Podcasts

Welcome! Each week, we post fascinating discussions with biographers from around the country and the world.

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Podcast Episode #36 – Holly Van Leuven

In this week’s episode, we interview Holly Van Leuven, author of Ray Bolger: More Than a Scarecrow. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City. Read More »

Podcast Episode #35 – Michael Kranish

In this week’s episode, fellow biographer and BIO member John “Jack” Farrell interviews Michael Kranish, author of The World’s Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of  Cyclist Major Taylor; America’s First Black Sports Hero. This interview was recorded in Washington, DC in September  2019. Read More »

Podcast Episode #34 – Julie Dobrow

In this week’s episode, we interview Julie Dobrow, author of After Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America’s Greatest Poet. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City. Read More »

Podcast Episode #33 – Catherine Reef

In this week’s episode, we interview Catherine Reef, author of Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein’s Creator. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City. Read More »

Podcast Episode #32 – Marcia Biederman

In this week’s episode, we interview Marcia Biederman,  author of Popovers and Candlelight: Patricia Murphy and the Rise and Fall of a Restaurant Empire. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.   Read More »

Podcast Episode #31 – Nigel Hamilton and Hans Renders

In this week’s episode we interview Nigel Hamilton and Hans Renders, authors The ABC of Modern Biography. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City. Read More »

Podcast Episode #30 – Anne Boyd Rioux

In this week’s episode we interview BIO board member Anne Boyd Rioux, author of  Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City. Read More »

Podcast Episode #29 – John Kaag

In this week’s episode we interview John Kaag, author of Walking with Nietzsche: On  Becoming Who You Are. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.   Read More »