm. Yeah.

Starting point is 01:36:40 Get some people around me. I don't get some people. Anyway, what were we talking about? We're thinking to people, and I'd like to do that now as well, if I may. Dave, you're going to keep... You're going to keep... Yeah, yeah, I got a list here.

Starting point is 01:36:51 Okay. Alright, well let's keep working off that list. I would love to thank from San Bernardino. I don't know where that is, but it sounds awesome. California. Oh, California. I'd love to thank Daniel B. Sawyer. Daniel B. Sawyer, he be representing New Zealand.

Starting point is 01:37:09 Oh! Oh, bit of sizzle. That's, yeah, great. The land of the long white cloud. That's a great tariff, so good. It's so good, beautiful place, beautiful place. Can't wait to go back. Yes.

Starting point is 01:37:23 Oh, and it seems like possibly that our bubble with them is reopening. That would be nice. Haven't done the North Island, so I'll absolutely do that. So, I mean, isn't that classic sort of imperialist stuff haven't done the North Island? You want to go and conquer the North Island? Yeah.

Starting point is 01:37:40 You want to wild Island? You're flagged. Is that what you want to do? Yeah. I'm going to take my army over. Find a flag. Say mine, shotgun. I do believe their army is pretty small.

Starting point is 01:37:52 So I can take them. I can like leg press a lot. An entire army, that's awesome. Easy peasy. You're going to invade neutral New Zealand? Yes. That does feel like a bit of a faux pas. You stop giving away my plan.

Starting point is 01:38:04 Sorry. Anyway, I would love to thank from Derbe Sheer, also in Great Britain, Alex Coulden. Oh, I believe it. Is that Derbe Sheer? Derbe Sheer, I'm here because the people there would fall. Yeah, they don't know it in also, because that was my grandmother's surname.

Starting point is 01:38:23 Derbe Sheer. Derbe Sheer. And it would annoy her as a teacher to be called Derbe Sheer. and also because that was my grandmother's surname. Darby, yeah. Darby? And it would annoy her as a teacher to be called Derby Shire. Mrs Derby Shire. I read this not too long ago, because I was, I'm like, what is it meant to be? Because Americans and Western Australians say Derby, and East Coast of Australia and England say Derby.

Starting point is 01:38:41 But I think I read that it started out as Derby, and then something happened where they started saying, Dobby, but it already made it to America and it was Derby or something like that. So I think Derby is actually the original, which is funny. Hmm. There you go.

Starting point is 01:38:57 Get a fact if true. Get a fact. Get a fact. Get a fact for you. I know. A little bit of fact. A little bit of fact. I know.

Starting point is 01:39:04 Don't blame it. Who are we thinking from Darby's year? Alex. Alex, not referencing Darby's year this time, but representing a client state of the German Empire, the Ukraine. Oh. The Ukraine.

Starting point is 01:39:15 The Ukraine. A lot of, we're gonna have some of the funner country names that Ukraine. Yeah, yeah, a lot. A lot of, a lot. Yeah. It's I like it. I like it a lot. Yeah. It's fun, especially if you think of it as like the third brother to Fraser and Niles.

Starting point is 01:39:31 For you. For you. For you. For you. For the capital being here, let me explain. Oh yeah. A delightful chicken meal. Yeah, I went to school with a guy called Richard Kiev

Starting point is 01:39:44 and you better believe his nickname was chicken. Not even Chuck. No, chicken. Garlic, garlic sauce, garlic. Not even saucy boy. My parents. You saucy, saucy boy. My parents have like an, it's used the the accountant who has also looked after like their will and their super fun and everything. And when they were going overseas one time, they were like, all right, we'll leave you any documents and stuff in case anything happens to us. And I was like, in case we get in circle, in Bulgaria. Yeah, and laughter.

Starting point is 01:40:19 And that, because I was like, yeah, actually, I don't know who to contact. Like, I know your accountant's name is Chook, but I don't think I can find him that way. We trust the Chook with everything. I know, and I was like, what's Chook's name? They're like, Ray, I'm like, why? Pec twice, for yes. Chook. Chook knows every, Chook knows so many family secrets.

Starting point is 01:40:43 Yeah, Chook has it all. Chook has Eno's my name, that's for sure. It's got the keys to the kingdom, Chook knows so many family secrets. Yeah, Chook has it all. Chook has Eno's my name, that's for sure. Let's go to the case of the kingdom, Chook. Bloody Chook, he's in charge. Anyway, finally for me, I would love to thank from another place I'm sure to mispronounce. Brinston. Brinston.

Starting point is 01:41:00 Brinston. And where's that? He also went great Britain. Brinston. Brinston. Beautiful, just rolls off the also in Great Britain. Brinston. Brinston. Beautiful. Just rolls off the tongue. I would love to thank Jack Evans.

