Best Frank Johnson Jr Podcasts (2024)

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Tim Manners - Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero, Waite Hoyt 18:48

5h ago18:48

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Waite “Schoolboy” Hoyt’s improbable baseball journey began when the 1915 New York Giants signed him as a high school junior, for no pay and a five dollar bonus. After nearly having both his hands amputated and cavorting with men twice his age in the hardscrabble Minor Leagues, he somehow ended up the best pitcher for the New York Yankees in the 192…

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Maureen Johnson- Death at Morning House 14:08

11h ago14:08

14:08

#1 New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson is out with her first stand-alone mystery in many years! The life-longAgatha Christie aficionado, who has delighted countless critics and fans with her Truly Devious series featuring teen sleuth Stevie Bell, now offers DEATH AT MORNING HOUSE. Johnson’s latest features Marlowe Wexler, a queer teen…

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A. J. Bozeman- The Door Behind Me Author 16:25

1h ago16:25

16:25

Kristy Ventura is a teenage girl with the deepest of emotional and psychological problems. From family drama (her mother left her at a young age, and she blames her dad) to constantly starting fights with people, Kristy has a hard time keeping herself in check and out of trouble, and as a result, she lost what she considered her best partner, Viole…

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Robert Schmuhl- Mr. Churchill in The White House 25:23

2h ago25:23

25:23

Scores of biographies have been written about Winston Churchill, yet none examine his frequent, sometimes furtive, trips to the White House, where he resided for weeks on end—the (often unclothed) visitor who “dropped out of the sky.” Drawing on years of research, Robert Schmuhl not only contextualizes the days Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and…

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Tom Hammond-Races, Games, and Olympic Dreams. A Sportscaster's Life 32:45

4d ago32:45

32:45

In sports, not all the long shots who succeed are athletes. In 1984, Tom Hammond, a forty-year-old sportscaster who had primarily worked in Kentucky and the Southeast, got an unlikely opportunity to appear on the NBC Sports telecast of the inaugural Breeders' Cup. Assigned to report from the stall area on what was supposed to be a single broadcast,…

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Frank Figliuzzi- Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers 16:28

11d ago16:28

16:28

In LONG HAUL: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers (Mariner Books), veteran FBI special agent, NBC News National Security Contributor, and bestselling author Frank Figliuzzi takes us inside his year-long quest to understand the mysterious subcultures of long-haul truckers, sex trafficked victims, and the crime analysts trying to stop the killing. “Pa…

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M.P. Woodward - Tom Clancy Shadow State- A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel 15:10

23d ago15:10

15:10

In TOM CLANCY SHADOW STATE, Jack Ryan, Jr. finds himself on the run after confronting a Chinese spy ring operating within the American technology supply chain. The vibrant economy of the new Vietnam is a shiny lure for Western capital. Not wanting to be left behind, Hendley Associates sends Jack to acquire a rare earth mining company operating in t…

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Robyn Harding- The Haters 19:11

24d ago19:11

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THE HATERS, by bestselling author Robyn Harding, tells the story of high school guidance counselor and newly published author Camryn Lane. After years of struggle and rejection, her first novel is published. Her editor is happy, her friends thrilled, and her teenage daughter proud. All is right with the world; Camryn is living her dream.Until she r…

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Adam Plantinga - The Ascent 12:51

1d ago12:51

12:51

Adam Plantinga, currently a sergeant with the SanFrancisco Police Department, has written two acclaimed nonfiction books revered by mystery and thriller writers—400 Things Cops Know, an Agatha Awardnominee, and Police Craft. Plantinga's debut novel is called THE ASCENT. A high-security prison fails, forcing a down-on-his-luck cop and the governor’s…

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Harry Hutchins- Tales of Now and Then 5:46

6d ago5:46

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This is a collection of short stories written over many years. Some are more or less contemporary, a few are set in the 19th Century, and a few others were inspired by the work of other people. Harry Hutchins has been interested in folklore, mythology, history, fantasy and science fiction for a long time. His home is largely decorated in full bookc…

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Boyce Upholt- The Great River 11:50

1M ago11:50

11:50

For thousands of years before America’s founding, Nativepeoples made their homes in the Mississippi watershed, regarding it with awe and adorning its banks with mounds and silhouetted effigies of animals, humans, and spiritual beings. They respected the “great river” and lived peaceably alongside it. However, when European settlers arrived—and late…

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Michel Paradis-The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower 25:59

29d ago25:59

25:59

THE LIGHT OF BATTLE begins in the closing months of 1943, when Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met in Tehran to negotiate Allied strategy against Germany and Roosevelt's surprise selection of Dwight Eisenhower to lead the invasion of France that would mark the beginning of the end of Hitler's Germany. Paradis brings Eisenhower vividly alive as a c…

