Kate Anderson Brower – “Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon”
Don and Petie Kladstrup – “Champagne Charlie: The Frenchman Who Taught Americans to Love Champagne.” COB has a double header. Wash Post editor and writer and…
December 6, 2022
Andrew Sean Greer – “Less is Lost”
“You don’t get a Pulitzer!” Torie, David and Jamie break down the World Cup, gaslighting, goblin mode and Dylan. Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer zooms…
November 22, 2022
Bob Brush “The Piazza – Stories from Piazza Santa Caterina Piccola”
“It takes courage to be an adolescent.” It’s the annual Thanksgiving Chatter family special! Renaissance man Nevin Martell and celebrity mixologist Rodney Ferguson join Torie for…
November 15, 2022
Nghi Vo “Into the Riverlands”
“Intimate and profound.” Torie, David, “Bath Haus” author P.J. Vernon, and awesome storyteller Nghi Vo kick around Dan Snyder selling the Commanders (finally!), whither Twitter and…
November 8, 2022
Susan Coll – “Bookish People”
“More than you think.” David, Torie and Jamie kick things off with> Dolly, and November notables. They debate “Gone With the Wind’s Pulitzer status. Author Susan…
October 18, 2022
Mark Leibovich “Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump’s Washington and the Price of Submission”
“Enablers” Chatter welcomes back the one and only Jeanne McManus. She joins David and Torie to talk painting and scary stories.COB Hall of Famer Mark Leibovich…
October 4, 2022
LaToya Watkins “Perish”
“The silence was the problem.” Chatter kicks off October with David, Torie and Jamie. Book news covers Maggie Haberman’s new book on Trump (probably won’t buy)…
September 27, 2022
Dawnie Walton and Deesha Philyaw
“All things short fiction” Claude, David and Torie go a mile wide and an inch deep. They cover COB housekeeping, listener emails, and career advice from…
September 20, 2022
David Maraniss – “Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe”
“Complicated” Marc joins David and Torie for a breakdown on the U.S. Open, the Queen’s funeral, and should we all know who Collen Hoover is? David…