Brad Meltzer: The Lightning Rod

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Jack Carr

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 9 March 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest on Danger Close is No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer.

Recognized for the depth of his research, Brad has penned multiple bestselling thrillers including The Escape Artist, The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, and The Tenth Justice and a series of non-fiction books including The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington and The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President—and Why It Failed. Brad has written for several DC Comics series including Green Arrow, Superman and Batman, and the Justice League of America. He is also the author of the Ordinary People Change the World “I Am” illustrated children’s series.

In addition to writing, Brad hosted the history-centric television shows Decoded and Lost History where he found the missing flag raised on 9/11. That flag is currently on display at the 9/11 Museum in New York. His latest novel, The Lightning Rod is on shelves now! You can follow him on Twitter @bradmeltzer and learn more about his work at bradmeltzer.com.

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0:00.0	This is The Danger Close Podcast, beyond the books of me, Jack Carter.
0:17.4	Welcome to The Danger Close Podcast, an Iron Cloud original presented by Navy Federal Credit
0:21.4	Union.
0:22.4	My guest today is Brad Meltzer.
0:25.0	That is the author of more books than I can count in multiple genres.
0:29.2	His latest, The Lightning Rod is out now.
0:32.6	But if you're a conspiracy person, you have to pick up the first conspiracy, the Lincoln
0:36.8	conspiracy is a new conspiracy book that is coming out next year.
0:40.6	And he also has a series of children's books, the IAM series that are just fantastic.
0:45.8	And what a great guy.
0:46.8	Could not have been kinder, more helpful, and an incredible author, such an inspiration
0:51.8	to everyone who picks up the pen.
0:54.2	So now, without further ado, Brad Meltzer.
1:01.5	You have got to be the one of, if not the busiest author out there.
1:06.4	I mean, you have so many different things going on.
1:08.4	You have the thrillers.
1:09.4	You have the nonfiction conspiracy.
1:10.4	But since the guy has got his own podcast, you've been a big bloke.
1:14.8	Well, I mean, I've got to, I'm juggling a few different things, but then I look at you
1:19.3	and the stuff.
1:20.3	And the stuff.
1:21.3	Yeah, that way, I mean, it's been a very busy couple of years.
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