Jonathan Kirshner (Cornell University, “Urban Flight”) joins the show. We welcome Jonathan back to the program to discuss his novel about New York’s past. 1975 was a year when the sprawling city felt completely helpless and residents felt trapped with…
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Episode #221: Jonathan Kirshner (Cornell University, “Urban Flight”)
Tagged with: Author, Brad Bogner, Bruce Springsteen, Fiction, Gerald Ford, Government, History, Jonathan Kirshner, Journalism, New York, Novel, Podcast, Politics, Professor, The Brad Bogner Show, Urban Flight, Writer
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, Fiction, History, Interviews, Movies, Music, Politics
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, Fiction, History, Interviews, Movies, Music, Politics
Episode #204: Alex Kershaw (“Avenue of Spies”)
Alex Kershaw (“Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family’s Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris”) returns to the show. We discuss how some ordinary people did extraordinary things to defy Hitler and the Nazi occupation…
Tagged with: Alex Kershaw, Author, Avenue of Spies, Books, Brad Bogner, France, Germany, History, Podcast, The Brad Bogner Show, United States, World War II, Writer
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, Espionage, History, International, Interviews, Politics
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, Espionage, History, International, Interviews, Politics
Episode #201: Benjamin Johncock (“The Last Pilot”)
Benjamin Johncock (“The Last Pilot”) joins the show. We discuss the debut novel that tackles complicated domestic issues during the Space Race. Show Notes You can purchase The Last Pilot wherever books are sold. Follow Ben on Twitter.…
Tagged with: America, Astronauts, Author, Benjamin Johncock, Brad Bogner, History, NASA, Pluto, Podcast, Space, Space Race, Star Wars, The Brad Bogner Show, The Last Pilot, Writer
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, Fiction, International, Interviews, Movies, Space
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, Fiction, International, Interviews, Movies, Space
Episode #195: Dean Jobb (Journalism Professor, “Empire of Deception”)
Dean Jobb (Journalism Professor, “Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation”) joins the show. We discuss how Leo Koretz pulled off one of the largest and most expensive scams…
Tagged with: America, Author, Book, Brad Bogner, Chicago, Dean Jobb, Empire of Deception, Finance, History, New York, Podcast, Scam, The Brad Bogner Show
Posted in Authors, Books, Business, Episodes, Finance, History, Interviews
Posted in Authors, Books, Business, Episodes, Finance, History, Interviews
Episode #194: Hampton Sides (“In the Kingdom of Ice”)
Hampton Sides (“In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette”) joins the show. We discuss the world’s fascination with the North Pole in the 19th century as well as the people obsessed with…
Tagged with: Adventure, America, Arctic, Brad Bogner, Exploration, Hampton Sides, History, In the Kingdom of Ice, Journey, North Pole, Podcast, The Brad Bogner Show
Posted in Books, Episodes, History, International, Interviews
Posted in Books, Episodes, History, International, Interviews
Episode #187: Dave Revsine (Big Ten Network, “The Opening Kickoff”)
Dave Revsine (Lead Studio Host for the Big Ten Network, “The Opening Kickoff: The Tumultuous Birth of a Football Nation”) joins the show. We discuss how despite popular belief, the sport of football for better or worse has generally been…
Tagged with: Author, Big Ten, Book, Brad Bogner, College Sports, Dave Revsine, Football, History, Journalist, Media, Ohio State, Oregon, Podcast, Sports, The Brad Bogner Show, The Opening Kickoff, Theodore Roosevelt, Violence
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, Football, History, Interviews, Sports
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, Football, History, Interviews, Sports
Episode #180: Neil Sagebiel (Golf Journalist, “Draw in the Dunes”)
Neil Sagebiel (“Draw in the Dunes: The 1969 Ryder Cup and the Finish That Shocked the World”) joins the show. Coming into the 1969 Ryder Cup, the British were losers of fourteen of the first seventeen outings. Some American golfers like…
Tagged with: Author, Book, Brad Bogner, Draw in the Dunes, Golf, Great Britain, History, Jack Nicklaus, Neil Sagebiel, Podcast, Ryder Cup, Sports, The Brad Bogner Show, United States, Writer
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, History, International, Interviews, Sports
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, History, International, Interviews, Sports
Episode #178: Alexandra Popoff (“Tolstoy’s False Disciple”)
Alexandra Popoff (“Tolstoy’s False Disciple: The Untold Story of Leo Tolstoy and Vladimir Chertkov”) joins the show. We discuss the fascinating and strange relationship of Leo Tolstoy and Vladimir Chertkov that has been clouded in mystery for over a century.…
Tagged with: Alexandra Popoff. Tolstoy's False Disciple, Anna Karenina, Author, Books, Brad Bogner, History, Leo Tolstoy, Literature, Podcast, Russia, The Brad Bogner Show, War & Peace
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, International, Interviews
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, International, Interviews
Episode #176: Martin Gayford
Martin Gayford (“Rendez-vous with Art”) joins the show. We discuss Martin’s travels exploring museums, galleries, and churches all over the world. Most importantly, examining why we enjoy and cherish art so much. Show Notes You can purchase Rendez-vous…
Tagged with: Art, Brad Bogner, Critic, History, Italy, London, Martin Gayford, Michelangelo, Podcast, Rendezvous with Art, Spain, The Brad Bogner Show, The Louvre, The Met
Posted in Art, Authors, Books, Environment, Episodes, History, International, Interviews
Posted in Art, Authors, Books, Environment, Episodes, History, International, Interviews
Episode #168: James McPherson
James McPherson (George Henry Davis ’86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University, “Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief”) joins the show. Jefferson Davis has had many accusations thrown at him including losing the Civil War,…
Tagged with: Abraham Lincoln, America, Author, Books, Brad Bogner, Civil War, Embattled Rebel, Government, History, James McPherson, Jefferson Davis, Podcast, Politics, Princeton
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, History, Interviews, Politics
Posted in Authors, Books, Episodes, History, Interviews, Politics