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Brad Ricca, author of "True Raiders: The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to find the legendary Ark of the Covenant."
In honor of Superman's 85th birthday this year, Dr. Valentino Zullo explores the Cleveland-created superhero's origin story. Dr. Zullo and Laura discuss some of the first-ever Superman comics; Superman's early focus on fighting social inequities vs. super villains; how creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster came to dream up the famous superhero; Brad Ricca's entertaining and exhaustive literary biography Super Boys; legal battles surrounding the rights to Superman; and today's expanded Superman universe, including a look at Supergirl: Being Super by Mariko Tamaki and Joelle Jones. Dr. Zullo is the Anisfield-Wolf Post-Doctoral Fellow in English and Public Humanities at Ursuline College and a co-director of Superman's Cleveland, a city-wide celebration of the world's first comic book superhero. Visit supermanscleveland.com to learn about free events and programs in September, October, and November 2023. Headshot artist credit: Sina Grace To learn more about Literary Cleveland's Inkubator writing conference, visit https://inkubator.litcleveland.org. And be sure to register for the live Page Count recording, an interview (and literary tarot readings!) with Elissa Washuta that takes place on Saturday, September 23 at 1:30pm. Page Count is produced by Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. For full show notes and a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Twitter or on Facebook.
This bonus episode celebrates the return of an in-person Ohioana Book Festival on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the Columbus Metropolitan Library's Main Library. The day will include panel discussions, readings, activities, an on-site book fair, and a live Page Count podcast recording, among other offerings. Festival authors featured in this episode who are scheduled to participate in the live Page Count panel, “Turning Points in a Writing Career,” include: Mindy McGinnis, author of the YA mystery A Long Stretch of Bad Days Ric Sheffield, author of the memoir We Got By: A Black Family's Journey in the Heartland Judith Turner-Yamamoto, author of the novel Loving the Dead and Gone Andrea Wang, author of the picture book Luli and the Language of Tea Felicia Zamora, author of the poetry collection I Always Carry My Bones Additional authors mentioned in this episode: Abby Collette, Amanda Flower, Brad Ricca, Tom Batiuk, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Cinda Williams Chima, Tricia Springstubb, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Prince Shakur, and Will Hillenbrand. For the full list of more than 150 participating authors and illustrators, visit Ohioana's 2023 Festival Authors page. For more information about the festival, visit the Ohioana Book Festival page. We hope to see you in Columbus on April 22! Page Count is produced by Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. For a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Twitter or on Facebook.
"Mrs. Sherlock Holmes" is the fascinating true-life story of Grace Humiston, a New York lawyer and detective who broke gender rules at the turn of the century and solved the famous cold case of 18-year-old Ruth Cruger. Author Brad Ricca tells the story so well. Buy my books: katewinklerdawson.com If you have suggestions for historical crimes that could use some attention, email me: info@tenfoldmorewicked.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Facebook and Instagram) 2022 All Rights ReservedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Het is de Internationale Maand van de Vrouw en dus deze keer in Moord Podcast aandacht voor de briljante, immer in het zwart gestoken, Amerikaanse advocate Grace Quackenbos aka Mevrouw Sherlock Holmes. . In 1905 wordt Antoinette Tolla ter dood veroordeeld voor de laffe moord op brave huisvader Joseph Santa. Of... was het zelfverdediging en was Joseph Santo een akelige rotzak met losse handjes die haar met de dood bedreigde? Maar waar is zijn pistool dan gebleven....? Mevrouw Sherlock Holmes schiet te hulp! Ik las als voorbereiding voor deze aflevering zoals gewoonlijk een heleboel oude kranten en bovendien het amusante boek Mrs Sherlock Holmes van Brad Ricca. Dat boek kun je hier op Bazarow bestellen. Dan steun je meteen de onafhankelijke boekwinkels van Nederland! Een van de vragen die mij het meest wordt gesteld is: wat is dat intro muziekje ookalweer...? Nou, dat is Mike Franklyn's In times of change. Meer muziek en geluid voor je eigen podcast nodig? Kijk eens op: https://share.epidemicsound.com/cbtx5o #sherlockholmes #gracehumiston #gracequackenbos #marygracequackenbos #mrssherlockholmes #conandoyle #arthurconandoyle #sirarthurconandoyle #podcast #truecrime #history #geschiedenis #historie #historisch #misdaad #moord #rechtszaak #antoinettetolla
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True Raiders: The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant. https://www.trueraiders.com/
Brad Ricca, author of "True Raiders: The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to Find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant."
