Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert K Massie

In questo secondo episodio dedicato alla guerra sul mare nelle prime settimane del conflitto, scopriremo l'esito del primo importatante scontro navale, la battaglia di Helgoland, e il tragico primato dell'HMS Pathfinder, la prima nave ad essere affondata da un U-boot.Seguimi su Instagram: @laguerragrande_podcastSe vuoi contribuire con una donazione sul conto PayPal: podcastlaguerragrande@gmail.comScritto e condotto da Andrea BassoMontaggio e audio: Andrea BassoCon la partecipazione di Valerio Bioglio, Fabio Cassanelli, Zeno Du Ban e Matteo Ribolli.Fonti dell'episodio:Douglas Botting, I sommergibili, Mondadori, 1988 Winston Churchill, The World Crisis, 1911–1918, Free Press, 2005 Tony DiGiulian, 13.5"/45 (34.3 cm) Mark V(L), 13.5"/45 (34.3 cm) Mark V(H), Navweaps, 2023 Norman Friedman, British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War, Naval Institute Press, 2009 Norman Friedman, Naval Weapons of World War I, Seaforth, 2011 James Goldrick, Before Jutland: The Naval War in Northern European Waters, August 1914–February 1915, Naval Institute Press, 2015 Edwyn Gray, The U-Boat War: 1914–1918, L. Cooper, 1994 Paul Halpern, A Naval History of World War I, Naval Institute Press, 1995 Victor Davis Hanson, Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power, Anchor Books, 2001 Peter Hart, La grande storia della Prima Guerra Mondiale, Newton & Compton, 2013 Hans Hildebrand, Albert Röhr, Hans-Otto Steinmetz, Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien – ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart, Mundus Verlag, 1993 David Howarth, Le corazzate, Mondadori, 1988 Stephen King-Hall, My Naval Life, Faber and Faber, 1952 Robert K. Massie, Castles of Steel, Ballantine Books, 2003 Benigno Roberto Mauriello, La Marina russa durante la Grande Guerra, Italian University Press, 2009 Dwight Messimer, Verschollen: World War I U-boat Losses. Naval Institute Press, 2002 Maurice Prendergast, R.H Gibson, The German Submarine War, 1914–1918, Periscope Publishing, 2002 Osservatore Triestino, 17/8/1914 Pietro Spirito, L'antenato sotto il mare. Un viaggio lungo la frontiera sommersa, Guanda Editore, 2010 Pietro Spirito, Cento anni fa la tragedia del Baron Gautsch, il Titanic dell'Adriatico, Il Piccolo, 11/6/2014 Alexander Watson, Ring of steel, Penguin, 2014 Gordon Williamson, U-boats of the Kaiser's navy, Osprey Publishing, 2012In copertina: in questa foto ritoccata, marinai di un incrociatore leggero britannico assistono a distanza ravvicinata all'affondamento dell'incrociatore leggero germanico SMS Mainz, una delle quattro navi perse dalla Kaiserliche Marine nell'azione al largo di Helgoland, 28 agosto 1914. La nave e in fiamme, poco prima di capovolgersi e inabissarsi.

Il grande massacro della guerra mondiale raggiunge anche i mari. Nuove armi e nuove tecniche militari vengono messe alla prova dalle due principali potenze navali del tempo: la Gran Bretagna e la Germania.Seguimi su Instagram: @laguerragrande_podcastSe vuoi contribuire con una donazione sul conto PayPal: podcastlaguerragrande@gmail.comScritto e condotto da Andrea BassoMontaggio e audio: Andrea BassoFonti dell'episodio:Douglas Botting, I sommergibili, Mondadori, 1988 Winston Churchill, The World Crisis, 1911–1918, Free Press, 2005 Tony DiGiulian, 13.5"/45 (34.3 cm) Mark V(L), 13.5"/45 (34.3 cm) Mark V(H), Navweaps, 2023 Norman Friedman, British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War, Naval Institute Press, 2009 Norman Friedman, Naval Weapons of World War I, Seaforth, 2011 James Goldrick, Before Jutland: The Naval War in Northern European Waters, August 1914–February 1915, Naval Institute Press, 2015 Edwyn Gray, The U-Boat War: 1914–1918, L. Cooper, 1994 Paul Halpern, A Naval History of World War I, Naval Institute Press, 1995 Victor Davis Hanson, Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power, Anchor Books, 2001 Peter Hart, La grande storia della Prima Guerra Mondiale, Newton & Compton, 2013 Hans Hildebrand, Albert Röhr, Hans-Otto Steinmetz, Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien – ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart, Mundus Verlag, 1993 David Howarth, Le corazzate, Mondadori, 1988 Stephen King-Hall, My Naval Life, Faber and Faber, 1952 Robert K. Massie, Castles of Steel, Ballantine Books, 2003 Benigno Roberto Mauriello, La Marina russa durante la Grande Guerra, Italian University Press, 2009 Dwight Messimer, Verschollen: World War I U-boat Losses. Naval Institute Press, 2002 Maurice Prendergast, R.H Gibson, The German Submarine War, 1914–1918, Periscope Publishing, 2002 Osservatore Triestino, 17/8/1914 Pietro Spirito, L'antenato sotto il mare. Un viaggio lungo la frontiera sommersa, Guanda Editore, 2010 Pietro Spirito, Cento anni fa la tragedia del Baron Gautsch, il Titanic dell'Adriatico, Il Piccolo, 11/6/2014 Alexander Watson, Ring of steel, Penguin, 2014 Gordon Williamson, U-boats of the Kaiser's navy, Osprey Publishing, 2012In copertina: l'incrociatore britannico HMS Birmingham sperona e affonda il sommergibile tedesco SM-15 al largo delle isole Shetland, dipinto di H. G. Swanwick.

