Ep 32 | Is There Actual HOPE for the Future of California? (Probably Not)
Stu Burguiere and Dave Landau break down the latest results from last night’s primary election in California and speculate on what’s to come as the votes continue to be counted. Is there a glimmer of hope for sanity to return to the lefty, beleaguered state? Then, author Douglas Brunt joins to disc…
Meghan Markle's Contradictions, Sam Levinson's TWISTED Mind, & NYT Bestselling Author Douglas Brunt
Maureen Callahan discusses Meghan Markle's crumbling "As Ever" brand with new polling that shows a steady decline in market interest, while highlighting Meghan’s past comments on costly merchandise that contradict the prices she has listed on her website. She also revisits of Meghan’s claim that sh…
The Nobels Built Russia’s Oil Industry, Invented Dynamite and the Oil Tanker, But Were Still Crushed by the Bolshevik Revolution
The Nobel family (which are the namesake of the Nobel prize), had a rags-to-riches story bigger than the Rockefellers or Morgans. The Nobel patriarch Emanuel fled debtor’s prison in 1837. He then travelled east and built a foundation for the largest oil empire in Russian history. Three generations…
The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel - Douglas Brunt
"Brunt grew up near Philadelphia where he attended The Haverford School and graduated from Duke University. He was formerly a management consultant for the information tech company, Booz Allen & Hamilton, and served as a director with Idealab!. However, he's best known for his position as CEO and p…
Ep. 252 - Why Saying “Diesel” Now Feels Like Yelling “Mufasa” — Jim McDonald on Backup Power
Somewhere along the way “diesel” turned into a dirty word. Jim McDonald’s spent 30 years on the generators that keep 911, hospitals, and your data alive — and he’s a little tired of playing the villain. We get into what’s real, what’s myth, and why he still thinks everybody wins.
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Douglas Brunt, The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel + Ben Mezrich, CHECKMATE
Douglas Brunt returns to Totally Booked to discuss THE LOST EMPIRE OF EMANUEL NOBEL, the fascinating true story of the Nobel family’s rise in imperial Russia, their pivotal role in the global oil industry, and the revolutionary forces that reshaped the twentieth century. From the origins of the Nob…
The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel
The Jack Carr Book Club June 2026 selection is THE LOST EMPIRE OF EMANUEL NOBEL by New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt.
With the exception of the tsar, Emanuel Nobel was likely the wealthiest man in early 20th-century Russia, and one of the wealthiest in the world. Over three generati…
377 | Douglas Brunt
Today Dan is joined by, Douglas Brunt, a biographer, novelist, and podcast host, discussing his latest book "The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World"
A Review of The Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel by Douglas Brunt (#365, 20 Sept. 2026)
I just finished Douglas Brunt’s The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel.
Part Agatha Christie, part Walter Isaacson. That’s the book. One track is a mind: a man who trusted the equation before the workshop, who belongs with Edison and the other first-rank inventors and almost never gets that shelf. T…
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