After the War: The Post-War Lives of Civil War Leaders

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Stan was recently interviewed by Roger Smith of The Learning Center of Senior Citizens, Inc. in Savannah for an expansive conversation about post-Civil War America. How did the United States re-unite—and remain divided—after the deadliest conflict in US history? Were Confederates guilty of treason? Why weren’t there widespread executions? What happened to ex-Confederate leaders and …Continue Reading »

Podcast S7E15: Liberty Street: A Savannah Family, Its Golden Boy, and the Civil War

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Stan interviews author Jason Friedman about his new book, Liberty Street. Jason and his husband bought a townhouse on Liberty Street in his hometown of Savannah. But that was just the beginning of a remarkable journey: “It’s a house that came with a story: the rise and fall of a Southern Jewish family and a …Continue Reading »

Boswell and Johnson Walk Into a Bookstore: May 16, 1763

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On Monday, May 16, 1763, 261 years ago this week, young James Boswell was introduced to Samuel Johnson at Thomas Davies’s bookshop on Russell Street, near Covent Garden in London. Boswell was a 22-year-old Scotsman, perhaps best described as what we’d today call a “social influencer”—he wanted to be famous, and he was hugely ambitious. …Continue Reading »

The Freshest Advices, May 10, 2024

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Hello again. It’s been 8 months since I’ve written in this space (not counting two editorials), so it’s good to be back in between podcasts and other duties as assigned. Let’s dive right in, shall we? Baseball, and Trying to Watch Baseball: The Beloved Braves got off to a hot start, despite losing Spencer Strider …Continue Reading »