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Thecuriousmanspodcast

Mar 30, 2021

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Glenn Stout about his book Tiger Girl And The Candy Kid. Set in the heart of the Jazz Era this story reveals the dark and roiling emotions of the time. Those that had, had a lot and those that didn't had nothing. Prohibition drove many to crime, including politicians...


Mar 26, 2021

Matt Crawford speaks with author Nicholas Griffin about his book The Year of Dangerous Days. This is a frenetically paced story capturing one pivotal year in the history of Miami. 1980 would prove to be a foundational year that the current city and its future still rest on today. Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, Janet...


Mar 24, 2021

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Kevin Maurer about his book Rock Force. WWII is such a wide ranging and detailed part of our history that it still holds tales of heroism barely recounted. Maurer takes us back to The Pacific theatre and the men who were tasked with taking back an American foothold. There...


Mar 22, 2021

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Nathanial Gronewold about his book Anthill Economics. Does modern economic theory violate basic laws of nature and physics? Why would it matter if it did? Gronewold shows us how interconnected those fields of science actually are, or at least how they should be. A book...


Mar 19, 2021

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Menachem Kaiser about his book Plunder. Kaiser tells his story of trying to recover Nazi stolen family property in Poland and the amazing chain of events that led him down that path. Encounters with the residents of the stolen property, a Polish lawyer known as "The...