About this episode
Elliot Ackerman guest-hosts to interview Douglas Brunt about his book and the historical context of oil, Russia, and Ukraine.
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 special forces and intelligence officer) guest-hosts Dedicated, including bartending, to interview Doug about THE LOST EMPIRE OF EMANUEL NOBEL. They discuss the world's century-long quest to capture oil, Russia and Ukraine from the time of Nobel and Stalin that mirrors the present day, Rasputin and the Romanovs, the differences between fiction and nonfiction writing (Elliot and Doug have each published both), and how to make a good cocktail.
People in this episode
Host: Douglas Brunt
Guest: Elliot Ackerman
Topics covered
- cocktails
- oil industry
- historical analysis
- fiction vs nonfiction
- Russia and Ukraine
- Emanuel Nobel
Keywords
- Negroni
- Douglas Brunt
- Elliot Ackerman
- THE LOST EMPIRE OF EMANUEL NOBEL
- cocktail recipe
- oil
- Russia
- Ukraine
- historical fiction
- nonfiction writing
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: THE LOST EMPIRE OF EMANUEL NOBEL
Places: Russia, Ukraine
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