Podcast Episode #47 – David O. Stewart

August 7th, 2020

In this week’s episode, we interview David O. Stewart, a versatile novelist and biographer who has examined the political lives of President Andrew Johnson, Aaron Burr, and James Madison. He is currently working on a biography of President George Washington. This interview was recorded in December 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Podcast Episode #46 – Kitty Kelley, Part II

July 31st, 2020

In this week’s episode, listen to the second part of our interview with veteran biographer Kitty Kelley. She has written biographies of Oprah Winfrey, the British Royal Family, and Nancy Reagan—just to name a few. Kelley spoke with BIO member John A. Farrell in February 2020 in Washington, D.C.

Photo by Philip Bermingham

Podcast Episode #45 – Kitty Kelley, Part I

July 24th, 2020

In this week’s episode, we present the first of a two-part interview with veteran biographer, Kitty Kelley. She has written bestselling biographies of Frank Sinatra, the George Herbert Walker Bush family, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Elizabeth Taylor—just to name a few. Kelley spoke with BIO member John A. Farrell in February 2020 in Washington, D.C.

Photo by Philip Bermingham

Podcast Episode #44 – James H. Johnston

July 17th, 2020

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.

Podcast Episode #43 – Lisa Napoli

July 10th, 2020

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.

Podcast Episode #42 – Eric K. Washington

July 3rd, 2020

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.

Podcast Episode #41 – Ash Carter and Sam Kashner

December 6th, 2019

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.

Podcast Episode #40 – Eugene Meyer

November 29th, 2019

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.