I have to come in Brad Thor to come with me on our cruise through history.

When they asked me to do it, I get really excited because I wanted to build an amazing experience for my family and you.

I mean, this is something that I really wanted to do with my kids.

All my kids are coming with me. I hope your kids could come with you as well.

I wanted to really show them the places and then show them why this place, why this time period mattered.

Seeing the birthplace of the republic, seeing the birthplace of commerce, seeing the birthplace of our faith, those things are so important because those inspired our founders to come up with the idea that man could rule himself and that all men are created equal and create this incredible experiment called America.

I want you to come with us. Walk where Jesus and the prophets walked in the Holy Land, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Bill O'Reilly is going to be there.

David Barton is going to be there. Rabbi Lapin, Stu, myself, all paired with the amazing amenities of this cruise a fantastic way to make it a lifetime adventure and a memory that will last the rest of your family's life.

It's all inclusive, which means all airfare, all gratuitous, everything.

That comes out to about $360 a day. That is a really good deal for what you're going to see.

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My guest today has been called The Master of Thrillers. His very first book was dubbed by Barnes & Noble as one of the best political thrillers ever.

That was back in 2002. For 17 straight years, he's released a book every single year and to read one of his books.

It's really like looking into a time machine. It's giving you a sneak peek of what is coming. If you read his books, it's as if you're getting copies of every major world newspaper a full year before it was published.

He's a fascinating guy. The question on my mind right now is with his new book out. How does an author who has never attempted writing before succeed in writing one of the best political thrillers of our generation on his first try and then follow that up every single year for 17 straight years with another best seller?

If you've read his latest book, it might provide some answers. It might not. Brad and I are friends. I've never had this conversation before. But reading Backlash, it follows his main character as he's forced to use all of his past experiences and training and sheer determination to survive.

It's part spine-oval part survival manual. And like this character, he had to draw on everything he knew for the ultimate test. I'm wondering if that isn't exactly what Brad Thor does.

Did he endure a crucible of his own to create the author that we know today on today's episode? This author like you've never heard him before. The Master of Thrillers.

This is a different book than what you've written before. What's changed? What's happened?

It's hard to put my finger on it. I turned in last summer's book, Spymaster, with an ending that my editor didn't like. And she said, you need something bigger for the end.

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