Kevin Gannon, Ph.D., is a history professor at Grand View University. Kevin will be moderating the Becoming American series that begins next Monday at 6:00 PM at the Franklin Avenue Library. Becoming American is a documentary film and discussion series examining immigration. 

Gannon discusses his prolific web presence, including his twitter account - @thetattooedprof - and his website, thetattooedprof.com. He discusses the upcoming series, his thoughts on immigration and social justice, and his experience being part of the Ava DuVernay-directed and Oscar-nominated documentary, 13th.

Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-NC

Iowa native Paul Kix joins us on the DMPL Podcast today. Kix, who grew up in Hubbard, is the author of The Saboteur. The book details the life of Robert de La Rochefoucauld, a French aristocrat-turned-resistance fighter in WWII. During the podcast, Kix talks about:

• Finding out about La Rochefoucauld's life in an obituary and creating a book proposal.
• Why La Rochefoucauld's incredible story hadn't been told to English audiences yet.
• Working with French sources to follow-up and confirm extraordinary details while knowing a limited amount of French.
• How he wrote the book 500 words at a time while continuing his full-time job as deputy editor at ESPN: The Magazine.
• The most unbelievable parts of La Rochefoucauld's life - and there were several to choose from.

You can find more of Kix's work, including magazine stories and other long-form pieces, at his website, paulkix.com.

Music credits: "Young, Tough and Terrible" by The Losers / CC BY-NC