Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2014 (5 min)
OUT OF THE TRENCHES is our new community format where your questions are being answered. Praise, criticism or a simple question about World War 1 – Indy will take some time to give you answers. The more questions you ask, the more episodes we can produce. Don't hesitate! If you have any questions for the next episode, just post them on Facebook, Twitter or in the comments.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2014 (4 min)
Indy is answering your questions again. This time we are dealing with the role of airplanes and cavalry in World War 1. If you want your question answered in OUT OF THE TRENCHES, post your question in the comments, on Twitter or on Facebook.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2014 (5 min)
Indy is answering your questions again. In this episode of OUT OF THE TRENCHES we are explaining the situation of Switzerland in WW1 and the role of Zeppelins during the war.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2014 (4 min)
Indy is answering your questions again and this week explains, among other things, how gas shells worked and what role Spain played during the war. You can always ask more questions in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter and Indy will gladly answer them in on of the next episodes.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Dec 29, 2014 (5 min)
Indy is answering your questions again. In this episode of OUT OF THE TRENCHES we are explaining how the armies dealt with corpses of fallen comrades and why Bulgaria joint the central powers.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2015 (6 min)
Indy is answering your questions again. In this episode of OUT OF THE TRENCHES he is explaining how airplanes got armed with machine guns and what was the bloodiest battle of WW1.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2015 (5 min)
Indy sits on the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions. This week, he outlines the work of journalists during the war and explains how he writes the different episodes for the show.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2015 (5 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions. This week he tries to explain why Austro-Hungarian Chief of Staff Conrad von Hötzendorf was allowed to command an army at all.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2015 (5 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom to answer your questions about World War 1. This week you asked about the chance of Scandinavia joining the war and what was the deal with Canada?
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2015 (6 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again and answers your questions. This time he explains the situation of Latin America during World War 1 and you get to know some of the people behind the camera of our channel.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Apr 20, 2015 (5 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions about World War 1. This week, he is explaining the role of the religious leaders during the war and what role the South American countries played.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2015 (5 min)
Indy takes place in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions. This week we deal with the outer ends of the Western Front, changes in propaganda and the logistics in the Carpathians.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jul 20, 2015 (4 min)
After a small hiatus it's time for another episode of OUT OF THE TRENCHES where Indy answers your questions. This time Indy explains two of the main types of artillery shells: Explosive and Shrapnel Ammunition. Also what was the role of Papua New Guinea in WW1 and why does he like Smurfs?
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Aug 3, 2015 (3 min)
It's time for the chair of wisdom again. This time Indy answers to particular questions - which took us a bit to research - about the Boy Scouts during World War 1 and the many theories about the sinking of the Lusitania and wether it was carrying ammunitions or not.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Sep 28, 2015 (10 min)
It's time for the Chair of Wisdom again and Indy answers your questions about World War 1. In our new episode we talk about Persian and Albanian neutrality and how it was ignored by the Entente and the Central Powers. David, our producer, also explains how he creates the soundtrack for our show.
Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2015 (6 min)
Indy is sitting in the Chair of Madness this time and to answer your questions. This time we are talking about Paul von Hindenburg and his legacy after World War 1 and about burial truces between the armies on the Western Front.
Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2015 (10 min)
Indy is sitting in the Chair of Madness again to answer your questions. And this time we are answering one big question that we get a lot: Why didn't they learn anything from the American Civil War and its carnage?
Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2015 (7 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions. And this time, we're talking about the legend behind our desk and how the far ends of the trenches looked like. Don't forget to ask us more questions.
Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Nov 14, 2015 (5 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions. This time we tell you how the barbed wire was laid in No Man's Land and what fate Luxembourg had in World War 1.
Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2015 (6 min)
Indy sits int he chair of wisdom again to answer your questions about World War 1. This time we are explaining the secret to the German success on the Eastern Front in 1915, who Eugene Bullard was and how pilots would navigate.
Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2015 (5 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again and this time answers two questions that you were asking a lot. He explains his policy for naming places in a historical context and if there were any good commanders actually.
Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2015 (5 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions and this time we are telling the story of German New Guinea and talk about Germans passing through Belgium in 1914.
Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2015 (6 min)
Indy sits in the Chair of Wisdom again to answer your questions of WW1. This time we are talking about submarine warfare during the First World War.
Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2015 (5 min)
Indy sits in the Chair of Wisdom again to answer your questions about WW1. This time we are talking about Baseball and Bicycle Battalions.
Episode: 1x25 | Airdate: Dec 26, 2015 (7 min)
It's time for the Chair of Wisdom again. This time Indy explains why he deems Franz Ferdinand a horrible person, why the soldier did not mutiny all the time and what the Philippines did in World War 1.
Episode: 1x26 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2016 (7 min)
Indy is answering your questions about the First World War again and this time we are talking about the neutrality of Greece, the accuracy of Blackadder Goes Forth and the contribution of Asia and Africa.
Episode: 1x27 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2016 (6 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions about World War 1. This week we are talking about the Battle of Mojkovac and the Paris Guns.
Episode: 1x28 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2016 (5 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions. This time we tell you how the food was like in the trenches and what role Andorra and Iceland had in World War 1.
Episode: 1x29 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2016 (5 min)
It's time for the chair of wisdom again and this week we talk about the trenches, balloon observers and well, Emilio Esteves.
Episode: 1x30 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2016 (4 min)
Indy sits in the Chair of Wisdom again and this week we talk about a strange story in which Germany and Britain actually traded goods during wartime.
Episode: 1x31 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2016 (4 min)
Indy sits on the Chair of Wisdom again and answers two more surreal questions about cocaine and zombie attacks this week.
Episode: 1x32 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2016 (6 min)
It's chair of wisdom time again. This time Indy is talking about the salary of a soldier, the flying aces of the other fronts next to the Western Front and important inventions of World War 1 that you use every day.
Episode: 1x33 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2016 (5 min)
In this edition of Out Of The Trenches Indy talks about the so called child soldiers who lied about their age to join the army and how relatives were informed about the passing of their husbands, friends and brothers.
Episode: 1x34 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2016 (7 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions about World War 1. This time we are talking about the German parliament, the European socialist movement and frontline medics.
Episode: 1x35 | Airdate: Mar 12, 2016 (9 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions and this week we are talking about artillery training, the education for officers and NCOs and if colonial troops were used as first in trench warfare.
Episode: 1x36 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2016 (6 min)
It's chair of wisdom time again and this week Indy talks about German immigrants in the United States, the Austrian Thalerhof internment camp and German East Africa.
Episode: 1x37 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2016 (9 min)
It's chair of wisdom time again and this week we talk about the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea, submarine warfare and trench mortars.
Episode: 1x38 | Airdate: Apr 2, 2016 (8 min)
In this week's episode of Out Of The Trenches Indy answers your questions about the trench rotation system, listening posts and captured weapons.
Episode: 1x39 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2016 (6 min)
Chair of Wisdom Time! We are talking about Military Chaplains and the German Skull Caps. Bonus: Indy is preaching to all of us on why we shouldn't compare numbers and statistics of the war without loosing touch with the individual fate.
Episode: 1x40 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2016 (8 min)
Chair of Wisdom Time! Indy talks about the French plans to invade Germany, the correspondence in between the members of the royal families and how the steady flow of recruits was managed.
Episode: 1x41 | Airdate: Apr 26, 2016 (8 min)
It's Chair of Wisdom time again and this week we talk about the experiments with body armor of World War 1, fortress design and the Belgian Armoured Car Division.
Episode: 1x42 | Airdate: May 7, 2016 (7 min)
It's Chair of Wisdom Time again and this week Indy talks a lot about Verdun.
Episode: 1x43 | Airdate: May 14, 2016 (6 min)
Chair of Wisdom Time again. And this week Indy talks about the importance of oil and that big battle in the Ethiopian Empire you never heard of.
Episode: 1x44 | Airdate: May 21, 2016 (7 min)
Macklemore's uncle sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions about World War 1. This time we talk about anti war movements, the point of no return and how our team copes with the horrors of war.
