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Irene Levy Baker — Cheers to McGillin’s: Philly’s Oldest Tavern
March 15, 2026 – We welcome a treasure from the City of Brotherly Love, Irene Levy Baker, back into the Wayback Machine. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, she’s here to discuss “Cheers to…
Jim Logan – Of Saints and Rivers
Feb 13, 2026 – We welcome award-winning author Jim Logan — a fourth-generation Oklahoman — aboard our time machine to discuss his debut novel, “Of Saints and Rivers.” The author, at 81, is as…
Bill Bleyer — The Roosevelts in New York City
The New York Sun Review: ‘The Roosevelts in New York City’ Is an Exhilarating Climb in a Towering Family Tree – Dean Karayanis November 30, 2025 – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and lifelong Long…
Paul Kahan – Philadelphia: A Narrative History
July 4, 2025 – With the 249th birthday of America on July 4, 2025, and the 250th anniversary of Independence Day looming in 2025, the nation’s eyes are cast back to the place where America was born.…
Thomas Hauser — My Mother and Me: A Memoir
May 11, 2024 – What happens when a celebrated author — Muhammad Ali’s official biographer, no less — turns his talents to putting his mother’s century-long life down on paper? In this episode, our…
Rob Hilliard — In Freedom’s Shadow
April 1, 2024 – Where would an enslaved man who escaped the South find the courage to return to the Confederacy as a Union Spy? In this episode, we meet such a man thanks to Robert Hilliard, author…
Brent Butt – Huge: A Novel
October 11, 2023 – In this episode, our time machine welcomes aboard Brent Butt, who those of you in the Great White North know as the creator and star of the sitcom “Corner Gas,” so beloved by…
S.C. Gwynne – His Majesty’s Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World’s Largest Flying Machine
September 4, 2023 – How did airship R101 — embodying the British Empire’s global ambitions — die in fireball of dreams, romance, and hubris and turn to ashes in the pages of history? S.C. Gwynne…
Jenni L. Walsh – The Call of the Wrens
July 30, 2023 – What did service in the World Wars mean to women who found new opportunities to enter the workforce and join the fight as never before? We’ll go on a fictional ride with one of those…
Jerry Izenberg — Baseball, Nazis & Nedick’s Hot Dogs: Growing up Jewish in the 1930s in Newark
The New York Sun – ‘Baseball, Nazis & Nedick’s Hot Dogs’ Is a Story of Fathers, Sons, and a Lost America – Dean Karayanis June 17, 2023 – Reading about history is one thing, but what happens when…
Lindsay Berra – “It Ain’t Over,” the Yogi Berra Movie
The New York Sun – ‘It Ain’t Over’ Documents Yogi Berra’s Amazing American Life – Dean Karayanis May 11, 2023 – Who was the greatest Major League Baseball catcher of all time? If the name Lawrence…
Lindsay M. Chervinsky – Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture
The New York Sun – ‘Mourning the Presidents’ Considers How the Republic Eulogizes its Leaders – Dean Karayanis May 1, 2023 – When a president of the United States dies, what does how we memorialize…
Stephen F. Knott – Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy
The New York Sun – Stephen F. Knott – Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy – Dean Karayanis March 21, 2023 – How did a man who worked at the JFK Presidential Library grapple with the 35th president’s…
Mike Purdy – Presidential Friendships: How They Changed History
January 23, 2023 – How did the relationships of two pairs of U.S. presidents — Theodore Roosevelt with William Howard Taft and Franklin Delano Roosevelt with freshman Congressman Lyndon Baines…
Natasha Lance Rogoff – Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia
The New York Sun – ‘Muppets in Moscow’ Recounts How Sesame Street Reached Red Square – Dean Karayanis December 19, 2022 – How did Kermit the Frog, Big Bird, and the rest of the Sesame Street expand…
Mike Guardia – Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…And Always
November 21, 2022 – If you could ride along in a Humvee with one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last half century, what would you hope to learn? In this episode, our time machine…
The Legend of Lizzie Borden – History Author ShowTime Review (featuring Cara Robertson)
October 24, 2022 – Something special this week for the season of pumpkins, ghosts, and Candy Corn: A YouTube feature on what Hollywood gets right and wrong about yesterday called History Author…
Judith F. Brenner – The Moments Between Dreams: A Novel
October 10, 2022 – What if historical fiction could give someone the courage that saves their life? In this episode, Judith F. Brenner shares her debut novel The Moments Between Dreams, which has the…
David Pietrusza – Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal
Featured in The New York Sun – Biden’s Tumble at Air Force Ceremony Stands Out in Long List of History’s Presidential Pratfalls – Dean Karayanis September 26, 2022 – How did Franklin Delano Roosevelt…
Anna J. Walner – Saltwater and Driftwood: A Historical Novel
September 3, 2022 – On the morning of September 8th, 1900, disaster struck the vibrant, prosperous island of Galveston, Texas, tearing out its heart. In this episode, our time machine travels back to…
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