Author Charlotte Gray joins the podcast!
Let’s talk about moms! Author Charlotte Gray joins me to discuss her book Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons; The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt. It’s awesome. Come listen! Buy Passionate Mothers, Powerful SonsCheck our Charlotte’s website
1217 by Catherine Hanley
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for 1217: King John was as bad as Mel Brooks said he was. Quick synopsis: The story of why King John was just the worst. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The nobility and religious communities at this time made up about 6% at most of the population meaning the other 94% […]
The Shooter at Midnight by Sean Patrick Cooper
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Shooter at Midnight: Farming folk can be just as murderous as city folk. Quick synopsis: The story of the 1990 murder of Cathy Robertson in Missouri. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The farming crisis of the 1970s saw farmers take their own lives at double the national rate. Fun […]
Otherworldly Antarctica by Edmund Stump
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Otherworldly Antarctica: I wanna go! Quick synopsis: A photographic look at Antarctica from a long-time visitor. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Antarctica is a desert. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Ice covers 98% of Antarctica which is 90% of Earth’s ice and 70% of our fresh water. My Take on […]
The amazing Bettany Hughes joins the podcast!
Let’s find some wonder! Author and Presenter Bettany Hughes joins the podcast to discuss her book The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World! She’s amazing. Come listen! Buy The Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldCheck out Bettany’s website
Alien Earths by Lisa Kaltenegger
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Alien Earths: Just in case we need another one. Quick synopsis: A look at the possibilities (and probabilities) of another planet just like ours. Fact for Non-History People: The nearest star to us besides the Sun is Proxima Centauri which is 25 trillion miles away. It takes light 4 years to […]
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: My favorite is the lighthouse. Which one is yours? Quick synopsis: A look at the seven wonders of the ancient world. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The Great Pyramid of Giza is both the oldest Wonder and the only one which still exists. […]
On Desperate Ground by Hampton Sides
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for On Desperate Ground: Fine, fine. Marines are good at stuff. I’ll admit it for once. Quick synopsis: The battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Mao Zedong believed orgasms directly halted the aging process. He’s dead now so I guess not. Fun Fact for […]
Author Hampton Sides joins the podcast!
Let’s overstay our welcome! Author Hampton Sides joins the podcast to talk his new book The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. Come listen! Buy The Wide Wide SeaCheck out Hampton’s website
In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for In the Kingdom of Ice: Nobody wants to be king of this kingdom. Quick synopsis: An account of the U.S Arctic Expedition of 1879-1881. It…. didn’t go great. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: As late as this expedition, people still believed there was an open polar sea. Yes, in the […]
The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Wide Wide Sea: Retire before the job kills you. Quick synopsis: The final voyage of legendary explorer Captain James Cook. Fact for Non-History People: Cook’s second circumnavigation of the globe took 1,100 days and about 100,000 nautical miles. Fact for History Nerds: Cook never had a sailor die of scurvy […]
Cracking the Nazi Code by Jason Bell
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Cracking the Nazi Code: Hitler was not the beginning. Quick synopsis: A look at the career of Winthrop Bell who spied on the Nazis before World War II. Fact for Non-History People: By the end of World War II, the Nazis were responsible for 20 million deaths without counting combat related […]
Author Henry Hemming joins the podcast!
Let’s identify a killer! Author Henry Hemming joins the podcast to talk his book Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland. Come listen! Buy Four Shots in the NightCheck out Henry’s website
Chasing Beauty by Natalie Dykstra
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Chasing Beauty: An old school influencer. Quick synopsis: A biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner who created a popular museum in her own name. Fact for Non-History People: In the 1800s, Washington D.C. was a popular honeymoon destination. Fact for History Nerds: Isabella’s museum was the site of the infamous 1990 heist […]
Four Shots in the Night by Henry Hemming
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Four Shots in the Night: If you were lucky, you only got stitches. Quick synopsis: The story of a murder in Northern Ireland. Fact for Non-History People: 3,720 people were killed, while 47,571 were injured, and about 10,000 people were imprisoned during the Troubles. Fact for History Nerds: Almost 50% […]
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