My review of The Devil at His Elbow by The Wall Street Journal reporter Valerie Bauerlein from Random House Group. The story of killer, Alex Murdaugh. (P.S. Do not miss Valerie on the podcast this week which posts Wednesday! One of my favorite episodes.) Read the book review here: zurl.co/TCXB

History nerds! You gotta see this. Watch my interview with author Scott Edwin Williams (Scott Edwin Williams) as we talk about Lightbulb Moments in Human History (Chronos Books)! youtu.be/MgGdSqknHOw

Old Timey Phrase We Need to Bring Back: What-ho: a greeting which used to mean "hello" or "hi" informally "What-ho!" I said when I entered the bank to rob it. (H/t: collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/…) #wordoftheweek #words #medieval

Let's tell the whole story! The Wall Street Journal Reporter and Author Valerie Bauerlein joins me to talk her new book The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty. Available on all pod apps, YouTube, or click here: zurl.co/KDyK. #truecrime #murdaughmurders

Big mountain go boom sometimes. My review of Adventures in Volcanoland by Tamsin Mather from Hanover Square Press. A science travelogue by a seasoned volcanologist. Read it here: zurl.co/gsrn #volcanos #science

History Nerd Nugget: The Great Fire of London only killed 6 people officially. Still sad, but I think we all thought it was much worse. (H/t: themonument.org.uk/great-fire-lon…) #disaster #fire #greatlondonfire

Like a human cannonball to my nostalgia bone. My review of Muscles & Mayhem on Netflix. The true story of the American Gladiators TV show. Read it here: zurl.co/GGLd #americangladiators #documentary #netflix

She made the right enemies. My review of The Dragon from Chicago by Pamela Toler from Beacon Press. The story of American journalist Sigrid Schultz and her reporting in Europe before and during World War II. Read it here: zurl.co/9QmM #worldwarii #worldwar2

Old Timey Phrase We Need to Bring Back: "Flub the dub" - to fail at something, slack off, fail to do the right thing "Kieran is notorious for flubbing the dub at work." (H/t: idioms.thefreedictionary.com/flub+the+dub" #funny #meme #words

More than just an assassination. My review of President Garfield by CW Goodyear from Simon & Schuster. A full biography of President James Garfield. Read it here: zurl.co/EToj #president #uspresident #jamesgarfield

Let's take to the skies! Author Martin Dugard joins the podcast to talk his new book Taking London: Winston Churchill and the Fight to Save Civilization from Dutton Books. Listen on any pod app, YouTube, or zurl.co/2pQV #worldwar2 #worldwarii #battleofbritain

History Nerd Nugget: While most people hear all about the Pony Express in school, it only operated for 18 months. It delivered letters pretty fast but it also became obsolete pretty fast. (H/t: nps.gov/poex/learn/his…) #ponyexpress #mail

Great interview. Thanks, Nerds!

Talk about some hairy situations! (I’ll see myself out.) My review of Combing Through the White House by Theodore Pappas. A book about presidential hair. Yes, you read that correctly. Read it here: zurl.co/zVqV #whitehouse #presidents #hair

Romancing Uncle Joe. My review of The Stalin Affair by Giles Milton from Henry Holt & Company. A look at the alliance between Stalin, Churchill, and FDR in World War II. Read it here: zurl.co/ihJg #stalin #worldwarii #worldwar2 #allies

Old Timey Word We Need To Bring Back: Bespawler: one who spits or dribbles when they speak "Keila is a notorious bespawler. Wear a raincoat if she is going to rant about something." (H/t: lisettemarshall.com/fun-facts/medi…) #wordoftheday #words #medieval

More reasons never to go in a submarine. My review of Reaping the Whirlwind by Dominic Etzold from Schiffer Publishing. A look at the submarine war in World War I off the coast of the U.S. Read it here: zurl.co/CAQx #worldwari #worldwar1 #submarines #uboats

Let's head to the ocean! Author Rachel Kousser joins me to talk her book Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great from Mariner Books. Listen on any pod app, YouTube, or here: zurl.co/MbsV. #alexanderthegreat #ancienthistory

History Nerd Nugget: Before the U.S. had Rosie the Riveter, Canada had Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl. No clue how many Canadians will dress up as her this Halloween, but you're welcome for the idea, Canada! (H/t: canadashistory.ca/explore/milita…) #canada #worldwarii #worldwar2

This book is a Star-Spangled Banger. My review of Our Flag Was Still There by Tom McMillan. The story of the flag over Fort McHenry both before and after the battle. Read it here: zurl.co/ZcIH #warof1812 #starspangledbanner #nationalanthem