Matt Crawford speaks with Professor and author William Haldeman about his book: Meeting the Moment. The histories presented here are of a select group of US presidents, their inspired leadership characteristics, and how they may inspire us today. The traits these presidents possessed were cultivated over a lifetime of lived experience and immortali…

Matt Crawford speaks with journalist and author Shefali Luthra about her book, Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America. On June 24, 2022, Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the impact was immediate: by 2024, abortion was virtually unavailable or significantly restricted in 21 states. In Undue Burden, reporter Shefali Luthra traces t…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Lezlee Liljenberg about her book, If You Only Knew: Navigating DNA Surprises and the NPE(Not-Parent Expected) World. What would you do if you discovered your father is not your biological father? Or your mother is not the woman that gave birth to you? This is what happened to author Lezlee Liljenberg. In learning he…

Matt Crawford speaks with journalist and author Rachel Zimmerman about her book, Us, After. July 1, 2014, Seth Teller, a loving father and husband died by suicide. Rachel and her daughters were thrown into a world they never could have imagined and had to find their way out of the darkness to the light. Us, After, details this family's journey thro…

Matt Crawford speaks with national radio host and author Thom Hartman about his book, The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class and how to Rescue Our Democracy. How has the United State gone from a stronghold of Democracy and the middle class to where we are now? It is harder than ever to make a living, afford a home,…

Matt Crawford speaks with educator and author Matthew Ferrence about his book, I Hate It Here, Please Vote for Me: Essays on Rural Decay. When a progressive college professor runs for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a deeply conservative rural district, he loses. That’s no surprise. But the story of how Ferrence loses and, more importa…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Nolan Higdon and his and Dr. Allison Butler's book, Surveillance Education: Navigating the Conspicuous Absence of Privacy in Schools. In our era of surveillance capitalism, digital media technologies are ever more intertwined into the educational process. Schools are presented with digital technologies as tools of c…

Matt Crawford speaks with former Orange County Deputy D.A Matt Murphy about his book, The Book of Murder: A Prosecutor's Journey Through Love and Death. Murphy goes through some of the cases that have stuck most with him through his 26 years of service. Murphy details his work and breaks down how a case is formulated all the while making sure to hi…

Matt Crawford speaks with professor and author Charles Moxley about his book, Nuclear Weapons and International Law. Is the use of nuclear weapons legal? If you look at the law Moxley lays out the answer is simply no. Then why do so many countries have them and who decides when they could be used. A though provoking book that details just how high …

Matt Crawford speaks with author Abbott Kahler about her book, Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II. At the height of the Great Depression, Los Angeles oil mogul George Allan Hancock and his crew of Smithsonian scientists came upon a gruesome scene: two bodies, mummified by the searing heat, on the shore …

Matt Crawford speaks with author Dennis Feece about his book, Of Towers and Shadows: A T.B Stone Mystery. T.B Stone is back and as always intrigue, great food, wine and coffee abound. T.B and Luce are building on their relationship when Aunt Connie asks for some help. It seems a stalker has been following some women on campus and T.B and Luce offer…

Joe and his wife have taken a different approach to parenting. Instead of providing "Safe Spaces" for their children they have decided to instead test their children with responsibility and adventure. Nothing proves that point more than with their son Sam Adventure Evermore and the string of mountain peaks he has been the youngest to summit, most n…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Corey Mead about his book, The Hidden History of The White House: Power Struggles, Scandals, and Unforgettable Moments in American History. Mead dives into the history of this amazing building and takes us back in time. From its design, construction and rebuilding to those who dines there and those that swam there. …

Matt Crawford speaks with author Ryan Hampton about his book, Fentanyl Nation: Toxic Politics and America's Failed War on Drugs. The American overdose crisis has reached record-breaking heights; preventable overdoses are now responsible for more annual deaths than traffic accidents, suicide, or gun violence. Fentanyl―a potent, inexpensive, and easy…

Matt Crawford speaks with author H.W Brands about his book, America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War. When Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939 he launched a momentous period of decision-making for the United States. Should America step into the fray of a war that we were separated from by an ocean? For popular hero Charles Li…

