Joanna Rakoff ("My Salinger Year") joins the show. We discuss Joanna's experience working at a very respected, but albeit idiosyncratic, literary agency that housed one of the great twentieth century writers.

George Vecsey (New York Times, "Eight World Cups: My Journey through the Beauty and Dark Side of Soccer") joins the show. We discuss George's experiences at the past eight World Cup tournaments where he traveled the globe witnessing the rise of players like Maradona, Zidane, Ronaldo, and Baggio. A period which also coincided with the rise in popularity of the USA Men's and Women's teams.

Tim Wendel (“Down to the Last Pitch: How the 1991 Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves Gave Us the Best World Series of All Time”) joins the show. The 1991 Major League Baseball season featured many unforgettable moments: Rickey Henderson's chase for the all-time stolen bases record, Pete Rose becoming ineligible for the Hall of Fame, labor unrest throughout the entire sport, and the construction of Camden Yards. But no event had a more lasting impact than the 1991 World Series.

Doug Most (Special Projects Editor at the Boston Globe, "The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway") joins the show. We discuss the incredible story of how the rival cities of Boston and New York constructed their first subway systems.

Gerard Helferich ("Theodore Roosevelt and the Assassin: Madness, Vengeance, and the Campaign of 1912") joins the show. We discuss some of the shocking events that transpired on the hugely influential 1912 Presidential Election.

Gregory Zuckerman (Wall Street Journal, “The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of The New Billionaire Wildcatters”) joins the show. We discuss a group of people who risked their careers to prove the world wrong.

William Trillo (Pound4Pound.com) joins the show. We discuss the aftermath of Froch - Groves II, look ahead to Cotto - Martinez, cover the return of boxing to The Forum, and examine what lies ahead for Andre Ward, Ruslan Provodnikov, and Robert Guerrero.

Tyrell Cannon ("Speculative Relationships: A Sci-fi Romance Comics Anthology") joins the show. We discuss the artist's upcoming science fiction romance anthology as well as some of his ongoing projects.

Joel McIver ("Know Your Enemy: The Story of Rage Against the Machine”) joins the show. We discuss the formation of Rage Against the Machine and how they still remain relevant today, over twenty years after their start.

Gina Keating ("Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs”) joins the show. We discuss the extraordinary rise of Netflix. A company that started out as a simple idea, but now boasts over 30 million subscribers across the globe.