Episode: 1x45 | Airdate: May 28, 2016 (7 min)
Chair of Wisdom Time! This week we talk about Dazzle Camouflage and Sabotage Operations.
Episode: 1x46 | Airdate: Jun 4, 2016 (10 min)
It's time for the Chair of Wisdom again and this week we talk about the organisation of execution squads, the fate of Jews in WW1 and the the motivation of soldiers.
Episode: 1x47 | Airdate: Jun 11, 2016 (7 min)
Indy sits in the Chair of Wisdom again and this week we talk about Cavalry on the Eastern Front, Cossacks and wolves.
Episode: 1x48 | Airdate: Jun 18, 2016 (8 min)
Sir Indy Neidell awaits you for another edition of OUT OF THE TRENCHES where he answers your questions about the First World War.
Episode: 1x49 | Airdate: Jun 25, 2016 (8 min)
A slightly hangover Indy is sitting in the chair of Wisdom to answer your questions about the First World War.
Episode: 1x50 | Airdate: Jul 2, 2016 (7 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions about World War 1. This time we talk about the German Schutztruppe, the Marines and the sound of artillery shells.
Episode: 1x51 | Airdate: Jul 9, 2016 (9 min)
Indy still has his hangover and is answering your questions about World War 1 again.
Episode: 1x52 | Airdate: Jul 16, 2016 (8 min)
Indy answers your questions about World War 1 again. In this week's episode we talk about mission tactics, how to deal with your own barbed wire and what Indy is excited about in Battlefield 1.
Episode: 1x53 | Airdate: Jul 20, 2016 (6 min)
It's Chair of Wisdom time again where we answer all your questions about World War 1.
Episode: 1x54 | Airdate: Aug 6, 2016 (7 min)
In this week's episode we answer your questions about flamethrowers, anti aircraft guns and the role of reserves.
Episode: 1x55 | Airdate: Aug 13, 2016 (8 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions about World War 1.
Episode: 1x56 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2016 (8 min)
It's Chair of Wisdom Time again and this week we talk about the Kurds in World War 1 and the iconic Swagger Stick.
Episode: 1x57 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2016 (8 min)
It's time for the Chair of Wisdom again and this week we talk about the German war aims and the war economy.
Episode: 1x58 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2016 (8 min)
It's time for the chair of wisdom again and of course Indy answering your questions about World War 1.
Episode: 1x59 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2016 (8 min)
Sitting in the Chair of Temporary Insanity, Indy talks about officers tricking their own men, the relationships between them and how criminals were treated in the first world war.
Episode: 1x60 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2016 (7 min)
Sitting in the Chair of Temporary Insanity, Indy talks about Galicia's big role in war on Location, if Pilots were issued guns, and a story from a viewers great grandpa.
Episode: 1x61 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2016 (4 min)
In this slightly shorter episode, Indy talks about indirect machinegun-fire and welfare facilities for children.
Episode: 1x62 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2016 (7 min)
Indy is answering your questions about the First World War again. This time we talk about:
- soldiers wearing glasses
- the different industrial centres of the major nations
- generals leading from the frontline and from the rear
Episode: 1x63 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2016 (10 min)
Indy is sitting int he chair of wisdom again and answers all your questions about the First World War. This week we talk about technical and tactical innovation, pals battalions and the German officers in the Ottoman Army.
Episode: 1x64 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2016 (8 min)
It's time for another exciting episode of Out Of The Trenches. This week we talk about the fame of bomber pilots, the Battle of Delville Wood and the importance of remembering World War 1.
Episode: 1x65 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2016 (7 min)
It's time for another exciting episode of Out Of The Trenches. This week we talk about the Olympic Games 1916, how the Germans reacted to the first tanks and about barbed wire.
Episode: 1x66 | Airdate: Nov 26, 2016 (6 min)
Another exciting episode of Out of the trenches this time featuring questions about German anti tank tactics, night combat, the detection of enemy aircraft prior to radar and more.
Episode: 1x67 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2016 (9 min)
Indy is sitting in the chair of madness again and answers all your questions about the First World War. This week we talk about the Belgians and Hand Grenades.
