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Podcast Questions (Patreon)

Published:
2022-06-14 14:04:14
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2026-06

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Sparty is currently visiting Indy in Sweden and they're looking to pre-record another episode of the podcast! If you have any questions you'd like them to answer, feel free to drop them in the comment section of this post. 

Excelsior! 

- Ian

Comments

Zach Stoner

As an American, what European countries or specific cities would be the best bang for your buck to travel and visit?

Justus de Boer

How much reading and researching do you do an average day?

Scott Chomitzky

How much do Hermann Göring hold back or impede the German naval air program?

Tom Tyler

Did you guys play sports in your youth? Which ones?

I just made you say Neverwhere, Boris

If you could do one episode about a city you think the world ignores, what city would it be and what would you want to say? Ian from Fargo, ND, home of the Roger Maris Museum.

Eric Saunders

Hey guys not sure if I am missing an episode that may have included my previous question but here goes: “I’m a big fan of your set designs. Do either of you have a particularly favorite item on set or do either of you own an item of historical interest?”

Ed Bourne

American troops were noticeably paid more then there british counter parts. But what about other countries? I've heard that Canadian troops were paid more then british, less then American. Were free french, polish, etc, paid like the British? how about on the axis side. How did german and Italian troops get paid, and could they spend it on anything in occupied Soviet Union? Were japanese troops paid? Did most soliders/sailors who were married send home there pay?

Patricia Maurice

a Few potential questions: What is the response of people in Sweden and Germany to Putin's comments comparing himself to Peter the Great? How are things going with the Swedish bid to join NATO? Have you considered doing an episode on how the Irish fishermen caused the Russian navy to back down on its planned exercises off the Irish coast? Is Indy married yet?

Ralf Lewandowski

Completely random question here, but since I'm a massive James Bond fan, I can't help but ask: What do you think about the Bond series as a cultural phenomenon? Do you have a favourite film? Have you read any of Fleming's novels? Who is your favourite actor to portray the role?

Richard Bierig

How do you decide which secondary sources to use in your research? With so many books and such on the Second World War, how do you decide to quote one secondary source over another on the Battle of Stalingrad, for example?

Seth Hanson

Will you guys ever do a week by week account of the battle of Dien bien phu or six day war

Martin Feindor

Until now, you guys have been able to keep up a certain amount of drama throughout the episodes - Will Rommel break El'Alamein? Can the Soviets hold Stalingrad? Are the British lost on the Birma road? - since until this winter, the outcome of the war seemed to be open. Now that the Axis will pretty much be rightfully curbstomped for the next two years straight, do you think it will be difficult to keep up the illusion of suspense you maintained so far?

Ignacio Arias

While part of this question might be better covered by the between two wars section of Time Ghost, it still spills over to the 40's. Will you cover the various radical social movements and factions that springed and died in Latin America, before and during the war? There is the dramatic case of the National Socialist movements in Chile during the 30's and 40's, that even led to an attempted coup d'etat, which ended with the massacre of them after their surrender. There are also varied stories of underground cells, both for commitern and axis motivations, and we all know about the escapes in the late war to Argentina and the rest of South America, especially to the so called "colonies", like "Colonia Dignidad", created by an ex Hitler Youth member.

Ilieș Alin Ioan

what predictions do you have for the end of the war in ukraine? I notice a lot of videos that tried to predict the end, but i am not certain about those. It is possible to see a second civil war in Russia? The condition of Russia in 2022 are similar to the ones in 1917 or 1905?

Jonathan McAlroy

The only thing I can think about at the moment is the UK Government deporting immigrants to Rwanda. It's sickening and I'm ashamed of my country. You'd think a country responsible for deporting thousands of people to its colonies would have learned something in the last century.

Sam Froio

How prepared were we to defend Midway had the Japanese landed troops?

Dickson Phua

Not sure if this may have been asked before, but I just have one question that I thought of: If Indy or Spartarcus was not doing historical stuff as their main line of work, what could they have foreseen themselves doing instead in an alternate timeline (eg. other kinds of work)?

Joseph Donegan

I would love to see an into context episode comparing the post-WWII period of (comparable) world peace to the the peace that followed the Treaty of Paris in 1815. This discussion could go many, many ways of course.

Simon Taylor

The Intro sequence for the now weekly War Against Humanity series contains a brief depiction of an execution by (presumably) Japanese soldiers. I wholeheartedly commend the work of WAH but this repeated depiction of an individual's last seconds of life is perhaps too gratuitous. Would the team consider amending the Intro? Or at least address my concerns of the Intro?

Paul Thronson

I don't think it was that long ago there were few if any questions on Patreon. Was it back in 1941? I got hooked a few months before Pearl Harbor. Good times.

