Category: Podcast Episodes

Let’s call action! Pulitzer Prize winner Emily Nussbaum joins me to discuss her new book Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV. It’s as good as it sounds. Come listen! Buy Cue the Sun!Check out Emily’s website

Let’s pledge! Author Max Marshall joins me to discuss his book, Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story. If you hate Greek life or love it, I think you’ll love this. Come listen! Buy Among the BrosCheck out Max’s website

Let’s catch a catfish! Author Anna Akbari joins me to discuss her book There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America’s Biggest Catfish. Part 1 does not contain any spoilers. In Part 2, we unmask Ethan and talk about how Ethan’s identity was such a gut punch. Buy There Is No EthanCheck out Anna’s…

Let’s head into the jungle! Author Keith Thomson returns to the podcast to talk his new book, Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold. Come listen! Buy Paradise of the DamnedCheck out Keith’s website

Let’s blow it up! Author Steven Johnson joins me to talk his new (and incredible) book The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective. It’s a book of the year according to me so come listen!Buy The Infernal MachineCheck out Steven’s website

Let’s remember the Challenger! Author Adam Higginbotham joins the podcast to talk his new book Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster at the Edge of Space! I can’t say enough about Adam and this book so come listen! Buy ChallengerCheck out Adam’s website

Let’s win a kingdom! Author Don Hollway joins the podcast to talk his book Battle for the Island Kingdom: England’s Destiny 1000-1066. It’s crazier than Game of Thrones. Come listen! Buy Battle for the Island KingdomCheck out Don’s website

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

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