Thomas Hauser — My Mother and Me: A Memoir

Thomas Hauser — My Mother and Me: A Memoir

From History Author Show by Dean Karayanis

May 11, 2024 · 43 min

About this episode

Thomas Hauser discusses his memoir about his mother, reflecting on her life and legacy.

  May 11, 2024 – What happens when a celebrated author — Muhammad Ali’s official biographer, no less — turns his talents to putting his mother’s century-long life down on paper? In this episode, our time machine welcomes aboard Thomas Hauser, author of “ My Mother and Me: A Memoir .” Eleanor Nordlinger Hauser, who passed away last year at 96, experienced a life of success and failures, meeting the march of years with resilience and grace until she made her peace with the fact that — as we all do someday— she had run out of tomorrows. Thomas Hauser is the author of fiction and non-fiction books that are best-sellers the world over. They include “ Final Warning: The Legacy of Chernobyl ” and “ Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times .” As you might expect for the official biographer of The Greatest, he has been inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame. For more on Ali and boxing, check out these previous interviews: Todd D. Snyder – Bundini: Don’t Believe the Hype Todd D. Snyder – Beatboxing: How Hip-Hop Changed the Fight Game Jerry Izenberg — Baseball, Nazis & Nedick’s Hot Dogs: Growing up Jewish in the 1930s in Newark

People in this episode

Guest: Thomas Hauser

Topics covered

  • memoir
  • family
  • biography

Keywords

  • Eleanor Nordlinger Hauser
  • Muhammad Ali
  • resilience
  • grace

Mentioned in this episode

Products: My Mother and Me: A Memoir

Books & works: My Mother and Me, Final Warning: The Legacy of Chernobyl, Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, The Greatest

Places: Newark

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