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In einer Oktobernacht des Jahres 48 v. Chr. erhält der siegreiche römische Feldherr Julius Cäsar ein besonderes Geschenk. Seit ein paar Wochen residiert er in Alexandria, der Hauptstadt Ägyptens. Dort legt ihm ein Diener ein Bündel zu Füßen. Daraus entsteigt, oder besser entrollt sich: Kleopatra! Sie ist dreißig Jahre jünger als Cäsar, entstammt einer anderen Welt als er und doch verstehen sich die beiden offenbar sehr gut. Denn als Cäsar drei Monate später wieder nach Rom zurückreist, ist Kleopatra schwanger. So beginnt eine der großen Romanzen der Antike, die zugleich ein Machtbündnis ist. Gemeinsam herrschen der römische Diktator und die ägyptische Pharaonin über den Mittelmeerraum – bis Cäsar die Dolche der Verschwörer treffen. Du hast Feedback oder einen Themenvorschlag für Joachim und Nils? Dann melde dich gerne bei Instagram: @wasbishergeschah.podcastQuellen:Kleopatra. Ägyptens letzte Königin von Ann-Cathrin Harders (C. H. Beck Wissen, 2025) KLEOPATRA. Die Königin, die Rom herausforderte und ewigen Ruhm gewann von Alberto Angela Kleopatra. Ein Leben von Stacy Schiff (deutsche Ausgabe) Kleopatra. Der Roman ihres Lebens von Margaret George (deutsche Übersetzung) Caesar und Kleopatra (Ausstellungsband / Edition) herausgegeben vom Historischen Museum der Pfalz Speyer, Lars Börner, Alexander Schubert (2025) ++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte ++Oder du möchtest unser Werbepartner werden? Dann melde dich: werbung@wasbishergeschah.com Werde Teil der WBG-Community und unterstütze unser Herzensprojekt:Supporter werden und WBG werbefrei hören: https://steady.page/de/wbg/aboutEinmalig unterstützen via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LQ36VDMHDLPZ2&&locale.x=de_DE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Marcia Franklin talks with Pulitzer Prize–winning author Stacy Schiff about her work, The Witches. The book examines the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, delving into what precipitated them, and the participants involved. Franklin talks with Schiff about why she wanted to write the book, the challenges involved and the legacy of the trials. Don't forget to subscribe, and visit the Dialogue website for more conversations that matter. Originally Aired: 10/29/2015 The interview is part of Dialogue's series "Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference" and was taped at the 2015 conference. Since 1995, the conference has been bringing together some of the world's most well-known and illuminating authors to discuss literature and life.
Kleopatra (die siebte!) gilt als die faszinierendste Frau der Antike und hat schon bei ihren Zeitgenossen viel Bewunderung geweckt – aber auch tiefen Hass. Doch wie genau hat sich die ptolemäische Prinzessin in die weltbekannte letzte Pharaonin Ägyptens verwandelt? Hineingeboren wird sie in ein Königshaus, in dem Inzest zur Staatsräson gehört. Die junge Frau muss ihren kleinen Bruder heiraten, steigt 51 v. Chr. zur Regentin auf und wird nur wenige Jahre später von der eigenen Sippschaft faktisch entmachtet. Schlimmer noch: Ihre Heimat gerät nun immer stärker in den Fokus einer unersättlichen Weltmacht namens Rom. Wenn Kleopatra in diesen grausamen Zeiten überleben will, dann muss sie alle Register ziehen.Du hast Feedback oder einen Themenvorschlag für Joachim und Nils? Dann melde dich gerne bei Instagram: @wasbishergeschah.podcast++ Aus unserer Werbung ++Investiere bei finanzen.net ZERO ohne Ordergebühren (zzgl. Spreads) in Aktien, ETFs,Kryptos oder Sparpläne. Eröffne jetzt Dein Depot beim Testsieger: Mit dem Code WBG50Quellen:Kleopatra. Ägyptens letzte Königin von Ann-Cathrin Harders (C. H. Beck Wissen, 2025) KLEOPATRA. Die Königin, die Rom herausforderte und ewigen Ruhm gewann von Alberto Angela Kleopatra. Ein Leben von Stacy Schiff (deutsche Ausgabe) Kleopatra. Der Roman ihres Lebens von Margaret George (deutsche Übersetzung) Caesar und Kleopatra (Ausstellungsband / Edition) herausgegeben vom Historischen Museum der Pfalz Speyer, Lars Börner, Alexander Schubert (2025) ++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte ++Oder du möchtest unser Werbepartner werden? Dann melde dich: werbung@wasbishergeschah.com Werde Teil der WBG-Community und unterstütze unser Herzensprojekt:Supporter werden und WBG werbefrei hören: https://steady.page/de/wbg/aboutEinmalig unterstützen