John Lisle has a Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas, where he is now a professor of the history of science. His two books on the intelligence community are "The Dirty Tricks Department" and "Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA."www.johnlislehistorian.comhttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250338747/projectmind ... Show More
Feb 2024
Death-Wish by Ray Bradbury - Ray Bradbury Short Stories
<p><em>They wandered the dead and fragile cities, looking for the legendary Blue Bottle–not knowing what it was, nor caring, not really wanting to find it… ever… Death-Wish by Ray Bradbury</em>, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.</p><br><p>Ray Bradbury was one of the most su ... Show More
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Dec 2024
Graham Hancock on Pyramids, Atlantis & God
The British writer Graham Hancock, has had a great deal of pejorative terms affixed to his name; chiefly among them are pseudoarchaeologist and psuedohistorian. But Hancock doesn't claim to be in possession of any special knowledge, merely that he is fascinated by the questions s ... Show More
38m 23s
Feb 2019
Matthew Bowman, "Christian: The Politics of a Word in America" (Harvard UP, 2018)
The intersection of religion and politics in the United States is one of the nation's most enduring conversations. Christian: The Politics of a Word in America(Harvard University Press, 2018) by Dr. Matthew Bowman at Henderson State University, was recently named one of the five ... Show More
1h 1m
Oct 8
Chris Hadfield’s Fictional Universe Is Rooted in Real Space History
What happens when a real-life astronaut turns to fiction? In this episode, Chris Hadfield shares how decades of spaceflight and global diplomacy inspired his latest novel, Final Orbit, a cold war thriller packed with historical intrigue and technical precision. Host Rachel Feltma ... Show More
10m 52s
Oct 13
740 Mel Brooks and Other Eminent Jews (with David Denby) | War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (#13 GBOAT)
In this episode, Jacke talks to author David Denby about his new book, Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer, a group biography (loosely inspired by Lytton Strachey's Eminent Victorians) that describes how four larger-than-life figures upended the restrained culture of ... Show More
1h 3m
<p>Graham Hancock is a British journalist and author of the best-selling books "The Sign and the Seal", "Fingerprints of the Gods", the "War God" series, "Supernatural", and his most recent book America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization.</p> <p>Watch the FULL EPISODE h ... Show More
