World War II Nazi POWs in America with William Geroux
Send us Fan Mail Let's make an exchange! Author William Geroux joins me to discuss his book The Fifteen: Murder, Retribution, and the Forgotten Story of Nazi POWs in America. Come listen! Buy The Fift...
25 Mar 202535min
China and its People with NPR Correspondent Emily Feng
Send us Fan Mail Let's bloom! NPR Correspondent Emily Feng joins me to talk her book Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China. I learned a lot and hope you do, too. Com...
18 Mar 202535min
San Francisco's Turbulent History and an Unbelievable Gilded-Age Murder with Gary Krist
Send us Fan Mail Let's go digging! Author Gary Krist joins me to talk his book Trespassers at the Golden Gate: A True Account of Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded-Age San Francisco. Come listen! Buy...
11 Mar 202534min
The History of Ancient Rome with Gareth Harney
Send us Fan Mail Toss a coin to your nerd! Author Gareth Harney joins me to talk his book A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins. Come listen! Buy A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins Check o...
4 Mar 202532min
Rebel Empresses Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France with Nancy Goldstone
Send us Fan Mail Let's rebel! Author Nancy Goldstone joins me to talk her new book The Rebel Empresses: Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France, Power and Glamour in the Struggle for Europe. Come l...
25 Feb 202543min
The First Airshow in American History with Richard Goodrich
Send us Fan Mail Let's take to the skies! Richard Goodrich returns to talk L.A. Birdmen: West Coast Aviators and the First Airshow in America. Come listen! Buy L.A. Birdmen Support the show
18 Feb 202535min
Japan, Writing Biographies, Personal Loss, Family, and How the Little Things are What You Remember with Pulitzer Prize Winner Megan Mashall
Send us Fan Mail Let's talk about everything! Pulitzer Prize Winner Megan Marshall joins me to talk her new book After Lives: On Biography and the Mysteries of the Human Heart. So good. Come listen! B...
11 Feb 202543min
New York City Place Names and How They Got Them Like Major Deegan, Outerbridge, and Hutchinson with Rebecca Bratspies
Send us Fan Mail Let's figure out who we are cursing in traffic! Rebecca Bratspies joins me to talk her book Naming Gotham: The Villains, Rogues, and Heroes Behind New York's Place Names. It's not jus...
4 Feb 202532min