via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LQ36VDMHDLPZ2&&locale.x=de_DE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Librarians Sarah and Brynne discuss the Secrets of the Nile duology featuring What the River Knows and Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez. The historical fantasy novels follow Inez from Argentina to Egypt, where she seeks answers about her parents' deaths. Along the way she discovers magical objects, adventure and romance.Also mentioned: Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie and the movie adaptation from 2022, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff, Dinner with King Tut by Sam Kean, An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir, Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor, and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.Check out books, TV shows and movies at countycat.mcfls.org, wplc.overdrive.com, hoopladigital.com and kanopy.com/en/westallis. For more about WAPL, visit westallislibrary.org.Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay
This month, we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the "shot heard round the world" that ignited the Revolutionary War. But before those battles, and before the Revolution became a war for independence, it was a movement—a fight to secure more local control over government. And no one worked harder to transform that movement into a revolution than Samuel Adams. To help us investigate, we're revisiting our conversation from Episode 350 with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Stacy Schiff, author of The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. Stacy's Website | Book Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/350 RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES
This month, we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the “shot heard round the world” that ignited the Revolutionary War. But before those battles, and before the Revolution became a war for independence, it was a movement—a fight to secure more local control over government. And no one worked harder to transform that movement into a revolution than Samuel Adams. To help us investigate, we're revisiting our conversation from Episode 350 with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Stacy Schiff, author of The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. Stacy's Website | Book Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/350 RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES
Six-time book author Stacy Schiff made a guest appearance in early April at Purdue University. She was a guest of the C-SPAN Center for Scholarship & Engagement. A large number of questions were asked by the students studying communications and political science. Stacy Schiff's latest book "The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams" was published in 2022. Her 2005 book on Benjamin Franklin has been used as a primary source for an Apple TV series currently available on that streaming service. Students also asked her about her writing and her other books from "Cleopatra" to "The Witches: Salem, 1692." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Six-time book author Stacy Schiff made a guest appearance in early April at Purdue University. She was a guest of the C-SPAN Center for Scholarship & Engagement. A large number of questions were asked by the students studying communications and political science. Stacy Schiff's latest book "The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams" was published in 2022. Her 2005 book on Benjamin Franklin has been used as a primary source for an Apple TV series currently available on that streaming service. Students also asked her about her writing and her other books from "Cleopatra" to "The Witches: Salem, 1692." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Franklin - Composer Jay Wadley on Creating Magic for Apple TV+Michael Douglas and Noah Jupe star in “Franklin,” premiering April 12, 2024 on Apple TV+. Based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff's book, “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” “Franklin” explores the thrilling story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin's career.Kingdom of Dreams is a podcast about cinema and the art of storytelling. The Podcast series will interview people behind the scenes, whether screenwriters, directors, animators, producers, etc.
