Football and festivals kick off Chatter this week. David debriefs an amazing weekend of games. Gaithersburg Mayor and Book Festival Founder Jud […]
Steven V. Roberts: Cokie – A Life Well Lived
Jamie McIntyre’s back, off the injured reserve list. The gang raves about Claude (again and appropriately). They debate words that […]
James Kestrel – Five Decembers
Chatter kicks off 2022 with awards, fake names and a compelling novel. David, Torie and COB alum Ed Aymar rave […]
Barrett Holmes Pitner – The Crime Without a Name: Ethnocide and the Erasure of Culture in America.
Chatter rocks and featured COB authors rock even more. Creatures of Passage ( “Best of 2021” by Washington Post and […]
Amy Argetsinger – There She Was: The Secret History of Miss America
World traveler Chuck Culpepper joins David and Torie. They reflect on Bob Dole and Fred Hiatt, ponder sports and China, […]
Stuart O’Keefe and Amy Phillips – Cook It, Spill It, Throw It: The Not-So-Real Housewives Parody Cookbook
Best wishes to comedian and author Amy Phillips who had to scratch. But renaissance man Nevin Martell and celebrity mixologist […]
Katharine Blake – The Uninnocent: Notes on Violence and Mercy
Chatter takes on WTF about the WFT, and debate if you can separate an artist from their controversy as Washington […]
Ken Follett – Never
A very special edition of Chatter as best-selling author (so many times over) Ken Follett Zooms back in. With David […]
Susan Orlean – On Animals
Denison Prof Mike Croley zooms in from flyover land to join David and Torie. They bemoan Beloved deniers and debate […]
Dawnie Walton – The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
Award winning author and Denison U. prof Michael Croley joins David and Torie. They love/hate Katie Couric’s new book and […]