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Thecuriousmanspodcast

Oct 29, 2019

In this episode Matt Crawford speak with New York Times best selling author Sam Kean about his book The Bastard Brigade. This is the unbelievable true story of efforts  the U.S went to in trying to prevent the Nazi's from acquiring an atomic bomb. Kean uses his background in science and his prose as a writer to...


Oct 22, 2019

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Jeremy Zallen about his book American Lucifers: The Dark History of Artificial Light; 1750-1865. This book connects the sources of light from the early 19th century to the industries it illuminated and to the lives it shaped. Zallen weaves the story of whalers to crime in...


Oct 15, 2019

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks to author J.L Bell about his book The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War. Like a historical detective J.L Bell tracks down four cannon that were the spark that ignited the first battle of America's War of Independence. This book captures the events...


Oct 7, 2019

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks to New York Times best selling author Karen Abbott about her book The Ghosts of Eden Park. This is the true story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and that is probably the tamest detail in the entire book. Better than fiction because it is true this book...


Oct 1, 2019

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks to Journalist and New York Times best selling author Maureen Callahan about her book American Predator. This is the unbelievable story of a prolific serial killer that most people have never heard of. His crimes spanned over a decade and across the entire United States. Do not look...