Don Cinnabarca

I'd like to hear about the Swedish volunteers that in turns fought with the Norwegians, with the Finns, and later with the Germans. From what I understand, they fought in battalion sized formations.

Brent Sapp

A question I’ve had for a while was what impact the Escort Carriers had in the Battle of the Atlantic and how the British government was able to convince the USA to dedicate so much of its secondary carrier fleet in an area where the odds of running into enemy aircraft only continuously decreased after the CVEs’ conception.

Alejandro Jimenez

Given that Norway was occupied by Germany, how did Sweden manage to maintain it's neutrality? How was life during war time?

Jared

A question what did Cyprus to fight for Greece for there Freedom and D-day and Italy as for Malta soldiers. 2nd question how many did USA UK France Air Carriers they have before WW2 And After. 3rd question can you do the Battle of Bowmanville ont Canada.

Guillaume Deschamps

I think I asked this question last time, but we've recently seen some variations in episode formats, including a Newsflash about the Trident Conference. I was just wondering if you planned or were pondering doing more such small concentrated episodes about big events or decision points in the War, and about what kind of formats you were contemplating on doing beyond the established ones?

AJ

As somebody who should probably self-categorize as an armchair historian that reads works for fun rather than somebody with proper scholarly background in history (US history schooling is pretty lacking with the notable exception of my absolutely stellar European History teacher), do you have any advice for how best to find historical works on a particular topic of interest? For example, I am most fascinated by the War of Movement, the Arab Revolt, and the Kaiserschlacht as it comes to WWI- so far I have mainly read some works by Peter Hart, as well as primary sources like the Seven Pillars of Wisdom and Storm of Steel after hearing about them from Dan Carlin or history shows such as your own. Any advice for how folks with a casual enjoyment of history best find more content?

Greenleader

Hi Indy, Sparty and the team. With the Japanese entry to the war in 1941 and their push south in 1942 a lot was said about the disputes between Britain and Australia (or Churchill and Curtin) regarding the deployment of the 2nd AIF against the Japanese either in the defence of British Colonies or the defence of Australia. With New Zealand being in a similar geographic position, why did they not seek to move their land forces from Europe to the Pacific? What was going on in New Zealand that made them think they didn't need to bring the 2nd NZ division back from Europe/Africa. Thanks for all the hard you all have put into the show.

Darrell Bibby

Indy often quotes passages from certain books by WW2 authors. I would very much like Indy's opinion of the author William Shirer and the book Belin Diaries. I think the book sort of gives real-time commentary on the happenings in Belin and greater Europe during the years before the US entered the war. Yes, Indy please add the Rise and Fall of the 3rd Reich to the review list. Would love to hear your opinion of that booke as well.

Stefan Kok

I once heard an argument from someone from the USA who was in favour of of the US right to keep and bear arms that the Netherlands would not have been conquered by the Germans (I am Dutch by the way) in 1940 if the Dutch would also have had such a law. Could you shine a light on this and maybe if this would have mattered in any way during the occupation?

CrisO

Enjoy these podcasts, like the easy flow and exchanges. After recently reading that the drink Fanta was invented during the war in Germany as the German Coca Cola factory could no longer make Coca Cola as they could not get the ingredients, it set my mind wondering how Germany continued to get hold of other simple staples such as tobacco etc. In many of the film clips you include you often see soldiers smoking, but where were the getting them from? Cheers and Excelsior!

Terry Roots

I met a wonderful Jewish Hungarian in Paris back in 2004. She had survived openly in Berlin throughout the war, despite being known as a Jew. She even lived in the same street as Goebbels, if I properly recall. She had somehow been registered with the Red Cross, which had afforded her immunity from the worst persecution. My question is, were many Jews able to survive by such means?

Thanos 6.0

Hello Sparty and Indy, I am a huge fan of your show and I wanted to ask if you originally planned to also include on location shooting for your amazing "Pearl Harbour Minute by Minute" documentary, before Corona got into your way of course and if yes, what where your ideas therefor? I remember that you planned to follow Army group centers advance in 1941. I would also like to ask if it is possible, that you visit Auschwitz (or other former extermination camps) on location someday in a WAH special episode? Love your show, keep up the amazing work.

Gianni Verschueren

Would you consider hosting special guests once the podcast really gets off the ground? Would love to see some episodes with specialists in the field or folks who may bring an interesting, different perspective on some topics.

Michael Prophit

Howdy TimeGhost team! By the way, I'm a big fan of this format! I've got (hopefully) a thought provoking question for Indy and Sparty. If you could snap your fingers, and any war / tumultuous event in human history would suddenly have an abundance of reliable first hand accounts and documentation, which would it be, and what story/lesson would you hope to tell? For example, for myself I'd love to learn more about what happened around the Bronze Age collapse.

