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Chatter on Books
Chatter On Books is a weekly podcast hosted by Torie Clarke, with co-hosts Claude Jennings and David Aldridge, plus a rotating crew of writers, journalists, and the occasional welcome surprise. Every week, the gang sits down with a new author, debates what they're reading, and lets the conversation wander wherever it wants to go. It's the kind of show where the guests are interesting, the hosts are opinionated, and nobody's pretending this is a book club.
Episodes
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Rebecca Renner "Gator Country: Deception, Danger and Alligators in the Everglades"
"Empathy" Chatter rolls into the holidays with David, Torie, Marc Sterne and our favorite Mayor Jud Ashman. Book news (COB authors continue to crush "best of"…
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Doug Melville "Invisible Generals: Rediscovering family legacy, and a quest to honor America's first Black Generals."
"They fought." Chatter rolls into the holidays with David, Torie, and Jamie. They do their own version of "deserted island" (some go practical) and all are…
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Anne Foster "The Long War on Drugs"
Chatter rolls with David, Torie, and Jamie. Favorite childhood toys start things off. They all rave about COB alums who continue to crush "best of 23" lists…
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Karin Tanabe "The Sunset Crowd"
"Glamour bomb." Chatter's annual family Thanksgiving show rolls with David, Torie, renaissance man Nevin Martell, and celebrity mixologist Rodney Ferguson…
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Jen Golbeck and Stacey Colino "The Purest Bond – Understanding the Human-Canine Connection"
"They're just the best." Chatter rolls with David, Torie, and her sister from another mother Liz Clarke. They agree no one really understands sign stealing. Of…
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Lena Andrews "Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II."
"Making it possible." Chatter rolls with Torie and Jamie as David cheers on his beloved American Eagles at their season opener. Torie and Jamie kick around…
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Edward Carey "Edith Holler"
"Wasn't worth the pencil." Chatter rolls with David, Torie, and Jamie. Claude recounts his weekend covering the "triathlon of equestrian sports" in Maryland…
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Bruce Schoenfeld "Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports"
"There is no learning without love." Chatter rolls with David, Torie, and Chuck Culpepper. They revisit the women's world cup in New Zealand and Australia and…
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Angie Kim "Happiness Falls"
"What makes us human?" Chatter rolls with David, Torie, and Jud Ashman. David wins the Faulkner birthday pop quiz. They break down new books on Elon Musk and…
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Brando Skyhorse "My Name is iris"
"Choices." Chatter rolls with David, Torie and Jamie. They rave about Deeshaw Philyah (seven figure deal for two new books) and Nane Kwame Adjei-Brenyah…
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Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray "The First Ladies"
"The best of friends." Chatter rolls into fall with favorite alums and powerful friendships. David, Torie, and Louis Bayard share their summer vacations. COB…
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Philip Jett "Stranded in the Sky: The Untold Story of Pan Am Luxury Airliners Trapped on the Day of Infamy"
"Harrowing." Chatter rolls with Torie, Jud Ashman, Marc Sterne, and Lily Martin. Jud and the Gaithersburg Book Festival team already looking ahead to 2024…
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Lisa Cornwell "Troublemaker – A memoir of sexism, retaliation, and the fight they didn't see coming."
"Fearless." Chatter rolls with David, Claude, Torie, and newly promoted Content Manager Lily Martin. They kick around more book banning (really? The Bible…
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Andrew Hoehn & Thom Shanker "Age of Danger – Keeping America Safe in an Era of New Superpowers, New Weapons, and New Threats"
"The future needs a seat at the table." Chatter rolls with David, Torie, Jamie, and Content Manager Lily. Lily wins the pop quiz on best sellers. Unlikely…
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David Von Drehle - The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the remarkable American life of a 109-year-old man
"Keep making friends." Chatter rolls into July with Torie, Claude, Renaissance man Nevin Martell and Intern/Content Manager Lily Martin. They marvel at Legos…
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Iris Yamashita "City Under One Roof"
"Isolation." June races by as Chatter rolls with David, Torie, Jamie, and Intern/Content Manager Lily Martin Current events is up first as they break down…
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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah – "Chain Gang All-Stars"
"A different path." Chatter rolls with David, Torie and NYT writer Joe Drape. They praise the Goddess (aka Dolly), read email (only the good ones), and bemoan…
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Laura Scalzo "American Arcadia"
"Transendence." Chatter rolls with David, Jamie, and Torie. They break down the best of children's books, the amazing Michael Lewis, and finally get to the…
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Theresa Runstedtler – "Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood and the Generation That Saved the Soul of the NBA"
"Reclaiming history." Chatter rolls at the Gaithersburg Book Festival with historian, professor, and author Theresa Runstedtler. She shares "Black Ball: Kareem…
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Cheryl A Head "Time's Undoing"
"Truth and hope." Renaissance man Nevin Martell joins David and Torie to talk food, foraging, and the Gaithersburg Book Festival. They answer emails and talk…
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Susan Wels "An Assassin in Utopia: The true story of a nineteenth-century sex cult and a president's murder"
"Worlds colliding." Jamie McIntyre and Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman join Torie as Chatter rolls into spring. They bemoan what's happening in horse racing…
