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

Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961

Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence

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.

- Christian Bachhiesl's Website (German only):

https://christianbachhiesl.com/

- Museum im Lavanthaus:

https://www.museum-lavanthaus.at/besucher/information-english/

- Austria-Forum, Essays on Criminalistics and Criminology (English and German):

https://austria-forum.org/af/Wissenssammlungen/Essays/Kriminalistik_und_Kriminologie

- Styrian Historical Commission (Historische Landeskommission für Steiermark; German only):

https://www.hlk.steiermark.at

HLK Blog (German only):

https://www.hlk.steiermark.at/cms/ziel/153524465/DE/

- Hans Gross Museum of Criminology:

https://universitaetsmuseen.uni-graz.at/en/locations/hans-gross-museum-of-criminology/

- University of Graz - Hans Gross Center for Interdisciplinary Criminal Sciences:

https://zentrum-kriminalwissenschaften.uni-graz.at/en/

- University of Graz - Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, and Criminology:

https://strafrecht.uni-graz.at/en/

- University of Graz - Department of History:

https://geschichte.uni-graz.at/en/

- University of Klagenfurt - Department of History (German only):

https://www.aau.at/geschichte/

Vampires? In Austria? For the first episode of the A is for Austria podcast, Dr. Peter Kreuter of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg, Germany treats us to a no-holds-barred discussion of the history of vampires, superstitions, and the uncanny in and around the Habsburg Monarchy. Join us - if you dare!

https://leibniz-ios.de/en/ - the English version of Dr. Peter Kreuter institute's homepage.

https://leibniz-ios.de/en/people/details/peter-mario-kreuter - Dr. Peter Kreuter personal page.

He mentioned the following researchers/colleagues during our chat:

- Michael Ursinus

- Ioannis Zelepos

- Elizabeth R. Miller

- Ute Dukova

- Paul L. Yoder

- Paul Barber

- Markus Köhbach

- Rob Fisher