<p>In the third episode, I read excerpts from the following texts:<br/><br/></p><ul><li>*Armies of Heaven: The First Crusade and the Quest for Apocalypse,* by Jay Rubenstein – Christians out enemy-ing the enemy</li><li>*How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them,* by Jason Stanley – the need for an epic past</li><li>*Art of Voice: Poetic Principles and Practice,* by Tony Hoagland and Kay Cosgrove – creating a believable, human voice with the mind in motion</li><li>*Strangers from a Different Short: A History of Asian Americans,* by Ronald Takaki –  Asian moves to Hawaiian plantations</li><li>*1776,* by David McCullough – perhaps General Washington’s saddest letter</li></ul>

Episode 4 -- Curiosity, Authoritarianism, Navajo hide out, Vodka Vodka

The world is full of great, contemporary nonfiction that non-academics rarely hear about. In this podcast, I read excerpts from contemporary nonfiction works in history, politics, art, literary analysis, theology, philosophy and more in the hope of teasing you into pursuing the whole book.