Podcast #177 – Hampton Sides

May 10th, 2024

This week we interview celebrated author Hampton Sides. His latest book, The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook, was published by Doubleday in April 2024. Sides is known for his gripping nonfiction adventure stories set in war or depicting epic expeditions of exploration. His bestselling narratives include, Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, Hellhound On His Trail, In the Kingdom of Ice,… Read More »

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Podcast Episode #82 – The Art and Technology of Interviewing

December 26th, 2021

This week we offer the next episode in a special mini-series featuring highlights from panel discussions conducted during BIO’s first virtual annual conference, held May 14-16, 2021. The session, The Art and Technology of Interviewing, featured authors John Brady (The Art of Interviewing), Claudia Dreifus (Interview; The New York Times’ Scientific Conversations: Interviews on Science) and Brian Jay Jones (Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an … Read More »

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Podcast Episode #27 – 2019 BIO Conference Panel: Fact and Speculation

August 30th, 2019

This week’s episode features highlights of a panel from the 2019 BIO Conference, “Fact and Speculation,” with moderator James McGrath Morris and panelists Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, Michael Hainey, and Stacy Schiff.   https://biographersinternational.org/podcast-player/6233/podcast-episode-27-2019-bio-conference-panel-fact-and-speculation.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 46:44 | Speakers: Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, James McGrath Morris, Michael Hainey, Stacy SchiffSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify… Read More »

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Podcast Episode #22 – James McGrath Morris

July 26th, 2019

This week’s episode pays tribute to author and BIO co-founder James McGrath Morris. At BIO’s 10th annual conference in New York City, Morris accepted BIO’s Biographers Award with an inspiring address on May 18, 2019.   https://biographersinternational.org/podcast-player/6183/podcast-episode-22-james-mcgrath-morris.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 41:52 | Speaker: James McGrath MorrisSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify… Read More »

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