The Shipwreck and Survival Story of the Wager With David Grann
Send us Fan Mail Let's mutiny! Author David Grann joins us to talk his new book, The Wager. We also chat about Hollywood adapting his books, whether we'd survive a shipwreck, and to mutiny or not to m...
26 Apr 202334min
The Texas Rangers and Their Leader Leander McNelly With Tom Clavin
Send us Fan Mail Let's ride! Author Tom Clavin joins me to talk his new book, Follow Me to Hell. We talk the Texas Rangers, writing with other authors, and writing good stories. Hurry up and listen be...
19 Apr 202329min
David Koresh and Waco with Stephan Talty
Send us Fan Mail Let's talk about Vernon, or as you probably know him, David Koresh. Author Stephan Talty joins us to talk about his book, Koresh, from Mariner Books. We cover, religion, cults, and Ir...
12 Apr 202335min
Arctic Explorer Peter Freuchen With Reid Mitenbuler
Send us Fan Mail Let's get stranger than fiction! Author Reid Mitenbuler joins the podcast to talk his book, Wanderlust, about the Arctic explorer Peter Freuchen. We discuss a love of whiskey, a restl...
5 Apr 202342min
Denver DA Philip Van Cise and His War on Corruption and the Klan With Alan Prendergast
Send us Fan Mail Let's bust some gangs! Author and Journalist Alan Prendergast joins us to talk his new book, Gangbuster. We also talk about the coolest places he has written for and how maybe some th...
29 Mar 202335min
The Horrors of St. Joseph's Catholic Orphange in Vermont With Christine Kenneally
Send us Fan Mail Author and journalist Christine Kenneally joins me to talk about her new book, Ghosts of the Orphanage. We talk about how writing is in her blood, the shocking criteria for ending up...
22 Mar 202347min
The Greatest Poets of Northern Ireland With Alexander Poots
Send us Fan Mail Let's talk about the Emerald Isle! Author Alexander Poots joins me to discuss his new book, The Strangers' House. We chat about his favorite poets, what's Northern Ireland like now, a...
15 Mar 202338min
Russia, Putin, and the Future of the Ukraine War With Mark Galeotti
Send us Fan Mail Let's talk Russia! Russia expert (among other things) and author Mark Galeotti joins us to talk his book, Putin's Wars, why the Ukraine War is going the way it is, and how much vodka ...
8 Mar 202337min
