Australia's largest celebration of literature, stories and ideas. Bringing together the world's best authors, leading public intellectuals, scientists, journalists and more. Subscribe to our channel for new releases.
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Best-selling nonfiction authors in in-depth conversations about their books, ideas, and the issues shaping today’s world. New episodes drop every Saturday after 10 pm ET. From C-SPAN, the network that also brings you the Lectures in History and Q&A podcasts.
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Go beyond the books. Jack Carr spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL, where he served as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander, Task Unit Commander and a sniper. Now, he’s a speaker and the author behind the bestselling Terminal List series. Inspired by actual experiences serving in conflict areas around the world, the novels follow James Reece, a Navy SEAL who becomes embroiled in the world of conspiracies, international espionage and revenge. Now, on his new podcast Danger Close, Jack ...
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This weekly podcast will be hosted by Torie Clarke with co-hosts David Aldridge, Jeanne McManus and Michael Kornheiser. Each week, they'll have entertaining interviews with authors, plus lively discussions about what they are reading, what they love and what they hate! This show will be many things, but boring won't be one of them!
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This is a podcast exploring the world of the slow horses in Slough House created by Mick Herron
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Bill Burr rants about relationship advice, sports and the Illuminati.
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ Fo ...
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In Conversation with Terry Shepherd, award-winning broadcaster and author of the Jessica Ramirez Thrillers. A deep dive into the people and support systems behind the stories we love.
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"What the Hack?" is the award-winning true cybercrime podcast--the place to hear memorable stories and get good advice.
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3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 22-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Roxane Gay, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Shirley The Nurse, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Angie Thomas, David Mitchell, Surgeon Ge ...
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You're listening Split Poetry India Podcast. SPI is a writing community that helps writers to grow more by giving them a big platform. For more info mail us at [email protected] or visit us at www.spipublications.in
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Carla is: a bookdragon; a 50-something with psychology and counseling degrees with post-grad work in grief/loss/trauma, sex crimes, and forensic anthropology; a woman who has lived in three haunted houses; a former freelance journalist and counselor, who is never bored; a disabled introvert who sees connections everywhere--like John Nash, only less math-y; a knitting fidget who loves horror movies with a skewed passion. Like one of her heroes, Harriet the Spy, she wants to learn everything a ...
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Scholastic's podcast about the joy and power of reading, the books we publish for children and young adults, and the authors, editors, and stories behind them. We’ll explore topics important to parents, educators, and the reader in all of us.
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Where we talk about writing, spies, and writing about spies.
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Literature podcast based in Madrid, Spain. We dive deeper into the books we read, and provide a literary discussion that won't cost you $60,000 and lifelong, soul-crushing debt. That being said, we take no responsibility for your education... [email protected]
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Step Into the Shadows...This show features riveting conversations with best-selling authors, renowned researchers, and award-winning journalists as they uncover sinister hauntings, alien abductions, time slips, secret societies, chilling true crime, bizarre vanishings, strange creature sightings, unexplained phenomena and the most mind-bending conspiracies!Prepare to question everything.
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Cover Stories: Spies, Books & Entertainment is a new podcast from The Cipher Brief hosted by Cipher Brief CEO & Publisher Suzanne Kelly and Cipher Brief Senior Book Editor and author, Bill Harlow exploring the entertainment side of espionage as well as non-fiction books and media on national security issues that are making a difference. Join us each week for new episodes with authors, former intelligence officers, actors, directors, television and movie producers, agents, publishers and more.
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Multi-award-winning crime writer, Mark Billingham, presents an in-depth look at the very best super-sleuths from literature and television. Each episode of A Stab In The Dark sees brand-new guests from the worlds of TV and books discuss the inner workings of crime fiction and crime drama. A Stab in the Dark is a UKTV production and is produced by Paul Hirons. For more info: http://uktv.co.uk/astabinthedark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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NOW ON iTUNESFor nearly five years, Greg Grasso has been interviewing noted authors stateside and abroad. What started out as a hobby, is now consuming his free time and interest in Spy, Thriller, Historical and Biographical Authors, looking into what makes them tick, how they process information and content, and why they write. ------------------------David Baldacci was his first novelist, and since has led to some of the greatest and most renown authors as Jeff Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, Raym ...
