Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray “The First Ladies”
“The best of friends.” Chatter rolls into fall with favorite alums and powerful friendships. David, Torie, and Louis Bayard share their summer vacations. COB listener Bobby…
August 1, 2023
Philip Jett “Stranded in the Sky: The Untold Story of Pan Am Luxury Airliners Trapped on the Day of Infamy”
“Harrowing.” Chatter rolls with Torie, Jud Ashman, Marc Sterne, and Lily Martin. Jud and the Gaithersburg Book Festival team already looking ahead to 2024. Marc schools…
July 26, 2023
Lisa Cornwell “Troublemaker – A memoir of sexism, retaliation, and the fight they didn’t see coming.”
“Fearless.” Chatter rolls with David, Claude, Torie, and newly promoted Content Manager Lily Martin. They kick around more book banning (really? The Bible now?) and more…
July 18, 2023
Andrew Hoehn & Thom Shanker “Age of Danger – Keeping America Safe in an Era of New Superpowers, New Weapons, and New Threats”
“The future needs a seat at the table.” Chatter rolls with David, Torie, Jamie, and Content Manager Lily. Lily wins the pop quiz on best sellers.…
July 11, 2023
David Von Drehle – The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the remarkable American life of a 109-year-old man
“Keep making friends.” Chatter rolls into July with Torie, Claude, Renaissance man Nevin Martell and Intern/Content Manager Lily Martin. They marvel at Legos and Nevin’s status…
June 28, 2023
Iris Yamashita “City Under One Roof”
“Isolation.” June races by as Chatter rolls with David, Torie, Jamie, and Intern/Content Manager Lily Martin Current events is up first as they break down subs,…
June 13, 2023
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah – “Chain Gang All-Stars”
“A different path.” Chatter rolls with David, Torie and NYT writer Joe Drape. They praise the Goddess (aka Dolly), read email (only the good ones), and…
June 6, 2023
Laura Scalzo “American Arcadia”
“Transendence.” Chatter rolls with David, Jamie, and Torie. They break down the best of children’s books, the amazing Michael Lewis, and finally get to the loss…
May 23, 2023
Theresa Runstedtler – “Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood and the Generation That Saved the Soul of the NBA”
“Reclaiming history.” Chatter rolls at the Gaithersburg Book Festival with historian, professor, and author Theresa Runstedtler. She shares “Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the…