Book Reviews Episodes
Nov. 21, 2022
Britain's Number 1 Art Forger. Max Brandrett, The life of a Cheeky Faker. Talking with Clay Small and Jim Herlihy
Upbeat story of a colorful life of an accomplished artist.
Nov. 15, 2022
Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics. Talking with author Adam Rutherford
Eugenics origins and how the subject was corrupted by the Nazis.
Nov. 10, 2022
Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion - Talking with author Professor Evelyn Alsultany.
As America’s Muslim population increases and integrates into the mainstream, the popular stereotypes on the screen must change.
Nov. 4, 2022
The Forger's Forgery: In conversation with author Clay Small.
Art forgery, revenge, redemption feature in this intricate crime story.
Oct. 21, 2022
In conversation with Liz Nugent, Ireland's First Lady of Crime Fiction, Emerald Noir.
Critically acclaimed crime fiction author Liz Nugent discusses her body of work and upcoming new work “Strange Sally Diamond”.
Sept. 29, 2022
Frisco, a Novel. Talking with author Daniel Bacon
A historical novel set amidst the 1934 General Strike in San Francisco, the first such strike in America and a defining event in our history along with the 1849 GoldRush and 1906 Earthquake.
Sept. 16, 2022
Frontier Justice: Bass Reeves Deputy US Marshal. Talking with author Charlie Ray
Bass Reeves was the first African American Deputy US Marshal appointed West of The Mississippi. He apprehended more than 3000 fugitives in the Oklahoma Territory and the West. Charlie sets the record straight about the role African Americans played in the history of the West.
Aug. 16, 2022
Stuck Improving: Racial Equity and School Leadership. Talking with author Dr. Decoteau Irby
Achieving racial equity in a large high school as the student body grew from 8% black and brown to 30%.
July 29, 2022
Upon This Rock - The Sequel. In conversation with author David Eugene Perry.
David discusses the sequel to his award winning novel Upon this Rock. He has taken up residence in Grazalema, Spain, one of Spain’s “Pueblo’s Blanco’s.”
July 19, 2022
The Midcoast - A Novel. In conversation with author Adam White.
Adam White's debut novel is a national bestseller and is featured as a New York Times Editor's Choice book. A crime drama set in small town Maine, it contrasts the fortunes of two very different families. One has become very ...
June 14, 2022
Under a Broken Sky: talking with award winning author, Kris Calvin
A mystery set in Sacramento. Multilayered plot lines with finely drawn characters from award winning author Kris Calvin.
May 31, 2022
See me naked: Black women defining pleasure in the Interwar years. Talking with author, Professor Tara Green.
Four iconic black black women - Lena Horne, Moms Mabley, Memphis Minnie, Yolande DuBois Williams - are profiled and how they found pleasure in their public and private lives.
May 25, 2022
Ambitious Like a Mother: Why prioritizing your career is good for your kids. Talking with Lara Bazelon.
Lara Bazelon demolishes some of the popular myths around working Moms: the work/life balance, the selfless mother, and toxic female ambition. Both a memoir and a series of interviews with career women, Lara backs her arguments with data.
May 7, 2022
"Freezing Order". Why Vladimir Putin hates author, Bill Browder for his latest New York Times best seller.
A tale of sunshine being the best disinfectant for Russian money laundering and corruption.
April 20, 2022
Behind the Enigma: GCHQ, Britain's Secret Cyber Intelligence Agency. Talking with author, Professor John Ferris.
The History of GCHQ, the most secretive intelligence agency in the world.
April 9, 2022
Ulysses: A Reader's Odyssey. In conversation with Ireland's Ambassador to the United States, Daniel Mulhall.
Ambassador Mulhall discusses James Joyce’s Ulysses.
April 6, 2022
Don't shoot, I'm the Guitar Man ! Talking with author Buzzy Martin
Buzzy Martin taught guitar to the convicts at San Quentin Prison for three years and shows how music can transform lives, even for hardened criminals. The book and soon to be released motion picture present a compelling messa...
April 2, 2022
Unleashed: In conversation with author Skye Blaine.
A story of loss , pain but ultimate triumph.
March 11, 2022
The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s. In conversation with Dr. Ellen Schrecker
US Universities are still impacted by many policy changes that had their roots in the turbulent ‘60s. The Promise was to provide high quality very affordable college education to foster upward social and economic mobility.
Feb. 23, 2022
Black History Month: Love, Activism and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar Nelson. Talking with Professor Tara T. Green
The life of Alice Dunbar Nelson
Jan. 19, 2022
The Vanishing: In conversation with War Reporter and Author Janine di Giovanni
Ancient Christian communities of Iraq, Syria, Gaza and Egypt are threatened by terrorism, persecution, war and emigration. Some say they will be extinct in 50 years. War correspondent Janine di Giovanni alerts us to the threat.
Dec. 29, 2021
Her Secret War: In conversation with author Pam Lecky
Her Secret War is Pam Lecky's fifth novel published in the United States. It's a great historical novel set in WWII. A twisty tale of intrigue and deception, Irish author Pam Lecky weaves many different genres into the story,...
Dec. 21, 2021
Safe Enough Spaces: A pragmatist's approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness. In conversation with Michael S. Roth, President of Wesleyan University.
Safe spaces, trigger warnings, political correctness - we hear these terms so often in the context of the College experience today. Often we wonder what has happened to the classic college experience. But President Roth gives...
Nov. 19, 2021
Collateral Damage is Optioned as a Documentary: an update conversation with author Mark Shaw
Mark Wahlberg's "Unreasonable Ideas" production company has optioned Collateral Damage for a Documentary. Mark Shaw's book connects the dots between the 1962 death of Marilyn Monroe, the 1963 assassination of JFK and the 1965...