As 2023 draws to a close, we're counting down our most downloaded episodes of the year. First, author Michelle Dowd discusses her childhood growing up in an apocalyptic cult, as detailed in her book Forager: Field Notes on Surviving a Family Cult. We hear from former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre, who discusses the team during the 2022-2023 season, as well as his thoughts on Shohei Otani before Otani eventually joined with the Dodgers. Finally, Brad Meltzer discusses his book The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill, and the true-life attempt to assassinate the leaders of the Allied powers of World War II during a meeting in Iran.

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