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EPISODE · May 24, 2026 · 16 MIN

The Sandwich That Killed an Archduke

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What if I told you that World War I—all four years, 20 million dead—might never have happened if a teenage assassin hadn't gotten hungry? The story you know about Franz Ferdinand's assassination is missing the most important character: a Serbian student standing outside Moritz Schiller's delicatessen, wondering whether to order pastrami or just go home. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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What if I told you that World War I—all four years, 20 million dead—might never have happened if a teenage assassin hadn't gotten hungry? The story you know about Franz Ferdinand's assassination is missing the most important character: a Serbian student standing outside Moritz Schiller's delicatessen, wondering whether to order pastrami or just go home.

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