In this episode of the Compendium, I tell Adam about the tragic Execution of the Romanovs, unveiling this dark chapter in Russian history. Who were the Romanovs, and what kind of ruler was Tsar Nicholas II? We also touch on how the wandering “Mad Monk” Rasputin managed to infiltrate and influence the highest seat in imperial Russia.We examine what sparked the Bolshevik takeover, their arrest, and execution. From this, whispers and myths began to circulate about the young princess Anastasia possibly escaping, with her descendants walking amongst us even today. In today's episode, we address the haunting question, "What happened to the Romanov family?" in the tumultuous aftermath of Imperial Russia.We give you the Compendium, but if you want more, then check out these great resources:1. The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert K. Massie.2. Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs by Douglas Smith.4. Anastasia: the 1997 animated film by Don Bluth5. The Last Czars, Netflix docu drama 2019Support the showConnect with Us:

In today's Tuesday Book Review, we look at Robert K. Massie's mammoth biography of Russia's most influential Tsar in "Peter the Great: His Life and World." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revisionisthistory/support

In today's Tuesday Book Review, we look at Robert K. Massie's mammoth biography of Russia's most influential Tsar in "Peter the Great: His Life and World." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/revisionisthistory/support

Keep It Fictional Goes Non-Fiction today. If there is a topic you're interested in, chances are, there is a book about it. At least that's what we've found as we explore niche subjects we are passionate about (and concluded that we are all nerds). Books mentioned on this episode: Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix, Atlas of the European Novel: 1800-1900 by Franco Moretti, Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie, and A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

Russia's Catherine the Great declares the right of neutral countries to continue commerce with combatant nations.  Russia is joined by several other European powers, who form the League of Armed Neutrality. Britain refuses to accept the terms of the declaration, further isolating itself from most of the powers of Europe. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, by Robert K. Massie, 2012 Online Recommendation of the Week: Carpenter, William S. “The United States and the League of Neutrals of 1780.” https://www.jstor.org/stable/2188285 Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy  ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast

