Thecuriousmanspodcast

Matt Crawford
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The curious man Matt Crawford interviews authors and interesting people about topics ranging from history to politics to everyday stimulating topics. If you like to learn and are as curious as I am please join in!

  1. 4 天前

    Neil Adams Interview

    On September 11th, most people were running away. Michael Dorian ran toward the smoke. Toward the destruction. Toward the uncertainty. He wasn't seeking recognition. He wasn't chasing glory. He simply saw people who needed help. And that decision became part of a lifetime defined by service, sacrifice, and extraordinary humanity. Today, we're telling the story of a hero many people have never heard of—but won't soon forget.

    1 小時 3 分鐘

  2. 5 天前

    Derek Baxter Interview

    Imagine fighting the American Revolution... In Gibraltar. In the jungles of the Yucatán. On an island in the English Channel. Or inside a palace in India. The American Revolution wasn't just America's war. It was a world war. And without allies from across the globe, the United States might never have existed. Today, we're uncovering one of history's most overlooked stories.

    1 小時 2 分鐘

  3. 6 天前

    Steve Brusatte Interview

    Birds are everywhere. They soar above our cities, sing outside our windows, and migrate across continents. Yet every sparrow, eagle, penguin, and hummingbird carries an astonishing secret: They're dinosaurs. In this episode, I'm joined by renowned paleontologist, Jurassic World science advisor, and bestselling author Steve Brusatte to discuss his fascinating new book, The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present. Steve takes us on an epic journey spanning more than 150 million years, revealing how certain dinosaurs evolved feathers, wings, beaks, advanced brains, and the remarkable adaptations that eventually allowed birds to survive the asteroid impact that wiped out all other dinosaurs. From terrifying raptors to tiny songbirds, this is the incredible story of Earth's last living dinosaurs—and what they can teach us about evolution, extinction, and survival.

    35 分鐘

  4. 6月30日

    Brianna Gervat Interview

    More than a century after the guns of World War I fell silent, the scars of that conflict still stretch across Europe—in fields, forests, cemeteries, and quiet villages that once stood at the center of history. After years of pandemic isolation, historian, photographer, and author Briana Gervat set out on an extraordinary journey: to walk the entire Western Front Way alone. Carrying only a backpack, she traveled more than 500 miles in 36 days, tracing the battlefields where millions fought, suffered, and died during the Great War. Her memoir, There Will Come Soft Rains: A Journey Along the Western Front, is part travel narrative, part historical reflection, and part personal pilgrimage. It's a story about memory, resilience, solitude, and what we can learn when we literally walk through history.

    1 小時 5 分鐘

  5. 6月29日

    Devin Fish Interview

    What happens when the hardest question you'll ever face is one you ask yourself? For veteran and author Devin Fish, that question was both devastating and life-changing: "Do I want to die?" In his deeply personal memoir Answering the Hard Questions, Devin chronicles his journey through military service, depression, suicidal ideation, hospitalization, poverty, self-hatred, and trauma—and the difficult but ultimately transformative path toward healing and purpose. This is not simply a story about surviving crisis. It's a story about confronting painful truths, breaking generational cycles, finding meaning after despair, and helping others discover hope when life feels impossible. Today's conversation explores resilience, mental health, personal accountability, recovery, and what it truly means to earn a second chance.

    49 分鐘

  6. 6月24日

    Hilary Plattner Interview

    What do we inherit from the people we lose too soon? Author Hilary Plattner joins the show to discuss her memoir The Momma Puzzle, a poignant story of grief, discovery, and family history. After her mother's death by suicide, Hilary spent decades carrying unanswered questions. Eventually, she began piecing together her mother's life through personal artifacts, family interviews, and historical research—including her mother's experiences working for the Foreign Service in Saigon during the 1950s. We discuss memory, loss, mental health, family secrets, intergenerational healing, and the ways storytelling can help us understand both those we've lost and ourselves.

    56 分鐘

  7. 6月23日

    Janet Flaughter Interview

    What happens when you leave everything familiar behind and start over in a place where you can't read the signs, speak the language, or even confidently order lunch? For many people, immigration is not an abstract political topic—it's a daily reality filled with uncertainty, adaptation, frustration, discovery, and growth. In this episode, I'm joined by award-winning author and educator Janet Flaugher to discuss her acclaimed memoir Two Bottles of Water. The book chronicles the three years Janet and her husband spent living in Beijing after she accepted a position as superintendent of an international school in 2002. Through humor, honesty, and sharp observation, she explores culture shock, language barriers, identity, belonging, unconscious bias, and the surprising lessons Americans can learn from Chinese culture. This is a fascinating conversation about what it truly means to become a stranger in a foreign land—and how that experience can fundamentally change the way you see the world.

    1 小時 1 分鐘

  8. 6月22日

    Keith Morgan Interview

    The Holocaust is often told through statistics—millions murdered, thousands of communities destroyed, entire cultures erased. But history is ultimately made up of individual lives, individual families, and individual acts of courage. In this episode, I'm joined by journalist and author Keith Morgan to discuss his powerful book Ruta's Closet. The book tells the remarkable true story of Ruth Kron Sigal and her family, who endured the horrors of the Shavl Ghetto in Lithuania during World War II. Through years of research and firsthand testimony, Morgan brings to life a Jewish community that has often been overlooked in Holocaust history and explores the resilience, courage, and humanity that survived amid unimaginable brutality. This is a conversation about memory, survival, storytelling, and why preserving these histories remains so important today.

    1 小時 3 分鐘
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簡介

The curious man Matt Crawford interviews authors and interesting people about topics ranging from history to politics to everyday stimulating topics. If you like to learn and are as curious as I am please join in!

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  • 創作者
    Matt Crawford
  • 活躍年代
    2018年 - 2026年
  • 集數
    100
  • 年齡分級
    兒少不宜
  • 版權
    © Copyright 2018 TheCuriousMansPodcast All Rights Reserved
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