Everyone asked for it, so here's an episode where Carley and Blair (try not to) talk about the two dogs that were executed for witchcraft. In a new Girl Historians tradition, it only took 5 or 6 episodes into the season to lose their minds. There's lots of singing.Also: Blair's sketch duo 24 Double B won the Princess Diana award at Toronto Sketchfest, lots of singing, Breaking Bad spoilers, bad drug experiences, addressing a Truthtanic controversy, f***ed-up dogs, planning a summer energy exchange in a park, St. Paddy's Day weekend, James Acaster's new “Hecklers Welcome” stand-up show, comments on the podcast, hog videos, Andover Massachusetts, the return of witch cakes and the Queen of Hell, your mom's weird friends, Carley's segues, Joseph Ballard, little pugs hexing you with crusty white eyes, defending Rent and Tick Tick Boom, secret Letterboxd accounts, the Hamster Dance, hag-ridden animals, busted-looking Voldemort, Carley's sister's enemy, Springsteen bumper stickers, Andover government connections, Blair crying, movie spoilers, and a musical finale.Sign up on Patreon for episodes a week early and ad-free, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansGriffin Toplitsky's animated sketch “Georgian Bay,” featuring Blair and Carley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ5oN97WkBsOne of Carley's main book sources this season: “The Witches: Salem, 1692” by Stacy SchiffHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley ThorneProduced by: Rob ModenMusic by: Jacob OllivierCover artist: Nicola Lyttlev1.06Have suggestions or feedback? Email us at girlhistorians@gmail.comFor business inquiries email us at uncarley@zigguratxyz.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With Julius Caesar dead, Cleopatra turned to another of Rome's dominant figures. She became entwined with Mark Antony, the ruler of the eastern half of the Roman Empire, but even with their enormous combined power the destructive tendrils of Roman politics were inescapable. Just like all of the Mediterranean, Alexandria dwelt in the shadow of Rome and so when Octavian, Julius Caesar's chosen heir, turns on the couple in an attempt to become the sole emperor of Rome, their future looks uncertain. Listen as William and Anita are joined by Stacy Schiff to discuss Cleopatra as she reaches the peak of her powers and then, not long after, her doom. For bonus episodes, ad-free listening, reading lists, book discounts, a weekly newsletter, and a chat community. Sign up at https://empirepod.supportingcast.fm/ Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Anouska Lewis Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This episode features an interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff, discussing her book 'The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem' and exploring the Salem Witch Trials. Schiff addresses common misconceptions about the trials, such as the method of execution and the demographics of the accused, and delves into the complicated array of factors that led to the witch-hunt, including political, social, and environmental influences. The episode also touches on the broader impact of the trials on American history, linking it to themes of reason vs. fear and the importance of historical awareness in preventing similar miscarriages of justice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witchhunt/message
Born in the romantic splendour of Ptolemaic Egypt, not far from the Library of Alexandria, Cleopatra was destined for greatness. She ascended to the throne at 18 and very quickly asserted her authority across Egypt as her extraordinary mind and legendary charisma captivated all. To some she was even a goddess, a living embodiment of the Egyptian goddess Isis. Such was her magnetism that not even the most powerful men of the age were able to resist her. Listen as William and Anita are joined by Stacy Schiff to discuss Cleopatra, her rise to power, and her relationship with the ruler of Rome, Julius Caesar. For bonus episodes, ad-free listening, reading lists, book discounts, a weekly newsletter, and a chat community. Sign up at https://empirepod.supportingcast.fm/ Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Anouska Lewis Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pulitzer-prize-winning author Stacy Schiff joins hosts Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack for a dive into the heart of the Salem Witch Trials on this week's episode of Witch Hunt. Celebrated for her book, The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem, Stacy sheds light on the trials' misunderstandings, explores their actual origins, and spotlights the pivotal individuals involved. Her insights and story telling make history accessible and engaging. Together, they reflect on the timely relevance of lessons learned from the Salem Witch Trials. StacySchiff.com Buy Book: The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Stacy Schiff Petition to recognize those accused of witchcraft in MassachusettsList of those accused of witchcraft in Massachusetts TINAAWAHP Witch Hunt Book Store End Witch Hunts Movement Support Us! Buy Witch Trial Merch! Support Us! Buy Podcast Merch! Join us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witchhunt/message
This week on Writers & Company from the archives, celebrating a classic that's also one of the most translated books in the world: Le Petit Prince or The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Biographer Stacy Schiff, filmmaker Mark Osborne and novelist Éric Dupont joined Eleanor Wachtel for the book's 75th anniversary in 2018 to reflect on its enduring appeal.
