May 13, 2026
Why do certain stories stay with us long after we’ve finished reading them?
In this episode, I’m joined by author and literary scholar Caroline Bicks, the inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine, to discuss her fascinating new book, Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with...
May 12, 2026
Few figures loom larger in American history than George Washington — but how well do we really know the man behind the legend?
In this episode, I’m joined by Pulitzer Prize finalist and bestselling historian H. W. Brands to discuss his new biography, American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington.
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May 7, 2026
Sometimes, the most powerful acts of courage come from the youngest voices.
In this episode, I’m joined by author María Dolores Águila to discuss her middle grade novel in verse, A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez.
Inspired by the real-life Lemon Grove Incident, the book tells the story of a young...
May 6, 2026
In this episode, I’m joined by author Alexa Morris to discuss the powerful memoir The Courtyard, co-written with her father-in-law, Benjamin Parket.
Set during the Nazi occupation of Paris, the book tells the extraordinary true story of how a group of neighbors came together to hide Benjamin and his family for two...
May 4, 2026
What if the nation-state — the system that has shaped global politics for centuries — is no longer the dominant force in our world?
In this episode, I’m joined by internationally acclaimed novelist and essayist Rana Dasgupta, winner of the Windham-Campbell Prize, to discuss his ambitious and thought-provoking...