Duró 200 años y se convirtió en uno de los imperios más extensos de la historia, el tercero más extenso después del mongol y el británico. Abarcaba tres continentes: Europa, buena parte de Asia y Alaska en Norteamérica. Semejante coloso surgió del zarato de Rusia, un Estado marginal del este de Europa que 1721, tras la guerra del Norte contra los suecos se aupó a la condición de gran potencia europea. Fue otra guerra dos siglos después, la primera guerra mundial, la que dio la puntilla al imperio, que sucumbió a la primera revolución socialista de la historia. Durante sus dos siglos de existencia puso a todos sus vecinos en jaque, algunos muy poderosos como el imperio otomano o la China de la dinastía Quing. Las bases de este imperio las había puesto siglos antes el zar Iván III, que reinó a finales del siglo XV. Iván III triplicó el tamaño de sus dominios, puso fin al dominio de la Horda de Oro, renovó el Kremlin de Moscú y sentó las bases del Estado ruso que luego, a partir del siglo XVIII, se extendió con gran éxito por toda Eurasia. Pero, aunque el origen de este imperio hay que ir a buscarlo a Iván III, su verdadero fundador fue Pedro el Grande que transformó el zarato en un imperio, sometió a la nobleza y dio comienzo a una rápida expansión hacia el este. Pedro el Grande libró numerosas guerras y convirtió el imperio en una gran potencia europea. Trasladó la capital de Moscú a la ciudad de San Petersburgo, construida desde cero conforme a un trazado regular. Promovió una revolución cultural que occidentalizó las costumbres. Fue la emperatriz Catalina la Grande (1762-1796) quien consolidó el imperio y reinó sobre su edad de oro. Expandió las fronteras, hizo desparecer Polonia del mapa, derrotó a los otomanos y a los persas, colonizó las tierras más allá de los Urales y se hizo merecedora de figurar entre los grandes monarcas de Europa. Tras su muerte a finales del siglo XVIII el imperio no dejó de crecer. El zar Alejandro I (1801-1825) jugó un papel importante en la derrota final de Napoleón. Tras ello Rusia se expandió aún más hacia el oeste, el sur y el este, convirtiéndose en uno de los imperios europeos más poderosos de la época. Doblegó a los otomanos a cuyo rescate tuvieron que acudir las potencias occidentales, temerosas ya de que Rusia siguiese avanzando y se hiciese con Constantinopla reviviendo el imperio bizantino del que se decía sucesor natural. A finales del siglo XIX se extendía desde el océano Ártico al norte hasta el mar Negro al sur, y desde el mar Báltico al oeste hasta el océano Pacífico al este. Cubría una superficie de casi 23 millones de kilómetros cuadrados o, lo que es lo mismo, el 15% de todas las tierras emergidas. En su momento álgido llegó a estar habitado por 125 millones de personas de decenas de etnias distintas. Era el tercer Estado más poblado del mundo después de China y la India. Era un imperio extraordinariamente diverso desde el punto de vista religioso y lingüístico, aunque su economía era predominantemente agrícola. Se basaba en grandes propiedades explotadas de manera improductiva por campesinos en régimen de servidumbre. Los siervos fueron liberados en 1861, pero la clase aristocrática mantuvo el control. La revolución industrial llegó tarde y de forma desigual. Ese atraso trajo aparejados problemas políticos que rompieron en dos revoluciones. La primera en 1905 obligó al zar a establecer un parlamento y acometer algunas reformas. La segunda en 1917 acabó con la monarquía. El imperio se desangró entonces en una prolongada guerra civil que a su fin dio origen a la Unión Soviética. La historia del imperio ruso está bien documentada porque se trata de un imperio muy reciente y es muy interesante. Así que vamos a dedicarle dos programas. En el de hoy veremos cómo surge este imperio en tiempos de Pedro el Grande y se consolida décadas más tarde con Catalina la Grande. En el de la próxima semana acometeremos la tarea de conocer la historia de este imperio a lo largo del siglo XIX desde su papel estelar durante las guerras napoleónicas hasta su naufragio al terminar la primera guerra mundial. Bibliografía: - "La Rusia de los zares" de Carles Buenacasa Pérez - https://amzn.to/3rdO9kB - "La Rusia de los Zares" de Alejandro Muñoz-Alonso - https://amzn.to/3nkTxBe - "Pedro el Grande" de Robert K. Massie - https://amzn.to/3I4bJHq - "Catalina la Grande" de Silvia Miguens - https://amzn.to/3nos7uu >>> “La ContraHistoria de España. 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This week we're continuing our theme of spies and espionage this month with a cold war story about not just a double agent, but a triple agent who shared secrets back and forth across the Iron Curtain, before being abandoned by the west and written out of cold war history for decades. He even claimed to have a connection to the former Russian Imperial Family who were executed in 1918. This is the story of Michael Goleniewski, the spy who was abandoned by the West. FURTHER READING: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Goleniewski (Michael Goleniewski) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/23/spy-who-got-the-cold-shoulder-how-the-west-abandoned-its-star-defector (Spy who got the cold shoulder: how the west abandoned its star defector) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56348434-the-spy-who-would-be-tsar (The Spy Who Would Be Tsar: The Mystery of Michal Goleniewski and the Far-Right Underground by Kevin Coogan) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55515923-the-spy-who-was-left-out-in-the-cold (The Spy who was left out in the Cold: The Secret History of Agent Goleniewski) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155206.The_Romanovs (The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert K. Massie) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Blake (George Blake) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houghton (Harry Houghton) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoliy_Golitsyn (Anatoliy Golitsyn) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanov_impostors (Romanov Impostors) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Europe-blocs-49-89x4.svg/1024px-Europe-blocs-49-89x4.svg.png (Eastern Bloc Graphic) ----------------------------------------------- https://square-mile-of-murder.captivate.fm/listen (Like the show? Give us a rating and review!) Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/squaremileofmurder (Patreon) Check out our merch store: https://squaremileofmurder.store/ (Square Mile of Murder Merch) Use code SPYMAS20 for 20% off until December 24th Get our newsletter: https://squaremileofmurder.com/newsletter (Newsletter) Send us an email: info@squaremileofmurder.com Follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/pg/squaremilepod/ (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/squaremileofmurder/ (Instagram) https://twitter.com/squaremilepod (Twitter) https://squaremileofmurder.com/ (Squaremileofmurder.com) Music provided by https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary?feature=blog (YouTube Audio Library) and https://artlist.io/Taylor-2050697 (Artlist.io) Support this podcast