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James Altucher interviews the world's leading peak performers in every area of life. But instead of giving you the typical success story, James digs deeper to find the "Choose Yourself" story - these are the moments we relate to... when someone rises up from personal struggle to reinvent themselves. The James Altucher Show brings you into the lives of peak-performers: billionaires, best-selling authors, rappers, astronauts, athletes, comedians, actors, and the world champions in every field, ...
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Johann-Caspar Isemer is the author of "The Tiny Turtle with the Yellow Specks" and "Die kleine Schildkröte mit den gelben Flecken", publishing the books as a way to teach his 4-year old niece from half a world away. Inspired by a California-based children's book writer, Caspar canned his initial plans to write a spy thriller in favor of something ultimately more fulfilling: a children's story with the potential to bring God's love closer to children of all ages.
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Forget Downton Abbey or The Crown, we use classic novels to guide you through the Britain of today and yesterday. Every podcast, Lloyd & Tim – two funny book-loving blokes – take you on a walk or a road trip, using a well-known novel as the only guide. Great literature, amazing landscapes and general laughter guaranteed with every episode. Your presenters are: Tim Wright (r): digital writer/consultant for web, mobile, radio, TV, theatre. Half of xpt.com. Former Head of Immersive at NFTS. Web ...
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Listen in to Uncorking a Story, where we pop the cork on hidden narratives and delve deep into the brilliant minds of your favorite authors. Get ready to unlock the magic behind your favorite books, one unforgettable story at a time. Hit that subscribe button and never miss a sip of inspiration!
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On the Building and Scaling Online Courses Podcast, I (David Young, aka Davey Gravy) talk about what I'm learning day to day as I continue to build my 7-figure online course business in the drone training niche. This podcast is for anyone who wants to build an online business, is curious about what it's like to run a business in the "new economy" (aka - work from anywhere, do business online, etc), or just wants to spy on my day to day life and thoughts. Listen in! And feel free to email que ...
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How do today’s masters create their art? American Masters: Creative Spark presents narrative interviews that go in-depth with an iconic artist about the creation of a single work. Each episode offers a unique window into the world of art and the creative process of artists and cultural icons across a wide range of disciplines, from music and comedy to poetry and film. Explore more at www.pbs.org/creativespark
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Beyond The Pages is a podcast where best-selling author and entrepreneur Wesley Baker takes listeners behind the scenes of his books - from travel memoirs to novels. In each episode, Wesley is interviewed about the untold stories, real-life inspirations, and pivotal moments that shaped his writing. Expect honest reflections, vivid memories, and a deeper look at the experiences that didn’t always make it onto the page. Whether it’s life as a young travel rep on the Costa Brava, the adventures ...
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AnthroPod is produced by the Society for Cultural Anthropology. In each episode, we explore what anthropology teaches us about the world and people around us.
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CREECA’s mission is to support research, teaching, and outreach on Russia, Eastern and Central Europe, and Central Asia. We approach this three-part mission by promoting faculty research across a range of disciplines; by supporting graduate and undergraduate teaching and training related to the region; and by serving as a community resource through outreach activities targeted to K-12 teachers and students, other institutions of higher education, and the general public. As a U.S. Department ...
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DIA Connections is an exciting new podcast featuring overlooked or unfamiliar aspects of who we are, what we do, and the countless ways we've impacted the lives of people everywhere. Since its creation in 1961, the Defense Intelligence Agency has been the nation's premier all-source military intelligence organization. Our team at DIA deploys globally, alongside warfighters and interagency partners, to defend America's national security interests. However, we are so much more, as this podcast ...
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This show is a gift to the guests and listeners. Guests promote themselves and share their expertise and life lessons. Listeners learn valuable information and add "Thought Leaders" to their networks. Please subscribe The show is on Apple Google Spotify Follow us: linkedin.com/in/lukejeanlouis twitter.com/Deep_Voice_Man pinterest.com/DeepVoiceMan threads.com/@Deep_Voice_Man instagram.com/Deep_Voice_Man facebook.com/TheDeepVoiceMan bsky.app/profile/deepvoiceman.bsky.social Check out my book: ...
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Art and creativity build identity, self-esteem, purpose, connection and impact. They are an essential tool for improved well-being, mental-health and social change. Through inspiring conversations with artists, scientists and experts, Agathe Westad investigates How and Why art can change our lives. Get moved, inspired and energized. Get ready to look at art, and yourself, differently.
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D. J. Taylor, "Orwell: The New Life" (Pegasus Books, 2023)
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A fascinating exploration of George Orwell--and his body of work--by an award-winning Orwellian biographer and scholar, presenting the author anew to twenty-first-century readers. We find ourselves in an era when the moment is ripe for a reevaluation of the life and the works of one of the twentieth century's greatest authors. This is the first twe…
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Tony Spawforth, "What the Greeks Did for Us" (Yale UP, 2023)
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Our contemporary world is inescapably Greek. Whether in a word like “pandemic,” a Freudian state of mind like the “Oedipus complex,” or a replica of the Parthenon in a Chinese theme park, ancient Greek culture shapes the contours of our lives. Ever since the first Roman imitators, we have been continually falling under the Greeks’ spell. But how di…
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Gil Ben-Herut, "Stories of Shiva's Saints: Selections from Harihara's Ragales" (Oxford UP, 2025)
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The Kannada language boasts an ongoing literary tradition spanning more than a millennium, with a rich array of social positions and roles, religious traditions, and poetic styles that developed over the dramatic history of the region. Yet translations from premodern Kannada to English have been inconsistent, with only a handful of works that have …
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The Jack Carr Book Club December 2025 Selection is THE TIN MEN by Alex DeMille. In THE TIN MEN, New York Times bestselling author Alex DeMille joins his father, the legendary Nelson DeMille, to deliver the final Nelson DeMille novel—delivering a high-stakes, cutting-edge thriller that drops readers into the future of warfare—where the lines between…
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Helping Writers Find Their Voice: Jen Braaksma on Memoir and Meaning
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Let help uncork your memoir through a 12 week memoir mentorship program: https://mikecarlon.com/memoir-cohorts/ "Writing is work. It’s challenging, it’s hard—but it’s a skill, and it takes time. If you have patience with yourself, you’ll get there." — Jen Braaksma In this episode of Uncorking a Story, I sit down with Jen Braaksma—former journalist,…
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Episode 232: The Very Private Digital New Year Episode
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy DeleteMe
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Drums & Donuts, 'Is This Thing On', Tablas | Monday Morning Podcast 12-29-25
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Bill rambles about drums & donuts, 'Is This Thing On', and tablas. SimpliSafe: This month only, take 50% off any new system at http://www.SimpliSafe.com/BURRBy All Things Comedy
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Richard Bradford, "Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
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Twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, firstly in 1969 for The Armies of the Night and again in 1980 for The Executioner's Song, Norman Mailer's life comes as close as is possible to being the Great American Novel: beyond reason, inexplicable, wonderfully grotesque and addictive.The Naked and the Dead was acclaimed not so much for its intrinsic qualit…
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Do UFO Sightings Signal A Pending Spiritual War
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My special guest tonight is Ali Saidtan who's here to discuss the spiritual meaning behind UFO sightings and their end game for humanity. 🔮 Unlock The Vault! Become a ⭐️ Mysterian ⭐️ and get instant access to hundreds of ad-free, uncensored episodes — plus exclusive bonus editions.. 🎧 Start your FREE 7-day trial on Patreon: 👉 patreon.com/mysterious…
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Bill McKibben on Climate Change: Why Solar and Wind Power Are the Best Path Forward
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Environmentalist Bill McKibben argued that solar and wind power offer the best path for addressing climate change. Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN
