Eliot Cohen is a professor at Johns Hopkins University with an extensive background in writing and advising on warfare. We examine how conflict along two hundred miles of lake, river, and woodland in North America shaped the country’s military values, practices, and institutions from his book Conquered Into Liberty.
David Pietrusza is an historian and presidential scholar. He’s been compared to Doris Kearns Goodwin—another great historian. We discuss Harry Truman’s improbable victory and the year that transformed American from his latest book 1948.
Richard Paul Evans is a best-selling author with more than 13 million books in print. He’s the master of the Christmas season. We discuss his latest book Lost December.
Erica Sandberg is a credit and money manager. She helps us protect ourselves against Christmas frauds to make sure our holiday season remains jolly.
Arthur Magida is an award-winning journalist and scholar who brings to life the story of Erik Jan Hanussen, a popular Jewish stage magician and mentalist from Austria who became so popular in Berlin that he rubbed elbows with high ranking Nazis and even advised Hitler. We’ll discuss his book The Nazi Séance.
Simon Garfield is a British journalist and non-fiction author. We examine the history and future of typography from his book Just My Type.