In this week’s episode, we interview James H. Johnston,author of From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family (Fordham University Press, 2015). This interview was recorded in December 2019 in Washington, D.C.… Read More »
In this week’s episode, we interview Lisa Napoli, author of her third book, Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN and the Birth of 24 Hour News (Abrams Press, 2020). This interview was recorded via an online Zoom session in May 2020.… Read More »
In this week’s episode, we interview Eric K. Washington, first-time biographer and author of Boss of the Grips: The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal (Liveright, 2019). This interview was recorded via an online Zoom session in June 2020.… Read More »
This week’s podcast features Ash Carter and Sam Kashner, co-authors of Life Isn’t Everything: Mike Nichols, as Remembered by 150 of His Closest Friends. The episode was recorded in November 2019 in Santa Monica, California.
This is our last podcast of the year. Look for new episodes in early 2020.
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In this week’s episode, we interview journalist Eugene Meyer, author of Five for Freedom: The African American Solders in John Brown’s Army. This interview was recorded in October 2019 in Washington, DC.
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In this week’s episode, we interview Danny Fingeroth, author of A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee. This interview was recorded in Sherman Oaks, California, in November 2019.
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In this week’s episode, we interview Pamela Newkirk, award-winning author of Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga (2015). Her latest book, published this year,is Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business. This interview was recorded in November 2019 in Washington, DC.
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In this week’s episode, we interview Andrew Marble, author of Boy on the Bridge: The Story of John Shalikashvili’s American Success. This interview was recorded in Washington, DC, in October 2019.
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