This week on the pod: We sit down with true Renaissance man Alan Pell Crawford—author, journalist, private investigator, and founding member of The Hambiscuits. From writing for The Washington Post during the Watergate era to covering Capitol Hill, going undercover as a private investigator, and starting a bluesy jazz band with a nod to NOLA later in life, Alan’s journey is anything but ordinary.

✨ Hear about:

• His path from Indiana to Richmond via D.C. and The Martin Agency
• Writing for The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, National Review, and more
• His undercover P.I. days (yes, folding hospital towels was involved)
• His latest book This Fierce People, plus other favorites like Twilight at Monticello
• The origi ...