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Let's head across the pond! Anglotopia podcast host Jonathan Thomas joins me to nerd out on everything United Kingdom.
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Let's go down range! Ross Berkoff joins me to talk Beyond the Outpost: An Army Cavalry Officer’s War Diary on the Frontlines of Afghanistan, 2003 – 2007. We also answer listener questions and I discuss my Iraq war experiences. 
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Ask not! Joel Nelson joins me to talk Kennedy’s Only Hero: How JFK’s Obsession with Winston Churchill Defined His Presidency.
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Here they are, the books I don’t want you to miss for October 2026!

The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Get smart about the Middle East from 1900 to today.
Knopf

This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-American Story by Evan Gershkovich
An American journalist is imprisoned in Russia because, well… Putin.
Crown

Ordinary Wife: The True Story of America's Forgotten Serial Killerby Gregg Olsen & Morgan Olsen
Lyda Trueblood keeps killing her husbands.
Storm Publishing

The Widow Van Gogh: Tragedy, Triumph, and the Woman Who Made Vincent van Gogh a Legend by Joan Martelli
Find out why Van Gogh’s had the best sister-in-law ever.
Pegasus Books

Yakuza: A 400-Year History of the Japanese Underworld by Andrew Rankin
If you think the Yakuza are just the Japanese mafia, then you need to read this.
Basic Books

The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris
Dr. Harold Gillies pioneers healing the disfigured veterans of World War I.

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Let's get redeemed! Lawrence Wright joins me to talk Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row.
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