What to Read Wednesdays comes at you every other Wednesday and is your one stop for reading, watching, and listening recommendations from your favorite library staff members! This week's episode features an interview with Mark.  Books recommended include Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All by Allan Gurganus, The Witching Hour by Anne Rice, Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon, Pet Cematary by Stephen King, and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt.  To read about more recommendations, click here. To request any of these titles, just click here. Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at whattoread@delawarelibrary.org 

In Episode 54, Bryan Wittmeyer interviews Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, USA (Ret.) the Pershing Chair for Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), an organization dedicated to ensuring a strong and enduring transatlantic alliance rooted in democratic values and principles. He served 38 years in the U.S. Army as an Infantry Officer, commanding at every level from Platoon to Brigade Commander, including three operational deployments. They discuss challenges facing the NATO alliance, key areas where we can strengthen the NATO alliance after COVID and why, his most influential lessons as a military leader, and the importance of taking responsibility. LTG(R) Hodges Recommended Reading: -Cathrine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie -Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie -Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer -Defeat into Victory by Field-Marshall Sir William Slim -George C. Marshall: Defender of the Republic by David L. Roll -Grant and Sherman Memoirs by Ulysses S. Grant and W.T. Sherman Interested in an interview with a particular leader? Have a question you'd like to hear answered? Contact us @DODReads or podcast@dodreads.com. Finally, head to DODReads for more resources, free books, and interviews with military authors. The views presented in this episode are those of the participants and do not reflect the views of the Department of Defense or its components.

The meeting between US president Biden and the Turkish president Erdogan, as well as the upcoming European Council Summit on Turkey come at a critical moment in the EU-US-Turkey relationship. After years of heightened tensions, there appears to have been a thawing in relations since the beginning of this year. The renewed focus on climate policy by the EU, however, makes many aspects of this relationship uncertain. Are carbon border taxes a threat to Turkish trade? How can Turkey and the EU cooperate on green energy? To find out, host Susi Dennison, director of ECFR´s European Power programme, talks to Asli Aydıntaşbaş, senior policy fellow at ECFR and in-house expert on Turkey, and Simone Tagliapietra, senior fellow at Bruegel focusing on European Union climate and energy policy. They discuss the outcomes of the Biden-Erdogan summit and the prospects for the EU-Turkey relationship, particularly in relation to the EU's climate policies. This podcast was recorded on 17 June 2021. Further Reading: - "Europe's Green Moment: How to meet the climate challenge" by Susi Dennison, Rafael Loss and Jenny Söderström: https://buff.ly/3v48Lw4 - "The geopolitics of the European Green Deal" by Mark Leonard, Jean Pisani-Ferry, Jeremy Shapiro, Simone Tagliapietra and Guntram Wolff: https://buff.ly/3tpyKxG Bookshelf: - "Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman" by Robert K. Massie - "The New Climate War" by Michael E. Mann

Barbara Oakley, PhD is a Professor of Engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Her work focuses on the complex relationship between neuroscience and social behavior. She created and teaches Coursera – UC San Diego’s “Learning How to Learn,” one of the world’s most popular massive open online course with over three million registered students, along with other popular “Top MOOCs of All Time.”  Barb is also a New York Times best-selling author. Tyler and Barbara’s discussion focused on how to think independently and learning how to learn. Highlights include: Why you should ditch your allegiances The two main perspectives for paradigm-shifting ideas Why stress can be a good thing The benefits of broad learning in real estate investing Why specialization is not necessarily the right path Tips for people with a small working memory capacity  All real estate investors are read up on investing. How can you separate yourself from the pack through innovative thinking? Discover how in this super insightful episode! Connect with Barbara: Website: http://barbaraoakley.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbaraoakley The following books were mentioned in the show: War and Peace and War by Peter Turchin Cattle Kingdom Christopher Knowlton Ghengis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford Peter the Great by Robert K. Massie The Book of Why by Judea Pearl   Skyrocket your financial and personal success with a substantial competitive edge gained through Elevate High Performance Coaching Academy! Your opportunity for business and profound life transformation is now. Learn more about the program and watch the free masterclass here: https://elevatecoachingacademy.com/ Sign up for the Elevate Nation Newsletter! Receive exclusive personal and professional growth tools, tips from Tyler, what Tyler's reading, the latest news from Elevate Podcast, real estate investment news, and opportunities from CF Capital and The Chesser Companies! Apply for coaching with Tyler! The world's top performers in any field have a coach to help them achieve drastically greater results and in less time. The most successful real estate investors are no different. To apply for a results coaching session with Tyler, visit coachwithtyler.com. This episode of Elevate is brought to you by CF Capital LLC, a national real estate investment firm that focuses on acquiring and operating multifamily assets that provide stable cash flow, capital appreciation, and a margin of safety. CF Capital leverages its expertise in acquisitions and management to provide investors with superior risk-adjusted returns while placing a premium on preserving capital. Learn more at cfcapllc.com   Follow us!   Website: elevatepod.com Twitter: twitter.com/elevatepod1 IG: instagram.com/elevatepod Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/elevatepodcastcommunity LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevatepodcast

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to Announced Events Bookwaves Robert Macfarlane, whose latest book is “Underland: A Deep Time Journey”, which comes out in trade paperback on August 18, 2020, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. The author of several books, including “Mountains of the Mind” and “The Old Ways,” Robert Macfarlane discusses his latest work, a travelogue through caves, glacial crevices, mines, and catacombs, as he examines the world below our feet. Extended 43-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast. Photos: Richard Wolinsky.   Artwaves Robert K. Massie, a journalist and historian whose focus was on the Russian House of Romanov, and who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1981 for his biography of Peter the Great, died on December 2, 2019 at the age of ninety. Along with a well-received biography of Catherine the Great, he was also known for his books about Czar Nicholas, the Tsarina Alexandra, and the final days of the Romanov dynasty in Ekaterinaberg in Siberia. On November 4, 1995, Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky had a chance to interview Robert K. Massie while he was on tour for his book, The Romanovs: The final Chapter, which dealt with events long after the Russian Revolution, from those claiming to be Romanov descendants to the disinterment of the Royal family's bones after the Soviet Union fell. Digitized, remastered and re-edited in August, 2020 by Richard Wolinsky. Extended 38-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast.   Announcement Links Book Passage. Conversations with authors features John Shea in conversation with Phi Cousinou on Saturday, August 15 at 4 pm Pacific, and Christine Montross in conversation with Susanna Calahan on Sunday August 16 also at 4 pm Pacific. And on Wednesday August 19, Darin Strauss in conversation with Kelly Corrigan. The Booksmith features Diane Cook and her novel The New Wilderness Thursday August 13 at 6 pm,and Monday August 15 at 11 am, Aya Gruber on the relationship between the feminist movement and mass incarceration. Theatre Rhino Live Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursday August 13 is A Death in the Family. Rhino also presents a zoom performance of Sarah Ruhl's play Dear Elizabeth, an epistolatory journey through the lives of poet Robert Lowell and lesbian author Elizabeth Bishop, Tuesday August 18, 7 pm. San Francisco Playhouse presents a live stream fireside chat with playwright Rajiv Joseph Thursday August 13 at 7 pm, and Monday August 17, 7 pm, Zoomlet play is The Mommy Assumption by Gaetha Reddy. 42nd Street Moon. Full Moon Friday on-line concert August 14 at 8 pm Pacific is Super Songs from Not So Super Shows, Part Two. Shotgun Players.  A live stream performance of Quack by Eliza Clark, through August 15. Registration required. California Shakepeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) presents a panel discussion on addressing anti-blackness in non-black communities of color, Friday August 14, 5-7 pm. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more. LGBTQ Theatre, Different Stars Live, having its world premiere on You Tube Live, Saturday August 15 at 4 pm Pacific. Aurora Theatre's Aurora Connects series of interviews, every Friday at 4 pm. August 14: Artistic Director Josh Costello and Associate Artistic Director Dawn Monique Williams. Other interviews in the series are available streaming. Bay Area Playwrights Festival works streamed through Aurora's website. Marin Theatre Company Lauren Gunderson's play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website. Bay Area Book Festival. Various Unbound conversations available streaming. Kepler's Books presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required. Central Works The Script Club, where you read the script of a new play and send comments to the playwright. The August script is Bamboozled by Patricia Milton. A podcast will be posted to the Central Works website on August 25. Theatreworks Silicon Valley. Interviews and educational videos. Lincoln Center Live Through September 8, 2020: Carousel, with Kelli O'Hara & Nathan Gunn. Public Theatre: The Line streams through the website. A radio recording of Richard II is also available through the website.   . The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – August 13, 2020: Robert Macfarlane – Robert K. Massie appeared first on KPFA.

Robert K. Massie, a journalist and historian whose focus was on the Russian House of Romanov, and who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1981 for his biography of Peter the Great, died on December 2, 2019 at the age of ninety. Along with a well-received biography of Catherine the Great, he was also known for his books about Czar Nicholas, the Tsarina Alexandra, and the final days of the Romanov dynasty in Ekaterinaberg in Siberia. On November 4, 1995, Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky had a chance to interview Robert K. Massie while he was on tour for his book, The Romanovs: The final Chapter, which dealt with events long after the Russian Revolution, from those claiming to be Romanov descendants to the disinterment of the Royal family's bones after the Soviet Union fell. The royal family, minus the two missing children, were formally reburied in St. Petetr and Paul's Cathedral in St. Petersburg on July 17, 1998. They were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000. The remains of the Tsaravich Alexei and his sister Maria were discovered in Siberia in 2007 and were eventually interred alongside their family and the rest of the Romanovs. Massie's description of the power of the Czars in relation to the Duma, the legislature of Russia at the time of the Revolution, sounds very Trumpian.     The post Robert K. Massie (1929-2019) appeared first on KPFA.