Brad Ricca - True Raiders: The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to Find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant... with TRE's Giles Brown
The 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark is a cultural icon. Less known is the true story of the 1909 expedition lead by British nobleman Montagu Parker to find the Ark of the Covenant.
Our guests today include: - Brad Ricca, Author of True Raiders,- Dr. Steve Steverson from the Bradfordville Animal Hospital, and- Scott Conant from the Food Network.
Outdoor report with Greg Roberts from rogue weather dot com, and then a great talk with Brad Ricca, author of TRUE RAIDERS, The Untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to Find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant
September 28th - Brad Ricca, Pete Evick, Drew Curtis
Michael Clinton is the former president and publishing director of Hearst Magazines, and now serves as special media advisor to the Hearst Corporation's CEO. An avid traveler, Michael has experienced 124 countries, and has run marathons on seven continents. He is a private pilot, a part owner of a vineyard in Argentina, has started a nonprofit foundation, holds two master's degrees, and still has a long list of life experiences that he plans to tackle. https://beyondword.com/products/roar-into-the-second-half-of-your-life-before-its-too-lateBrad Ricca was born in Cleveland and still lives around there with his wife and three boys in a 100-year-old house. Brad teaches from time-to-time at Case Western Reserve University where he earned a Ph. D. in English. He's written multiple novels and has appeared in documentaries on the History Channel, AMC, and has been a guest on Criminal, All Things Considered, BBC radio, and Innovation Hub, among others. His latest book, True Raiders, is a result of a lifetime of trying to understand the effect that Raiders of the Lost Ark had on Brad and how and why we can believe in things that are somehow always beyond our reach, especially if they involve hidden, secret meanings. https://www.trueraiders.com
On this episode of PBKR, we're heading to the dark side as we talk about two of the creepiest movies ever! But, while Midsommar and Hereditary are scary as hell, they also provoke some great conversation about suffering, grief, and relationships. Don't worry, we will also talk about Florence Pugh's pout - which is legendary - as well as the wonderful, amazing, incredible Toni Collette. And even though these are horror movies, you know we're here for a good time, so expect lots of laughs as we reveal movies that made us ugly cry and the award for worst movie boyfriend ever! **Plugs from This Episode: Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca, Miley Cyrus's "Plastic Hearts", Spotify's Chill Hits and Indie Kicks playlists
September 23, 2020 Going Public Todd Goldberg, Entrepreneur Writer Dr. Brad Ricca and Edward Jones Dr. Nela Richardson
Scott Crowe of CenterSquare Investment Management on the survival of malls. Regina Smyth of Indiana Univ Bloomington on a Russian political rebel. Journalist Denise Hruby on alpine cow attacks. Brad Ricca of Case Western Reserve Univ on his book "Olive the Lionheart". Yannis Papastamatiou of Florida International Univ on shark friends.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR & THE BOOK When Olive MacLeod met famous naturalist Boyd Alexander in the early 1900s, her impressive spirit led him to ask her to be his wife. Shortly thereafter, the naturalist encountered serious trouble during an expedition to West Africa in 1910. When Olive got word that something had happened to Boyd, she headed to unmapped regions to find him, willing to face down any danger. Olive the Lionheart is the thrilling true story of her astonishing journey. In jungles, swamps, cities, and deserts, Olive and her two companions, the Talbots, come face-to-face with cobras and crocodiles, worldly native chiefs, a murderous leopard cult, a haunted forest, and even two adorable lion cubs that she adopts as her own. Making her way in a pair of ill-fitting boots, Olive awakens to the many forces around her, from shadowy colonial powers to an invisible Islamic warlord who may hold the key to Boyd's disappearance. As these secrets begin to unravel, all of Olive's assumptions prove wrong and she is forced to confront the darkest, most shocking secret of all: why she really came to Africa in the first place. Drawing on Olive's own letters and secret diaries—documents which have never been published—Olive the Lionheart is a love story that defies all boundaries, set against the backdrop of a beautiful, unconquerable Africa. BRAD RICCA is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated Mrs. Sherlock Holmes and Super Boys, and winner of the Ohioana Book Award for Nonfiction. He won the St. Lawrence Book Award for American Mastodon. Ricca lives and works in Cleveland.
