In this episode, Joe interviews Romulus Hillsborough about his recent book, Samurai Revolution: The Dawn of Modern Japan Seen Through the Eyes of the Shogun’s Last Samurai (Tuttle Publishing, ISBN 978-4805312353). Hillsborough writes a lively a

004: A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch

Jun 26th, 2014

In this episode, Joe interviews New York Times bestselling author, Stacy Perman about her latest book, A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch (Atria Books). She discusses the rivalry between gilded age tycoons,

003: Pedestrianism

Jun 5th, 2014

An interview with Matthew Algeo, author of Pedestrianism: When Watching People Walk was America’s Favorite Spectator Sport (Chicago Review Press). In this interview, Mr. Algeo recounts the origins of epic multi-day, nonstop footraces that captu

002: Machine Made

May 28th, 2014

An interview with Terry Golway, author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics. Golway’s book is a new revisionist history of New York City’s political machine, Tammany Hall, which seeks to look at other aspec

001: A Man and His Ship

May 24th, 2014

An interview with Steven Ujifusa, author of A Man and His Ship: America’s Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the S.S. United States. Subscribe in a reader

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