This episode was originally released on July 18, 2023. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by Pulitzer Prize winning and New York Times bestselling author, Stacy Schiff to discuss the life of Founding Father Samuel Adams, his role in the American Revolution, and the legacy he leaves behind (despite his best efforts not to). Plus, what are the parallels between our nation's infancy and today. If you'd like more from Stacy Schiff, be sure to pick up her latest book, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you'd like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Last Best Hope?: Understanding America from the Outside In
Two hundred and Fifty years ago, a group of men boarded three ships in Boston harbour and dumped their cargo of East Indian Company tea overboard. It was a dramatic defiance of the royal government in Massachusetts and of ministers in London who had levied a duty on the tea. Within eighteen months, the revolt against taxes imposed by a distant and unresponsive government had spiralled into armed rebellion. What is the long-term legacy for American political culture of this mass destruction of private property? Joining Adam to discuss the events originally known as "the destruction of the tea" and later re-named the "Tea Party", are acclaimed historian Benjamin Carp and Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pulitzer-Prize winning author Stacy Schiff has written several biographies of vivid historical figures — Benjamin Franklin and Cleopatra, among others — and a book about grim events of the Salem Witch Trials. Her newest publication is The Revolutionary, a biography about Samuel Adams https://a.co/d/i56K6NK Julie and Stacy discuss Samuel Adams as well as the process of writing biographies, and some facts that may surprise you about the individuals whom Schiff has profiled. Check out other Julie Hartman videos: https://www.youtube.com/@juliehartman Follow Julie Hartman on social media: Website: https://juliehartmanshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julierhartman/ X: https://twitter.com/JulieRHartman See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stacy Schiff is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and her latest book is "The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams." Stacy joins Inside Sources to discuss her deep dive into one of our nation's founders who may have done more to prepare the colonists for rebellion than any other.
Happy Halloween, all you goblins and ghouls. Prepare yourselves for a real spooky season treat as we traverse the gloomy annals of witch trials. Join us for our 12th episode this season as we dispel myths and shine a light on how and why these judicial proceedings played out across Europe and the United States. We're talking grand juries, indictments, spectral evidence and even acquittals in what were considered by the standards of the time to be fair trials.There are no tricks here as we examine the chilling circumstances behind the notorious Salem witch trials and the ensuing paranoia that led to widespread accusations and tragic executions. How has Salem maintained its hold on the American psyche for more than 300 years?Hold on to your broomstick as we ride through this spine-chilling side of the past.Special guests:Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and author of “The Witches: Salem, 1692”Marion Gibson, Renaissance and magical literatures professor at the University of Exeter and author of “Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials”This episode was produced by Kirk McDaniel. Intro music by The Dead Pens. Editorial staff is Bill Dotinga, Sean Duffy and Jamie Ross.
In the harsh New England winter of 1692, a minister's daughter began to scream and convulse, as if possessed by a demonic spirit. This incident marked the beginning of a year-long panic in Salem, Massachusetts, which culminated in the infamous witch trials and the execution of 20 individuals. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff uncovers the origins of this phenomenon and the impact it had on the future republic. Recorded on April 26, 2022
Stacy Schiff's biography of Samuel Adams, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams is a milestone in Revolutionary-era biographies, and introduces a complex and engaging political character--his main focus was liberty, and he learned how to shape a revolutionary movement to secure it. Pulitzer-prize winning biographer Stacy Schiff--born in the town of Adams, Massachusetts tells us about the Samuel Adams we thought we knew, and the one we should know.
GUYSSS!!! We're Back! And today we bring you the historical facts surrounding the Salem Witch trials based on the historical documentary research by Stacy Schiff, in The Witches: Salem, 1692 A History; to help dispel perhaps modern misconceptions and inaccurate retellings of the tragic events that occurred. So come, sit a spell, with your favorite witches! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witches-talking-tarot/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witches-talking-tarot/support
The Book Cougars are thrilled to welcome Laurie Lico Albanese, author of HESTER, our second readalong for Scarlet Summer. Laurie dishes on Hawthorne, shares her inspiration for Isobel, and talks about her writing process. Don't miss our Author Spotlight with Laurie at the end of the episode. Other highlights include: In our “Just Read” segment we talk about DEER SEASON by Erin Flanagan, THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES by Sangu Mandanna, THE RED GARDEN by Alice Hoffman, THE WITCHES OF MOONSHYNE MANOR by Bianca Marais, and two short stories: “The Profile” by Willa Cather and “The Wehrwolf” by Alma Katsu. We recap our two-day Biblio Adventure to the Berkshires that included finding Hawthorne's Little Red Cottage, a tour of The Mount, a visit with librarian Nynke Dorhout, an author event with Stacy Schiff in conversation with André Bernard, and a truncated hike up Monument Mountain. In Upcoming Jaunts, we're heading to Salem, Massachusetts to visit The House of the Seven Gables and other Hawthorne historic sites on Wednesday, 8/30. We're also planning on attending a conference on our home turf here in New Haven, Popular Romance Fiction: The Literature of Hope at Yale University on September 8-9th. We hope you enjoy the episode!