Brad Ricca has put together another great book...a true story that few have ever heard. "Olive the Lionheart" is the story of Olive MacLeod who met her fiance, the famous naturalist Boyd Alexander in the early 1900's When she got word that something had happened to him during an expedition to Africa, she decided to set out to find him...facing several dangerous situations. Listen to Brad describe the backstory of getting Olive's diaries for research on this fascinating tale. And many of the pictures from Africa were taken by Olive herself. It's a true adventurous book you won't want to put down. For more info visit www.olivethelionheart.com on the web. Please enjoy the podcast and be sure to subscribe to Nighttime Live's Podcast Page. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
A fascinating true story of a woman who follows her missing fiancé to Africa, but wait the date of this true story happened over 100 years ago.Olive the Lionheart is the book and award winning author who wrote about this extraordinary woman is Brad RiccaThen Grant Smith has written a book just in time for school or at home , everything You Need to Ace ComputerScience and Coding One Big Fat NotebookAnd Chef Jeff Anderson stops by for tasty homemade healthy food to grill or eat outside in our backyards.GMO agree thank you
It was February of 1917, and 18-year-old Ruth Cruger was missing. Her family panicked. They called the police. But detectives didn’t seem too concerned. They assured the family that Ruth would come back. And if she didn’t? Well, Ruth was probably… on the prowl. The Crugers were offended by the implication, and incensed that the police weren’t taking them seriously. Months went by. Despite a credible suspect, the case went cold. So the Crugers did the only thing they could think to do. They hired a courageous, tenacious attorney named Grace Humiston. By the end of the saga, Grace would be dubbed, ‘Mrs. Sherlock Holmes.’ Then Brandi tells us about a shocking event that bystanders initially wrote off as a joke. It was the day before Halloween, in 1985, at the Springfield Mall in Springfield, Pennsylvania. A woman approached the mall wearing fatigues. She carried a gun. Most people thought she was in costume. Then she fired her very real weapon. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes Takes on the NYPD” by Karen Abbott for Smithsonian Mag “Missing in Action” By David Krajicek for the New York Daily News The “Mrs. Sherlock Homes” episode of Criminal, where Brad Ricca is interviewed for his book, “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The true story of New York city’s greatest female detective and the 1917 missing girl case that captivated a nation” “Cocchi implicated in police grafting,” New York Herald June 23, 1917 “Buried Truth,” by Joseph McNamara for The Daily News “Cocchi says his wife killed girl,” Daily News June 26, 1919 In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Sylvia Seegrist: Guilty But Insane” by Katherine Ramsland, The Crime Library “Sylvia Seegrist went psycho and killed three innocent people at the Springfield, Pa., mall” by Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News “Decades After Sylvia Seegrist, Mentally Ill People Are Still Murdering Innocents” by Victor Fiorillo, Philadelphia Magazine “Sylvia Seegrist”http://wikipedia.org
When 18-year-old Ruth Cruger disappeared in 1917, newspapers reported that she probably ran off with a boyfriend. New York police said that there were no clues to go on. But an investigator named Grace Humiston decided that she would do whatever it took to find her. She became known as "Mrs. Sherlock Holmes." Brad Ricca's book is Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation. Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven't already, please review us on iTunes! It's an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for The Accomplice If you'd like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: Betterhelp Get 10% off your first month with discount code CRIMINAL when you fill out a questionnaire at betterhelp.com/criminal Casper Get $100 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/criminal and using criminal at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Native Deodorant For 20% off your first purchase, visit nativedeodorant.com and use promo code CRIMINAL during checkout. The Real Real Shop in-store, online, or download the app, and get 20% off select items with the promo code REAL. Simplisafe Protect your home today and get free shipping at SimpliSafe.com/CRIMINAL Squarespace Try Squarespace.com/criminal for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code CRIMINAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Vistaprint Go to vistaprint.com and enter promo code CRIMINAL for free shipping on all business cards, any style, any quantity. Zola to start your free wedding website wand also get $50 registry on Zola, go to zola.com/criminal
