On today's show: find out about Adolf Hitler's secret plot to seize the Vatican and kidnap Pope Pius the XII. Then, a look at why it's so hard to predict the future, even though we try each time we check the weather forecast or get an insurance policy. We'll also hear how one man made and lost 4 million dollars as a typesetter. And Tina Brown explains why she thinks Princess Diana was the best thing to happen to the British royals since the restoration of Charles II.
In 1943, Adolf Hitler devised a plot to seize the Vatican and kidnap Pope Pius the XII. Historian Dan Kurzman tells the little-known story of Nazi intrigue in his new book, A Special Mission.
A Special Mission is available for purchase at amazon.com
Predicting the future is a big business, but it's hard to do it well. Author Nassim Nicholas Taleb says that the most important and influential events are always rare and unpredictable. His new book about prediction is The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.
The Black Swan is available for purchase at amazon.com
David Silverman bought a typesetting company in Iowa, made 4 million dollars, and then lost it all. He tells his saga of failed entrepreneurship in his new book, Typo.
Typo is available for purchase at amazon.com
Tina Brown, the former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, says that Diana was both a liar and a saint. Her new much-talked-about book is The Diana Chronicles.
The Diana Chronicles is available for purchase at amazon.com
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