Our guest today is Michael Berick, author of Relentless Visionary, about the Italian inventor of the electric battery who discovered methane and clearly excelled as a physicist and a chemist in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Listen Now or Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS
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Collin Mitchell on The Faithful about composer Giuseppe Verdi
Our guest today is Collin Mitchell, author of The Faithful: A Novel Based on the Life of Giuseppe Verdi, the opera composer who gave the world Aida, Otello, and Falstaff. As a supporter of the unification of Italy in the 1860s, he was pleased that “Va, pensiero,” the chorus from […]
ContinueEric D. Martin on Saving the Republic about Roman statesman Marcus Cicero
Our guest today is Eric Martin, author of Saving the Republic: A Novel Based on the Life of Marcus Ciero, a man considered one of the greatest orators of the Roman Republic whose letters have continued to be discussed and debated from the Renaissance through the Enlightenment to today. Listen […]
ContinueMargaret O’Reilly on Humble Servant of Truth about theologian St. Thomas Aquinas
Our guest today is Margaret O’Reilly, author of Humble Servant of Truth: A Novel Based on the Life of Thomas Aquinas, an Italian friar who was canonized as a saint in 1323 and is known as one of the great philosophers of the Western world for his work blending natural […]
ContinueNicole Gregory on Defying Danger about Jesuit missionary Father Matteo Ricci
Our guest today is Nicole Gregory, author of Defying Danger: A Novel Based on the Life of Father Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit priest, the first European to enter the Forbidden City of Beijing in 1601 and the gentleman who translated the Confucian classics into Latin for the very first […]
ContinueKate Fuglei on The Soul of a Child about educator Maria Montessori
Our guest today is Kate Fulglei, author of The Soul of a Child: A Novel Based on the Life of Maria Montessori, an Italian educator who founded the child-centered educational approach that still bears her name and is based on scientific observations of children. Listen Now or Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS
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Today’s guest is Dr. Jule Selbo, author of Dreams of Discovery: A Novel Based on the Life of John Cabot who discovered the coast of North America under a commission by Henry VII. Since he was sponsored by the English, his name has gone down in history as John Cabot […]
ContinuePeter David Myers on Leonardo’s Secret about artist Leonardo da Vinci
Today’s guest is Peter David Myers, author of Leonardo’s Secret: A Novel Based on the Life of Leonardo da Vinci, a man who seemingly needs no introduction thanks to the world fame that comes from beloved paintings such The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and the impressive collection of inventions […]
ContinueW.A.W. Parker on The Divine Proportions of Luca Pacioli about mathematician and founder of double-entry bookkeeping Luca Pacioli
Our guest today is W.A.W. Parker, author of The Divine Proportions of Luca Pacioli: A Novel Based on the Life of Luca Pacioli. Known as the father of accounting in bookkeeping in Europe, Pacioli was a friar who worked with, among others, Leonardo da Vinci. Listen Now or Subscribe via Apple […]
ContinueDr. Rosanne Welch on America’s Forgotten Founding Father about Thomas Jefferson’s friend and influencer Filippo Mazzei (interview by Dr. Peg A. Lamphier)
Today’s guest is Rosanne Welch, author of America’s Forgotten Founding Father: A Novel Based on the Life of Filippo Mazzei, an Italian immigrant who befriended Benjamin Franklin in London and then, moved next door to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. Together, the men wrote many pamphlets supporting the American Revolution. In one […]
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