In this episode, Catherine discusses the true story Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca with her friend and former co-worker Melody. Books Mentioned Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs Author Tessa Dare’s books dedication page Non-book recommendations Trees and simple pleasures Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries on Netflix Next Month’s Book is Salt Houses by Hala Alyan. Follow Catherine on instagram @infinitelypreferabook See what Catherine is reading at goodreads.com/infinitelypreferabook
Catherine speaks with Karen, a self-proclaimed “Novice Reader” about the multi-generational saga Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and talk about what’s making them happy lately. Books Mentioned A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (and accompanying IPAB episode - S1: E5) Writings of Gloria Steinem Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin Books by Wilbur Smith Next Month’s Book is Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca. Follow Catherine on instagram @infinitelypreferabook See what Catherine is reading at goodreads.com/infinitelypreferabook
We interview Brad Ricca and discuss his book-"Mrs. Holmes"it tells the incredible story of Grace Humiston, the lawyer, and detective who solved the famous cold case of Ruth Cruger, an 18-year-old girl who disappeared in 1917. Grace was an amazing lawyer and travelling detective during a time when no women were practising in the legal profession. She focused on solving cases no one else wanted and advocating for innocents. Grace became the first female US District Attorney and made ground-breaking investigations into the practice of modern slavery. In the Ruth Cruger case, Grace followed a trail of corruption that led from New York to Italy. Her work changed how the country viewed the problem of missing girls. But the victory came with a price.
On this episode of Dewey Like Murder?, Dawn, Denice, and Chris are joined by Pat and they discuss the books Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: the true story of New York City's greatest female detective and the 1917 missing girl case that captivated a nation by Brad Ricca, Mad City: The campus murders that America forgot by Michael Arntfield, and To the Last Breath: three women fight for the truth behind a child's tragic murder by Carlton Stowers. Opening and ending theme is El Horror Sucesivo del Vacio by Guerra de Cerdos
On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad finish up a 5 week study on the book "Shepherding A Child's Heart" by Tedd Tripp. Kurt and Chad talk with Gabe Smith and Brad Ricca - two Dads who either have a teenager or soon will. Listen now to learn 1) Three goals to impart into the worldview of a teenager. 2) The importance of having a healthy perspective of the identity of God and self; 3) How to move from authority to influence with teenagers.
Superman has been around for 80 years. His comic book just released its thousandth issue. Movies featuring him have made billions of dollars at the box office. All told, he’s one of the most successful and popular characters in American fiction. And that success started in 1938 with two teenagers from Cleveland. To explore Superman’s origins, and his legacy, we talked with Brad Ricca, author of the book Super Boys: The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster - the Creators of Superman.
It's book chat time! This episode Emily, Jessica, and Valerie are discussing Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca - a non-fiction book about a pretty remarkable woman. And, of course, there will be some "Geeking Out" over random pop culture.
On today's episode, Adam is left all by his lonesome for a sleep-deprived introduction where he talks about a local theater production he saw the night before and begs you to give us a 5-star rating before getting into the actual important part of the show, an interview with the awesome Brad Ricca. Brad is the author of Mrs. Sherlock Holmes, the incredible true story of Grace Humiston, America's first ever District Attorney, as well as Super Boys, the story behind the creation of Superman. Adam and Brad nerd out over comics and movies at a local library while breaking down researching lost stories and showing off some Cleveland pride. Take a listen and then be sure to borrow his books on OverDrive! (shameless plug). Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter
Director Megan Mylan gives insight on her documentary "Taller Than the Trees." Brad Ricca, Case Western Reserve University, on his book "Mrs. Sherlock Holmes."
What if I told you Superman was real? Or that some characters in the Superman comic book series were real? At the 2014 Ohioana Book Festival, Craft summer intern Kayla talked with the good-humored Brad Ricca, author of Super Boys: The … Continue reading → The post Superman's Real Home Is Cleveland! first appeared on Craft: Exploring Creativity.