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Send us a text Let's object! Elizabeth Chamblee Burch joins me to talk The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America's Lawsuit Factory. Buy The Pain Brokers Check out Elizabeth's website Support the show
Send us a text And now for something a little different! We can't always get an author on the pod, but it doesn't mean their books aren't amazing. Here are 5 new releases I don't want you to miss plus a bonus classic that is one of my favorites. Covered in this installment: The Traitor's Circle by Jonathan Freedland Kings and Pawns by Howard Bryant A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls by Adam Morgan The Rembrandt Heist by Anthony Amore Useless Etymology by Jess Zafarris The White Cascade by G...
Send us a text Let's find some treasure! Julian Sancton joins me to talk Neptune's Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire. Buy Neptune's Fortune Support the show
Send us a text Let's have some common sense! Jack Kelly joins me to talk Tom Paine's War: The Words That Rallied a Nation and the Founder for Our Time. Buy Tom Paine's War Check out Jack's website Support the show
Send us a text Let's do some invention! Graham Watson joins me to talk The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: A New Life. Buy The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: A New Life Support the show
Send us a text Let's lead an army! Helen Castor returns to talk Joan of Arc: A History. Buy Joan of Arc Subscribe to Helen's substack Support the show
Send us a text Let's throw them back! Noah Rothbaum joins the entire History Nerds United team to talk The Whiskey Bible: A Complete Guide to the World's Greatest Spirit. Buy The Whiskey Bible Support the show
Send us a text Let's ascend! Gareth Russell joins me to talk his book The Six Loves of James I. Buy The Six Loves of James I Support the show
Send us a text Let's ride the wind! Simon Winchester joins me to talk The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind. Buy The Breath of the Gods Check out Simon's Website Support the show
Send us a text Let's get a close up! Scott Eyman joins me to talk Joan Crawford: A Woman's Face. Buy Joan Crawford Check out Scott's website Support the show
Send us a text Let's launch! Jeffrey Kluger joins me to talk Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story. Buy Gemini Support the show
Send us a text Let's get him out! Pulitzer Prize Winner Gilbert King joins me to talk his book Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida. Buy Bone Valley Check out Gilbert's website Support the show
Send us a text Let's start a movement! Siddharth Kara joins me to discuss The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery. Buy The Zorg Support the show
Send us a text Let's bring him to justice! Jake Tapper joins me to discuss his book Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War. Buy Race Against Terror Support the show
Send us a text Let's remember the Mighty Fitz! John Bacon joins me to talk The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Buy The Gales of November Check out John's website Support the show
Send us a text Let's strike gold! Peter Cozzens discusses his book Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West. Buy Deadwood Check out Peter's website Support the show
Send us a text Let's get legal! CNN's Elie Honig talks his book When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ's Pursuit of the President, from Nixon to Trump. Buy When You Come at the King Support the show
Send us a text Let's revisit the 90s! Author Ross Benes joins me to talk 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. Buy 1999 Check out Ross' website Support the show
Send us a text Let's hang'em from the yardarm! Samuel Marquis joins me to talk his book Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal. Buy Captain Kidd Check out Samuel's website Support the show
Send us a text Let's tell the Germans arrivederci! Suzanne Cope joins me to talk Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis. Buy Women of War Check out Suzanne's website Support the show