New Guest Expert! On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning biographer Stacy Schiff about the life and death of Cleopatra VII. Author of the NYTimes No. 1 Bestseller Cleopatra: A Life, Stacy helps paint a more robust picture of an incredibly intelligent and capable ruler far beyond her exotic reputation and the speculations around her alleged great beauty. Then, Patreon subscribers can listen to the post-interview discussion with Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith to hear the takeaway. Join our Patreon!We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistThe Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 2, 2023] We air highlights from our live Get Lit with All Of It event with Pulitzer Prize winning biographer Stacy Schiff. She joined us at the SNFL Rooftop Event Center to discuss her new book The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, which argues that Adams was the most radical of our Founding Fathers. Schiff speaks with Alison and takes questions from our audience! Missed the event? Watch it in full here. To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc.
[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 2, 2023] We air highlights from the second half of our live Get Lit with All Of It event, featuring an interview and performances from Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash. Cash was the musical guest for our event with Stacy Schiff, author of The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. Watch it in full here. To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc.
Host Reed Galen is joined by Pulitzer Prize winning and New York Time bestselling author, Stacy Schiff to discuss the life of Founding Father Samuel Adams, his role in the American Revolution, and the legacy he leaves behind (despite his best efforts not to). Plus, what are the parallels between our nation's infancy and today. If you'd like more from Stacy Schiff, be sure to pick up her latest book, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. If you'd like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Learning Curve, for our special July Fourth edition, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff explores the American revolutionary Samuel Adams. She discusses Adams' background, religion, and formative intellectual development, including the influences that Greco-Roman history, the Bible, and Enlightenment thinkers had upon his life and political thought. Schiff discusses Adams’ rise to […]
This week on The Learning Curve, for our special July Fourth edition, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff explores the American revolutionary Samuel Adams. She discusses Adams' background, religion, and intellectual development, including the influences that Greco-Roman history, the Bible, and Enlightenment thinkers had upon his life and political thought. Schiff discusses Adams' rise to prominence in the 1760s and ‘70s, how he and his fellow American revolutionaries viewed the British Crown's policies, and how they transformed themselves from subjects of Great Britain to independent citizens of an American republic. Schiff touches on Adams' ideas about republicanism and slavery, and notes what K-12 schoolchildren today should remember about a man who was a paragon of austere republican self-government based on principled civic virtue. Ms. Schiff closes the interview with a reading from her book, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.
The role that Samuel Adams played in fomenting the American Revolution once made him the most wanted man in the country.
In episode 135, author William Landay discusses his latest novel, All That Is Mine I Carry With Me, while also sharing his background as a prosecutor and how he incorporates family drama into his crime novels. William shares a couple elements of his book that changed throughout the writing process (including how it was almost meta fiction!). We also chat about how the court of public opinion shapes the idea of doubt in his book and how the different perspectives play a role in creating suspense. Plus, William gives us his book recommendations! This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights William Landay discusses what he's been up to between the publication of Defending Jacob and his newest book. He gives a spoiler-free overview of his latest novel, All That Is Mine I Carry With Me. How his work differs from typical crime or detective fiction. William's approach to creating a sense of realism in his writing without spoon-feeding the reader all the details. How the court of public opinion shapes the way doubt evolves in the story. Why readers naturally wonder about the truth hidden in crime fiction. William's background as a prosecutor and pulling in the family drama side of his legal novels. The idea of the “murder gene” and the science behind it. The family dynamics and different perspectives in the book. The original name of a character in the book and why it was changed, as well as other changes made to the book and ending. William's Book Recommendations [36:06] Two OLD Books He Loves Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:49] Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:41] Two NEW Books He Loves The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff | Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:08] Liberty Is Sweet by Woody Holton | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:10] William's Take on UPCOMING RELEASES [46:32] Last 5-Star Book William Read The Mirror & the Light (Wolf Hall Trilogy, 3) by Hilary Mantel | Amazon | Bookshop.org [48:35] Other Books Mentioned Defending Jacob by William Landay [1:30] The Strangler by William Landay [1:37] Mission Flats by William Landay [1:44] Atonement by Ian McEwan [26:04] Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar [30:11] The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff [43:59] About William Landay Website| Twitter | Instagram William Landay is the author of All That Is Mine I Carry With Me and three previous novels: Defending Jacob, which won the Strand Critics Award for best mystery novel; The Strangler, listed as a best crime novel of the year by the L.A. Times, Daily Telegraph and others; and Mission Flats, winner of the Dagger Award for best first crime novel. A former assistant district attorney, he lives in Boston.