Welcome to 'The Daily Booktopian,' where our book team goes over the best books you should be reading right now in the time of social isolation and COVID-19. For our forty-seventh episode, Nick hosts Jo Lewin & Scott Whitmont to discuss the books that have been grabbing their attention over this period of social distancing. Disclaimer: Apologies for the lower sound quality, we will be looking to improve it in subsequent podcasts. Books Mentioned in this podcast: Shannon Molloy - Fourteen: bit.ly/392TnVh Carly & Seb Moone - My Dad, the Secret Superhero: https://bit.ly/3eT71xv Wilfred Zeisler - Faberge Rediscovered: https://bit.ly/2Mtkxvy Simon Sebag-Montefiore - The Romanovs 1613-1918: https://bit.ly/371ilF0 Robert K. Massie - Catherine The Great: https://bit.ly/3h2EJmf Aussie Author Shoutout: Adam Briggs - Our Home, Our Heartbeat: https://bit.ly/3cIAfhQ Host: Nick Wasiliev Guests: Jo Lewin & Scott Whitmont Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Ever wondered why Russia spent seven decades as a communist dictatorship? Look no further than the spectacular fuckups of the last Tsar and Tsarina! In this episode, Clerika discusses the fall of the Romanovs: Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Empress Alexandra, and their poor defenseless children who deserved NONE of this bullshit. Buckle in, guys--it's a long episode. We never shut up! Sources: "Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty" by Robert K. Massie "Alix and Nicky: The Passion of the Last Tsar and Tsarina" by Virginia Rounding "The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra" by Helen Rappaport "George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I" by Miranda Carter "Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe" by Deborah Cadbury "Could Anyone Have Saved the Romanovs?" by BARBARA MARANZANI on History.com Visit the Website! rudehistoryeducation.wordpress.com Got Something to Say to Us? rudehistorypodcast@gmail.com Social Media! @rudehistory on twitter, instagram, and facebook rudehistoryeducation on tumblr

Rose Tattoo with Marisa Tomei.  Christmas Carol at Music Mountain Theater in Lambertville, PA.  Lost packages.  Your brain has an opinion (about pain).  History of Christmas Lights.  Robert K. Massie.  Not quite remembering Z by Costa Gravras (well, it's been 50 years...). Credits: Talent:  Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer:  Ellie Suttmeier Art:  Zeke Abuhoff

Hello again and thanks for listening to Cauldron I'm your host Cullen. Today we have another whopper of a story for you but first some housekeeping. As always check us out on the social media stuff just search Cauldron on Facebook or Instagram. Please rate and review on iTunes, shout out to Persons117 for the latest review! Also, check out Patreon and become a producer for the show. A buck a month helps get research materials, production equipment, and show art. Welcome aboard to our latest producer Methuselah, thanks for your support! All right enough of the business lets get stuck in at Poltava! Let's go back 310 years to the plains of southern Ukraine, fresh of a winter so cold birds fell frozen out of the air. Charles XII of Sweden put his kingdom on the line outside a city called Poltava. After the collapse of the Teutonic knights, the Baltic region and Eastern Europe was in disarray. A power vacuum was left by the old order of crusading knights, but for some time no power emerged preeminent. Out of the madness and horrible violence of the 30 Years War emerged a Lion. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was one of the great commanders in history and clawed out an empire. Seemingly overnight France, England, Spain, and the Netherlands had to acknowledge a new member to their elite club. After Gustavus glorious death on the field, Sweden was set up well for the future. Large swaths of Denmark and Germany, as well as most of the Baltic region and east end of the Gulf of Finland, were under Swedish control. When Charles the 11th died the army he left behind was lithe, sinewy, and ready to be put through its paces. In the hands of a genius tactician, this army would be most formidable… This week’s main source - Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie Music - From Russia With Love by Huma-Huma Image by Melhaks@fiver.com Questions or Corrections - https://www.cauldronpodcast.com/sendustheories To support the show got to https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8278347 and search Cauldron Podcast For images, videos, and sources check us out on Facebook @cauldronpodcast Instagram @cauldronpodcast Spotify iTunes

What do Marie Antionette and lampreys have in common? Well, not much, but they both terrify Jennifer and Emily in different ways. Emily's Sources: -Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser -Sophia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette 2006 movie starring Kristen Dunst is based off Fraser’s book and is fairly accurate (although Fraser doubts Marie Antoinette sex’ed the Swede) -An account of Louis and Marie Antionette’s attempt to flee France and how Louis screwed it up: http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/louis-xvis-flight-paris -The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert K. Massie

