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Send us Fan MailAsk not! Joel Nelson joins me to talk Kennedy’s Only Hero: How JFK’s Obsession with Winston Churchill Defined His Presidency.Buy Kennedy's Only HeroCheck out Joel's websiteSupport the show

Send us Fan MailHere they are, the books I don’t want you to miss for October 2026!The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East by Simon Sebag MontefioreGet smart about the Middle East from 1900 to today.KnopfThis Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-American Story by Evan GershkovichAn American journalist is imprisoned in Russia because, well… Putin.CrownOrdinary Wife: The True Story of America's Forgotten Serial Killerby Gregg Olsen & Morgan OlsenLyda Trueblood keeps killing her husbands.Storm PublishingThe Widow Van Gogh: Tragedy, Triumph, and the Woman Who Made Vincent van Gogh a Legend by Joan MartelliFind out why Van Gogh’s had the best sister-in-law ever.Pegasus BooksYakuza: A 400-Year History of the Japanese Underworld by Andrew RankinIf you think the Yakuza are just the Japanese mafia, then you need to read this.Basic BooksThe Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey FitzharrisDr. Harold Gillies pioneers healing the disfigured veterans of World War I.Support the show

Send us Fan MailLet's get redeemed! Lawrence Wright joins me to talk Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row.Buy RedemptionCheck out Lawrence's websiteSupport the show

Send us Fan MailIt's elementary! Lindsey Fitzharris joins me to discuss Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes.Buy Sleuth-HoundCheck out Lindsey's websiteSupport the show

Send us Fan MailLet's scrub in! Barbara Lazio joins me to talk Off the Top of My Head: Stories from the Operating Room That Will Make You Laugh (or Cry).Buy Off the Top of My HeadCheck out Barbara's websiteSupport the show

Send us Fan MailHere's Johnny! Mark Malkoff joins me to talk Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend.Buy Love Johnny CarsonSupport the show

Send us Fan MailLet's go west! Nathaniel Philbrick joins me to talk The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World.Buy The RushCheck out Nathaniel's websiteSupport the show

Send us Fan MailLet's face the unknown! Robert Kolker joins me to talk The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia.Buy The Vanishing FamilyCheck out Bob's websiteSupport the show

Send us Fan MailThe Ego Trip by Kimon de Greef (Doubleday Books)There Will Come Soft Rains by Brianna Gervat The City Without Jews by Douglas Smith  (FSG books)Injustice Town by Rick Tulsky  (Pegasus Books)The Sailing of the Intrepid by Montel Williams and David Fisher (Hanover Square Press)The River of Doubt by Candice MillardSupport the show

Send us Fan MailLet's land this thing! Catherine Grace Katz joins me to talk Shadow Before the Flame: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Prelude to War.Buy Shadow Before the FlameCheck out Catherine's websiteSupport the show