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Arrested Adolescence by Erik Rebain
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Arrested Adolescence: As if being a murderer wasn’t enough. Quick synopsis: The story of how Nathan Leopold fooled a lot of people after the murder of Bobby Franks. Fact for Non-History People: Leopold worked as a nurse in prison and helped in a malaria cure trial. Fact for History Nerds:…
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Steel Lobsters by Myke Cole
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Steel Lobsters: Knights. Guns. Bad mix apparently. Quick synopsis: The story of the last fully armored knights in England and how they went extinct. Fact for Non-History People: The Thirty Years War may have killed as many as 8 million people or 20% of the European population at that time.…
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L.A. Birdmen by Richard Goodrich
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for L.A. Birdmen: Like their aircraft, these people had at least one screw loose. Quick synopsis: The story of the first airshow in America. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The longest flight the Wright brothers accomplished on their first successful day flying was 59 seconds and a height of 852 feet.…
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The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream by Dean Jobb
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: This Cream has gone bad. (I’ll see myself out.) Quick synopsis: The story of Victorian era serial killer, Dr. Thomas Neil Cream. Fact for Non-History People: Crime was so bad in one area of London during this time that instead of Waterloo Station people…
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The Pirate’s Wife by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Pirate’s Wife: She’d rather have been a pirate. Quick synopsis: The story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of famous pirate Captain Kidd. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: William Kidd was Sarah’s third husband, but she was still only in her early 20s when they got married. Fun Fact for…
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He’s Back! James Kirby Martin returns to talk Benedict Arnold!
He’s back! James Kirby Martin returns to discuss Benedict Arnold, Jim’s book about him, and the documentary Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed which is based on the book. We even supersized the episode for you. Come listen! Check out Jim’s website:https://jameskirbymartin.com/Watch Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed
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The Red Planet by Simon Morden
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Red Planet: I won’t be volunteering for a Mars visit. Quick synopsis: A biography of Mars. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: You would weigh a third of what you do on Mars as compared to here on Earth. Man, that would be nice. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Jupiter…
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Hitler’s Boy Soldiers by Helene Munson
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Hitler’s Boy Soldiers: Just when you thought the Nazis couldn’t get any worse. Quick synopsis: The story of how Hitler and the Nazis indoctrinated young men even before World War II. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: What was a good exercise for these young men? Manning anti-aircraft guns! Yes, really!…
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Episode 7 is live! Kevin Birmingham joins the podcast!
This episode is with PEN New England and Truman Capote award winner Kevin Birmingham to talk about his newest book, The Sinner and the Saint. We also talk with Kevin about his previous book, The Most Dangerous Book and we even get into his thoughts on how colleges run their graduate programs. Check out his…