I enjoyed this episode, thank you for its production! I will say, I was hoping for a more substantive dive into the historiography of the causes of the First World War--for example, Michael Neiberg very much disputes the role of "nationalism" in causing the war itself, and seeks to emphasize more conditional, immediate factors. There's a lot of scholarship on the issue, whereas this episode was a little keen on reproducing a commonly understood narrative (although still far from inaccurate). I understand there are time constraints, of course.

As well, I'm a little shocked at the glib dismissal of the term "World War" as something Eurocentric... If there's been one trend in WW1 scholarship I've noticed in the past few decades, it's been to emphasize the global nature of the war through the inclusion of new perspectives which centre South Asia, Africa, or the Near East. This was very much a war between global empires.

But putting aside my petty notes, I really did enjoy the chat. Cheers!