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C. J. Box

CJ Box: Blanton’s bourbon whiskey   CJ tells the best first-agent-first-book-deal story I’ve ever heard (by far), shares his daily writing routine in Wyoming, describes

Doug Brunt

Douglas Brunt: Negroni (1 ounce gin, 1 ounce sweet vermouth, 1 ounce Campari, garnish with orange rind and Luxardo cherry) Elliot Ackerman (best selling author, former s

Gregg Hurwitz

Gregg Hurwitz: gin and tonic Gregg takes us inside the famous NYC Thrillerfest event, offers advice to aspiring writers on how to develop sales momentum for their books

Jack Carr

Jack Carr: whiskey   Jack talks about what Chris Pratt does to set the tone on the set of TERMINAL LIST, the experience filming the show in Morocco, why he decided to de

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson: green tea Tim names the best actor of his generation (and the certain things that this actor requires of everyone on set), shares thoughts on AI and th

Joshua Hammer

Joshua Hammer: Negroni (1 ounce gin, 1 ounce sweet vermouth, 1 ounce Compari, garnish with orange rind) Joshua tells of his harrowing kidnapping in Gaza in 2001 while he

Nick Petrie

Nick Petrie: whiskey on the rocks   Nick reveals the sage advice CJ Box gave him at the reception for the Edgar Awards that he’s held onto ever since, explains how his w

Julian Sancton

Julian Sancton: dry martini (3 ounces gin, 2 drops dry vermouth, lemon twist) Julian shares the greatest sunken treasure story of all time (and it’s real) that makes the

Grant Ginder

Grant Ginder: Negroni (1 ounce each of gin, sweet vermouth, Campari served with orange rind) Grant tells the story of taking a fiction writing class with Colson Whitehea

Brad Meltzer

Brad Meltzer: Asombroso tequila, neat   Brad discusses the elusiveness of closure in life and how writing THE VIPER helped him come to terms with his own relationship wi

Doug's 2026 Book Picks

Doug Picks 4 books for 2026 with background noise provided by his dog Thunder who is romping in the snow Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f

Catherine Grace Katz

Catherine Grace Katz: Gunner (equal parts ginger beer & ginger ale with fresh lime juice and dash bitters) Catherine describes how Stalin made an emergency dash to the b

Rick Atkinson

Rick Atkinson: Manhattan (2 1/2 ounces Michter’s rye, 1 ounce sweet vermouth, dash bitters served up with Luxardo cherry)   Rick names the most intelligent of the Foundi

Tony Lyons

Tony Lyons: whiskey sour (2 1/2 ounces rye, 1/2 ounce lemon juice, sugar in shaker with ice, served up with cherry and dash bitters) Tony tells the wild story of meeting

Marc Siegel

Marc Siegel: coffee Dr. Marc Siegel talks about religion and faith in medicine, discusses the merits of MAHA, sounds the alarm that our defenses are down against a futur

Seth Wickersham

Seth Wickersham: Johnny Walker Blue (pour over 3 ice cubes) ESNP senior writer Seth Wickersham discusses the extreme difference in the way Belichick handles the media to

Jake Tapper

Jake Tapper: bourbon on ice Jake discusses his stint working for Hooters Restaurant, names the US President with the best sense of humor, names his favorite Eagle footba

Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly: Old Fashioned (2 1/2 ounces rye, bitters and sugar over large ice cube with cherry and orange peel)  Michael Connelly describes his first meeting with

Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis: Sazerac (coat a chilled glass with absinthe, mix 2 1/2 ounces rye, sugar, bitters and chill with ice, add to glass with a twist) Michael reveals an incred

Cheryl Hines

Cheryl Hines (dry vodka martini: 3 ounces vodka, dash dry vermouth, olives)  Cheryl names which actor should play her husband Bobby in an inverted version of Curb Your E