Monthly Archives: July 2025

Just a reminder. I have a podcast

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Ron Giesecke

The author reflects on missed opportunities for consistent blogging, acknowledging a tendency to shift focus between projects. They introduce their new podcast, “Box Number Seven,” which discusses historical events without political bias. The episodes are brief and available on multiple platforms, aiming for an engaging listening experience. Continue reading →

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Like Father Like Daughter

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Ron Giesecke

Having just read Ron Chernow’s brand new biography, Mark Twain, I found myself stupefied by the amount of research involved in a project that ground out to 1033 pages. It took me two weeks of guerilla-reading just to get through … Continue reading →

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