In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with best selling author and historian Jon Gertner about his book The Ice At The End Of The World. This is the story of the early exploration of Greenland's ice sheet and the scientific investigations that followed. Earth's largest laboratory might just hold the key to our future if we can only listen. As Gertner writes in the book, 'Ice is time solidified.' This book should be required reading for all, informative and very enjoyable, I highly recommend it.

In this episode Matt Crawford speak with author Dr. Jamie Goodall about her book Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay. This is a compendium of fantastic pirate stories linked together through the different eras it covers. A span of over three centuries and over thirty pirates discussed these pages turn themselves folks. A fun and positively distracting read. Enjoy!

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author and journalist Anna Clark about her book, The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy. This is the infuriating story of how bad decisions and rampant indifference by city and state officials caused the residence of Flint to be poisoned by their own water. This is a masterful account of what went wrong, who caused it, why suffered from it and who exposed it. This book should be required reading.

In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Megan Kate Nelson about her book The Three-Cornered War. An amazing story that tells the tale of how the Civil War spread to the west and the people it affected. That is correct, the Civil War in the West. Nelson introduces us to nine larger than life individuals and brings us along on their journey. A fresh and exciting look into the Civil War and America as a whole. Enjoy!

In this episode, Matt Crawford speaks with author Boaz Dvir about his book Saving Israel. This is an unbelievable story about the effort to arm the newborn state of Israel in 1948. Surrounded by 5 well equipped and hostile neighbors Israel had no rifles, no ammunition, and no planes. Faced with an international arms embargo Israel had to turn to a communist Czechoslovakia for surplus Nazi weapons to defend itself. This is truly almost impossible to believe and will leave you turning the pages!

This episode, Matt Crawford speaks with author William Hazelgrove about his new book Henry Knox's Noble Train. Hazelgrove traces Knox's unbelievable journey from a Boston bookseller to an indispensable man of the American Revolution. To fight the British in Boston Washington needed artillery that was over 300 miles away in Fort Ticonderoga and he needed it fast. Who could move over 60 tons of canon in winter through some of the harshest terrains? A Boston bookseller with no military experience, that's who!

In this episode, Matt Crawford speaks with author Stephen Brumwell about his book Turncoat. A truly enjoyable and informative read that casts a new light on the man we think we all know, Benedict Arnold. This is one of those books that truly test your assumptions and pushes you to think. I thought I knew all I needed to about Arnold and I think I can safely assume that most people who will read this book do as well. Brumwell has proven me wrong and will for you as well. Great read!

In this episode, Matt Crawford speaks to author Gareth Russell about his book Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era. We all think we know the story of the Titanic but Russell finds a way to evade the immense shadow cast by the Titanic and focus on what matters most, the people aboard. An in-depth tale about the climate of the era, the culture and the hopes and dreams of those aboard. Painstakingly researched and eloquently written this is simply a must-read. Well done.

In this episode, Matt Crawford speaks to educator and author David Head about his book A Crisis of Peace. This book focuses in on the time between the British surrender at Yorktown and the signing of the Treaty of Paris. What happened between those two dates could have torn this fledgling country asunder and led to the Newburgh Conspiracy, a possible military uprising in the making. A great read and quite funny at times thanks to David Head's ease of prose and humor. Enjoy!

In this episode, Matt Crawford speaks with author Barry Strauss about his book Ten Caesars. A great book to delve into the history of the Roman Empire, Strauss's choice of Emperors really paints a broad and interesting picture and gives us an interesting perspective. Hard to put this book down and now I am even more interested in this topic than before. You could not make the stories in this book up, sex, murder, incest, intrigue, and love. A great, easy and enjoyable read!