Episodes

  • Michelle Young Tells the Story of World War II Art Spy Rose Valland
    May 13 2025

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    Let's track some art! Michelle Young joins the podcast to talk her book The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland. Come listen!

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    31 mins
  • Kate Summerscale Talks WWII Era Serial Killer Reg Christie and (Maybe?) the Execution of an Innocent Man
    May 6 2025

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    Let's right a wrong! Kate Summerscale joins me to talk her book The Peepshow: The Murders at Rillington Place. Murder, yellow journalism, and justice denied. Come listen!

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    33 mins
  • Todd Doughty Talks the Publishing Worldand How to Be More Grateful About the Little Things
    Apr 29 2025

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    Let's be happy! Author and bigwig at Doubleday Books, Todd Doughty, joins me to talk the publishing world and his own book, Little Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult World.

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    36 mins
  • Julie Satow Talks When Women Took Over the American Fashion Industry in 1900s New York City
    Apr 22 2025

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    Let's go shopping! Julie Satow joins me to discuss her book When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion.

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    37 mins
  • Russell Shorto Tells the Story of How New Amsterdam Became New York
    Apr 15 2025

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    Let's do some renaming! Russell Shorto joins me to talk his book Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America.

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    31 mins
  • Hallie Rubenhold Talks the True Crime Case of Dr. Crippen and What History Has Missed
    Apr 8 2025

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    Let's tell the whole story! 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.

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    35 mins
  • Comedian and Writer Mike Drucker Talks His Life in Video Games
    Apr 1 2025

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    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.

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    39 mins
  • HNU S4:E12 - Eric Vickrey Discusses Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and the Deadliest Accident in American Professional Sports
    Mar 28 2025

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    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 Tragic Bus Crash That Changed Everything. Come listen!

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    22 mins