Starting point is 01:41:09 Well, Jack Evans. Thank you. Step away from Brinston because you are now representing the good people of Canada. Oh, right. Right. Love that. Fantastic. So thank you so much for your support. Oh, thank you so much,

Starting point is 01:41:26 just as handy me. So I can, her laptop so I can thank people and also read out countries at the same time. Hard on the one phone. Alright, I would love to thank you if I could from B-Dal, also in Great Britain. B-Dal? B-Dale, probably. B-Dale, B-Dale. Yeah, B-Dale, that's probably it. B-Dale. B-Dale. I would like to thank Jamie Chisholm. Jamie Chisholm. Fantastic name there, Jamie Chisholm.

Starting point is 01:41:56 I'm getting a good vibe, so I'm going to sign you the big dog of the Central Powers. Germany. Yeah, me. Fighting Wars left, right, and center.. Yeah, man. Well, fine. Fighting wars left, right and center. Thank you, Jamie Chisholm. I would now like to thank from Tempe in Arizona, Adrian Hernandez Rista.

Starting point is 01:42:16 Tempe, Tempe. Love it. What a name as well. I mean, as all of these are, but. Absolutely fantastic. I mean, we had Coldron just before, but Adrian Hernandez Arista is very good magnifique Adrian Hernandez Arista we might be hearing from your country in the second half of this report

Starting point is 01:42:35 And that is you are representing Italy Italy Italy does we'll get a mention Thousand will sorry little sorry, little sizzle. Little sizzle for your steak there. I don't need steak. And finally from me, I would love to thank you for sorry. I couldn't see you because I'm holding up a laptop. From Winter Haven in Florida, name that comes up a lot with great support of the show

Starting point is 01:42:58 that is Odie Matthews. Odie. Odie. Thank you so much, Odie Matthews. And it started with the Ottoman Empire. It's gonna end with the Ottoman Empire. Also the Ottoman Empire I think will end at the end of the next episode but O.D. Matthews! You've given two Ottoman Empire's out. No, no, it's the first one. That was my example one.

Starting point is 01:43:19 Oh! I don't think I signed it to someone. Is that right? No, you did. You definitely did. Did I? Yeah. Fine, fantastic. Well, I still have, to be honest, the list for Central Powers is a lot shorter. So that's why I'm going to give you listed as a supporter from 1915 to 1916. And that is the Ethiopian Empire.

Starting point is 01:43:40 Oh. So there's too much. I don't think you did. Austria, Hungary, Great Britain're in too much. I don't know if I did. I think he did, Austria, Hungary, Great Britain, United States. Yeah, but they're on, well, apart from Austria, Hungary, you're right, I didn't do them. But the others are on the other side.

Starting point is 01:43:53 I was trying to go one, then the other. Oh, I think I'm for one. A bit of a, you know, not playing favorites in this one. Yeah, but I did leave out the one that started it all. Yeah, well, I don't want to cast a version. Fair enough. So I'm bringing in the Empire of Ethiopia for you, Odie Matthews. Odie, Odie, thank you so much, Odie Adrian, Jamie Jack, Alex, Daniel, Paul, Kelly, and Hugo.

Starting point is 01:44:17 And the last thing we like to do before we wrap up this week is invite a few of our long-term supporters into the TripTitch Club. If you've been supporting us at the shout out level or above four or three years, you can invite it into the TripDitch Club. A beautiful lounge area, very exclusive. There's a velvet rope separating you from the Pleibeans. Plebs. Plebs. Plebs. Pleibeans. Thank you and I love that one. It's a super fun to say. I hate it more than summer. I'm standing at the door with a list of names checking off the list once you go in Dave's standing there to hype you up to make you feel good. This

Starting point is 01:45:00 club's all about feeling good Dave will make you particularly feel good as you enter the club. Just then makes Dave feel good because this club's all about feeling good Dave will make you particularly feel good. As you enter the club, Jess then makes Dave feel good because this club's all about feeling good. Jess also, organised a few or derves, a few drinks, cocktails, Dave's got a band going, Dave who you got perfect. We've got Simon and Orgah fun call. Oh, and Orgah. But refusing to perform together I'm afraid.

Starting point is 01:45:20 Right. So there's one set than the other. But there's a fierce game of rock that's the paper that goes out first. Yeah, okay. Fair enough. I'm looking forward to that. Love the boxer.

Starting point is 01:45:32 Great tune. Hopefully. Lila, lila. Ksh. Lila, lila, lila, lila, lila. Lila, lila. Ksh. Lila, lila, lila.

Starting point is 01:45:43 Drinking that couldn't let me do the ksh. I reckon that could. That'd be fantastic. Oh, I'll, uh, maybe I'll bring him back together with my, with the parallel mucoush. Yeah. That'd be great if they did solo sets. And then they worked with that and came together.