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Samuel Adams was a political force of nature. Stacy Schiff tells Don how Adams, fuelled by discontent under British rule, instilled a revolutionary spirit in his peers. The result was the Declaration of Independence - and the fight to earn it.Produced by Benjie Guy. Mixed by Joseph Knight. Senior Producer: Charlotte Long.If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe to History Hit today!Download the History Hit app from the Google Play store.Download the History Hit app from the Apple Store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The role that Samuel Adams played in fomenting the American Revolution once made him the most wanted man in the country.
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Samuel Adams was a political force of nature. Stacy Schiff tells Don how Adams, fuelled by discontent under British rule, instilled a revolutionary spirit in his peers. The result was the Declaration of Independence - and the fight to earn it.Produced by Benjie Guy. Mixed by Joseph Knight. Senior Producer: Charlotte Long.For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newsletters here.If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts, and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today!
We air highlights from the second half of our live Get Lit with All Of It event, featuring an interview and performances from Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash. Cash was the musical guest for our event with Stacy Schiff, author of The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. Watch it in full here. To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc.
We air highlights from our live Get Lit with All Of It event with Pulitzer Prize winning biographer Stacy Schiff. She joined us at the SNFL Rooftop Event Center to discuss her new book The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, which argues that Adams was the most radical of our Founding Fathers. Schiff speaks with Alison and takes questions from our audience! Missed the event? Watch it in full here. To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc.
Before the American Revolution became a war and a fight for independence, the Revolution was a movement and protest for more local control of government. So how did the American Revolution get started? Who worked to transform a series of protests into a revolution? This is a BIG question with no one answer. But one American who worked to transform protests into a coordinated revolutionary movement was a Boston politician named Samuel Adams. Stacy Schiff, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, joins us to explore and investigate the life, deeds, and contributions of Samuel Adams using details from her book, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/350 Join Ben Franklin's World! Subscribe and help us bring history right to your ears! Sponsor Links Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Complementary Episodes Episode 130: Paul Revere's Ride Through History Episode 145: Rosemarie Zagarri, Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution Episode 152: Bernard Bailyn, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Episode 153: Revolutionary Committees and Congresses Episode 193: Partisans: The Friendship and Rivalry of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Episode 228: Eric Hinderaker, The Boston Massacre Episode 296: Serena Zabin, The Boston Massacre: A Family History Listen! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Helpful Links Join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook Group Ben Franklin's World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter
[REBROADCAST FROM 1/4]: We're kicking off our 2023 Get Lit season with the latest from Pulitzer Prize winning biographer Stacy Schiff, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. Schiff joins us for a preview conversation to discuss the book ahead of our January 31st Get Lit event with musical guest Rosanne Cash. Grab your free tickets now!
NBC News's Jon Allen talks us through Kevin McCarthy's many, many failed attempts to become Speaker of the House. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Stacy Schiff speaks to us about her latest biography, Samuel Adams: The Revolutionary. And historian Barbara F. Walter explains to us how we can avoid another civil war in America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On today's episode of Here's Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon talks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Stacy Schiff about her masterful bestseller, The Revolutionary Samuel Adams. These days, we think of Sam Adams as a face on a beer bottle, but how much do we know about his role in bringing revolution to Colonial America? As Stacy puts it, Adams was playing chess while Britain was playing checkers; he was always hustling, always fervent in the fight for independence. Tune in to hear Stacy bring the Revolutionary hero to life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're kicking off our 2023 Get Lit season with the latest from Pulitzer Prize winning biographer Stacy Schiff, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. Schiff joins us for a preview conversation to discuss the book ahead of our January 31 Get Lit event with musical guest Rosanne Cash. Grab your free tickets now!
