Tag: podcast

Let’s start a newspaper war! Author Darrell Hartman joins the podcast to talk his book Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media. We talk about the things you have to do in Maine and how fake news is not a new idea.…

Let’s take a trip on the Underground Railroad! Pulitzer Prize winner Scott Shane joins me to discuss his new book, Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland. We discuss old Baltimore and some of the most amazing letters to the editor of all time. Come listen! Buy Flee North

Let’s take on fake news! Former AP Bureau Chief for Mexico and Central America Katherine Corcoran joins me to discuss what makes for good journalism and how to spot the bad kind. Katherine is an amazing guest so come listen! Check out Katherine’s website

Let’s head up north! Author Amy Bell joins the podcast to talk her book Life Sentence: How My Father Defended Two Murderers and Lost Himself. We discuss family, Canada, mental health. Amy and the book are amazing. Come listen! Buy Life SentenceCheck out Amy’s website

Let’s buy an island! Actor and Podcaster Chance Kelly joins me to discuss his podcast, Island, on the origins of Manhattan. We discuss Hollywood, New York accents, and why history is so cool. Chance is awesome. Come listen! Listen to the podcastCheck out the website

Let’s hit the trail! Former Park Ranger and author Andrea Lankford joins us to talk her book, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail. We talk the life of a park ranger, trail etiquette, and how to stay safe out in the wilderness. She’s…

Let’s get young again! Author Leah Redmond Chang joins us to talk her new book, Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power. We discuss one of the baddest, or maybe just most maligned, women in history and the other women in her orbit. I had so much fun. Come listen! Buy Young…

Let’s join up! CIA Military Analyst and author Lena Andrews joins the podcast to talk her book Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II. We talk about the book, but sorry, no CIA secrets. It’s still a great interview. Come listen! Buy Valiant Women

Let’s go to the bottom! Author Susan Casey joins me to talk her new book, The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean from Doubleday Books. We talk about the weird things you can see in the deep ocean, the Oceangate disaster, and why we probably shouldn’t dig up the ocean floor. This is…