Brad Meltzer: The Lightning Rod
<p>Today’s guest on Danger Close is No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Recognized for the depth of his research, Brad has penned multiple bestselling thrillers including <em>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</em> and <em>The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President—and Why It Failed.</em> 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. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>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. </p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Sponsors: </strong></p> <p><strong>Navy Federal Credit Union: </strong>Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at<a href="http://navyfederal.org/"> </a>http://navyfederal.org/</p> <p><strong>Black Rifle Coffee Company: </strong>Today’s episode is also brought to you by <a href="https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/pages/dangerclose">Black Rifle</a>. Purchase at <a href="http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose">http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose</a> and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order!</p> <p><strong>SIG: </strong>This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG <a href="http://bit.ly/SIG-JackCarr">here</a>: http://bit.ly/SIG-JackCarr</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Featured Gear: </strong>Today’s gear segment is brought to you by Paleo Valley, the maker of 100% grass fed and grass finished beef sticks. Enter code DANGERCLOSE15 at checkout for 15% off your order at paleovalley.com. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Savage Son Trade Paperback </p> <p>Surefire Stiletto Pro Flashlight </p> <p>The First Marauder by Luke Ryan</p> <p> Dead Reckoning Collective </p> <p>The Code of the West Apparel (Chris Hunt @lazzyfair)</p>
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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.
Sponsors:
Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at http://navyfederal.org/
Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order!
SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here: http://bit.ly/SIG-JackCarr
Featured Gear: Today’s gear segment is brought to you by Paleo Valley, the maker of 100% grass fed and grass finished beef sticks. Enter code DANGERCLOSE15 at checkout for 15% off your order at paleovalley.com.
Savage Son Trade Paperback
Surefire Stiletto Pro Flashlight
The First Marauder by Luke Ryan
Dead Reckoning Collective
The Code of the West Apparel (Chris Hunt @lazzyfair)
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