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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!…

  • 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…

  • Timely History: Cats and the Catholic Church

    Do you own a cat? Are you Catholic? You are a heretic! Burn at the stake! Just kidding. It’s not like cats were excommunicated by the Catholic Church. I mean there’s even a “cat” in the name for God’s sake (see what I did there?)! Except, cats were officially excommunicated by the Catholic Church at…