Context:

One of John Mooallem's previous books, mentioned at the end of the interview. The book focuses on a radio reporter named Genie Chance during the 1964 Good Friday earthquake in Alaska, who provided information during the catastrophe.

Context:

Steve Rinella mentions reading this book about the 1964 Anchorage earthquake. He discusses how the author (who has been on his show) wrote about the earthquake, and Steve shares details from the book about Charles Richter developing his seismic scale and detecting the earthquake from California. The discussion occurs during a conversation about seismic activity in Alaska and the risks to the proposed Pebble Mine.