Starting point is 01:45:54 Yeah, the big finale. Yeah, the bridge over, Troubled water together. I can't breathe. No, I'm not going to do it. So there's a, there's a dirty half day coming today. Oh, just what are they going to be enjoying in two potayles and... Well, we'll one themed rations.

Starting point is 01:46:11 Oh, great. Oh, okay. Rations of bacon? Uh, no. Okay. You can have one potato. I'll have a half a biscuit. One potato, three potato, three potato, four?

Starting point is 01:46:21 No. No, just one potato. Yes, I did. Whenever you say that, it starts me up, one potato, two potato. Stop it. Well, you stop saying one potato. Whenever you say that, it starts me up, one potato, two potatoes. Stop it. Well, you stop saying one potato. You're making yourself hungry. There will be a singular potato.

Starting point is 01:46:32 Singular, doubular. Chip your potato. Quatt. Yeah, anyway, so it's rations this week. Luckily, there is still a full menu of previous weeks, though. Oh, correct. It's just if you want to stick to the thing. Awesome. All right, so let me bring you in.

Starting point is 01:46:48 Dave will then hype them up with their name, Jess will hype Dave. All right, here we go. Six, so six. They're six. And they're easy peasy. Try not to pick early. Here we go.

Starting point is 01:46:58 All right, first up from Hampton, in Victoria, Australia. Sam, Mark, Mark, or Lynn, Marcel and, Marcel and one of those. Which one? Just go with Sam. In Victoria Australia Sam Mocolind Mocelyn Machelin one of those which one just go with Sam okay, yeah, uh Sam Sam. I am There he goes Sam bam. Thank you, ma'am stop trying to help just get on with the fucking name I mean I said bang bang bang. What was that? Sam, man, come on Sam. I am

Starting point is 01:47:24 What was that? Sam band? Come on, Sam I am. Up, man. Sorry, yep. From as banola in New Mexico in the United States, it's Carlos, Aralano. It's something about loss. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. We will not be feeling a loss tonight. Yes! Carlos. Welcome in. Also from Schamburg, Illinois, the United States, the San Sanual Gingrich.

Starting point is 01:47:50 Oh, a Gingrich? I feel Gingrich with your presence. Yes, yes, incredible. Thank you. Try not to pick early, but that might have been it. That's okay. We're halfway. Okay, great.

Starting point is 01:48:02 Awesome. Oh, and I know we're actually, there's only five, sorry. Okay, well, I'll be the halfway. Maddie, let me know, I probably would have calculated this slightly differently, but okay. From Eliminate in Victoria, I think he's from Valorant. Wait, no, Coburk, no, Colac, sorry, it's a, but maybe more specifically Eliminate in Victoria. It's Loll Radio. Loll Radio, El, eliminating the bad times.

Starting point is 01:48:28 I don't know if I'm saying sharp and read a name. You just said a lemon neat, tell something like that. Oh yes, it's a good one. It's not for you to say whether it's good or bad, it's just for you to read a name. If you prefer me to say, I will be laughing out loud with you here. Yeah, lol. That's a job from lol radio. Yeah, so that's Jof from Loll Radio.

Starting point is 01:48:45 Jof, what are you? You're a legend. Three years. Jesus God. Thanks, Jof. And finally, this week from Riverstone, in New South Wales, Australia, it's Blake Fishburn. Oh, well.

Starting point is 01:48:59 This fish will be perfectly cooked. Ha, ha, ha. I mean, so he's got Lake Fish and River in his thing. He couldn't come up with anything. No, I've got something, but then we just went off track here. Dave, we're all waiting. I just came up with something. It was pretty funny.

Starting point is 01:49:16 I was fantastic. And I'll hype you up. Dave? Yes, yes. I love it. Oh, when Jess gets involved, it's all great, is it? Yes, a hype man can hype up a fellow hype man. Okay. You just, you shut You're a guy. You're a you're a you're a shadow. You're a master of ceremony. You read out names, mate. On the guy is you're the Copeland sort of thing. I'll set I'll set you up. You do the dunks.

Starting point is 01:49:36 I'm the Michael Jordan. Yeah, you've got lots of assists. Jess is Magic Johnson. Thank you. Actually, I got all sorts of records. I'm actually the greatest. Stop trying to make this about you. Actually got all sorts of records. Actually the greater stop trying to make this about you. Okay. Try it by the time. Sorry, are you feeling like you've been fish burned? Thank you so much. Thank you so much to Blake, Joff, Nathaniel Carlos and Sam, your legends. Welcome into the each club make yourselves at home enjoy a bit of What's his name in the other go Simon and all Garfond and all Garfond

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Two In The Think Tank - 279 - World War One (part one)

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