Today’s guest is Stacia Raymond, author of Grace Notes: A Novel Based on the Life of Henry Mancini, the four-time Academy Award-winning composer of “Moon River” and “The Pink Panther Theme.” But you may not know he also contributed music to cult films like The Creature from the Black Lagoon. […]
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Dr. Peg A. Lamphier on Little By Little We Won about union organizer Angela Bambace
Our guest today is Peg Lamphier, author of Little By Little We Won: A Novel Based on the Life of Angela Bambace. An Italian-Brazilian-American, she was a labor organizer whose life spanned from the time of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in 1912 to being a delegate in the 1968 […]
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Today’s guest is Peg Lamphier, author of Soldier, Diplomat, Archaeologist: A Novel Based on the Bold Life of Louis Palma di Cesnola, an Italian immigrant who served with honor in the American Civil War and then—once the was was ended—became the first director of the New York Metropolitan Museum of […]
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Today’s guest is Pamela Winfrey, author of Marconi and his Muses: A Novel Based on the Life of Guglielmo Marconi, who is best known for inventing the telegraph system and long-distance radio transmissions, work which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909. Listen Now or Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS
ContinueRobert Barbera on Building Wealth about his secrets to success
Our guest today is Robert Barbera, author of Building Wealth: From Shoeshine Boy to Real Estate Magnate, which offers readers a look into how he defines wealth and some tips on obtaining that sort of wealth for themselves. Listen Now or Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS
ContinueKate Fuglei on Fermi’s Gifts about physicist Enrico Fermi
Today’s guest is Kate Fuglei, author of Fermi’s Gifts, A Novel Based on the Life of Enrico Fermi, known as the architect of the Nuclear Age and for his work on the Manhattan Project during World War II. Listen Now or Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS
ContinueFrancesca Valente on The People’s Banker about banker A. P. Giannini
Our guest today is Francesca Valente, author of A. P. Giannini, The People’s Banker which covers the second-generation Italian-American who founded the Bank of Italy which became today’s Bank of America. Listen Now or Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS
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Today’s guest is Nicole Gregory, author of God’s Messenger, The Astounding Achievements of Mother Cabrini: A Novel Based on the Life of Mother Frances X. Cabrini, the Catholic nun who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and was the first naturalized citizen of the United States […]
ContinueCynthia Cooper on No Person Above the Law about Watergate judge John Sirica
Today’s guest is Cynthia Cooper, author of No Person Above the Law: A Novel Based on the Life of Judge John J. Sirica, the judge from the District of Columbia who ordered President Richard Nixon to turn over his recordings of the White House conversations, a question at the heart […]
ContinueKaren Richardson on Harvesting the American Dream about wine maker Ernest Gallo
Today’s guest is Karen Richardson, author of Harvesting the American Dream: A Novel Based on the Life of Ernest Gallo who co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery in Modesto, California, in 1933. Listen Now or Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS
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