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Podcast #244 – Andrew S. Curran

This author and scholar’s latest book, Biography of a Dangerous Idea: A New History of Race from Louis XIV to Thomas Jefferson, will be published in February 2026 by Other Press. Curran, a distinguished humanities professor at Wesleyan University, has wr

January 29, 2026 25:36 Speakers: Andrew S. Curran, Jennifer Skoog

Podcast #240 – Todd Goddard

Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, A Writer’s Life, is the latest book by this scholar and author, published in November 2025 by Blackstone Publishing. Goddard is an associate professor of literary studies at Utah Valley University, and the Mellon Foundation

December 26, 2025 26:35 Speakers: Jennifer Skoog, Todd Goddard

Podcast #238 – Cindy Schweich Handler

This journalist’s biography, A German Jew’s Triumph: Fritz Oppenheimer and the Denazification of Germany, was published by McFarland in April 2025. Handler’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, and a host of other nati

December 11, 2025 27:57 Speakers: Cindy Schweich Handler, Harry H. Handler, Jennifer Skoog

Podcast #228 – Alison Owings

Mayor of the Tenderloin: Del Seymour’s Journey from Living on the Streets to Fighting Homelessness, is this former broadcast journalist and author’s latest book. It was published by Beacon Press in September 2025, and her previous books include Fra

October 2, 2025 26:47 Speakers: Alison Owings, Jennifer Skoog

Podcast #226 – Mimi Pond

Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me is the award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, and author Mimi Pond’s latest book. Published by Drawn & Quarterly this month, Do Admit is Ponds’ graphic biography of the six famous Mitford sisters of England. Pond’

September 18, 2025 24:17 Speakers: Jennifer Skoog, Mimi Pond

Podcast #221 – Charlotte Jacobs

90 Seconds to Midnight: A Hiroshima Survivor’s Nuclear Odyssey, published by Potomac Books this month, is this author’s biography of Setsuko Nakamura Thurlow—a passionate Japanese individual whose lifelong endeavors helped safeguard mankind. Jacobs is a

June 12, 2025 24:01 Speakers: Charlotte Jacobs, Jennifer Skoog

Podcast #216 – Janice Engel

This award-winning filmmaker, showrunner and Academy of Art University professor, talks about her documentary film, Raise HELL: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019 and won the Audience Award at SXSW, alon

May 8, 2025 20:37 Speakers: Janice Engel, Jennifer Skoog

Podcast #215 – Caitlin Cass and Lisa Napoli

These authors talk about a few of the different forms of biography. Caitlin Cass’s graphic book, Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S., was named a Best Art Book of 2024 by Hyperallergic. Since 2009, Cass has s

May 2, 2025 34:28 Speakers: Caitlin Cass, Jennifer Skoog, Lisa Napoli

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