May 28, 2021
Will Write for Food with Dianne Jacob
Do you have a cookbook in you? Want to start a food blog? Yearn to join the ranks of Instagram Influencers? Well, before you do anything, read "Will Write For…
February 9, 2021
Podcast: Moscow Monumental
Katherine Zubovich's "Moscow Monumental" charts the decades long effort to transform Russia’s ancient second city into the triumphant capital of the new socialist state, and the construction of the city's…
June 10, 2020
Podcast: Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World
Fascination with the Viking Age is at an all-time high, though it has never really gone out of fashion. There is something irresistible about the Vikings, a civilization dedicated to…
May 27, 2020
Podcast:Queen Victoria and the Romanovs
"Queen Victoria and the Romanovs: 60 Years of Mutual Distrust" is a fascinating journey through the intimacy of royal politics and diplomacy, and a study in the universality of family…
March 28, 2020
Podcast: Carpathia: Food from the Heart of Romania
Join me for a fascinating discussion of Romanian cuisine with author and chef Irina Georgescu about her new book, "Carpathia: Food from the Heart of Romania."
November 28, 2019
Podcast: Like Water and Other Stories
I sat down with Olga Zilberbourg about her new collection of short stories, "Like Water and Other Stories."
November 18, 2019
Podcast: Russia’s 20th Century: A Fresh Look at Soviet History
A conversation with Professor Michael Khodarkovsky about his new book, Russia's 20th Century: a fresh look at the arc of Soviet history.
September 17, 2019
Podcast: The Lost Daughter
A conversation with Gill Paul about her latest historical novel and Romanov alternative history. In The Lost Daughter, Paul explores the possibility of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna's possible escape from…
September 3, 2019
Podcast: To See Paris and Die: The Soviet Lives of Western Culture
For scholars of The Soviet Thaw era, To See Paris and Die: The Soviet Lives of Western Culture offers keen insight into the minds of ordinary Soviet citizens encountering unexpected…
