The History of Reality TV with Pulitzer Prize Winner Emily Nussbaum
Send us Fan Mail Let's call action! Pulitzer Prize winner Emily Nussbaum joins me to discuss her new book Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV. It's as good as it sounds. Come listen! Buy Cue th...
18 Jun 202447min
Greek Life and a Fraternity Drug Ring at the College of Charleston with Max Marshall
Send us Fan Mail Let's pledge! Author Max Marshall joins me to discuss his book, Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story. If you hate Greek life or love it, I think you'll love this. Come listen! Bu...
12 Jun 202430min
Caught Up With An Infamous Catfish Fraud With Anna Akbari (Part 1: NO SPOILERS)
Send us Fan Mail Let's catch a catfish! Author Anna Akbari joins me to discuss her book There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish. This episode does not contain any spoilers ...
4 Jun 202437min
The Name of the Catfish Who Conned Her With Anna Akbari (Part 2: SPOILERS ABOUND)
Send us Fan Mail Let's unmask a catfish! Author Anna Akbari returns to tell me who is the mysterious Ethan from her book There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish. We name na...
4 Jun 202421min
The Quest for El Dorado and the Fall of Sir Walter Raleigh with Keith Thomson
Send us Fan Mail Let's head into the jungle! Author Keith Thomson returns to the podcast to talk his new book, Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary...
28 Mai 202427min
Early 1900s Terrorism in New York City and the Anarchy Movement with Steven Johnson
Send us Fan Mail Let's blow it up! Author Steven Johnson joins me to talk his new (and incredible) book The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective. It...
22 Mai 202441min
NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster with Adam Higginbotham
Send us Fan Mail Let's remember the Challenger! Author Adam Higginbotham joins the podcast to talk his new book Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster at the Edge of Space! I can't say enoug...
14 Mai 202442min
The Battles for the British Kingdom from 1000-1066 with Don Hollway
Send us Fan Mail Let's win a kingdom! Author Don Hollway joins the podcast to talk his book Battle for the Island Kingdom: England's Destiny 1000-1066. It's crazier than Game of Thrones. Come listen! ...
7 Mai 202433min
