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Apr 1, 2025 • 39min

Comedian and Writer Mike Drucker Talks His Life in Video Games

Send us a textLet'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 RematchSupport the show
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Mar 28, 2025 • 22min

Eric Vickrey Discusses Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and the Deadliest Accident in American Professional Sports

Send us a textLet'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!Buy Season of Shattered DreamsCheck out Eric's websiteSupport the show
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Mar 25, 2025 • 36min

William Geroux Tells the Story of World War II Nazi POWs in America and a Risky Prisoner Swap

Send us a textLet'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 FifteenSupport the show
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Mar 18, 2025 • 35min

NPR Correspondent Emily Feng Talks China and its People

Send us a textLet'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. Come listen!Buy Let Only Red Flowers BloomCheck out Emily's WebsiteSupport the show
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Mar 11, 2025 • 34min

Gary Krist Talks San Francisco's Turbulent History and an Unbelievable Gilded-Age Murder

Send us a textLet'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 Trespassers at the Golden GateSupport the show
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Mar 4, 2025 • 33min

Gareth Harney Talks the History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins

Send us a textToss 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 out Gareth's websiteSupport the show
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Feb 25, 2025 • 44min

Nancy Goldstone Talks the Lives of the Rebel Empresses Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France

Send us a textLet'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 listen!Buy The Rebel EmpressesCheck out Nancy's websiteSupport the show
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Feb 18, 2025 • 36min

Richard Goodrich Returns to Talk the First Airshow in American History

Send us a textLet's take to the skies! Richard Goodrich returns to talk L.A. Birdmen: West Coast Aviators and the First Airshow in America. Come listen!Buy L.A. BirdmenSupport the show
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Feb 11, 2025 • 44min

Pulitzer Prize Winner Megan Mashall Talks Biography, Japan, Personal Loss, Family, and How the Little Things are What You Remember

Send us a textLet's talk about everything! Pulitzer Prize Winner Megan Marshall joins me to talk her new book After Lives: On Biography and the Mysteries of the Human Heart. So good. Come listen!Buy After LivesCheck out Megan's websiteSupport the show
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Feb 4, 2025 • 32min

Rebecca Bratspies on the New York City Names Like Major Deegan, Outerbridge, and Hutchinson

Send us a textLet's figure out who we are cursing in traffic! Rebecca Bratspies joins me to talk her book Naming Gotham: The Villains, Rogues, and Heroes Behind New York's Place Names. It's not just for city folk. Come listen!Buy Naming GothamSupport the show

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