Gary GirodGary Girod was born in the woods of Oregon sometime during the last century. He fell in love with stories, true and fiction. After a decade of publishing fiction stories of all genres. In January 2019, he founded the French History Podcast, which covrs the history of France from three million years ago to present. In 2020 Brain Lag published his first book, The Maiden Voyage of New York City. In 2021 he received his doctorate in European history from the University of Houston, writing about the origins of the mass domestic surveillance states in Britain and France.He currently divides his time between writing fiction, world-travelling and wearing a suit while monologuing about the deeds of dead people. Read More Read Less