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HAMPTON SIDES is the author of In the Kingdom of Ice, Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, Hellhound On His Trail, and other bestselling works of narrative history and literary non-fiction. His newest work, On Desperate Ground, will be published by Doubleday this October. Hampton is an editor-at-large for Outside magazine. His magazine work, collected in numerous published anthologies, has been twice named a Finalist for the National Magazine Awards in feature writing. A recent fellow of the Santa Fe Institute, he teaches literary journalism and narrative history at Colorado College. A native of Memphis with a BA in history from Yale, he lives in Santa Fe with his wife Anne.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

Featured Article: The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

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    • The Wide Wide Sea

    • Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
    • Written by: Hampton Sides
    • Narrated by: Peter Noble
    • Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 2024-04-09
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

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    • In the Kingdom of Ice

    • The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
    • Written by: Hampton Sides
    • Narrated by: Arthur Morey
    • Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 2014-08-05
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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    • On Desperate Ground

    • The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle
    • Written by: Hampton Sides
    • Narrated by: David Pittu
    • Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 2018-10-02
    • Language: English
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    • Ghost Soldiers

    • The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
    • Written by: Hampton Sides
    • Narrated by: James Naughton
    • Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 2001-05-03
    • Language: English
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    • Hellhound on His Trail

    • The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
    • Written by: Hampton Sides
    • Narrated by: Hampton Sides
    • Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 2010-04-27
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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    • Americana

    • Dispatches from the New Frontier
    • Written by: Hampton Sides
    • Narrated by: Kris Koscheski
    • Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 2015-12-27
    • Language: English
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    • Die Polarfahrt

    • Von einer unwiderstehlichen Sehnsucht, einem grandiosen Plan und seinem dramatischen Ende im Eis
    • Written by: Hampton Sides
    • Narrated by: Heinz Bergner
    • Length: 21 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 2021-03-15
    • Language: German
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