This week Tayla is joined by Peter Shinkle, author of Uniting America: How FDR and Henry Stimson Brought Democrats and Republicans Together to Win World War II. They talk about Peter’s process writing and researching the book as well as how we find ourselves in a similar political climate today. They also discuss Superman Smashes the Klan, animals in movies, and historical costuming.  During The Last Chapter they discuss: If you were going to read outside of your comfort zone, what genre would you read? 

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Books

Uniting America by Peter Shinkle

Empire Statesman by Robert A. Slayton

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

The Free Speech Handbook by Ian Rosenberg and Mike Cavallero

AV

Superman vs the KKK Complete Radio Adventure (YouTube)

Barbie (2023)

Oppenheimer (2023)

Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

EO (2022)

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

The Gilded Age (2022- )

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

Other

Author Peter Shinkle

Interlibrary Loan at Cranston Public Library