Assassination Vacation

In Assassination Vacation, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Vowell takes listeners on a unique road trip across America, exploring sites of political violence and their impact on the nation’s history and culture. With her signature wit and keen insight, Vowell illuminates the intersections of murder and politics, revealing how these events have shaped American identity through literature, architecture, and tourism. From the stories of presidents and their assassins to whimsical diversions involving mummies and biblical sex cults, this narrative offers both an entertaining travelogue and a thought-provoking examination of loss and cultural memory.