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Dennis Lehane "Small Mercies"
"Hell-bent." It's a Chatter hall of fame as David and Torie are joined by Angie Kim, Tope Folarin, and Lou Bayard. They bemoan book banning and admit to…
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Matthew Salesses – "Sense of Wonder"
"Navigation" Torie and David welcome back Mike Croley, award winning author, teacher and golf fanatic. They break down the sale (thank heaven) of the…
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Ilyon Woo: "MASTER SLAVE HUSBAND WIFE" An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom"
"Love" Chatter rolls with David, Torie, Jamie, and our favorite Mayor – Jud Ashman. They break down the Masters (sadly good for LIV), and Jud updates everybody…
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Emily St. John Mandel "Sea of Tranquility"
"Time, being and perspective." Chatter rolls with a packed house as Angie Kim, Michael Kornheiser and Rodney Ferguson join David, Torie and Claude. Rodney's…
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Alma Katsu "Red London"
"Seductive." March madness is underway with Torie, David, and returning author (and secret sports fan) Ana Reyes. Chatter welcomes its youngest author, 10 year…
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Ed Aymar "No Home For Killers"
"Families!" Chatter rolls into March with David, Torie and Jud Ashman. Jud debriefs the 2023 Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 20 with dozens of authors and…
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Tiffany McDaniel "On the Savage Side"
"Disturbing and inspiring." Chatter wraps up February with betting, debates and a deeply provocative book. David, Torie, and Jamie revisit Super Bowl betting –…
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Ana Reyes "The House in the Pines"
"Total page turner" Chatter rolls with a Feb 14 special – sort of. David, Torie and Jamie break down the Super Bowl. All the guys say no romance in their…
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David Wright Falade – "Black Cloud Rising"
"Commonality" David briefs the Super Bowl. Jamie breaks down the "balloon incident." Torie, David and Jamie play "if you liked this book on Chatter, get this…
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Amita Parikh "The Circus Train"
"The fragility of life." Claude kicks things off with big literary news. Manny has a book! "It's Okay to Be Me!" , his uplifting story of how he doesn't let…
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Andrew Maraniss "Inaugural Ballers – The True Story of the First US Women's Olympic Basketball Team"
"Changing women's sports for the next twenty-five years." Chatter rolls with David, Torie and Torie's sister from another mother Liz Clarke. They break down…
Chatter on BooksBuzz Bissinger "The Mosquito Bowl – A Game of Life and Death in World War II"
"They were boys." David, Torie and Jamie ring in the new year with chatter about resolutions, reading's health benefits and the incredible Robert Caro. They…
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Silas House – "Lark Ascending"
"Hope." Chatter rolls into the holidays with David, Torie and COB fave Michael Croley. Mike shares his piece in Esquire, a tribute to his late brother and the…
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Kate Anderson Brower – "Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon"
Don and Petie Kladstrup – "Champagne Charlie: The Frenchman Who Taught Americans to Love Champagne." COB has a double header. Wash Post editor and writer and…
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Andrew Sean Greer – "Less is Lost"
"You don't get a Pulitzer!" Torie, David and Jamie break down the World Cup, gaslighting, goblin mode and Dylan. Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer zooms…
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Bob Brush "The Piazza – Stories from Piazza Santa Caterina Piccola"
"It takes courage to be an adolescent." It's the annual Thanksgiving Chatter family special! Renaissance man Nevin Martell and celebrity mixologist Rodney…
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Nghi Vo "Into the Riverlands"
"Intimate and profound." Torie, David, "Bath Haus" author P.J. Vernon, and awesome storyteller Nghi Vo kick around Dan Snyder selling the Commanders…
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Susan Coll - "Bookish People"
"More than you think." David, Torie and Jamie kick things off with> Dolly, and November notables. They debate "Gone With the Wind's Pulitzer status. Author…
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Mark Leibovich "Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission"
"Enablers" Chatter welcomes back the one and only Jeanne McManus. She joins David and Torie to talk painting and scary stories.COB Hall of Famer Mark Leibovich…
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LaToya Watkins "Perish"
"The silence was the problem." Chatter kicks off October with David, Torie and Jamie. Book news covers Maggie Haberman's new book on Trump (probably won't buy)…
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Dawnie Walton and Deesha Philyaw
"All things short fiction" Claude, David and Torie go a mile wide and an inch deep. They cover COB housekeeping, listener emails, and career advice from David…
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David Maraniss – "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe"
"Complicated" Marc joins David and Torie for a breakdown on the U.S. Open, the Queen's funeral, and should we all know who Collen Hoover is? David Maraniss…
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Ann Leary – "The Foundling"
"Like an otter...." David, Torie and Jamie talk back-to-school, but David's drop off of the first born went well. They talk Dolly, of course, and Claude has a…
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Jackie Higgins – "Sentient"
Torie, David and Jamie kick off Chatter's last show until after Labor Day. DiCaprio, Reeves and Scorsese team up to bring COB fave Erik Larson's book "Devil in…
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Zain Asher – "Where the Children Take Us"
"A love story." Chatter kicks off August with David, Torie and Chatter's favorite Mayor, Jud Ashman. They talk about Barack Obama's summer reading list – it…