The True Crime Case of Dr. Crippen with Hallie Rubenhold
Send us Fan Mail Hallie Rubenhold, celebrated author of The Five, joins me to talk her true crime book Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen. Buy Story of a Murder Check out Hal...
8 Apr 202535min
Life in Video Games with Mike Drucker
Send us Fan Mail Let's boot up! Comedian and Writer (Full Frontal/The Tonight Show) Mike Drucker joins me to talk his book Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games. Buy Good Game, No Rematch...
1 Apr 202538min
Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and the Deadliest Accident in American Professional Sports with Eric Vickrey
Send us Fan Mail Let's play ball! On this special baseball opening weekend episode, Eric Vickrey joins me to talk his book Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Trag...
28 Mars 202522min
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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 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
