Uncorking A Story

I have a confession to make–I always wanted to be a gameshow host; unfortunately, I have a face for radio. That said, a guy can dream and I always saw myself hosting Jeopardy and if there was a clue about today’s guest it would be, A Pulitzer Prize winning author who does not identify as a writer. The answer, of course, would be ‘Who is Debby Applegate?’ MEET DEBBY APPLEGATE Debby Applegate is an American historian and biographer. She is the author of The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher, for which she won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Her latest book is Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age.  KEY TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE How Debby transitioned from a career in academia to a career as a writer. What she found most curious about the life of Henry Ward Beecher. The inspiration behind her latest biography about a Madam during the Jazz Age. The noteworthy people, including a US President, who were known to visit Polly Adler’s bro