Share
))
HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons hosts the most downloaded sports podcast of all time, with a rotating crew of celebrities, athletes, and media staples, as well as mainstays like Cousin Sal, Joe House, and a slew of other friends and family members who always happen to be suspiciously available.
…
continue reading
Fetch error
Hmmm there seems to be a problem fetching this series right now.
Last successful fetch was on October 28, 2025 17:09 (
What now? This series will be checked again in the next day. If you believe it should be working, please verify the publisher's feed link below is valid and includes actual episode links. You can contact support to request the feed be immediately fetched.
Manage episode 495876797 series 3668798
Content provided by Will Jauquet. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Will Jauquet or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.
Learn about how a family owned oil company came to run one of the most important companies within book publishing. Here the story of the start of Ingram Books.
People Discussed
03:32 | Laura Ingalls Wilder – Author of the Little House series; covered in Episodes 3 & 4
03:54 | Orrin Henry Ingram – Lumber-baron patriarch (1850s-1890s)
04:24 | Orin “Hank” Ingram Sr. – Orrin’s grandson; shifted the family wealth into oil refining, barge transport, and textiles between the 1930s-60s
05:45 | E. Bronson Ingram II – Took control of the family firm at 31 (1963); bought half of the Tennessee Book Depository in 1964, seeding Ingram Book Company
11:22 | Jack Stambaugh – Former Eisenhower aide; co-owned the Tennessee Book Depository with Bronson Ingram
16:40 | Harry Hoffman – Publishing executive; CEO of Ingram Books and Walden Books
21:37 | Keel Hunt – Nashville journalist; author of The Family Business, the episode’s principal source
Bibliography
The Family Business: How Ingram Transformed the World of Books (2021) by Keel Hunt:
https://www.amazon.com/Family-Business-Ingram-Transformed-World/dp/1682753124
Interview with Jack Stanbagh, Eisenhower Presidential Library:
https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/research/oral-histories/oral-history-transcripts/stambaugh-john-372.pdf
14 episodes