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A show announcement & training camp talk 1:12:39

16d ago1:12:39

1:12:39

Nick and Colton discuss the future of the show, plus a bunch of stuff from Lions training camp. Notes: none -You can follow Nick on X/Twitter- @nickbaumgardner -You can follow Colton on X/Twitter- @colton_pouncy Hosts: Nick Baumgardner & Colton Pouncy Producer: Brian Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Allen Guelzo- Our Ancient Faith 26:03

2M ago26:03

26:03

Award-winning historian and best-selling author Allen C. Guelzo has published highly acclaimed books on Gettysburg and Robert E. Lee, but he is best known as one of the most respected Lincoln scholars in the world. Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment is a return to his greatest passion and expertise. An intimate study…

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Ann Hood- The Stolen Child 15:20

2M ago15:20

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For decades, Nick Burns has been haunted by a decision he made as a young soldier in World War I, when a French artist he’d befriended thrust both her paintings and her baby into his hands—and disappeared. In 1974, with only months left to live, Nick enlists Jenny, a college dropout desperate for adventure, to help him unravel the mystery. The jour…

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Marcus Kliewer- We Used to Live Here 15:10

2M ago15:10

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As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As they’re working in the house one day, there’s a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and asking if it would be alright if he showed …

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2024 Lions Training Camp Preview 1:12:59

21d ago1:12:59

1:12:59

Nick and Colton break down what to watch for as Detroit Lions training camp begins. -You can follow Nick on X/Twitter- @nickbaumgardner -You can follow Colton on X/Twitter- @colton_pouncy Hosts: Nick Baumgarder & Colton Pouncy Producer: Brian Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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TJ Alexander- Triple Sec 18:19

2M ago18:19

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From TJ Alexander, a 3-time Indie Next Pick recipient and author of the Lamda Literary Award-nominated “urgent and intimate” (New York Times) Chef’s Choice, comes TRIPLE SEC , starring a jaded bartender who is wooed by a charmingly quirky couple in this fresh and sizzling polyamorous rom-com, set in the glamorous world of high-end cocktail bars. AB…

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Tom Hoffarth-Perfect Eloquence An Appreciation of Vin Scully 22:09

2M ago22:09

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When Vin Scully passed away in 2022, the city of Los Angeles lost its soundtrack. If you were able to deliver a eulogy for him, what might it include? What impact did he have on you? What do you carry forward from his legacy? Sixty-seven essayists—one representing each season of his career calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1950 throug…

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Dan Hampton- Vanishing Act -The Enduring Mystery Behind the Legendary Doolittle Raid over Tokyo 13:33

2M ago13:33

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In the dark days after the devastating Pearl Harbor attacks during the spring of 1942, the United States was determined to show the world that the Axis was notinvincible. Their bold plan? Bomb Tokyo. On April 18, 1942, sixteen B-25s, known as the Doolittle Raiders, hit targets across Japan before escaping to China. The eighth plane, however, did no…

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Larry Tye- The Jazzmen 17:21

2M ago17:21

17:21

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet. Larry Tye is the New Y…

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David G Swanson- Air-Conditioned Bus Tours 17:55

2M ago17:55

17:55

Who doesn’t like vacations with ultimate relaxation preferences? The type of vacation a person takes depends upon individual desires. Most folks like to be wined-n-dined and pampered as if they’ve snuck into the 1/10 of 1% demographic. A few eccentrics prefer different vacations. Developing the ability to ignore inconveniences that’s like a gym rat…

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Ryan Steck-Out For Blood 21:03

2M ago21:03

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Winters in Montana can be deadly, but it wasn’t the cold that was killing Matthew Redd . . . Gavin Kline, executive assistant director of the FBI’s Intelligence Directorate, is escorting a high-value prisoner with the intel to bring down a global conspiracy when their plane comes under attack. In the aftermath, muchof Kline’s team is dead, but he r…

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Jerry Grillo- Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize 16:44

3M ago16:44

16:44

Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball’s golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp‑witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended t…

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Ace Atkins- Don't Let The Devil Ride 17:49

3M ago17:49

17:49

New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins enters new literary territory with DON’T LET THE DEVIL RIDE, a captivating new novel that finds a woman uncovering deadly secrets about her husband after he disappears. Atkins has penned an elevated thriller that tackles difficult themes while also delivering a totally entertaining story. How well do we …

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Randy Wayne White -One Deadly Eye 23:46

3M ago23:46

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Randy Wayne White is the bestselling and award-winning author of the prolific and longstanding Doc Ford series. In 2022, Randy endured Hurricane Ian on Sanibel Island in Florida, which caused historic damage, destroying houses and knocking out the only bridge to the island. Randy stayed on the island through the storm, unreachable for a tenuous per…

