Author Conversations

When Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded St. Augustine in 1565, his New World survival kit included gambling, liquor and ladies for hire. For the next four hundred years, these three industries were vital in keeping the city financially afloat. With the cooperation of law enforcement and politicians, St. Augustine’s madams, bootleggers and high-rollers created a veritable Riviera where tourists, espe...

Ever driven by, walked by or flown over an abandoned building or house and wondered what the inside looked like? Do you see a haunting beauty in the decay? Jay Farrell does and he joins me this week to talk about exploring abandoned places throughout Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and Mississippi. 

 It was an unlikely place for a city, scourged by disease-ridden mosquitos and pummeled by hurricanes. But for more than three hundred years, Mobile has thrived on the unlikely and endured the unimaginable. Mobilians love their gumbo but are likely unaware that it was first served up here by women sent from France to foster population growth. Times were once so dire for free blacks that a shocking...

On this episode I speak with author Dale Perelman.  In the summer of 1978, a mother and her four-year-old were stabbed to death in the quiet town of New Castle. Police suspected the husband, Lou Kadunce, but were unable to find either a weapon or a motive. Sitting in a Lawrence County jail in 1981, convicted serial killer Michael Atkinson accused Frank Costal—a carny, petty thief and Satanist—of h...

We are back for a new year and with a new theme song!  What do Edgar Allan Poe and Pirates have in common? The city of Charleston, SC obviously. This week author Chris Downey is my guest as we speak about what brought Edgar Allan Poe to Charleston which is the subject of his latest book. We also delve into the Golden Age of Piracy. A subject about which Chris is not a stranger having already publi...

This week we speak with the "King of Nostalgia" Tim Hollis. Tim has a museum attached to his house in Alabama full of collectibles and has written multiple books about roadside attractions, amusement parks of by gone eras, and the way things used to be in yesteryears. Who better to talk about to about Christmas and the Holidays of days gone by? 

Take a trip back in time to the wild west and Prescott, Arizona's Whiskey Row! 

Little known bits of history for the week of November 24, 2019 to November 30, 2019. 

A mother and her young children are found dead in a burning home and the husband is no where to be found in this true crime story from the 1930's. 

What do the Railroads have to do with modern time keeping and two presidents who died on the same date 180 years apart. 

A Bishop Guides his flock yet ministers to all in Civil War Mississippi. 

An amphibious landing, a hero's return and one last piece of wisdom. 

The Gold Coast of Florida is our setting this week for pirate, rum runners, and smuggler tales. 

A famous Pharaoh's tie to a famous TV house and the back story of an infamous Dentist.  

Warring preachers, a Revolutionary War Hero, A Vice President of the United States and so much more in this episode of Author Conversations.

In this midweek feature we hit highlights from this week in history. Not everyday is discussed but we do talk about a Rough Rider, a bad Tuesday, a man knocking on a door on October 31st and a man and his new home. 

This week author Brian Clune Joins me as we learn about the history and ghosts of both Alcatraz and the former ocean liner turned hotel, The Queen Mary. 

Do the Earp along with Doc Holliday still fight it out in Tombstone, AZ? On this episode I talk with the author of Haunted Tombstone, Cody Polston. 

Join me this week as a speak with the author of 3 Haunted titles. Explore the haunted history of Washington State. 

Get ready for an intense episode! This week I speak with Lynn J. Buonviri the author of Moll Dyer and Other Witch Tales of Southern Maryland.     

This week is week one on our journey into the unexplained. Join me as I speak with the authors of Haunted Michigan. 

Starting on Monday, September 30th, Author Conversations will feature some of our spookier books up until Halloween. 

Join me as I have a conversation with Robert Geake. Robert is the author of New England Citizen Soldiers of the Revolutionary War. Personally the Revolutionary War is my favorite period of history and Robert shines light on who these soldiers were, where they came from, where they fought and different types of fighting units. 

Sean Davis joins me on this edition of Author Conversations. Sean is the author of Oregon Wildland Firefighting which is now available. Join us as we explore the history of fighting these devastating disasters. 

Join me this week as I speak with Tyler Boyd who is the author of Tennessee Statesman Harry T Burn. Tyler is the great grand nephew of Harry T Burn who cast the deciding vote which allowed Tennessee to pass the 19th amendment which made women's voting rights law. But there is more to the story including the legendary note from his mother which swayed Harry to vote for the 19th amendment.