We talk to a former Wisconsin Badgers hockey star and the author of a new book about him. Then, an author shares his new book documenting the history of gun culture in the U.S.
Featured in this Show
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Wisconsin hockey great Blake Geoffrion and biographer consider his life on ice
We talk with the author of a new book about Badger hockey star Blake Geoffrion and the collegiate-professional hockey dynamic, and we hear from Geoffrion himself.
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How postwar consumer culture helps explain America's gun boom
In the years after World War Two, cheap surplus guns flooded the American market and led to a boom in private gun sales. We talk with the author of a new book about how the way we marketed and understood firearms changed in the Cold War era.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Tim Peterson Producer
- Dean Knetter Producer
- Blake Geoffrion Guest
- Sam Jefferies Guest
- Andrew McKevitt Guest
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