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Kimberly Belle- The Paris Widow 16:03

3M ago16:03

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Seemingly perfect couples running from their pasts and hiding dark secrets that eventually catch up with them are the specialty of USA Today and internationally bestselling author Kimberly Belle. In her latest novel of suspense, The Paris Widow (Park Row Books), Belle draws us into the intrigue, outrage, and rapidly mounting danger surrounding what…

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Hart Hanson- The Seminarian 16:36

3M ago16:36

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Xavier “Priest” Priestly is a snarky former seminarian turned private investigator. Dusty Queen is a hard-as-nails professional stuntwoman and freelance bodyguard. When Dusty’s girlfriend suddenly disappears, a woman in a strange blue wig tries to assassinate Priest, and a twelve-year-old boy shows up claiming to be his son, the two friends are thr…

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Johnnie Williams- GOD That’s F**cked Up – The Story of my Life from a Seated Perspective 10:18

3M ago10:18

10:18

In life, the choices we make determine our levels of success or regret. Ultra successful people (the superrich) rarely take a look back at the lessons of the past. That privilege is often reserved for the regretful, and whether we show it or not, many of us have our secret regrets. What if you realized that you were a regretful success? But that d…

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Keith O'Brien- Charlie Hustle 13:17

3M ago13:17

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Keith O’Brien’s CHARLIE HUSTLE is the definitive story of Pete Rose's rise and fall, built with the help of federal court documents never utilized before, interviews with three former associates who placed Pete's bets on baseball, 27 hours of interviews with Pete himself, and over 150 hours of interviews in all. It is the story unlike it's ever bee…

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Mindy Friddle-Her Best Self 18:21

3M ago18:21

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Janelle Wolf longs to be the woman she once was, an adored wife, a loving mother, a career woman, a force in her community—before a mysterious car accident stole her memories, ruined her reputation, and upended her life. These days, her troubled family needs that capable woman from the past, the one she calls “Janelle Before.” Enter Lana, an alluri…

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On Ben Johnson’s decision to stay with the Lions 39:02

2M ago39:02

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Nick and Colton discuss the unique situation surrounding Detroit offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and much more on this week’s show. -You can follow Nick on X/Twitter- @nickbaumgardner -You can follow Colton on X/Twitter- @colton_pouncy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Chris Burke, Nick Baumgardner

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Mary Carroll Moore- Last Bets 14:33

3M ago14:33

14:33

Portrait artist Elly Sorenson leaves her Washington, D.C., life for the Caribbean island of Bonaire, hoping to find refuge from personal tragedy and financial fallout. Instead,she is confronted by old demons, including a gambling underworld that taps paranormal talents she would prefer to leave dormant. On the island she finds an unlikely kindred s…

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Jon Clinch- The General and Julia 16:12

4M ago16:12

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From the acclaimed author of Marley and Finn, a novel both intimate and epic capturing Ulysses S. Grant during his final days as he reflects on his life and reckons with his complicated legacy. About the Author: Jon Clinch is the author of the acclaimed novels Finn,Kings of the Earth, The Thief of Auschwitz, Belzoni Dreams of Egypt, and Marley. A n…

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Timothy Kent Smith-Behind the Hedgerows 17:00

4M ago17:00

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Behind the Hedgerows is a fictional drama about human nature and the conflicts that go with it. It is 1987 in the Hamptons. Cocaine is the drug of choice, AIDS is rampant, and the Old Guard is trying to hang on as new money invades Long Island's East End. Hunter McPherson, East Hampton resident, entrepreneur, and fitness trainer to those of wealth,…

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The Jared Goff deal and Super Bowl contention 55:04

4M ago55:04

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Nick and Colton discuss Jared Goff’s recent extension and why it’s the latest example of a very efficient offseason from the Detroit Lions. -You can follow Nick on X/Twitter- @nickbaumgardner -You can follow Colton on X/Twitter- @colton_pouncy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Robin Hosking- Journey Beyond 8:14

4M ago8:14

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This book is a visual journey taking the reader beyond their own mundane reality, leading them to a place of peace and calm within their mind. Author Information Robin is a Canadian Born author/surrealism abstract artist with a multi-cultural heritage of UK: Central Southern England, Northwestern European (Walse, Scottish-having descended through t…

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Don Winslow- City in Ruins 13:42

4M ago13:42

13:42

Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond his wildest dreams rich. The former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman – a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels. Finally, Danny has it all: a beautiful house, a child he adores, a woman he might even fall in love w…

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171: The Solomon Success Blueprint: Building Wealth with Timeless Wisdom with Scott Florida 14:10

