This week we're joined by author and journalist Michael Scott Moore to discuss his book The Desert & The Sea, his harrowing account of being kidnapped by Somali pirates.

This week we're joined by the novelist and journalist Adam Popescu to talk about his debut novel NIMA, his path to publication, and, what we hope will be a part of all future episodes, Dog the Bounty Hunter.

Literary frauds are all the rage, so we sat down with Melissa Chadburn, who uncovered the Anna March fiasco last year, to discuss how and why this keeps happening.

This week on the show, we're joined by Desert Sun Arts & Culture writer Brian Blueskye to talk about his life and career in advance of his appearance at Coachella Valley Storytellers.

This week we're joined by Josh Heinz, lead singer of Blasting Echo and guitarist for 5th Town, to talk about his upcoming benefit concert, the 12th annual Concert for Autism. We also talk about Josh's own artistic process. For more info about the benefit: concertforautism.com

This week Maggie & Tod are joined by J Ryan Stradal, author of The Lager Queen of Minnesota to talk about his new book, his old book, reality TV, whatever sad weird things Tod and Maggie get caught up on, and all points in between! It's a great conversation.

We're joined this week by Alex Espinoza, author of the new book CRUISING: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime, to talk about the history, present, and future of cruising.

Maggie & Tod are heading off on vacation...and they've got every possible book you should read. No really. They've broken it down by 12 different vacation styles. You'll never travel alone.

This week, we're pleased to be joined in studio by Anthony McCann, author of the blockbuster new nonfiction book SHADOWLANDS: Fear and Freedom at the Oregon Standoff, out now from Bloomsbury. This is primed to be one of the big books of the summer.

This week we're joined by award-winning author Natashia Deon to talk about her new non-profit, the Redeemed Project, which aims to help rehabilitated criminals clear their record. For more information about the project, visit https://www.redeemedproject.org/