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Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, "Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)
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Hello, this is Eric LeMay, a host on the New Books Network. Today, I speak with Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, author of the new artist’s biography Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist (Simon & Schuster, 2025). The book was recently named one of NPR’s Books We Loved for 2025. Pollack-Pelzner is a cultural historian, theater critic, and teacher a…
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Sarah and Jim Charles - From Work to What’s Next: Designing a Life you Don’t Want to Retire From
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What if retirement isn’t the finish line—but the beginning of something more intentional? In From Work to What’s Next, husband-and-wife financial advisors Sarah K. Charles and Jim Charles rethink retirement as a redesign, not an ending. Drawing on 60 years of combined experience—and Jim’s own search for purpose after leaving his career—they share p…
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My special guest is the "Traveling Psychologist" Michael Brein who's here to discuss his book that details true accounts of mysterious phenomena encountered by travelers. 🔮 Unlock The Vault! Become a ⭐️ Mysterian ⭐️ and get instant access to hundreds of ad-free, uncensored episodes — plus exclusive bonus editions.. 🎧 Start your FREE 7-day trial on …
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Filip Kovacevic, "KGB Literati: Spy Fiction and State Security in the Soviet Union" (U Toronto Press, 2025)
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KGB Literati: Spy Fiction and State Security in the Soviet Union (University of Toronto Press, 2025) offers a first-ever glimpse into the mysterious and long-ignored world and work of Soviet spies- and counterspies-turned-writers. Once out of active service, many former spies have turned to writing spy fiction. They drop the dagger and pick up the …
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My special guest is retired police officer Steve Ditmars here to discuss his book Big Dogs. Get it from Amazon. SL Ditmars, the author of the award-winning Big Dogs series, is a retired police officer from Long Beach, California. His career included positions in patrol, police K9, information technology, homeland security, counterterrorism, and pol…
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Ted Bundy was beyond vicious. A sexual sadist he took pleasure in the torture and murder of young women for years without an ounce of remorse. My special guest is Kevin Sullivan who's here to discuss his 7th book on the monster that once walked among us. Get Ted Bundy: The Yearly Journals on Amazon. “With all the material we have on Ted Bundy, it’s…
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Atomic Secrets and Fictional Spies: Leslie Schover on Turning Family History into a Novel
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Let help uncork your memoir through a 12 week memoir mentorship program: https://mikecarlon.com/memoir-cohorts/ "I took my parents’ stories from the Manhattan Project and wove them into a fictional spy subplot—because I’ll never know the real truth." — Leslie Schover What happens when a clinical psychologist with decades of experience decides to wr…
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Patrick C. Fleming, "Animating the Victorians: Disney's Literary History" (UP of Mississippi, 2025)
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Many Disney films adapt works from the Victorian period, which is often called the Golden Age of children’s literature. Animating the Victorians: Disney’s Literary History (University Press of Mississippi, 2025) explores Disney’s adaptations of Victorian texts like Alice in Wonderland, Oliver Twist, Treasure Island, Peter Pan, and the tales of Hans…
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Liberation & the Literature of the Women’s Movement with Bess Wohl and Honor Moore
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Wednesday, December 17—“The best play I’ve seen this season,” says New York Magazine’s Sara Holdren about Liberation, Bess Wohl’s moving exploration of the women’s movement through the story of an Ohio consciousness-raising group in the early 1970s and a daughter who yearns to understand her mother’s life and her own. To discuss this timely play an…
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Episode 231: WTH 2025: Laptop Farms, Campus Cults, and the End of Anonymity
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From AI regulation fights and North Korean laptop farms to Nigerian campus cults, the human toll of online crime, and the death of online anonymity it's time to review the year in cyber stories—the good, the bad, the unimaginable, and what to do when "they" come for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Down Time, Alternate Mixes, Witch Sex | Monday Morning Podcast 12-22-25