Episode: 1x68 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2016 (6 min)
Indy sits in the Chair of Wisdom again to answer your questions about World War 1. This week we talk about naval battles in the Baltic Sea and the use of tanks on other fronts than the Western Front.
Episode: 1x69 | Airdate: Dec 17, 2016 (6 min)
Episode: 1x70 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2017 (7 min)
Chair of Wisdom Time! Indy answers your questions about World War 1 and this week we talk about espionage, opinion polls and conscription.
Episode: 1x71 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2017 (7 min)
It's time for the Chair of Wisdom again where Indy sits to answer all of your questions about World War 1. This week we talk about the 1916 presidential elections in the US, the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V and the relations between Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Episode: 1x72 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2017 (8 min)
Indy sits in the chair of wisdom again to answer your questions about the First World War. This time we talk about the German Jäger Corps, the Pickelhaube and compare the Russian Army of WW1 to the Soviet Army of WW2.
Episode: 1x73 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2017 (5 min)
Another exciting episode of Out Of The Trenches - this week Indy talks about Native Americans in the war, soldier superstitions and custom paint jobs for vehicles.
Episode: 1x74 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2017 (5 min)
This week Indy talks about the smoking habits of the soldiers, how sanitation was organised in the trenches and how soldiers protected their ears during fighting.
Episode: 1x75 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2017 (9 min)
Indy sits in a French Chair this time and answers your questions about World War 1. This week we talk about the German disc grenades and the heroes that were celebrated in Austria-Hungary.
Episode: 1x76 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2017 (8 min)
Batman is answering your questions about World War 1, oddly enough. This week we talk about the European micro nations and about the quieter sectors on the Western Front.
Episode: 1x77 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2017 (7 min)
Episode: 1x78 | Airdate: Mar 18, 2017 (8 min)
Chair of Wisdom Time! This week we talk about the propaganda story of the crucified soldier and the RMS Olympic.
Episode: 1x79 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2017 (9 min)
It's time for the Chair of Wisdom again and this week Indy compares World War 1 helmet designs and we talk about the discrimination of Germans in the US during WW1.
Episode: 1x80 | Airdate: Apr 15, 2017 (8 min)
It's time for Out Of The Trenches again where Indy answers your questions about World War 1, this week we talk about the recruitment age, smoke grenades and fortress locations.
Episode: 1x81 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2017 (7 min)
In this week's episode, Indy talks about flamethrower units, the handling of war prisoners and different types of artillery fuzes.
Episode: 1x82 | Airdate: Apr 25, 2017 (7 min)
It's Chair of Wisdom Time again and this week we talk about German Trade Submarines (Deutschland class), Beutepanzer upgrades and Dan Carlin's Blueprint for Armageddon series.
Episode: 1x83 | Airdate: May 13, 2017 (7 min)
Chair of Wisdom Time! This week Indy talks about Junkers fighter planes, the plans for an invasion of Switzerland and he Whiter Feather Movement.
Episode: 1x84 | Airdate: May 27, 2017 (6 min)
What do Indochina, Cyprus and Puerto Rico have in common? They are all featured in our newest episode of Out of The Trenches where Indy answers all your questions about World War 1.
Episode: 1x85 | Airdate: Jun 10, 2017 (7 min)
This week Indy discusses the invention of the Creeping Barrage and how tanks fared in the desert.
Episode: 1x86 | Airdate: Jun 17, 2017 (12 min)
Another exciting episode of Out Of The Trenches featuring naval tactics, the treatment of officers as prisoners of war and two questions related to the Ottoman Empire.
Episode: 1x87 | Airdate: Jul 15, 2017 (9 min)
Time for another exiting episode of Out Of The Trenches where Indy (and this time also Flo) answer your questions about the First World War.
Episode: 1x88 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2017 (8 min)
It's time for the Chair of Wisdom again and this week Indy talks about fake Paris, female soldiers and the rules of naval warfare.
Episode: 1x89 | Airdate: Jul 29, 2017 (8 min)
It's time for the Chair of Wisdom again and this week Indy talks about US Preparations before reaching the battlefield, the Alien Enemies Act for German citizens in the US and the length of the Franco-Prussian War.
