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History Through Fiction founder and editor Colin Mustful talks with historical novelists about their craft of weaving history and fiction to create engaging, historically detailed stories.
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Laura Kamoie on Abigail Adams, “Remember the Ladies,” and A Founding Mother (opens the original)
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In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast , host Colin Mustful speaks with historian and historical novelist Laura Kamoie, co-author of A Founding Mother , about Abigail Adams—the sharp-minded, outspoken woman whose letters reveal the human stakes behind the American Revolution and the creation of a new nation. Together, they explore what Abigail’s life can teach us about voice, independence, and the ongoing work of building a more perfect union. The conversation begins with a scen
Tim Schooley on The Circus of the Vanishing Elephant: Family, Freedom, and Life Under the Big Top (opens the original)
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How do you make an elephant disappear? In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast , host Colin Mustful sits down with Tim Schooley, author of The Circus of the Vanishing Elephant , to explore what happens when a circus illusion becomes real—and when a beloved elephant, a fractured family, and a young clown’s search for belonging are all pulled into the same mystery. Set in 1974, Schooley’s novel follows the King Minos Circus after Henrietta, its star elephant, vanishes during a para
Eliza Knight on Lost in the Summer of 69: Music, Memory, and Starting Over at Any Age (opens the original)
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In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast , host Colin Mustful speaks with Eliza Knight, author of Lost in the Summer of 69 , about the music, memory, and family ties behind a grandmother’s daring 1969 road trip. When Eleanor Bell is diagnosed with dementia, the widow and former musician decides to travel west to revisit the concerts and songs that shaped her life—before memory makes them harder to reach. Eleanor’s daughter Leanne and teenage granddaughter Nora set out after her, t
Stephanie Dray on Abigail Adams, Frances Perkins, and the Work of Democracy (opens the original)
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In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast , host Colin Mustful speaks with historical novelist Stephanie Dray about two women who helped shape the United States from outside the official centers of power: Abigail Adams, featured in A Founding Mother , and Frances Perkins, the subject of Becoming Madam Secretary . Their stories offer a vivid way into an enduring question: who gets to define freedom, and what does democracy demand from ordinary citizens? The conversation begins with
Kerri Maher on Summer of Love: Sisterhood, Sobriety, and the 1967 Bay Area (opens the original)
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In this episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast , Colin Mustful speaks with Kerri Maher, author of Summer of Love , about the myths and realities of the 1967 Bay Area counterculture. Through the lens of family, art, addiction, and reinvention, this conversation invites listeners to look beyond flower-crown nostalgia and into the emotional complexity of a turbulent era. Together, they explore Maher’s dual-timeline novel, which follows two sisters pulled in different directions by the cult
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