Neste episódio não tivemos nosso querido Paulus, mas contamos com a ilustre, brilhante e retumbante presença de André Ferro, nosso Hans Langsdorff. Conversamos sobre as batalhas de Coronel e das Falklands, que aconteceram no início da Primeira Guerra Mundial, e também sobre a Batalha do Rio da Prata ocorrida no início da Segunda Guerra. . Confira o abastecimento de carvão, veja se seu dessalinizador está em dia e zarpe conosco para mais um CGCast! . NOTA DO EDITOR: Percebemos que houve um descompasso na sincronização de som de um dos participantes. Isso ocorreu durante a montagem do áudio e foi percebido na finalização do arquivo, o equino do editor arrumou a maioria desses descompassos mas deixou passar alguns momentos. A equipe do CGCast pede desculpas pelo inconveniente e promete evitar essa falha novamente. . Biblioteca do Bunker: A Primeira Guerra Mundial, de Lawrence Sondhaus https://amzn.to/2nLiaYw . Coronel and the Falklands, de Geoffrey Bennett https://amzn.to/2nIEhiu . The Battle of the Atlantic: How the Allies Won the War, de Jonathan Dimbleby https://amzn.to/2OJu6FF . Dreadnought, de Robert K. Massie https://amzn.to/2Pjkm6o . Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea, de Robert K. Massie https://amzn.to/2OLnfeZ . Assine o CGcast no seu agregador favorito! . O Clube dos Generais é membro associado do Programa de Associados da Amazon Brasil. Compre seus livros através de nosso link, não pague nem um centavo a mais e ainda ajude o CG! Link geral: http://amzn.to/2wIzQrF . Acesse o Clube dos Generais: Web: www.clubedosgenerais.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/clubedosgenerais/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/clubedosgenerais Instagram: @clubedosgenerais Twitter: @clubegenerais Email: contato@clubedosgenerais.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubedosgenerais/message

Grigorij Potemkin och Katarina den stora en episk kärleksaffär av världshistoriska mått, fullmatad med makt, sex, intriger och otrohet. Men framförallt: gränslös kärlek, tills döden skilde dem åt. I P3 Historia leder Cecilia Düringer lyssnarna genom världshistoriens vindlande berättelser. Vid sin sida har hon skådespelaren Pablo Leiva Wenger som förhöjer dramatiken med scener ur historien. Varje avsnitt handlar om ett historiskt skeende, med en historisk person i fokus. Det smög sig in en liten felsägning i det här avsnittet om Potemkin och Katarina. Vid ungefär 39,45 och det stora kalaset i Potemkins palats anger vi årtalet 1771, men det ska förstås vara 1791.  Vill du veta mer om Grigorij Potemkin och Katarina den stora? Här är några av de böcker som legat till grund för avsnittet: Potemkin och Katarina den stora en kejserlig förbindelse av Simon Sebag-Montefiore Katarina den stora av Marie Tetzlaff Romanov den sista tsardynastin 1613-1918 av Simon Sebag Montefiore Catherine the great av Robert K. Massie Redaktionen för detta avsnitt består av: Cecilia Düringer - programledare, manus & research  Pablo Leiva Wenger - scenuppläsare Martin Engborg - ljuddesign  Nils Svennem Lundberg - slutmix Tove Palén - producent Medverkar gör även historikern Avigail Rotbain. P3 Historia görs av produktionsbolaget Munck.

Katarina den stora, en fattig prinsessa som tog sig hela vägen till toppen. Det börjar med ett misslyckat äktenskap men slutar i triumf när hon tar över tronen - som kejsarinna av det ryska imperiet. I P3 Historia leder Cecilia Düringer lyssnarna genom världshistoriens vindlande berättelser. Vid sin sida har hon skådespelaren Pablo Leiva Wenger som förhöjer dramatiken med scener ur historien. Varje avsnitt handlar om ett historiskt skeende, med en historisk person i fokus.  Vill du veta mer om Katarina den stora? Här är några av de böcker som legat till grund för avsnittet: Katarina den stora av Marie Tetzlaff Romanov den sista tsardynastin 1613-1918 av Simon Sebag Montefiore Catherine the great Robert K. Massie Redaktionen för detta avsnitt består av: Cecilia Düringer - programledare, manus & research Pablo Leiva Wenger - scenuppläsare Nils Svennem Lundberg - ljuddesign & slutmix Mårten Andersson - producent Medverkar gör även historikern Avigail Rotbain. P3 Historia görs av produktionsbolaget Munck.  