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Bill rambles about down time, alternate mixes of songs, and the pros of having sex with a witch. Hims: To get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care for ED, Hair Loss, Weight Loss, and more, visit http://www.Hims.com/burr Quo: From solo operators to growing teams, Quo helps businesses stay connected and look professional. Try it for…
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Zubeda Jalalzai, "Literary License and the West’s Romance with Afghanistan" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
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In this episode of New Books Network, I speak with Zubeda Jalalzai about her book Literary License and the West’s Romance with Afghanistan (Bloomsbury, 2023). Literary License and the West’s Romance with Afghanistan, analyzes the role literature and poetic sensibility played in colonial British and American writings on Afghanistan from the nineteen…
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My special guest is Donna Francart who's here to discuss her shocking experiences as a Deputy Coroner and the spirits that started to appear in her home. Get her book I've Seen Dead People: Diary of a Deputy Coroner on Amazon right now. DEATH, FEAR, LOVE, EMOTIONS, SPIRITS Step inside the mind of Donna Francart, a former Deputy Coroner, as she desc…
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Victorian Christmas: A Strange Christmas Game: 105
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In which Carla celebrates the season by once again celebrating a Victorian horror author, as the Victorians would wish us to do in this season of darkness and cheer. Sources and References: Books by Charlotte Riddell available from Project Gutenberg Books by Mrs. J. H. Riddell available from archive.org Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through th…
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The Best Of 2025: Neil Pasricha mines memorable, mind-shifting moments and messages
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Happy Solstice, everyone! In the northern hemisphere today we have the least amount of daylight of any day of the year. Below the equator it has the most! And as we do every December solstice it's time for our annual "Best Of" episode of 3 Books. 3 Books is our award-winning 22-year-long conversation to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative b…
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Judith Jesch, "The Saga of the Earls of Orkney" (Birlinn, 2025)
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In The Saga of the Earls of Orkney (Birlinn, 2025), Professor Judith Jesch presents a fascinating history of the Earldom of Orkney, which was established in the Viking Age, records the adventures, feuds and battles of powerful Norsemen during its first three centuries. The medieval earls of Orkney owed allegiance to the kings of Norway but their in…
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Why Peter Thiel’s Founder Rules Keep Paying Off
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A Note from James: One of my favorite conversations on this show was with Peter Thiel. Yes—PayPal, Facebook, Palantir, and a dozen other hits. I first ran this episode years ago, and the advice still holds up. The same stories, the same frameworks—and the same challenge to think from first principles. Here’s Peter Thiel, one of the most influential…
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Piers Morgan "Woke Is Dead: How Common Sense triumphed in an age of total madness"
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British journalist Piers Morgan argued that there has been a global rejection of "wokeism" and discussed what he thinks a post-woke world will be like. He spoke at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Arthur Bahr, "Chasing the Pearl-Manuscript: Speculation, Shapes, Delight" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
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A unique study of the only physical manuscript containing Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as both a material and literary object. In this book, Arthur Bahr takes a fresh look at the four poems and twelve illustrations of the so-called “Pearl-Manuscript,” the only surviving medieval copy of two of the best-known Middle English poems: Pearl and Sir G…
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Veronica House, "Local Organic: Food Rhetorics and Community Writing for Impact" (Utah State UP, 2025)
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This episode features a conversation with the inspiring Dr. Veronica House, whose book Local Organic: Food Rhetorics and Community Writing for Impact (Utah State University Press, 2025) explores how writing takes shape within community networks. House brings a generous scholarly voice to questions of writing, community partnership, and meaningful c…
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Chapter 37: Malcolm Gladwell on strangers, spies, and silencing the system
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Who we are is a function of where we are. Do you agree with that? Who you are depends on where you are. We're different people in different places, right? You're different in the board room than you are on vacation. You're different with your parents than you are with your kids. I'm different hanging out with Malcolm Gladwell in his West Village ap…
