episodes

April 1, 2026

Charlotte Wood “The Natural Way of Things”

“Women versus nature?”   Chatter rolls with Torie, David, and literary icon James Grady.  They revel in UConn’s win and Torie’s roll in it.   Is…
March 10, 2026

April Reynolds “The Shape of Dreams”

Chatter rolls with Torie and COB fave Erica Wright, and Texas rules the show.  Erica’s busy with a new novel and book of poetry and will…
March 3, 2026

Mark Hertling “If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal”

“A gift.”   Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Jamie, and Torie.  They (finally) break down hockey and romance — and all have their picks for sports…
February 24, 2026

Rebecca Lehmann “The Beheading Game”

“Bad ass.”   Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Torie, and COB fave Louis Bayard.  They revel in the Olympics glow and mourn again Washington Post layoffs,…
February 10, 2026

Matthew Delmont “Until the Last Gun is Silent: A story of patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the fight to save America’s soul.”

“Protest and patriotism”   Chatter rolls with David, Torie, and COB fave David Maraniss.  In light of Washington Post layoffs David A shares his George Solomon…
January 27, 2026

Mark Medley “Live to See the Day: Impossible Goals, Unimaginable Futures, and the Pursuit of Things That May Never Be”

“In the DNA.”   Chatter rolls through snowmageddon with Claude, David, Jamie, and Torie.  Nancy Baenen of Arcadia Books returns to nominate their first author for “The Pitch”, James…
January 13, 2026

William Rankin “Radical Cartography: How Changing Our Maps Can Change Our World”

“Challenge the status quo.” Chatter rolls (fast) into 2026. Torie, Claude, and COB’s favorite Mayor Jud Ashman catch up and look ahead to the Gaithersburg Book…
December 17, 2025

Steve Israel & Steve Vogel

Steve Israel – “The Einstein Conspiracy” & Steve Vogel – “A Task Force Called Faith: The Untold Story of the U.S. Army Soldiers Who Fought for…
December 2, 2025

Eugenia Cheng “Unequal: The Math of When Things Do and Don’t Add Up”

Group Therapy Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Jamie, and Torie. Torie pitches Rob Dundon’s wonderful cause in honor of his mother Cathy (go to: alt.org/goto/CathysLegacy/2025. The…

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