Along with being a longtime contributor to Texas Monthly magazine, Stephen Harrigan is also an author, historian, and screenwriter whose novels include The Gates of the Alamo, Remember Ben Clayton, and A Friend of Mr. Lincoln. His new book is the nonfiction Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas, which NPR calls “endlessly readable and written with great care.”

Harrigan recently discussed his latest release with author/attorney Talmage Boston. Listen to the podcast here.