Matt Crawford speaks with author David Tereschchuk about his book, A Question of Paternity: My Life as an Unaffiliated Reporter. Tereshchuk describes his childhood in a small town on the English-Scottish borders to a precocious high-flying career as a TV reporter, first in London, then in New York. During his years as a journalist, he managed to in…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Emiliana Vegas about her book, Let's Change the World: How to Work within International Development Organizations to Make a Difference. What is an IDO, we may heard of some such as Oxfam or the World Bank but what do they do and how can one start a career within them? Basically, IDOs hold the goal of assisting devel…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Ellen Ruppel Shell about her book, Slippery Beast: A True Crime History, with Eels. What is it about eels? Depending on who you ask, they are a pest, a fascination, a threat, a pot of gold. What they are not is predictable. Eels emerged some 200 million years ago, weathered mass extinctions and continental shifts, a…

Matt Crawford speaks with Credit expert Dr. Michael Grayson about the importance and proper use of Credit and how you use it to build capital. Many of us think of credit as the ability to have large limits and the ability to buy nice things and get perks. Dr. Grayson points out that our credit score is key in how we obtain capital and with that pro…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Makhdum Ahmed about his book, Race for a Remedy: The Science and Scientists Behind the Next Life-Saving Cancer Medicine. How does a mere molecule—a chemical structure—become a drug? And, how do we know that it works safely? In a one-trillion-dollar pharmaceutical industry with high-stakes profits and perils, bat…

Matt Crawford speaks with author R.J Stewart about his book, Crazy Hawk: A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller. Deirdre Buford relentlessly pursues the men who took her sister through an America wrecked by the Great Virus and endless civil war. She's forced by circumstances to ally with a nomadic photographer. His gentle decency moves her to the core, but he…

Matt Crawford speaks with author John Philip Newell about his book, The Great Search. The story of Adam and Eve’s fall from innocence in the Garden of Eden is a mythical account of humanity’s broken relationship with the divine, with Earth, and with themselves. In contrast, Celtic wisdom is built on a strong bond with Earth. In the prophetic figure…

Matt Crawford speaks with Dr. Kendall Smith about his book, The Interluken Revolution. Dr. Smith recaps his career, from medical school through a two-decade stint as a medical professor at Dartmouth in the 1970s and 1980s, in which he made pioneering contributions to immunology. The book dives deep into his research on T cells—immune cells that des…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Sonja Williams about her book, A Kid's Guide to Life Choices. When should we start to think about financial planning and even retirement? In our teens is the best time and William's book lays out key points for our teens to really latch on to. I learned so much from this book and discovered conversations I wish I ha…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Shad White about his book, Mississippi Swindle: Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal That Shocked America. This riveting exposé details how a small team of auditors and investigators, led by the youngest State Auditor in the country, uncovered a brazen scheme where the powerful stole millions in welfare funds from th…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Jay Baron Nicorvo about his book, Best Copy Available: A True Crime Memoir. In the winter of 1984, Sharon Nicorvo was violently raped while delivering pizza to Fort Monmouth Army Base in New Jersey. At the same time, her seven-year-old son Jay was being subjected to repeated and secret sexual abuse by his babysitter…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Frank Andre Guridy about his book, The Stadium: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play. Stadiums are monuments to recreation, sports, and pleasure. Yet from the earliest ballparks to the present, stadiums have also functioned as public squares. Politicians have used them to cultivate loyalty to the statu…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Sally Hunter about her book Transfigured Sea. This is a book that blurs the genre classification, from poetry, to love story, fantasy and nature this is a book that is sure to inspire and transport its readers beneath the surface of the ocean with its characters Laura and Daphne. Both are searching for meaning and a…

Matt Crawford speaks with former transplant surgeon and author David Weill about his novel, All That Really Matters. Dr. Joe Bosco is at the top of his field in transplant surgery, but the pursuit of perfection keeps him on the edge. What follows is his fall from grace and his road back to redemption.…

Matt Crawford speaks with Psychologist and author Daniel Chappelle about his book A Minimalist Ethic for Everyday Life. The Golden Rule of the Abrahamic religions says: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” In contrast, the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius says: “Don’t do to others what you don’t want for yourself.” Or as Chapelle puts it, "Don't …

Matt Crawford speaks with author William Cooper about his book, How America Works... and Why It Doesn't. We are at a time of great division in our nation and much of that is because of polarizing media or our own ignorance of how our country works. Cooper looks to shed some light on that issue and to dispel some of that darkness with education and …

Matt Crawford speaks with author Rupert Taylor about his new novel, Please Let Me Destroy You. While trying to heist a casino in the Cambodian jungle, Apollo Jones has a crippling panic attack. But he’s no seasoned crim, he’s a filmmaker, and he’s heisting the casino so he can turn the story into the first season of a preposterously ambitious TV sh…