Episode: 1x90 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2017 (9 min)
Out Of The Trenches is finally back! In this episode Indy talks about the role of trench mortars in contrast to artillery, how the Germans could condem the use of shotguns and saw-back bayonets while using chemical weapons, and a shovel with a hole in it.
Episode: 1x91 | Airdate: Sep 9, 2017 (12 min)
It's time for another exciting episode of Out Of The Trenches again, this episode talks about British Malaya in WW1, the French and British equipment the US troops used and traps.
Episode: 1x92 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2017 (10 min)
It's time for another episodes from the chair of wisdom, this week we talk about mercenaries in the war, the influence of the War of the Pacific and Russian WW1 war graves.
Episode: 1x93 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2017 (9 min)
In this week's OOTT episode we talk about Douglas Haig, the trenches on the British Islands and silencers.
Episode: 1x94 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2017 (8 min)
Chair of Wisdom Time! This week we talk about the advancements of electricity during the war, the Wright brothers patent wars and hip/shoulder firing MGs. Oh and Italian Spiderman.
Episode: 1x95 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2017 (7 min)
Indy's back in his Chair of Wisdom, and ready to answer more of your questions. This week we discuss Allied bombings on Germany and the influence of WW1 on Metal, including on the power-metal band Sabaton.
Episode: 1x96 | Airdate: Dec 2, 2017 (8 min)
Episode: 1x97 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2017 (11 min)
Episode: 1x98 | Airdate: Dec 23, 2017 (7 min)
Episode: 1x99 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2018 (8 min)
Episode: 1x100 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2018 (9 min)
In today's episode, Indy answers questions about the state of the prisoner of war camps in Japan, the ways in which WW1 is remembered in Germany and the food shortages in the Ottoman Empire, plus he takes a closer look at the Battle of Marasesti.
Episode: 1x101 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2018 (8 min)
Episode: 1x102 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2018 (8 min)
Chair of Wisdom Time! This week we talk about possibly fabricated German casualty numbers, the unwieldy WW1 bayonets and the reaction to the occupation of Jerusalem.
Episode: 1x103 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2018 (9 min)
Chair of Wisdom Time! This week including the story of the notorious Bela Kiss.
Episode: 1x104 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2018 (8 min)
Episode: 1x105 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2018 (9 min)
Episode: 1x106 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2018 (6 min)
Episode: 1x107 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2018 (9 min)
Episode: 1x108 | Airdate: Apr 7, 2018 (6 min)
In this week's episode of Out Of The Trenches, Indy talks about Pioneer Battalions, how a Sea Monster allegedly sunk a German submarine and the redeployment of Austro-Hungarian troops after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
Episode: 1x109 | Airdate: Apr 14, 2018 (7 min)
Episode: 1x110 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2018 (9 min)
Episode: 1x111 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2018 (10 min)
Episode: 1x112 | Airdate: May 12, 2018 (6 min)
Episode: 1x113 | Airdate: May 19, 2018 (7 min)
Episode: 1x114 | Airdate: Jun 2, 2018 (8 min)
Episode: 1x115 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2018 (7 min)
Episode: 1x116 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2018 (8 min)
Episode: 1x117 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2018 (8 min)
Episode: 1x118 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2018 (8 min)
Episode: 1x119 | Airdate: Jul 29, 2018 (9 min)
Episode: 1x120 | Airdate: Aug 4, 2018 (6 min)
Chair of Wisdom Time! Indy talks about rocket usage in WW1 and how blinded soldiers were rehabilitated.
Episode: 1x121 | Airdate: Aug 18, 2018 (7 min)
Next to the Chair of Wisdom, Indy Neidell talks about how the German Army dealt with recruits from Alsace-Lorraine and how Elsa Brändström became the Angel of Siberia to many prisoners of war.
Episode: 1x122 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2018 (5 min)
Episode: 1x123 | Airdate: Sep 1, 2018 (5 min)
Episode: 1x124 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2018 (9 min)
Episode: 1x125 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2018 (8 min)
Episode: 1x126 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2018 (8 min)