Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in November 2022. An interview with Ben Macintyre, author of the new book, Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis’ Fortress Prison. In the book, Macintyre looks at one of history’s most notorious prisons, and the remarkable cast of ... Show More
Aug 2024
Episode 601 - Jess Ruliffson
Comics journalist Jess Ruliffson joins the show to talk about the origins of INVISIBLE WOUNDS (Fantagraphics), her collection of stories from veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but we wind up talking about guys' butts, among other things. We get into her focus on male ... Show More
1h 52m
Aug 2024
Grateful Dead Drummer Mickey Hart & Wright Thompson, Hard Knocks With Peter Schrager, Mt Rushmore Of Soft Things & Hank Has A B10 Team
It’s camp season and the Jets have memes in a meltdown looking for Florio’s everywhere. JJ McCarthy getting hurt is a huge bummer (00:00:00-00:17:17). Hank has picked his Big 10 team and we look at the AP poll being released (00:17:17-00:27:17). Mt Rushmore of soft things (00:27: ... Show More
2h 44m