John Pollack interview - Tantorious episode 18

John Pollack is an O.Henry World Pun-Off champion who served as a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton. Pollack's new book, The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics, is now an audiobook narrated by Pete Larkin. In this exclusive interview, Pollack has serious fun explaining how the lowly pun gave rise to human civilization.

Lisa Bloom interview - Tantorious episode 17

Lisa Bloom is an award-winning journalist, legal analyst, and trial attorney. A graduate of Yale Law School and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UCLA, she appears frequently on CBS News, CNN, The Early Show, and The Dr. Phil Show. Her New York Times bestseller, Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World, is now an audiobook narrated by the author. In this exclusive interview, Bloom explains how women can regain control of their lives.

Isabel Gillies interview - Tantorious episode 16

Isabel Gillies is the author of the New York Times bestseller Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story, and now the sequel, A Year and Six Seconds: A Love Story. The new book, narrated in the audiobook edition by Karen White, chronicles the author's efforts to pick herself up after her husband of six years leaves her. In this exclusive interview, Gillies reveals how she rebuilt her life and found true love.

Amy Stewart interview - Tantorious episode 15

Amy Stewart is the New York Times bestselling author of several books on the natural world, including Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects, and Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities. They are both available as Tantor audiobooks narrated by Audie Award winner Coleen Marlo. In this exclusive interview, Stewart recounts some of her favorite examples of wicked bugs and plants.

Taylor Anderson interview - Tantorious episode 14

Taylor Anderson is a gun maker and forensic ballistic archaeologist who has been a technical and dialogue consultant for movies and documentaries. In his acclaimed Destroyermen series of novels - narrated in the audiobook edition by William Dufris - a parallel universe adds an extraordinary layer to the drama of World War II. Anderson details the military history that inspired the series, in this exclusive interview.

Larry Beinhart interview - Tantorious episode 13

Larry Beinhart is the author of several novels, including Wag the Dog and Salvation Boulevard, both of which became major motion pictures. A thriller about death, faith, and God, Salvation Boulevard is now an audiobook narrated by Michael Kramer. In this exclusive interview, Beinhart explains how to stay sane when your novel is made into a movie.

Josh Kilmer-Purcell interview - Tantorious episode 12

Josh Kilmer-Purcell is the bestselling author of two memoirs, as well as the novel Candy Everybody Wants. He's also the co-star of Planet Green's documentary television series The Fabulous Beekman Boys. Josh's first memoir, I Am Not Myself These Days, chronicles his journey through Manhattan's underground club scene. The Bucolic Plague tells what happens when two New Yorkers (one an ex-drag queen) become gentlemen farmers. In this exclusive interview, Josh reveals which lifestyle is harder: drag queen or goat farmer.