Podcast appearances and mentions of Martin W Sandler

Join Martin and Craig Sandler, and I on The Creative Spark as we talk about their new book Baseball's Shining Season: America's Pastime on the Brink of War. Both of these gentleman are prolific and talented writers and historians, and the discussion we shared regarding their new book and their process of coming together as father and son to create it is something you don't want to miss! What an interesting, fun and inspiring chat!-----Side note/correction: During the discussion Martin incorrectly stated, that the speech the president made on the loudspeakers during the ball game was not to say baseball would continue. It was to announce a state of national emergency as the world war raged and spread. -That perfectly encapsulated the combination of dread the nation felt and the relief that baseball offered. -----Martin W. Sandler is the National Book Award-winning author of more than sixty books, including 1919: The Year That Changed America, Imprisoned, Lincoln Through the Lens, The Dust Bowl Through the Lens, and Kennedy Through the Lens. Sandler has taught American history and American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and at Smith College, and lives in MassachusettsCraig Sandler is a journalist with 35 years' experience writing about Massachusetts politics. He owns and runs the State House News Service in Boston and the News Service of Florida in Tallahassee.  He's trained and edited dozens of young reporters over the years, and authors the annual Massachusetts Political Almanac.-----To learn more about today's guests Marty and Craig Sandler please visit: Baseball's Shining Season: America's Pastime on the Brink of War, a non-fiction book for young readers at the intersection of baseball and society in America on the eve of World War II.   https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/baseballs-shining-season-9781547614189/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigsandlershnewsie/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craig.sandler.14Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crsandler/--------To learn more about host G. Brian Benson:www.gbrianbenson.comDon't forget to sign up for the newsletter and YouTube Channel!

rWotD Episode 3134: 1919: The Year That Changed America Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Tuesday, 2 December 2025, is 1919: The Year That Changed America.1919: The Year That Changed America is a 2019 non-fiction children's book by American author Martin W. Sandler. The book details various events from 1919, including the Great Molasses Flood in Boston, "which led to building code, municipal oversight, and corporate liability precedents", the Nineteenth Amendment's passing, racial tensions, the Red Scare, changing labor conditions, and the beginning of prohibition. Beyond discussing the events themselves, Sandler explain the long-standing impact of each in the United States.1919 was well received by critics. Kirkus Reviews referred to it as "an entertaining and instructive look at a tumultuous year," while Publishers Weekly highlighted "Sandler's narrative skill and eye for detail, and the abundant archival photos throughout," which they found "make for an engrossing resource". Stephanie Wilkes, writing for School Library Journal, described the book as "well researched and presented in an attractive manner" as it "delivers a solid look at a pivotal year". Most reviewers found the "100 Years Later" chapter, which connects the events of 1919 to the present, intriguing; however, Booklist's Carolyn Phelan noted that "a few sections stretch the concept rather far, presenting current issues such as climate change". Otherwise, Phelan found the book to be "an intriguing look back at America in 1919".The Washington Post named 1919 one of the best children's books of 2019. The following year, Bank Street College of Education named it one of the year's best history books for children ages 14 and older.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:00 UTC on Tuesday, 2 December 2025.For the full current version of the article, see 1919: The Year That Changed America on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Kendra.

In this episode we discuss "The Whydah. A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found" by Martin W. Sandler

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Host Susan Maguire talks to her Booklist colleagues about what media is bringing them comfort during COVID-19 self-isolation in an episode that may or may not have been an excuse to talk to her co-workers. (Weeping emoji.) Here’s what we talked about: Books: Blue-Eyed Devil. By Lisa Kleypas. Choo-Choo School. By Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Illustrated by Mike Yamada. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. By JK Rowling. My America. Written and illustrated by Karen Katz. (coming June 2021) Race through the Skies: The Week the World Learned to Fly. By Martin W. Sandler. Space Opera. By Catherynne M. Valente. Where the Crawdads Sing. By Delia Owens. Audiobooks: Circe. By Madeline Miller, read by Perdita Weeks. Gingerbread. By Helen Oyeyemi, read by the author. Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Read by a full cast. Norse Mythology. By Neil Gaiman, read by the author. A Tall History of Sugar. By Curdella Forbes, read by Robin Miles. TV & Movies: Barry. Emma (2020) vs. Emma (1996) vs. Emma (1972). Futurama. Jo Jo Rabbit. Love is Blind. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Star Trek Voyager Valhalla Murders Etc: Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch. Harry Potter exhibits online. Jigsaw Puzzles! (As of this writing, Ravensburger is out of puzzles online (!!!!!)

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes award-winning author Martin W. Sandler to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss his love of history and his new book 1919: The Year that Changed America. Get your copy of 1919 on Amazon here. 

The real lives of pirates are documented in Martin W. Sandler's The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked and Found. And after reading the book — nominated for the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award — a group of Dorothy's List readers at Springfield Town Library did some pirate research of their own.

Martin W. Sandler, author of The Impossible Rescue, Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation, and The Whydah, talks to Candlewick Press about why he believes nonfiction is more exciting than fiction. He also tells of uncovering the truth about pirates and shares the story behind his 1954 invention of chocolate bread pudding.