Barry

I have long wondered why the Japanese either did not learn their codes were cracked (impossible they couldn’t have strongly suspected and therefore changed their codes) or just refused to act on it. The Germans Could you do a video on it?

Scott Chomitzky

What can you tell us about the Japanese submarine attack on Sydney Harbor May 1942?

A David Merritt

WWII Question. Something remarked about early in the North African war is that some wanted to keep after the Italians in Libya, and avoid going into Greece, but how big of a difference would this have likely made? Yes, it would have preserved the lives lost in Greece, as well as the Naval units lost in the evacuation for later use in the Mediterranean theater, but how far may they have really gotten in to Libya, they still had vast distances to move up supplies, and were moving closer to Italian supply points. Would Hitler have sent more men with Rommel, at a time when it would likely make a greater impact, than later in Tunisia? Crete may be the big swing point in some ways. Would British Forces try to keep it, as an Island? If they do not try to hold it, where might Fallschirmjagers make a latter difference, if they do not suffer the massive loses in Crete?

A. H. W.

Can you talk more about the Pacific Route of Lend-Lease from the US to the USSR? Its fascinating and typically unheard of by most people, and the particular geopolitics around it and Japan is fascinating

JM

I seem to be missing the podcast itself. Is it on this feed?

Sionra

How do you deal with people who use or cherry pick facts to their agenda , we see this happening a lot in the internet age but I'm sure this was also done after the wars by different factions .and how do you check yourself to not fall into that trap yourself

Binyamin Guinsburg

with Germany having now (in the series) thoroughly pillaged the Soviet Union, and the tide turned against them up to the rich bread basket of Ukraine, how will the Axis countries expect to feed themselves? are they still plundering the countryside? or must the people endure ever shrinking rations?

Lukas

The UK government is currently considering leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, but this organisation was in great part the idea of Winston Churchill. When did he first have this idea (to create the convention) and how did he gather support for its creation? As a related second question, what was the initial reaction from other leaders about thus idea?

Chemobob

I am currently (finally!) catching up on the Between Two Wars series. The episode on Mussolini's rise to power got me thinking. Given how popular and successful Mussolini apparently was in that era, how did his influence and power in the grand scheme of WW2 dwindle away so quickly? The WW2 series gives the impression that he turned more and more into a vassal rather than an equal ally of Hitler. Was it just Italy's lack of economic power and military success, especially in Africa, that limited his options and lost him the support of the Italian polulation? Had he bitten off more than he could chew? I would really like to hear Indy's and Sparty's evaluation of this relatively quick turn of fortune. If it is covered in later episodes of Between Two Wars that I have not seen yet or in the WW2 series, in which case I must have missed it, I apologise for the question and will do my homework better next time :)

Vinny Siracusa

Could you have Indy and Sparty talk about the Allied bombing raids on Axis nations. If you tell Sparty that I (Vinny) asked I think he will agree to talk about it and understand. I have talked to him in many threads now about our disagreements on the effectiveness of the Allied bombing raids and the points I think he has not brought up in past videos about them.

Samuel Lindhorst

I'd add the Rise and Fall of the 3rd Reich to the question. Since you guys are pros, how does Shirer's historiography hold up?

Peaceful Conquest

A question for the podcast regarding censorship and narrative shaping in the press. Do you think that the British and American government's handling of the press was too heavy-handed, or that it struck a reasonable balance between the needs of the war and the freedom of the press, or some other position(s)?

Dan

The next great war of attrition in the west is the attack on the Luftwaffe and ultimate destruction before DDay. Indy alludes to that this week. But like the Battle of the Atlantic it must be won at any cost. Question: Is daylight bombing targeting industrial targets effective on its own or as bait to bring out the german fighters to shoot it out with allied fighters

Precision Grind

Why was no one prosecuted for the corporate malfeasance that gave our boys torpedoes that had an average failure rate of approx 90%? If what I have read is correct we didn’t have functional torpedoes until late in 1943!! The navies of the Japanese, the Germans and other navies had torpedoes that worked quite well (but not us). How many dead sailors and airmen were the result of this. And why was nobody ever held accountable? - Lee

JM

Thanks!

Frederick Bays

U will be doing Kursk soon. Why did men as smart as Model and Manstien ever give in this this mad idea? Ya I know Adolf was all offence and no defense but still...

Michael Moran

15,000 young men died in aircrew training in the U.S. and another 25,844 died in accidents. I could not find similar statistics for the US Army or Navy much less other nations' armed forces. Have you seen any data related to deaths due to training or accidents in the various belligerent powers during the war. My father was flyer during the was and personally saw some 20+ people die in flight accidents. In one case he was slated to begin training in B-26s, but his training was aborted when the flight instructor died in an accident.