Category Archives: Podcast Book and Music Information and Purchase

Marie Antoinette (Volume Six, Episode One) Book and Music Information

The books used in this podcast included:

“Marie Antoinette: The Journey,” by Antonia Fraser and

“Queen of Fashion,” by Caroline Weber.

The intro to both parts was, “A Baroque Letter,” by Aaron Kenny and

The outro to both parts was, “Surrender,” by Asher Fulero.

Crockett, Bowie and Travis: Defenders of the Alamo (Volume 5, Episode 12) Book and Music Information

The books used to compose this podcast included:

“Three Roads to the Alamo,” by William C. Davis and

“A Time to Stand: The Epic of the Alamo,” by Walter Lord.

The intro music for part one is, “Classic Mariachi,” by Jimena Contreras. The outro music for part one is, “The Last Goodby,” by Telecasted. The intro for part two is, “Cowboy Lullaby,” by JHS Pedals. The outro for part two is, “Si Seaorita,” by Chris Haugen

Elvis Presley’s Manager: Colonel Tom Parker (Volume 5, Episode 11) Book and Music Information

The books used in this podcast included:

“The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley,” by Alanna Nash.

“Careless Love, the Unmaking of Elvis Presley,” by Peter Guralnick.

“Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations From the Memphis Mafia,” by Alanna Nash.

The music used in this podcast included:

“The Goon’s Loose,” by Nathan Moore, Part One and Part Two intros.

“Summer Solstice on the June Planet,” by Bail Bonds, Part One and Part Two, outros.

The Untold Story of Crime Boss and Sixteen-Year Federal Fugitive, James (Whitey) Bulger (Volume 5, Episode 10) Book and Music Information

The books used for this podcast included:

“Black Mass,” by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Connell.

“Whitey: The Life of America’s Most Notorious Crime Boss,” by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Connell.

“Whitey Bulger: America’s Most Wanted Gangster,” by Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy.

“Pursuing Whitey Bulger,” by Thomas J. Foley.

“Whitey On Trial,” by Margaret McClean.”

The music included in this podcast included:

“Jungle,” by Aakash Gandhi  (Part One, intro, Part Three, outro)

“Backwoods BBQ,” by Chris Haugen (Part One, outro)

“Ginormous Robots,” by Nathan Moore ( Part Two, outro, Part Three,  intro)

 

Harry Houdini (Volume 5, Episode 9) Book and Music Information

The books used to produce this podcast included:

“Houdini: The Career of Ehrich Weiss,” by Kenneth Silverman, also

“The Secret Life of Houdini,” by William Kalush and Larry Sloman.

Music used during this podcast included:

Intro, part one:  “Rain Drops,” by Track Tribe

Outro, part one: “Ice and Fire,” by King Canyon

Intro, part two: “The Trapezist,” by Quincas Moreira

Outro, part two: “Silver Waves,” by Track Tribes

Oscar Wilde (Volume 5, Episode 8) Book and Music Information

The books used to compose this podcast included:

“Oscar Wilde,” by Richard Ellman.

“Oscar Wilde, A Life,” by Matthew Sturgis

“Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant Years,” by Nicholas Frankel

The intro for Part One and outro for Part Two was, “Floating Home,” by Brian Bolger

The outro for Part One was “French Fuse,” by Somewhere Fuse.

The intro for Part Two was, “Hopeless,” by Jimena Contreras

Philippe Petit, The Man On Wire (Volume 5, Episode 7) Book and Music Information

The book used in the composition of this podcast was:

“To Reach the Clouds,” by Philippe Petit.

The music in the intro was, “Fruits of Life,”  and the outro was “World’s Sunrise,” both songs by Jimena Contreras.

Truman Capote, Dick Hickock, Perry Smith and In Cold Blood (Book and Music Information)

The books and journalism used in this podcast included:

“Capote: A Biography,” by Gerald Clarke

“Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career,” by George Plimpton

“And Every Word Is True,” by Gary MacAvoy

“In Cold Blood,” by Truman Capote

Also journalism about “In Cold Blood,” which appeared in the Wall Street Journal by Kevin Helliker, chiefly, “Capote Classic, ‘In Cold Blood,’ Tainted by Long Lost Files,” published on February 8, 2013.

The intro in both Parts One and Two was “Three Wise People,” by Jammy Jams.  The outro in Part One was “Blue Mood,” by Robert Munziger and the outro in Part Two was “Cruiser,” by Magic In The Other

Operation Anthropoid and the Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich (Book and Music Information)

The books used in this podcast included:

“The Killing Of Reinhard Heydrich,” by Callum MacDonald and

“Hitler’s Hangman,” by Robert Gerwarth

The music used in the intro of part one and the outro of part two was:  “The Empty Moons of Jupiter,” by DivKid.

The music used in the outro of part one and the intro of part two was, “Surrrender,” by Asher Fulero.

Kempton Bunton and the Theft of Goya’s Portrait of the Duke of Wellington (Book and Music Information)

Material used to compose this podcast included the book:

“Kidnapped: The Incredible, True Story of the Art Theft that Shocked a Nation,” by Alan Hirsch.

Also, the newspaper article: “The Man Who REALLY Stole Goya’s Priceless Duke of Wellington,” by Kevin McDonald, The Daily Mail, June 14, 2021.

The outro for part one and  part two is, “Wedding Invitation,” by Jason Farnham.

And a very special thanks to William Haviland, for his permission to use his solo piano version of “Jerusalem,” for the intro in parts one and two.  You may review additional information and performances by Mr. Haviland at his website.  A link is provided below:

https://www.whaviland.com