The Bookmonger

By National Review

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.... more

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The podcast currently has 370 episodes available.

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November 22, 2016 Ep. 108: Great Strategic Rivalries: From the Classical World to the Cold War

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From the Peloponnesian Wars and Punic Wars of antiquity to America’s 20th-century confrontation with the Soviet Union, we have much to learn from the clashes of the past, says James Lacey, editor of Great Strategic Rivalries: From the Classical World to the Cold War.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Lacey describes the rules of rivalries, from how they start to how they end, and discusses possible major rivalries of the 21st century. He also provides advice on how the United States can prepare for the inevitable showdown.

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November 14, 2016 Ep. 107: The New Philistines: How Identity Politics Disfigure the Arts

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Art and politics always have mixed, but lately the art world has surrendered to the toxic cult of race, gender, and class, says Sohrab Ahmari in The New Philistines: How Identity Politics Disfigure the Arts.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Ahmari explains how a rotten production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream compelled him to write his book, how contemporary artistic treatments of race differ from the sophistication of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, and where Americans can find great art today.

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November 08, 2016 Ep. 106: The Voynich Manuscript

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It’s the most mysterious manuscript in the world, says Raymond Clemens, editor of The Voynich Manuscript.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Clemens describes why people are so fascinated by this medieval document that has puzzled cryptographers and sparked imaginations. He also explains how it came into the possession of Yale’s rare books library and why Yale University Press has now issued a photo-facsimile edition of this beguiling book.

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October 31, 2016 Ep. 105: Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience
The Pilgrims didn't wear buckles on their hats, but they did give us one of our best holidays, says Melanie Kirkpatrick in her new book, Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Kirkpatrick explains why this celebration caught on in American culture, what the Pilgrims would think of our modern festivities, and how the terrorist attacks of 9/11 compelled her to write about Thanksgiving.

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October 28, 2016 Ep. 104: Vampyres: Genesis and Resurrection
What explains the enduring appeal of vampires? British writer Christopher Frayling explains the attraction in Vampyres: Genesis and Resurrection from Count Dracula to Vampirella.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Frayling describes his own fascination with these neck biters as well as how some have evolved in recent years away from their villainous heritage. Finally, he picks his favorite vampire movie, offering his suggestion for the best vampire flick to watch for Halloween.
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October 25, 2016 Ep. 103: Damning Words: The Life and Religious Times of H.L. Mencken
Why would a series of religious biographies issue a title on the famous iconoclast H.L Mencken? That's the challenge D.H. Hart had to answer in his new book, Damning Words: The Life and Religious Times of H.L. Mencken.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Hart describes his subject's massive influence nearly a century ago as well as what Mencken really thought about God, the universe, and everything. He also tries to explain why Mencken, despite his apostasies, appeals more to conservatives than liberals today.
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October 17, 2016 Ep. 102: Disunion: A History of the Civil War
Between 2011 and 2015, the opinion section of the New York Times marked the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by tracking events on their anniversaries via a blog with original content--and now its editors have issued a collection, Disunion: A History of the Civil War.
In a 15-minute conversation with The Bookmonger (we had so much fun, we went long!), co-editor Clay Risen describes how the project came together and why it relied so much on amateur experts, plus he describes the most surprising thing he learned about the conflict (it involves coffee). He also makes a case for why conservatives should read the op-ed page of the New York Times.
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October 11, 2016 Ep. 101: A Torch Kept Lit
"I do not exaggerate to propose that this may prove to be William F. Buckley's finest book ever," says Christopher Buckley, about a brand-new volume of his late father's work: A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century, a collection of eulogies edited by James Rosen of Fox News.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Rosen explains how he came up with the idea for this book, what made WFB such an excellent stylist, and how WFB managed to range in these brief compositions from the likes of Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan to John Lennon and Jerry Garcia.
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October 04, 2016 Ep. 100: Messengers of the Right
Conservatives always complain about the liberal media. But when did they start to fight it? Right from the start, says Nicole Hemmer in Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Hemmer explains how conservatives in the 1940s and 1950s made liberal media bias an political issue, telling the stories of radio showman Clarence Manion and National Review publisher Bill Rusher. She also describes what today's conservatives can learn from these figures of yesteryear.
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September 27, 2016 Ep. 99: The Spartan Regime: Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy
This is Sparta? Who cares? Why should we pay any attention to an ancient Greek city not called Athens? Paul A. Rahe explains in his new book, The Spartan Regime: Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Rahe describes what makes the Spartans distinctive, why he studies them as a scholar, and what their story can teach us about statesmanship in the 21st century.
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