Matt Crawford speaks with educator and author Dan Granger about his children's book, Why Is Sam So SAD. As a sufferer of Seasonal Affective Disorder Granger was called to write this book. Many children and adults suffer in silence and don't talk about what they go through when Fall arrives. Granger details what it feels like from the perspective of…

Matt Crawford speaks with author toby Brookes about his novel, All That She Brings. Matthew Banks loses his wife in a car crash and his life slowly unravels. A job with a Hartford Insurance company places him with an internal therapist which only compounds his despair. Troubles back in California call him home where he must tend to his mother's dow…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Timothy Winegard about his book, The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity. For millennia humans and horses have been inextricably linked. Horses were our primary mode of transportation, essential to farming machine, a steadfast companion, and a formidable weapon of war. The automobile has only recently replaced ou…

Matt Crawford speaks with Life Empowerment coach Ken Rabow about what it means to be a mentor. The word mentor carries a certain weight and importance that I feel doesn't get the proper recognition. Many of us think that because we are parents that automatically makes us a mentor. Rabow and I discuss the important distinction and how mentorship can…

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Matt Crawford speaks with journalist and author Francis Barry about his book, Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey into the Heart of American Democracy. Are we as a nation truly as divided as portrayed? If you watch the news you my seem to believe so. Barry took to the road during the pandemic to see what was at the heart of the issue. Miles tra…

Matt Crawford speaks with journalists and authors Louise Story and Ebony Reed about their book, Fifteen Cents On The Dollar: How Americans Made the Black White Wealth Gap. How is it that today, black American's overall wealth is fifteen cents on the dollar compared with white Americans. Story and Reed took the deep dive and did the research for us.…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Scott Ryan about his book, The Last Decade of Cinema. What made the 90's such a pivotal moment in cinematic history and will we ever get there again? Ryan and I discuss the movies he chose, why he chose them and their impact on our culture. We also just have a blast talking about these movies in our own lives and ho…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Jason Bell about his book, Cracking the Nazi Code. For those that think history is boring this is the book to read. Bell uncovers just declassified information about Winthrop Bell, also known as agent A12. A true Renaissance man Agent A12 uncovered the Nazis before they even had that moniker and also broke Hitler's …

Matt Crawford speaks with philosopher, psychoanalyst and author Jon Mills about his book, End of the World: Civilization and Its Fate. End of the World is a much-needed wake up call for all the emergencies (mostly manmade) that could destroy our world. With the world even more divided than ever Mills explores the psychological aspect of what divide…

Matt Crawford speaks with journalist and author Warren Kozak about his book, Waving Goodbye. Kozak wrote this book to describe what he went through after losing his lovely wife, Lisa. Grief is as unique as our fingerprints, and we all go through it differently, however, there are throughlines. Kozak shares his grief and how he and his daughter deal…

Matt Crawford speaks to poet and author Sydney Lea about his book Now Look: A Novel. His first novel in 35 years, Lea writes about the pain and grip of addiction on an intimate level. Set against the backdrop of remote northern Maine, Now Look highlights two friends who are from different worlds but struggle against the same demons. A touching read…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Jeffrey Lewis about his book, Leonard Cohen: A Novel. The Leonard Cohen at the center of Leonard Cohen: A Novel is an everyman, a would-be artist, a would-be lover, a would-be tragic figure, yet a man haunted by the greatness of his namesake. He struggles to compete with the "real" Leonard Cohen wishing to do some a…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Jerome Petty about his book, From Broken to Blessed: An Attempt at Suicide that Ended with Blessings Beyond My Dreams. Jerome shares with us the heartbreaking decision to end his own life and how that failure turned into the most beautiful gift he could imagine. Truly and emotional, inspiring and uplifting read that…

Matt Crawford speaks with authors Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman about their book, Trust & Safety: A Novel. Newlyweds Rosie and Jordan move out of NYC after Rosie has grown disenchanted with NYC. When tech-bro Jordan loses his job they are forced to rent their outbuilding to a very attractive queer couple Dylan and Lark. The dynamic that follows …

Matt Crawford speaks with author Alexander Boldizar about his book, The Man Who Saw Seconds. This is one that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page, The Man Who Saw Seconds explores the nature of time, the brain as a prediction machine, and the tension between the individual and the systems we create. Boldizar provides wit…

Matt Crawford speaks with author Tim Wendell about his book, Rebel Falls. Rory Chase, a capable yet haunted young woman eager to contribute to the Union cause, accepts a mission from the Secretary of State, William Seward, to travel to Niagara Falls and prevent two rebel spies, John Yates Beall and Bennet Burley, from seizing the U.S.S. Michigan on…