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Podcast #236 – Tim Greiving

John Williams: A Composer’s Life, published by Oxford University Press in September 2025, is the first biography by this arts journalist. Greiving, a longtime fan of Williams’ celebrated film scores, has contributed stories to NPR, the Los Angeles Times,

November 27, 2025 31:27 Speakers: Brian Jay Jones, Tim Greiving

Podcast #229 – Dan Nadel

This author’s latest book, Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life, examines the life of Robert Crumb, one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century. Scribner published Crumb in April 2025, and its author is the Steven and Ann Ames Curator of Drawings and Pr

October 9, 2025 23:43 Speakers: Brian Jay Jones, Dan Nadel

Podcast #187 – Jessica Max Stein

This week we interview Jessica (Max) Stein, author of Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography. This first-time biography of a highly regarded Muppet/Sesame Street performer was published in March 2024 by Rutgers University Press. Stein is New York-based wr

September 20, 2024 28:50 Speakers: Brian Jay Jones, Jessica Max Stein

Podcast #162 – Dean King

This week we interview Dean King whose latest book, Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite, was published by Scribner in March 2023. King is an award-winning author of ten nonfiction books including Skeletons on the Zah

January 26, 2024 29:06 Speakers: Brian Jay Jones, Dean King

Podcast Episode #82 – The Art and Technology of Interviewing

This week we offer the next episode in a special mini-series featuring highlights from panel discussions conducted during BIO’s first virtual annual conference, held May 14-16, 2021. The session, The Art and Technology of Interviewing, featured authors J

29:39 Speakers: Brian Jay Jones, Claudia Dreifus, James McGrath Morris, John Brady

Podcast Episode #17 – Brian Jay Jones

In this week’s episode, we interview veteran biographer Brian Jay Jones, author of Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodore Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2019 annual conference in New York City.

19:46 Speakers: Brian Jay Jones

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