Tuesday on Political Rewind: In the aftermath of the Jan. 6th committee's unprecedented decision to refer former President Trump to criminal charges, we take a step back to look at the origins of our democracy. Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff joins us to discuss Samuel Adams' vision for our country. The panel: Stacy Schiff, @stacyschiff, author, "The Revolutionary" Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 3:00 - Author Stacy Schiff on Samuel Adam's unlikely beginnings. 28:00 - Adams as a secretive revolutionary. 40:00 - Why was Adams forgotten for so long? Please be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.
December 16, 1773. Samuel Adams sits in a crowded meeting of American colonists at Boston's Old South Meeting House. He's watching small groups of men slip quietly out the door. Once outside, the men don disguises and make their way toward three ships moored in the harbor – each weighted down with chests of valuable British East India tea. The men climb aboard, tear open the chests and dump the tea in the water. Cheers fill the winter night. Back at the meeting, Samuel Adams waits. There's nothing directly tying him to this radical act of rebellion … but few doubt he's behind it. How did a chronic underachiever help light the fuse of the American revolution? And why has this important Founding Father largely been forgotten? Special thanks to our guest, Stacy Schiff, author of The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Significant Others is back with a bonus episode! Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff returns to discuss her new book The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, which examines the essential (and somewhat forgotten) role of Samuel Adams during the Revolutionary War. Liza and Stacy explore why he has become more known as “the beer guy” than for his contributions to the cause, and ask - was Samuel Adams the Significant Other of the American Revolution? We're working hard on Season 2! Until then, we will be releasing special bonus episodes from time to time. Want to support the show? Rate and review wherever you listen to your podcasts and keep sending suggestions of Significant Others you'd like to hear about our way!
Thomas Jefferson considered Samuel Adams the earliest, most active, and most persevering of the revolution. Yet when we think of the founders, his name is often missing, submerged by other founders, his cousin John Adams or John Hancock, or obviously Washington and Jefferson himself. Now, Stacy Schiff does what she does brilliantly in The Revolutionary: Samuel Adam, using her Pulitzer Prize0winning skills as a biographer to bring to life the revolution, the politics, the propaganda, and the man who insidiously and deliberately became a revolutionary of the first order. Resurrecting a man history has almost forgotten, a man without whom our history might have taken a different course. ________________________________ Stacy Schiff is the author of Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov), winner of the Pulitzer Prize; Saint-Exupéry, a Pulitzer Prize finalist; A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America, winner of the George Washington Book Prize and the Ambassador Book Award; Cleopatra: A Life, winner of the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for biography; and most recently, The Witches: Salem, 1692. Schiff has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she lives in New York City. Roxanne Coady is owner of R.J. Julia, one of the leading independent booksellers in the United States, which—since 1990—has been a community resource not only for books, but for the exchange of ideas. In 1998, Coady founded Read To Grow, which provides books for newborns and children and encourages parents to read to their children from birth. RTG has distributed over 1.5 million books. Related Episodes: George Packer on Redefining "American" Can We Salvage Patriotism? Should We? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vogue has been setting trends for decades, led by its legendary editor Anna Wintour, and since 2017, Edward Enninful has overseen its British counterpart. He is the first Black person and first man to hold the role. His agenda-setting, star-powered reign has attracted readers and buzz, all fueling speculation that he was gunning for Wintour's job. But in a revealing conversation with Christiane, Enninful puts the rumors to rest. He tells her how, in his words, he went from dorky immigrant to exotic model, and how he learned to stand up and stand out, making himself A Visible Man. Also on today's show: author Zarifa Ghafari; author Stacy Schiff.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Biographer Stacy Schiff joins Liza to discuss the lengths she went to in researching her Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Véra. A full list of Stacy Schiff's books can be found here:https://www.stacyschiff.com/books-and-essays-by-stacy-schiff.html
Cleopatra VII was part of a dynasty of Macedonian rulers founded by Ptolemy, who served as general under Alexander the Great during his conquest of Egypt in 332 B.C. Cleopatra served as the dominant ruler in all three of her co-regencies and was a shrewd strategist and an ingenious negotiator. Though her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.Stacy Schiff is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra: A Life. Stacy joins Dan on the podcast to reconstruct Cleopatra's life. From ascension to the throne, her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, to her eventual death, Stacy and Dan chart the life of a ruler who controlled the largest territory of any woman.Produced by Hannah WardMixed and Mastered by Dougal PatmoreIf you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! To download the History Hit app please go to the Android or Apple store. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.