Cork Oak in World War II and Constant Wonder
In last week’s episode of the Constant Wonder podcast of BYU Radio, I talked with host Marcus Smith about the World War II story of… Read More »Cork Oak in World War II and Constant Wonder
Crown Cork and Seal
Can Assembling Immigrant Stories Bring Change?
Recently I got a letter in the mail from former U.S. Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal. This was not completely out of the blue. I had… Read More »Can Assembling Immigrant Stories Bring Change?
Cork Wars in BookStory
One of my favorite history podcasts, BackStory, selected my book Cork Wars for its monthly book club, BookStory. So the other day I joined the… Read More »Cork Wars in BookStory
Commonplace to Critical: Cork and Soy – podcast
At the Virginia Festival of the Book’s panel “Commonplace to Critical” Matthew Roth and I spoke with moderator Nina Earnest about everyday items that became sensations. They either went big overnight in wartime, or over the course of a century. Who gets caught in the middle?
Podcast – Cork Wars and Baltimore at the Pratt
Recently I reconnected with Baltimore friends at the Pratt Library in an evening event and discussion about , Baltimore and World War II. We talked… Read More »Podcast – Cork Wars and Baltimore at the Pratt
Films Introduce Story of Nature, Business and War
In a guest post for the blog of Johns Hopkins University Press, I describe how as a writer, it’s rare to feel that a story… Read More »Films Introduce Story of Nature, Business and War
Lessons from a Long Shot at Santa Anita
This week brings the Santa Anita Handicap, one of horse racing’s biggest events. It also marks the anniversary of the largest payout in the race’s… Read More »Lessons from a Long Shot at Santa Anita
Earth Day, Arbor Day and Where Nature Meets National Security
Seventy years ago outside the soaring stone Louisiana capitol building in Baton Rouge, the governor gave an Arbor Day speech that linked planting a tree… Read More »Earth Day, Arbor Day and Where Nature Meets National Security