4M ago14:10

14:10

Welcome to the Solomon Success show, where we uncover timeless insights from King Solomon and the Bible for business and investing. Amidst a sea of false promises, let's refocus on enduring principles for a life of peace and prosperity. I'm Scott Florida, guest hosting for Jason Hartman. Drawing from my 30 years of pastoral and entrepreneurial expe…

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Kevin Baker- The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City 21:17

4M ago21:17

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Baseball is “the New York game” because New York is where the diamond was first laid out, where the bunt and the curveball were invented, and where the home run was hit. It’s where the game’s first stars were born, and where everyone came to play or watch the game. With nuance and depth, historian Kevin Baker brings this all vividly back to life: t…

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Ray Rhodes-It's Hard Enough, Let Me Help You : Basic Financial Literacy 12:24

4M ago12:24

12:24

This book is for those who truly want more out of life. Living paycheck to paycheck gets old, does it not? A budget truly is imperative to adhere to. But, it is not the only step in becoming financially literate. You do not have to be living paycheck to paycheck to get anything out of this book, nor struggling financially. There is always room for …

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Recapping the Lions’ 2024 NFL Draft 1:04:36

4M ago1:04:36

1:04:36

Nick and Colton recap an interesting and efficient 2024 NFL Draft from the Detroit Lions. -You can follow Nick on X/Twitter- @nickbaumgardner -You can follow Colton on X/Twitter- @colton_pouncy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Chris Burke, Nick Baumgardner

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Camille Aubray-The Girl From The Grand Hotel 15:51

5M ago15:51

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ABOUT THE BOOKSummer, 1939. The glittering Côte d’Azur is having a particularly brilliant season, as the world’s wealthiest vacationers collide with Hollywood’s illustrious movie stars for the first-ever film festival onthe French Riviera.Into this hothouse playground comes an American named Annabel Faucon. Having left a dead-end job and a broken h…

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Mike Lawson-Kingpin 12:58

5M ago12:58

12:58

Edgar and Barry Award finalist Mike Lawson resumes his beloved Joe DeMarco series with a pulse-pounding thriller starring the Washington DC “troubleshooter” as he tries to pin down a Boston billionaire soaring at the top of the world in KINGPIN (Atlantic Monthly Press). As evidenced by his ever growing Boston empire, Carson Newman doesn’t usually g…

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Boo Trundle-The Daughter Ship 16:15

5M ago16:15

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Boo Trundle is a writer, artist, and performer whosework has appeared across various platforms and publications, including The Brooklyn Rail, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and NPR’s The Moth. She hasreleased three albums of original music with Big Deal Records. She lives in New Jersey. The Daughter Ship is her first novel. Katherine, an attentive …

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A Detroit Lions 7-round NFL Mock Draft 1:24:32

5M ago1:24:32

1:24:32

Nick, Colton and Chris come together for a full-on seven-round Lions’ mock draft ahead of a big week in Detroit. -You can follow Nick on X/Twitter- @nickbaumgardner -You can follow Colton on X/Twitter- @colton_pouncy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Chris Burke, Nick Baumgardner

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Scott Howard-Cooper -Kingdom on Fire 19:05

5M ago19:05

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In the tradition of Blood in the Garden and Three Ring Circus, Kingdom on Fire presents a bold narrative history of the iconic UCLA Bruins championship teams led by legendary coach John Wooden. This incredible true story about the messy, never-easy pursuit of perfection led by Wooden is not your typical sports book: Kingdom on Fire is the story of …

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Lisa Gardner- Still See You Everywhere 13:15

5M ago13:15

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In STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE, Frankie Elkin is suddenly contacted by Kaylee Pierson, “the Beautiful Butcher,” a notorious serial killer who viciously murdered eighteen men. Pierson – on death row in Texas with only 21 days left to live – has received a tip on the whereabouts of her beloved younger sister Leilani, who was kidnapped more than a decade…

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Brent Snyder- The Wyvern's Apprentice 7:40

5M ago7:40

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When a young girl suddenly finds herself thrust into the spotlight, she must decide what she will do. Will she leave her peaceful village? Will she give up the life she knows for one that she wants even more, even if it means leaving her family and friends? Tyr'Ynyn has become the newest healer and must set out to train for her new life. She's leav…

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Elias Karo-Blood and Stone 10:59

5M ago10:59

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Percival Drake is the prince of Edelheim and the heir to the throne, and with his father’s ever-worsening illness, it seems he’ll take that throne soon. Until, for the first time in 150 years, Edelheim is invited to attend a council of nobles in the neighboring kingdom of Aethel. And then, disaster strikes, the Temple of Last Rest where the council…

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