Episodes

  • Samuel Marquis Sets the Record Straight About his Ancestor "Pirate" Captain William Kidd
    Sep 2 2025

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    Let's hang'em from the yardarm! Samuel Marquis joins me to talk his book Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal.

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    39 mins
  • Suzanne Cope Talks the Women of the Italian Resistance in World War II
    Aug 26 2025

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    Let's tell the Germans arrivederci! Suzanne Cope joins me to talk Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis.

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    40 mins
  • Kate Sidley Talks About The Weird and Wonderful World of Catholic Saints
    Aug 19 2025

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    Let's get canonized! Kate Sidley joins me to discuss her book How to Be a Saint: An Extremely Weird and Mildly Sacrilegious History of The Catholic Church's Biggest Names.

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    31 mins
  • Joanne Paul on the life of Saint Thomas More
    Aug 12 2025

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    Let's make our own utopia! Joanne Paul joins me to talk her book Thomas More: A Life.

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    50 mins
  • Scott Anderson on the Iranian Revolution
    Aug 5 2025

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    Let's predict a revolution! Scott Anderson joins me to discuss his book King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation.

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    53 mins
  • Haley Cohen Gilliland on Argentina's History and the Mission of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Who Fought to Find Their Lost Grandchildren
    Jul 29 2025

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    Let's find family! Haley Cohen Gilliland joins me to talk A Flower Traveled in My Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children.

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    49 mins
  • Laurie Gwen Shapiro Talks Amelia Earhart, Her Husband George Putnam, and the Making of an American Icon
    Jul 22 2025

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    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.

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    55 mins
  • Scott Ellsworth on the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a Country Divided, and the People Overlooked in Civil War History
    Jul 15 2025

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    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.

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    38 mins