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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 202538min
The Battle of the Atlantic and the Heist of a German U-Boat with Alexander Rose
Send us Fan Mail Let's go sub hunting! Alexander Rose returns to talk his book Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II's Most Daring Heist! Buy Phantom Fleet Check out Alex's...
27 Maj 202543min