Dr. Gina Barreca is a women's humorist, author, writer, speaker and professor at UConn. Her latest book, "If You Lean In, Will Men Just Look Down Your Blouse?: Questions and Thoughts for Loud, Smart Women in Turbulent Times" is a collection of fun, feminist-infused essays. The feminist humor maven stopped by "Just the Right Book" right before the Women's Marches to chat with Roxanne about the women empowerment books that we all need to read.         Gina's site: http://ginabarreca.com/ Books in this episode: "If You Lean In, Will Men Just Look Down Your Blouse?": Questions and Thoughts for Loud, Smart Women in Turbulent Times  By Gina Barreca The Second Sex  By Simone De Beauvoir The Golden Notebook  By Doris Lessing Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo  By Mary Douglas How Institutions Think  By Mary Douglas The Powers of the Weak  By Elizabeth Janeway We Should All Be Feminists  By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman  By Robert K. Massie Cleopatra: A Life  By Stacy Schiff Personal History  By Katharine Graham She  By H. Rider Haggard My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind  By Scott Stossel Pretty Is  By Maggie Mitchell In Praise of Folly  By Desiderius Erasmus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll explore some curiosities and unanswered questions from Greg's research, including the love affair that inspired the Rolls Royce hood ornament, a long-distance dancer, Otto von Bismarck's dogs, and a craftily plotted Spanish prison break. We'll also run after James Earl Ray and puzzle over an unsociable jockey. Intro: Workers constructing Washington's Grand Coulee Dam in 1942 fed a cable through a 500-foot drain by tying a string to an alley cat's tail. A 2001 earthquake in Olympia, Wash., drew a graceful rose with a sand-tracing pendulum. Sources for this week's feature: The best source I can find regarding the origins of the Rolls Royce hood ornament is this Telegraph article from 2008, in which Montagu's son says, "My father and Eleanor shared a great passion. It was a grand love affair - perhaps even the love of his life. All this happened before my father met my mother. But I understand my father's first wife knew about the mistress. She was very tolerant of her and they got on very well." But this quote is given in the service of promoting a film about the affair, which makes it less objective than I'd like. (Paul Tritton of the Rolls-Royce Owners' Club of Australia disputes the story here.) Alexandre Dumas' habit of eating an apple every morning beneath the Arc de Triomphe is described in this New York Times article, among many other modern sources. The earliest mention I can find is a 1911 article in the Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette, attributing the intervention to Hungarian physician David Gruby. I've confirmed that Gruby served as a physician to Dumas (père et fils), but I can't find anything about an apple. The incidents of the Savoy Hotel cloakroom and the Travellers Club suicide are both described in N.T.P. Murphy's A Wodehouse Handbook (2013). The suicide rule is mentioned at the end of this Telegraph article, which gives me hope that it's true, but I can't find anything more comprehensive. The story of the Providence United Methodist Church is told in both Randy Cerveny's Freaks of the Storm (2005) and Rick Schwartz's Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States (2007). Snopes says it's "mostly true." In Constable's Clouds, published by the National Galleries of Scotland 2000, Edward Morris writes, "It is this moment of early morning light -- and what has been described as 'the atmosphere of stillness tinged with expectancy' -- that Constable translates into the finished canvas." Judith Collins mentions Joseph Beuys' responsibility for snow in her introduction to Andy Goldsworthy's Midsummer Snowballs (2001). Reader Olga Izakson found the description of Tiras, Otto von Bismarck's “dog of the empire,” in Robert K. Massie's Dreadnought (1991). A few further links. The role of Esperanto in the planning of the 1938 San Cristobál prison break is described (I think) here. In 1600 William Kemp published a pamphlet chronicling his 1599 morris dance to Norwich, Kemps Nine Daies Wonder, to quiet doubters. The allegation that Margaret Thatcher ordered the identities of British government employees to be encoded in the word spacing of their documents appears in Gregory Kipper's Investigator's Guide to Steganography (2003). I've found it in other technical documents, but these tend to cite one another rather than an authoritative source. Listener mail: Madison Kahn, "60 Hours of Hell: The Story of the Barkley Marathons," Outside, May 8, 2013. Wikipedia, "Barkley Marathons" (accessed Aug. 6, 2016). Wikipedia, "Kaihogyo," (accessed Aug. 6, 2016). Adharanand Finn, "What I Learned When I Met the Monk Who Ran 1,000 Marathons," Guardian, March 31, 2015. Associated Press, "Japanese Monks Endure With a Vow of Patience," June 10, 2007. Here's a corroborating link for this week's lateral thinking puzzle (warning: spoiler). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and all contributions are greatly appreciated. You can change or cancel your pledge at any time, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

This episode is the audio equivalent of a spray tan! Join me and Jessi Kirby, author of THINGS WE KNOW BY HEART, GOLDEN, IN HONOR, and MOONGLASS, as we discuss human hearts, the lasting impact of inspiring teachers, and what actual IRL teens are reading. Jessi Kirby Show Notes FRECKLE JUICE, TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING by Judy Blume Herman Hesse SIDDHARTHA, NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA by Robert K. Massie Robin Benway (listen to her First Draft interview here)  THE AWAKENING by Kate Chopin Kerry Winfrey’s blog Year of Romcoms Nora Ephron Compatible immune systems Gail Godwin HEART  

Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Robert K. Massie, discusses his work.

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

"...she abolished capital punishment..."