Amelia Earhart and Her Husband George Putnam with Laurie Gwen Shapiro
Send us Fan Mail Let's take to the skies! Laurie Gwen Shapiro joins me to talk The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon. Buy The Aviator...
22 Jul 202554min
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the People Overlooked in Civil War History with Scott Ellsworth
Send us Fan Mail Let's look a different way! Scott Ellsworth joins me to talk his book Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America. B...
15 Jul 202537min
The Murders of the London Blitz with Amy Helen Bell and Roosevelt to Roosevelt with Stan Haynes
Send us Fan Mail Let's have two! In our first ever double episode, Amy Bell joins me to talk Under Cover of Darkness: Murders in Blackout London. Then Stan Haynes joins me to talk Roosevelt to Rooseve...
8 Jul 202556min
The Roosevelt Brothers' Search for the Elusive Giant Panda with Nathalia Holt
Send us Fan Mail Let's find a panda! Nathalia Holt joins me to discuss her book The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers' Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda. Buy The Beast in the Cl...
1 Jul 202529min
The Viking Age and the Lives of Everyday Norsemen with Eleanor Barraclough
Send us Fan Mail Let's pillage (but also more than that)! Eleanor Barraclough joins me to talk her book Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age. Buy Embers of the Hands Check out Elea...
24 Jun 20251h
The Greatest Monsters of History Including Vampires, Rougarou, Dragons, and Even Godzilla with Nick Jubber
Send us Fan Mail Let's go monster hunting! Nicholas Jubber Returns to talk his book Monsterland: A Journey Around the World's Dark Imagination. Buy Monsterland Check out Nick's website Support the sho...
17 Jun 202542min
Ted Bundy, the Rise of Serial Killers, Pacific Northwest Life, and the Lead Crime Hypothesis with Pulitzer Prize Winner Caroline Fraser
Send us Fan Mail Let's talk the age of serial killers! Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser joins me to talk her book Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers. Buy Murderland Ch...
10 Jun 202536min
English Kings, Their Favorites, and the Upheaval of the 14th Century with Helen Carr
Send us Fan Mail Let's pick a favorite! Helen Carr joins me to talk her book Sceptred Isle: A New History of the Fourteenth Century. Buy Sceptred Isle Check out Helen's website Support the show
3 Jun 202538min
