Patty’s Got A Gun
William Graebner examines the Patty Hearst case. Gary asks about Steven Weed’s moustache. < previous
Simon Baatz on Leopold and Loeb
Simon Baatz sheds new light on the bizarre case of Leopold and Loeb on this week’s From the Bookshelf. < previous
Diana Spechler’s Who By Fire
Diana Spechler returns to From the Bookshelf to discuss her impressive debut novel, Who By Fire . < previous
Blake Bell on Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko, whose comic book creations include Spider-man and Doctor Strange is the subject of this program with guest Blake Bell. < previous
Camille F. Forbes on Bert Williams
Camille Forbes discusses the life and career of the great comedian Bert Williams. < previous
Donald Spoto
This week we revisit this wonderful conversation with film historian Donald Spoto. < previous
The Life of Harry Houdini
William Kalush and Larry Sloman join Gary to discuss their great biography of the great showman, The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero < previous
Sheila Weller on Joni Carole and Carly
Rock historian and journalist Sheila Weller discusses her latest book, a biography of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon. < previous
David Hajdu Returns
David Hajdu, author of “The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How it Changed America” returns for a discussion of hysteria caused by comics in the 1940’s and ‘50’s. < previous
David Kaufman on Doris Day
David Kaufman has written the definitive biography of movie star and singer Doris Day. Kaufman discusses his extraordinary book this week on From the Bookshelf! < previous