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Jul 27, 2022

Matt Crawford speaks with author Rick Emerson about his book, Unmask Alice. In 1971, Go Ask Alice helped to set in motion and fortify our government and cultural perception of drugs and LSD in particular. The supposed diary of a middle-class white female this book was the jet fuel to the war on drugs machine. 5 million...


Jul 19, 2022

Matt Crawford speaks with author Kevin Maurer about his first novel, The Good Afghan. This is a great read that explores how grey the lines can be around what is right and wrong, especially during war time. Those Faustian bargains we make with ourselves when we truly believe what we are doing is the right thing can...


Jul 18, 2022

Matt Crawford speaks with Stephanie Storey about her life, her work in TV production for nearly two decades and her writing, specifically her newest book, Raphael, Painter in Rome: A Novel. You know when you meet someone and within five minutes you realize that you are both going to get along splendidly? Well, that is...


Jul 14, 2022

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with Retired Lieutenant General Daniel Bolger about his book, The Panzer Killers. There were a lot of great generals in the WWII theatre and some, like Patton took a lot of oxygen out of the room. But there were those that eschewed the publicity and wanted nothing more than to...


Jul 8, 2022

Matt Crawford speaks with author Howard Blum about his book, The Spy Who Knew Too Much. Blum does what he does best in his newest book, finds an unbelievable story and takes us along for the ride in what seems like a Hollywood thriller. An ex-CIA spy John Paisley's boat is found adrift, and he's found dead...