Talmage Boston

Cross-Examining History

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Cross-Examining History is a podcast featuring interviews with the country’s leading historians conducted by nationally prominent interrogator Talmage Boston, author of Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers from the Experts About Our Presidents. He examines American history through the highly entertaining process of asking insightful questions that inspire his subjects to tell their best stories and provide their most important commentary about their best-selling books’ subjects.

Author

Talmage Boston

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Education

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Cross-Examining History Episode 24 - James Baker 03.11.2020

Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of former Secretary of State James A. Baker discussing "The Lawyer as Leader".

Cross-Examining History Episode 23 - David Rubenstein Returns! 22.10.2020

David Rubenstein returns to Cross-Examining History with another fascinating interview. David Rubenstein is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and most recently, author of The American Story: Interviews with Master Historians.

Cross-Examining History Episode 22 - John Grisham on The Lawyer as Leader 09.10.2020

Talmage Boston holds a live Zoom meeting cross-examination style interview of the legendary John Grisham, author of (among many others) A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and his newest novel, A Time For Mercy.

Cross-Examining History Episode 21 - Nicholas Basbanes 01.08.2020

Talmage Boston holds a live Zoom meeting cross-examination style interview of Nicholas Basbanes, author of Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Cross-Examining History Episode 20 - Barry Gewen 23.06.2020

Talmage Boston conducts a cross-examination style interview of Barry Gewen, author of The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World.

Cross-Examining History Episode 19 - Scott Turow 18.06.2020

Talmage Boston conducts a cross-examination style interview of Scott Turow. Scott Turow is the author of many bestselling works of fiction, including Testimony, Identical, Innocent, and his latest book The Last Trial. His books have been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and have been adapted into movies and television projects.

Cross-Examining History Episode 18 - Ted Widmer 12.04.2020

Talmage Boston conducts a cross-examination style interview of Ted Widmer. Ted Widmer is an American historian, author of Martin Van Buren in The American Presidents Series and Ark of the Liberties: America and the World.

Cross-Examining History Episode 17 - Ken Starr on Religious Liberty 09.03.2020

Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of Ken Starr. Ken Starr is an American lawyer who served as the 39th Solicitor General of the United States, known for heading the investigation of the Whitewater controversy in the Clinton Administration. He has also served as Dean of the Pepperdine University School of Law and President of Baylor University.

Cross-Examining History Episode 16 - Jerry Mitchell 03.03.2020

Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of Jerry Mitchell. Jerry Mitchell is an American investigative journalist who convinced authorities to reopen cold murder cases from the Civil Rights Era. He tells the whole story in his new book Race Against Time.

Cross-Examining History Episode 15 - Brian Kilmeade 28.01.2020

Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of Brian Kilmeade. Brian Kilmeade co-hosts Fox's morning show, Fox & Friends, and he hosts the Fox News Radio program The Brian Kilmeade Show. He is also author of 5 books, including his newest book Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History.

Cross-Examining History Episode 14 - Stephen Harrigan 17.12.2019

Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of Stephen Harrigan. Stephen Harrigan is the author of Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas.

Cross-Examining History Episode 13 - David Rubenstein 09.12.2019

Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of David Rubenstein. David Rubenstein is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and most recently, author of The American Story: Interviews with Master Historians.

Cross-Examining History Episode 12 - S.C. Gwynne 22.11.2019

Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of S.C. Gwynne. S.C. Gwynne is the Pulitzer prize nominated author of Empire of the Summer Moon, The Perfect Pass, and Rebel Yell. His newest book, Hymns of the Republic, tells the story of the final year of the American Civil War.

Cross-Examining History Episode 11 - John Grisham Returns Live 29.10.2019

Talmage Boston conducts a live, in-person, cross-examination style interview of John Grisham. John Grisham is the legendary author of A Time To Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and most recently, his brand new suspense thriller novel The Guardians.

Cross-Examining History Episode 10 - Trish Hall 08.10.2019

Talmage Boston conducts a cross-examination style interview of Trish Hall, op-ed editor for the NYT, about her book Writing To Persuade.

Cross-Examining History Episode 9 - Country Music with Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey 17.09.2019

Talmage Boston conducts a cross-examination style interview of Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey about their book Country Music: An illustrated History and its upcoming film by Ken Burns.

Cross-Examining History Episode 7 - Bud Selig 28.07.2019

Talmage Boston conducts a cross-examination style interview of Bud Selig, the ninth commissioner of baseball, and author of For the Good of the Game.

Cross-Examining History Episode 6 - Clay Risen 13.06.2019

Talmage Boston conducts a cross-examination style interview of Clay Risen, author of: The Bill of the Century: The Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act; American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye: A Guide to the Nation's Favorite Spirit; and A Nation on Fire: America in the Wake of the King Assassination.

Cross-Examining History Episode 5 - John Grisham 13.05.2019

Talmage Boston conducts a cross-examination style interview of John Grisham, author of A Time To Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and most recently his series of young adult fiction books starring Theodore Boone.

Cross-Examining History Episode 4 - David McCullough 06.05.2019

Talmage Boston conducts a cross-examination style interview of David McCullough, author of The Pioneers.

Cross-Examining History Episode 3 - David Brooks 30.04.2019

Talmage Boston hosts a discussion and interview of David Brooks, author of The Second Mountain. Recorded at a live event in Dallas, TX.

Cross-Examining History Episode 2 - American Moonshot with Doug Brinkley 22.04.2019

Talmage Boston hosts a discussion and interview of Doug Brinkley, author of Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race. Recorded at a live event in Dallas, TX.

Cross-Examining History Episode 1 - First: Sandra Day O'Connor With Evan Thomas 04.04.2019

Talmage Boston hosts a discussion and interview of Evan Thomas, author of First: Sandra Day O'Connor. Recorded at a live event in Dallas, TX.

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