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In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir By Tom Junod
In this episode, Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya explore In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man by Tom Junod. They discuss the author’s complex relationship with his…
Kin by Tayari Jones
In this episode, Peter and Orlando explore Kin by Tayari Jones. They discuss how the friendship between Annie and Niecy anchors the novel, along with Jones’ ideas about story “budget,” point of view,…
Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Ace Atkins
Author Ace Atkins joins us to discuss Everybody Wants to Rule the World, a Cold War spy novel set in 1985 Atlanta. We explore how real espionage history, including the story of KGB defector Vitaly…
The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America's Lawsuit Factory By Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
In this episode, Peter and Orlando explore The Pain Brokers by Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, a gripping investigation into how call centers, lenders, lawyers, and doctors exploited women harmed by pelvic…
Rough House: A Father, a Son, and the Pursuit of Wrestling Glory by Allison Lyn Miller
Peter and Orlando explore Rough House: A Father, a Son, and the Pursuit of Wrestling Glory, a deeply reported look at Georgia’s independent professional wrestling scene. Host Orlando Montoya explains…
Scarlett: Slavery’s Enduring Legacy in an American Family by Leslie Stainton
In this episode, we discuss Scarlett: Slavery’s Enduring Legacy in an American Family, a work of creative nonfiction that traces one white family’s deep ties to slavery on Georgia’s coast. By linking…
Angels at the Gate by Sherri Joseph: A College Mystery of Class, Secrets, and Coming of Age
Explore Angels at the Gate by Atlanta author Sherri Joseph, a campus novel that blends coming-of-age, mystery, and class tension. Listen in as Peter and Orlando unpack a student’s fatal fall, the…
The Fight of His Life: Joe Louis’s Battle for Freedom During World War II by Randy Roberts & Johnny Smith
In this episode of Narrative Edge, you join hosts Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya to explore The Fight of His Life: Joe Louis’s Battle for Freedom During World War II by sports historians Johnny…
Winning the Earthquake by Lorissa Rinehart
This episode explores Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress by historian Lorissa Rinehart. We trace Jeannette Rankin's path from a Montana…
Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeester
In this episode of Narrative Edge, you join Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya for a conversation about Dark Sisters, the new horror novel by Atlanta writer Kristi DeMeester. Set across the 1700s, the…
House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home by John T. Edge
In this episode of Narrative Edge, you join hosts Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya for a deep dive into John T. Edge’s memoir House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home, a book that braids…
Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation by Zaakir Tameez
Dive into Charles Sumner’s life and legacy, from his abolitionist roots in Boston to the “Crime Against Kansas” speech and the caning by Preston Brooks that galvanized the North. You hear how…
Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman
On this episode, Peter Biello and Orlando Montoya unpack Hot Desk by Atlanta author Laura Dickerman, a witty romantic comedy set inside rival New York publishing houses. You hear how a contested…
The Only Verse by Alan Caldwell
Peter and Orlando talk with Georgia writer and longtime teacher Alan Caldwell to discuss his first poetry collection, The Only Verse. You hear Caldwell read “Running for No Reason” and we explore how…
Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi
This episode explores Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi, a sweeping historical novel that reframes the Persephone myth in a reimagined fifteenth-century West Africa. You’ll hear why Ododo, a young…
Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick by Murray Carpenter
If we knew that Coca-Cola was one of the deadliest products in the American diet, would we keep drinking it? In this episode, journalist Murray Carpenter joins Peter and Orlando to uncover the story…
Jane and Dan at the End of the World By Colleen Oakley
On this episode of Narrative Edge, Peter and Orlando dive into Colleen Oakley’s witty and fast-paced novel Jane and Dan at the End of the World. What begins as a tense dinner where Jane plans to ask…
Spitfires by Becky Aikman
Orlando Montoya and Peter Biello explore Spitfires by Becky Aikman, the story of American women who ferried aircraft for Britain’s Royal Air Force during World War II, including Georgia pilot Hazel…
The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick: Sex and the Supreme Court in the Age of AIDS by Martin Padgett
Michael Hardwick had no idea that when a police officer stood at his bedroom door on August 3, 1982, he would become a face of the gay rights movement. Arrested for sodomy, Hardwick sued for his…
The Fantasies of Future Things By Doug Jones
The Fantasies of Future Things is set in the rapidly changing landscape of Atlanta on the eve of the 1996 Olympics. On this episode of Narrative Edge, Peter and Orlando delve into this powerful debut…
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