Biographers International Organization

Biographers International Organization


Latest Episodes

Podcast #175 – Cynthia Carr
April 26, 2024

This week we interview award winning author Cynthia Carr, whose latest book,Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar, was published by Farrar Straus and Giroux in March 2024. Carrs previous biographi

Podcast #174 – Larry Rohter
April 19, 2024

This week we interview journalist Larry Rohter, author of the biography about a brilliant Brazilian explorer. Rohters Into the Amazon: The Life of Cndido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, St

Podcast #173 – Danny Fingeroth
April 12, 2024

This week we interviewDanny Fingeroth, a veteran biographer and cultural historian/commentator who specializes in history at the intersection of Jewish and American cultures. His latest book,Jack Ru

Podcast #172 – Jack Kelly
April 05, 2024

This week we interviewJack Kelly, an award-winning author and historian. Kellys latest book,God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of Americas Most Hated Man, was published in December 2023 by

Podcast #171 – Joy-Ann Reid
March 29, 2024

This week we interviewJoy-Ann Reid, host of MSNBCsThe Reid OutandaNew York Timesbestselling author.Reids latest book,Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America,

Podcast #170 – Natalie Dykstra
March 22, 2024

This week we interview award-winning authorNatalie Dykstra. Her latest biography,Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, will be published by Mariner on March 26, 2024. Dykstras work

Podcast #169 – Nicholas L. Syrett
March 15, 2024

This week we interview Nicholas L. Syrett, the author of four books and most recently,The Trials of Madame Restell: Nineteenth-Century Americas Most Infamous Female Physician and the Campaign to Mak

Podcast #168 – J. C. Hallman
March 08, 2024

This week we interviewJ. C. Hallman,author ofSay Anarcha: A Young Woman, a Devious Surgeon, and the Harrowing Birth of Modern Womens Health, published by Henry Holt and Company in June

Podcast #167 – Rachel Shteir
March 01, 2024

This week we interview author and theater arts professorRachel Shteir, whose latest book,Betty Friedan: MagnificentDisruptor, was published by Yale University Press in September 2023. Friedan was t

Podcast #166 – Doug Melville
February 23, 2024

This week we interview author Doug Melville, whose first biography, Invisible Generals:Rediscovering Family Legacy and a Quest to Honor Americas First Black Generals, was published by Atria/Black Pr