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Sent To Hell and Back As A Warning To Others
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My special guest is author Laurie Ditto who's here to discuss her book called 'The Hell Conspiracy' that details her frightening experience in the Biblical "Hell" because she refused to forgive. Get her book on Amazon. Laurie Ditto’s life was forever marked when she experienced supernatural visions of both Heaven and Hell. She knew these encounters…
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Greg Lawson is here to discuss his paranormal investigation at Hill House. Originally recorded in 2018. 🔮 Unlock The Vault! Become a ⭐️ Mysterian ⭐️ and get instant access to hundreds of ad-free, uncensored episodes — plus exclusive bonus editions.. 🎧 Start your FREE 7-day trial on Patreon: 👉 patreon.com/mysteriousradio 🌐 Or visit mysteriousradio.c…
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Gian Piero Persiani, "Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan" (Brill, 2025)
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Waka poetry was all the rage in tenth-century, courtly Japan. Every educated person composed it, emperors and consorts sponsored it, and societal interest in it was at an all-time high. Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan (Brill, 2025) offers an unprecedentedly broad and vivid portrayal of this season of l…
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Comedian and actress Leslie Jones has lived a lot of life and she wants you to know it. The Saturday Night Live alum and veteran stand-up comic returns with a new special, called “Leslie Jones: Life Part 2.” In this interview, Jones traces the long road to discovering her comedic voice. She speaks candidly about family life and the comedians like R…
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The Business, Second Weddings, Psychos Celebrating | Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 12-18-25
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Bill rambles about the entertainment business, second weddings, and psychos celebrating death. (00:00) - Thursday Afternoon Podcast (31:50) - Thursday Afternoon Throwback 12-18-17 - Bill rambles about Steelers/Pats, advertising, and being married to an older man. (01:40:24) - Anything Better Podcast - NFL Week 16 Preview with Paul Virzi. Paul is of…
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Shiben Banerji, "Lineages of the Global City: Occult Modernism and the Spiritualization of Democracy" (U Texas Press, 2025)
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War, revolution, genocide, rebellion, slump. The economic and political turmoil of the early twentieth century seemed destined to rip asunder the ties that bound colonizers and the colonized to one another. The upheaval represented an opportunity, and not just to nationalists who imagined new homelands or to socialists who dreamed of international …
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“If You’re Still Trying to Be Rational Now, You’re Crazy:” Comedian Tim Dillon on Being Informed vs. Being Ignorant
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A Note from James: Tim Dillon is crazy—in the best way. Not “institution” crazy. Crazy smart. Years ago he told me things about Epstein, hustle culture, and how the world really works that felt outlandish then and obvious now. He’s quirky, honest, and usually right about what to pay attention to. Also, he’s flat-out funny. Let’s bring Tim back and …
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Spirit Guides, Automatic Writing and Reincarnation
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My special guest is author Susan Starkey who's here to discuss her book called Life After Death Beyond Doubt and you can get it now on Amazon. There is one universal question to which there seems to be no definitive answer: what happens to us when we die? Many people have their own individual theories; different faiths have different beliefs. The r…
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My special guest is author Robyn Marharaj who's here to discuss the fascinating interrogation of serial killer Jeffery Dahmer by detective Patrick "Pat" Kennedy. You can get her book Grilling Dahamer: The Interrogation of the "Milwaukee Cannibal" on Amazon. In the late hours of July 22, 1991, Detective Patrick "Pat" Kennedy of the Milwaukee Police …
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In this episode, Jack sits down for a look back at 2025 — the books, conversations, milestones, and behind-the-scenes work that defined the last twelve months. From the premiere of DARK WOLF and the launch of CRY HAVOC, to standout podcast guests, book club moments, this episode pulls back the curtain on a landmark year for the Jack Carr brand. Jac…
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Ryan Steck and Simon Gervais - The Second Son
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The thriller genre has a new dynamic duo. In our latest episode, we sit down with Ryan Steck and Simon Gervais to discuss their debut collaboration, The Second Son. They call it "The Vintage of Collaboration." Despite writing from a distance and having opposite backgrounds—Simon is an ex-RCMP officer, Ryan is a renowned critic—they’ve created a sea…
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