Podcast Episodes
Back to Search667: Samantha Nickerson interviews Sally Wen Mao and Susan Mauddi Darraj
On this show, correspondent Samantha Nickerson speaks with Sally Wen Mao about her story collection, Ninetails, plus Samantha speaks with Susan Mauddi Darraj about her new novel, Behind You Is The Se…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
666: A Discussion of David Lynch's Ronnie Rocket, with Stephen McClurg!
In honor of the passing of David Lynch, John and Stephen McClurg discuss the peculiar mysteries of a screenplay for a legendary project that was never made, Ronnie Rocket.
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
665: Jaydra Johnson!
In this week's show, John speaks with Jaydra Johnson about her new book, Low: Notes on Art and Trash, and the tensions and connections between class perception, politics, and creation of art.
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
664: Rigoberto Gonzales & Richard Blanco!
On today's show, I speak with the poet and editor Rigoberto Gonzales about the curation of the Library of America anthology of Latino Poetry. Then Richard Blanco reads "Como Tú," his poem that is col…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
663: A Discussion of Bill Knott's Corpse and Beans, with Rachael Tillman.
0On #633, Rachael Tillman and I discuss the surreal paradoxes and sullen joys of Bill Knott's debut collection of poetry, The Naomi Poems: Corpse and Beans, which was recently reprinted by Black Ocea…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
662: Rufi Thorpe & Susan Minot (Interviewed by Samantha Nickerson)
On today's episode, Samantha Nickerson speaks with fiction writer Rufi Thorpe about her striking novel Margo's Got Money Problems. In this episode, you learn about more than just Margo's money proble…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
661: Kathy Fish!
In this episode, John interviews the notable flash fiction writer Kathy Fish about the anxious nuances of that medium and genre. Is flash fiction just a very short story, with all the rules of fictio…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
660: A Discussion About John D. MacDonald, with Andrew Gulli and Maynard MacDonald
In this episode, John discusses the career of crime novelist John D. MacDonald (1916-1986) in light of a new posthumous short story, "The Accomplice." In this interview, John speaks with with Andrew …
Published on 10 months ago
659: Duy Đoàn!
In 659, John talks to poet Duy Đoàn about his latest collection, Zombie Vomit Mad Libs, the poetic provocations of horror films, and experimenting with erasure and fragmentation.
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Replay: Episode 99: Kseniya Melnik (2014)!
In this week's replay episode, John talks with fellow classmate, the fiction writer Kseniya Melnik.
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago