The Habsburg Empire may have collapsed following WWI, but the impacts left by the diverse multilingual state continue to affect the world, today. The Botstiber Podcast brings together historians, politicians, authors and more to help illustrate the connections shared by the various lands of the former Habsburg Empire and the United States.
A is for Austria: Episode IV-Taking the Fight to the Third Reich: The American and Austrian OSS Operation Greenup
Exchanges between Austria and the United States didn't always happen under happy circumstances. During the darkest days of the Second World War, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services launched one of its most daring intelligence operations, Greenup, into Tyrol, a region then at the near geographic center of the Reich. In this episode, Peter Pirker discusses the mission, what it accomplished, as well as the people who made it happen.
For more on Peter Pirker and his research, see:
http://www.peterpirker.at/de/index.php?nav=1119 (http://www.peterpirker.at/de/index.php?nav=1119)
https://www.tyroliaverlag.at/item/Codename_Brooklyn/Peter_Pirker?isbn=9783702242060 (https://www.tyroliaverlag.at/item/Codename_Brooklyn/Peter_Pirker?isbn=9783702242060)
https://www.newacademicpress.at/gesamtverzeichnis/unkategorisiert/ich-war-mit-freuden-dabei/ (https://www.newacademicpress.at/gesamtverzeichnis/unkategorisiert/ich-war-mit-freuden-dabei/)
https://www.verlagheyn.at/products/hinschaun-poglejmo (https://www.verlagheyn.at/products/hinschaun-poglejmo)
25 Feb 2026
A is for Austria Episode III: A very Habsburg Family History with Nick Reynolds
Historian, author, soldier, spy - Nick Reynolds has done it all. In this episode, the New York Times best-selling author discusses the role Austria has played in his life, shares his Habsburg family history, and highlights what he believes Americans and Austrians have in common and can learn from one another.
Nick's Website (https://www.nicholasreynoldsauthor.com/)
Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961 (https://bookshop.org/p/books/writer-sailor-soldier-spy-ernest-hemingway-s-secret-adventures-1935-1961-nicholas-reynolds/b9829655ab17e5eb?ean=9780062440143&next=t)
Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence (https://bookshop.org/p/books/need-to-know-world-war-ii-and-the-rise-of-american-intelligence-nicholas-reynolds/2bab8d38e50aef57?ean=9780062967480&next=t)
17 Dec 2025
Austria's Sherlock Holmes: Hans Gross and the Graz School of Criminalistics
What does an Austria jurist have to do with the FBI? In the second episode of the A is for Austria podcast, Priv. Doz. Christian Bachhiesl, director of the Museum im Lavanthaus, answers this question and many more. We'll carefully examine the Austrian origins of criminology and criminal science, investigate the contributions of Hans Gross and others, as well as explore their lasting impact upon the United States and beyond.
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