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Michael Blanding is a Boston-based investigative journalist, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, WIRED, Slate, The Boston Globe, Boston magazine, and other publications. He is author of North by Shakespeare: A Rogue Scholar’s Quest for the Truth Behind the Bard (2021), which won the International Book Award for narrative nonfiction; The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps (2014), which was a New York Times bestseller and an NPR Book of the Year; and The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink (2010). A former senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University and the Carr Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School, he has taught writing at Tufts University, Emerson College, and GrubStreet Writers.
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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.

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    • The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps
    • Written by: Michael Blanding
    • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
    • Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 2014-05-29
    • Language: English
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