Category: Podcast Episodes
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Nathalia Holt Tells the Story of the Roosevelt Brothers’ Search for the Elusive Giant Panda
Let’s find a panda! Nathalia Holt joins me to discuss her book The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers’ Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda. Buy The Beast in the Clouds Check out Nathalia’s Website
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Eleanor Barraclough Talks the Viking Age and the Lives of Everyday Norsemen and Norsewomen
Let’s pillage (but also more than that)! Eleanor Barraclough joins me to talk her book Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age. Buy Embers of the Hands Check out Eleanor’s website
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Nicholas Jubber Returns to Talk the Greatest Monsters of History Including Vampires, Rougarou, Dragons, and Even Godzilla
Let’s go monster hunting! Nicholas Jubber Returns to talk his book Monsterland: A Journey Around the World’s Dark Imagination. Buy Monsterland Check out Nick’s website
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Caroline Fraser Talks Ted Bundy, the Rise of Serial Killers, Pacific Northwest Life, and the Lead Crime Hypothesis
Let’s talk the age of serial killers! Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser joins me to talk her book Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers. Buy Murderland Check out Caroline’s website
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Helen Carr Talks English Kings, Their Favorites, and the Upheaval of the 14th Century
Let’s pick a favorite! Helen Carr joins me to talk her book Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth Century. Buy Sceptred Isle Check out Helen’s website
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Alexander Rose Returns to Talk the Battle of the Atlantic and the Heist of a German U-Boat
Let’s go sub hunting! Alexander Rose returns to talk his book Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II’s Most Daring Heist! Buy Phantom Fleet Check out Alex’s website
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Martin Dugard Returns to Talk the History of Midway Island and the World War II Battle That Changed the Pacific Theater
Let’s turn the tide! Martin Dugard returns to talk his new book Taking Midway: Naval Warfare, Secret Codes, and the Battle that Turned the Tide of World War II. Buy Taking Midway Check out Martin’s website
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Michelle Young Tells the Story of World War II Art Spy Rose Valland
Let’s track some art! Michelle Young joins the podcast to talk her book The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland. Come listen! Buy The Art Spy Check out Michelle’s website
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Kate Summerscale Joins Me to Talk WW II Era Serial Killer Reg Christie and (Maybe?) the Execution of an Innocent Man
Let’s right a wrong! Kate Summerscale joins me to talk her book The Peepshow: The Murders at Rillington Place. Murder, yellow journalism, and justice denied. Come listen! Buy The Peepshow Check out Kate’s website
