Michael Berick on battery inventor Alessandro Volta

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 […]

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Kate 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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Jule Selbo on Dreams of Discovery about explorer John Cabot

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 […]

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Dr. 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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