Today is Christmas. Were in the peak of the American holiday season, which started at Thanksgiving. So, it is with this in mind that I thought Id take to the streets of Pittsburgh once again and tal

Plan on watching National Lampoons Christmas Vacation this holiday season? Listen to the films director Jeremiah Chechik talk about the impact that movie has had on him and on our holiday entertainm

Author Gerry Bowler joins Tim to discuss the story of Santa Claus. Gerry is the author of the book entitled, Santa Claus: A Biography. He talks about everything from Santa Clauss birth and evolutio

Historian and author Terri Crocker joins Tim to talk about the still remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914 at the outset of the First World War. Terri wrote the book, The Christmas Truce: Myth, memory a

This is our special Childrens Episode. It was written and produced for young listeners and was inspired by a movie that Tim recently saw. It is not designed to entertain, though it may. It is not des

New York Timesbest-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick joins Tim to talk about the story behind those pilgrims and the Mayflower in a way that covers much more than that first Thanksgiving. Nathaniel

Robert Page, a professor in the Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Physical Medicine at the University of Colorado, joins Tim to talk about some new developments in determining significant cardiovas

New York Times reporter and author Kashmir Hill joins Tim to talk about her new book called, Your Face Belongs to Us: A secretive startups quest to end privacy as we know it. Its about facial reco

Psychologist and author Kaleb Gorman joins Tim to talk about the way in which military psychological operations strategies have found their way into the mainstream. Kaleb is the author of an Amazon be

In this special Columbus Day encore episode, Professor William J. Connell, who is an expert on Italian history, joins Tim to talk about the life of Christopher Columbus. Bill is an Andrew Carnegie Fel