6 episodes

The real history behind the events in Alma Katsu's award-winning novels.

damned history podcast Alma Katsu

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    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

The real history behind the events in Alma Katsu's award-winning novels.

    Damned History ep6

    Damned History ep6

    Don't be surprised if you've never heard of the HRHS Britannic, sister ship to the RMS Titanic. In this episode of Damned History, award-winning author Alma Katsu tells you everything you need to know about the second ship in her latest novel, The Deep.

    • 7 min
    Damned History ep5 Titanic Conspiracies

    Damned History ep5 Titanic Conspiracies

    In this episode, award-winning author Alma Katsu talks about Titanic conspiracies, in celebration of her latest release, THE DEEP (coming March 5 in the UK, March 10 in the US)

    • 15 min
    Readers Questions

    Readers Questions

    In this episode, Alma Katsu takes questions from her readers regarding THE HUNGER. We talk about cannibalism and whether the members of the Donner Party really did resort to it... And later, she talks about her methods for historical research.

    • 25 min
    Basing Characters on Real People

    Basing Characters on Real People

    Which characters in The Hunger are from the real life tragedy of the Donner Party, and which are completely fictional? Author Alma Katsu discusses how she decided when a character needed to be created from whole cloth, and how she used historical facts to create  the characters in her award-winning book.

    • 12 min
    Conditions on the Oregon Trail

    Conditions on the Oregon Trail

    Welcome to the first episode of the Damned History podcast, where I'll talk about the real history behind my novels. In this episode, I talk about what it was really like traveling across the American West for the Donner Party (THE HUNGER, GP Putnam's Sons, 2018).

    • 13 min
    The Real Villains of the Donner Party

    The Real Villains of the Donner Party

    Half the members of the Donner Party died on that snowy mountain pass. Tragic, but as it avoidable? Author Alma Katsu discusses the two villains who might really be to blame

    • 17 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

Wmnindashu ,

More, more, more!

Please do more of these; very well done—love it!

SeaElleEm ,

Interesting

I like history but don’t enjoy reading nonfiction. Each of the episodes of Damned History is a compact and interesting history lesson. Also a nice way to reconnect to Mrs. Katsu’s book, The Hunger. I am looking forward to the next episode.

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