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This episode is insaaaaaaaaane! Journalist, author, and all around great guy Gary Weiss joins the podcast to talk about his new book,  Retail Gangster, about the life of Crazy Eddie. Who is Crazy Eddie? Oh, let us tell you. You won't be disappointed.

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I don't know where the incomparable Margalit Fox finds the time, but she does. She chats with me about her years at the New York Times, her books, and her forthcoming movie based on one of her books! We talk about how to write an obituary and if we could ever pull off a long con. Come listen!

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Let's talk old timey scandals! Author Bill Shaffer joins the podcast to talk his new book, the Scandalous Hamiltons. We talk about Bill's path to becoming an author and how the media loved a good story back then and still does today. Don't worry, we won't spoil the twists for you, but trust me, this thing is nuts. Come listen!

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Let's time travel back to old New York City. Author John Wood Sweet joins the podcast to talk about his new book, The Sewing Girl's Tale. We also talk about John's own sewing skills and how you research a criminal case which took place hundreds of years ago.

*Warning to our listeners: The Sewing Girl's Tale is about a sexual assault and its aftermath. While we do not talk about the assault explicitly, we here at HNU want to make sure you are aware of the subject matter up front. We will be happy to have you back next episode if you need to skip this one.

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Why have one podcaster when you can have two? TK from For the Love of History podcast joins me to talk about how she ended up in Japan, how she got into podcasting, what's the best part, and of course what's the worst part. We geek out. She is an amazing human. You're going to love this.

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Let's talk religion! Sure, you avoid the subject at family dinners to avoid a brawl, but author Steven T. Collis joins us to talk about his book, The Immortals, which tells the story of four chaplains from different religions who collectively made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II. We also talk a little bit about his newest book, Praying with the Enemy.

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Let's get medical! Author Paul Craddock joins the podcast to talk his new book, Spare Parts. It gets wonderfully weird and gross as we dive into the history of transplants, crackpot science, and the massive egos of medical pioneers.

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These aren't the fairy tales you remember! Author Nicholas Jubber joins the podcast to talk about his new book, The Fairy Tellers, his many travels around the world, and his favorite stories. It gets weird and I loved every minute of it.

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Privateers, pirates, whales, hurricanes, and lighthouses are just a few of the things Eric Jay Dolin has written about. Eric tells me how he made it all happen, what you need to become an author yourself, and how Covid affected his latest book, Rebels at Sea.

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Dinosaurs! Author and Paleontologist Riley Black joins the podcast to talk her new book The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World film series, and how a big asteroid made it possible for us to exist. It's okay. I know I already had you at "dinosaur."

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