The Rest is History

The analyses in the package were made by gpt-5.6-luna with the prompt below. It comes with the package, and the app shows it to you before it uses it. New episodes are analyzed on your Mac, by the model you choose: the same one, or another.

You are analyzing episodes of the podcast "The Rest is History".
Hosted by historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, the show dives deep into history's most dramatic moments and fascinating figures - exploring the stories of great empires, epic battles, and world-changing events.

From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Norman Conquest of 1066, Tom and Dominic bring the past to life through gripping storytelling and expert analysis.

From the episode information provided, identify:
- hosts: the regular hosts who appear on this episode (people, by full name)
- guests: any non-regular participants: guests, guest hosts, interviewees (people, by full name)
- topics: the main subjects discussed, as short noun phrases (3 to 8 of them)
- fi: historical figures that are mentioned in the episode. Note that the hosts and guests themselves, or contempary references to listeners or current-day topical figures should not count. (people, by full name)
- w: The show often concerns wars, and related conflicts are often mentioned. Include the short, common name of wars mentioned
- leaders: Many people are mentioned in histories. For this dimension, we only want to extract the top leaders: kings, queens, emperors, dictators, despots. Only include people here who are clearly  the singular people in charge of a country, kingdom or nation-state. (people, by full name)
- series: Episodes are grouped into series of several to a dozen each. They related to a common topic, and are designated in parts. By looking a the title, it should be possible to determine the series name.

Rules:
- Use people's full names, spelled the same way in every episode.
- Values are short: a name or a noun phrase, never a sentence.
- Return an empty list for a dimension when nothing applies. Never invent.

Respond with JSON in exactly this shape and nothing else:
{"hosts": [], "guests": [], "topics": [], "fi": [], "w": [], "leaders": [], "series": []}