Gillian

February 25, 2024

Nonfiction, History, Biology & Medicine, Science & Technology, Politics, American, European

Operation Paperclip

Gillian

February 25, 2024

Nonfiction, History, Biology & Medicine, Science & Technology, Politics, American, European

The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America

Written and Narrated By: Annie Jacobsen

Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins

I Am. GUTTED…

Gillian

August 20, 2023

Nonfiction, History, European, Social Science, Politics

Travelers in the Third Reich

Gillian

August 20, 2023

Nonfiction, History, European, Social Science, Politics

The Rise of Fascism: 1919-1945

By: Julia Boyd / Narrated By: Christa Lewis

Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins

Three words? Stunning. Terrifying. Timely…

Gillian

November 13, 2022

Nonfiction, History, American, Politics, Military

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates

Gillian

November 13, 2022

Nonfiction, History, American, Politics, Military

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates

The Forgotten War That Changed American History

By: Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger / Narrated By: Brian Kilmeade

Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins

Uh-oh… one eye firmly on History, the other? Oh ouch… total Squid’s Eye, and I can’t help it…

Gillian

October 23, 2022

Nonfiction, History, Social Science

Nueva Canción

Gillian

October 23, 2022

Nonfiction, History, Social Science

The Lost Recordings

By: Luis Alberto González Arenas, Diego Morales De Murga / Narrated By: Robb Moreira, Thom Rivera, Ozzie Rodriguez, Gabriel Romero, Pietro Gonzalez, Julia Vera Andrews, Frankie Maria Corzo, Rene Veron

Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins

Intricate, Inspiring, Very Well-Done

Gillian

October 9, 2022

Nonfiction, Politics, History

Once upon a Time in Russia

Gillian

October 9, 2022

Nonfiction, Politics, History

The Rise of the Oligarchs and the Greatest Wealth in History

By: Ben Mezrich / Narrated By: Jeremy Bobb

Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins

Ben Mezrich ain’t no Luke Harding -but-

Gillian

August 21, 2022

Nonfiction, History, Social Science

A Demon-Haunted Land

Gillian

August 21, 2022

Nonfiction, History, Social Science

Witches, Wonder Doctors, and the Ghosts of the Past in Post-WWII Germany

By: Monica Black / Narrated By: Erin Dion

Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins

I don’t know; but I don’t think Monica Black quite knows either… hmmm…

Gillian

April 24, 2022

Nonfiction, Politics, Social Science, History, European

On Tyranny

Gillian

April 24, 2022

Nonfiction, Politics, Social Science, History, European

Updated with Twenty New Lessons from Russia's War on Ukraine

Written and Narrated By: Timothy Snyder

Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins

Timothy Snyder is a MUST Listen!!!

Gillian

March 20, 2022

Nonfiction, History, European, Politics, Social Science

Bloodlands

Gillian

March 20, 2022

Nonfiction, History, European, Politics, Social Science

Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

By: Timothy Snyder / Narrated By: Ralph Cosham

Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins

Overwhelming… Familiar…

Gillian

February 27, 2022

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Sports, History, Social Science, American

Fritz Pollard

Gillian

February 27, 2022

Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Sports, History, Social Science, American

Pioneer in Racial Advancement

By: John M. Carroll / Narrated By: JD Jackson

Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins

The man’s story is sooo good, sooo inspiring…!

Gillian

February 20, 2022

Nonfiction, History, Social Science, Religion & Spirituality

Grace Will Lead Us Home

Gillian

February 20, 2022

Nonfiction, History, Social Science, Religion & Spirituality

The Charleston Church Massacre and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness

By: Jennifer Berry Hawes / Introduction: Jennifer Berry Hawes / Narrated By: Karen Chilton

Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins

ExTENsive and even-handed reporting on a tragedy made this a MUST Listen

Gillian

October 9, 2021

Nonfiction, Social Science, History, Anthropology

Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies

Gillian

October 9, 2021

Nonfiction, Social Science, History, Anthropology

Migrant Farmworkers in the United States

By: Seth Holmes / Narrated By: Paul Costanzo

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

No really, beYONd a Left/Right Issue—this is just a shared humanity, isn’t it?!?

Gillian

June 12, 2021

Nonfiction, History, Lecture & Course, Social Science

The Real History of Witches and Witch Hunts

Gillian

June 12, 2021

Nonfiction, History, Lecture & Course, Social Science

The Real History of Witches and Witch Hunts

Written and Narrated By: Thomas Fudge

Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins

Snooooze… hypotheses suggested… snooooze…. no conclusions drawn… snooooooze… Whazza? Is it over?!

Gillian

March 6, 2021

Nonfiction, History, American, Social Science

Wilmington's Lie

Gillian

March 6, 2021

Nonfiction, History, American, Social Science

The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy

By: David Zucchino / Narrated By: Victor Bevine

Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins

How come this isn’t widely known? A disgustingly successful coup on American soil

Gillian

January 30, 2021

Nonfiction, History, American, Politics

Assassination Vacation

Gillian

January 30, 2021

Nonfiction, History, American, Politics

By: Sarah Vowell / Narrated By: Sarah Vowell, Conan O'Brien, Catherine Keener, Stephen King, Dave Eggers, Jon Stewart

Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins

Uneven guest narrators don’t throw off a delight. Morbid meets Road Trip

Gillian

January 16, 2021

Nonfiction, History, American, Politics, Well Known Figure

Everything Trump Touches Dies

Gillian

January 16, 2021

Nonfiction, History, American, Politics, Well Known Figure

A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever

Written and Narrated By: Rick Wilson

Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins

Was crying from Minute One—dunno whether from laughter or from deepest sorrow

Gillian

September 12, 2020

Nonfiction, History, 21st Century, Social Science

American Dunkirk

Gillian

September 12, 2020

Nonfiction, History, 21st Century, Social Science

The Waterborne Evacuation of Manhattan on 9/11

By: James Kendra, Tricia Wachtendorf / Narrated By: Peter Lerman

Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins

You looking for almost-mythological heroes? Nooooo, look far away from this study of the mechanics of rescues…!

Gillian

September 12, 2020

Nonfiction, History, Social Science

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

Gillian

September 12, 2020

Nonfiction, History, Social Science

Written and Narrated By: Jon Ronson

Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins

Deep and fraught; shallow and histrionic: Ronson always, ALWAYS provides a hilarious descent into Hell

Gillian

April 4, 2020

Nonfiction, Social Science, History, 21st Century

Good Pirates of the Forgotten Bayous

Gillian

April 4, 2020

Nonfiction, Social Science, History, 21st Century

Fighting to Save a Way of Life in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

By: Ken Wells / Narrated By: Chris Andrews

Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins

Not quite what I thought it was gonna be…

Gillian

April 4, 2020

Nonfiction, History, Politics

Stride Toward Freedom

Gillian

April 4, 2020

Nonfiction, History, Politics

The Montgomery Story

Series: The King Legacy

By: Martin Luther King Jr. / Narrated By: JD Jackson

Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins

Ponderous narration (And I mean PONDEROUS!) doesn’t mar this incredibly fine account

Gillian

April 4, 2020

Nonfiction, History, American, Politics, Well Known Figure

Insane Clown President

Gillian

April 4, 2020

Nonfiction, History, American, Politics, Well Known Figure

By: Matt Taibbi / Narrated By: Rob Shapiro

Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins

Listened to it; now I’m ready for a bleach dip…