<p>Denver Nicks is a journalist, producer and incorrigible traveler. A former staff writer for TIME, he is a regular contributor to National Geographic Travel, Uproxx, The Huffington Post, and other publications. He's the author of the books <em>Hot Sauce Nation: America's Burning Obsession</em>, <em>PRIVATE: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, and the Biggest Exposure of Official Secrets in American History, </em>and he's currently at work on his third book, about <em>Lyons v. Oklahoma</em>, a pivotal case in the career of Supreme Court justice and civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall. </p>
