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- Ep. 169: Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century
Sponsored by Zip RecruiterHendrik "Hank" Meijer writes about a forgotten giant of the Senate in Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Meijer tells the story of this Michigan Republican and how he moved from being an anti-New Deal isolationist in the 1930s to a world statesmen in the 1940s-all the while regarding himself as a true conservative.
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Subscribe to The Bookmonger with John J. Miller in iTunes (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in iTunes or by RSS feed.13 min - 168. The Quantum SpyA 21st-century Manhattan Project lies at the heart of The Quantum Spy, the new espionage novel by David Ignatius. In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Ignatius explains the potential of quantum computing, the rivalry between the CIA and the intelligence services of China, and why spies enclose the truth in”a carapace of deceit.”13 min
- Ep. 168: The Quantum Spy
Sponsored by Zip RecruiterA 21st-century Manhattan Project lies at the heart of The Quantum Spy, the new espionage novel by David Ignatius.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Ignatius explains the potential of quantum computing, the rivalry between the CIA and the intelligence services of China, and why spies enclose the truth in"a carapace of deceit."
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Subscribe to The Bookmonger with John J. Miller in iTunes (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in iTunes or by RSS feed.13 min - 167. The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary HeroismThe explosion was so enormous, it killed 2,000 people and erupted into a mushroom cloud long before the Manhattan Project–and John U. Bacon writes about how and why it happened in The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism. In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Bacon describes the horrible events of […]14 min
- Ep. 167: The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
Sponsored by CasperThe explosion was so enormous, it killed 2,000 people and erupted into a mushroom cloud long before the Manhattan Project-and John U. Bacon writes about how and why it happened in The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Bacon describes the horrible events of December 6, 1917 as well as what lessons the disaster holds for us today. He also explains how his interest in this story began through his love of hockey.
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Subscribe to The Bookmonger with John J. Miller in iTunes (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in iTunes or by RSS feed.14 min - 166. The New Annotated FrankensteinHappy Halloween! This episode of The Bookmonger features a 10-minute conversation with Leslie S. Klinger, editor of The New Annotated Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. Why has Shelley’s novel endured for two centuries? What does its fame owe to Boris Karloff and the movies? Does it hold any special lessons in our age of rapid scientific and technological advances?13 min
- Ep. 166: The New Annotated Frankenstein
Sponsored by Zip RecruiterHappy Halloween! This episode of The Bookmonger features a 10-minute conversation with Leslie S. Klinger, editor of The New Annotated Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. Why has Shelley's novel endured for two centuries? What does its fame owe to Boris Karloff and the movies? Does it hold any special lessons in our age of rapid scientific and technological advances?
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Subscribe to The Bookmonger with John J. Miller in iTunes (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in iTunes or by RSS feed.13 min - 165. Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well LivedAntonin Scalia was not merely a great legal mind, he was also a great writer–as Christopher J. Scalia reveals in Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived, a collection of speeches by his late father (and co-edited with Edward Whelan). In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Scalia describes assembling this book from his father’s papers, how the elder Scalia learned to […]13 min
- Ep. 165: Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived
Sponsored by Zip RecruiterAntonin Scalia was not merely a great legal mind, he was also a great writer-as Christopher J. Scalia reveals in Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived, a collection of speeches by his late father (and co-edited with Edward Whelan).
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Scalia describes assembling this book from his father's papers, how the elder Scalia learned to write so well and on so many topics (from the value of the arts to the wonders of turkey hunting), and on his surprising friendship with fellow Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Subscribe to The Bookmonger with John J. Miller in iTunes (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in iTunes or by RSS feed.13 min - 164. The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and WonWorld War II was in fact many wars, writes Victor Davis Hanson in The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won. In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Hanson describes why he avoided writing yet another chronological or operational history of World War II, how the Allies were able to suffer so many casualties […]13 min
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Hosted by John J. Miller of National Review, The Bookmonger features 10-minute interviews with today’s top authors on current events, politics, history, and more.