History Through Fiction - The Podcast

Season 10 of History Through Fiction: The Podcast is almost here! Thirteen brand-new weekly episodes begin Monday, January 12—each one bringing the past to life through extraordinary stories and unfor...

5 Jan 2min

In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful interviews author Karen Essex about her two-volume novel on Cleopatra. Essex reveals the real Cleopatra—an intelligent, mult...

8 Des 202528min

In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful talks with Herb Williams-Dalgart, author of the novel "Jingle Boys." Set in Brooklyn during World War II, the story follows ...

1 Des 202526min

In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful talks with Wendy Holden, author of "The Teacher of Auschwitz." Holden shares the remarkable story of Freddie Hirsch, a Jewis...

23 Nov 202537min

In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful interviews J. Suzanne Wilson, author of The Death and Life of Iphigenia. Jenny shares her inspiration for reimagining the my...

17 Nov 202523min

In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful interviews Dennard Tyler Dayle, author of How to Dodge a Cannonball. Dayle shares an excerpt and discusses his satirical tak...

10 Nov 202537min

In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful speaks with with Meagan Church, author of "The Mad Wife." Meagan begins by reading a powerful excerpt from her novel, settin...

3 Nov 202532min

In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful sits down with Katherine Reay, author of The English Masterpiece. Set in 1973 London, this gripping historical novel follows...

27 Okt 202532min