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Back to SearchSusan Choi's "Flashlight"
Susan Choi joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to speak about her new novel, Flashlight. An epic story that spans multiple generations of a single family, the book is an astute exploration of identity, …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
PRIDE SHOW: Featuring Milo Todd and Vince Aletti
In this double episode celebrating pride month, Kate Wolf speaks with the critic Vince Aletti about his new book, Physique, an assortment of hundreds of physique photos from Aletti’s own personal col…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Alison Bechdel's "Spent"
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher speak with Alison Bechdel about her new graphic novel, Spent. Bechdel is the author of "Essential Dykes to Watch Out For," "Fun Home," and "Are You My Mother?" Spent fic…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
What To Do About Shame?
In this special episode, hosts Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman wrestle with the question: What are we to do about shame? Using Frédéric Gros’s recent book, A Philosophy of Shame, as a guidep…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Dan Nadel's "Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life"
Dan Nadel joins Kate Wolf and Eric Newman to speak about his new biography, Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life. The book traces the life and art of Robert Crumb, arguably the most influential cartoonist of t…
Published on 3 months ago
Vauhini Vara's "Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age"
Eric Newman speaks with journalist and author Vauhini Vara about her new book Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age. The book hybrid blend of memoir and modern tech history explore how the internet, …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Jon Hickey's "Big Chief"
Eric Newman speaks with Jon Hickey about his debut novel Big Chief. The book is a gripping political thriller about the struggle for power, belonging, and destiny set against a tribal election campai…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Sarah LaBrie’s "No One Gets to Fall Apart"
Medaya Ocher is joined by TV writer, memoirist and librettist Sarah Labrie, author of the book No One Gets to Fall Apart. The book is a memoir of LaBrie’s fraught relationship with her mother, who su…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sarah Schulman's "The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity"
Eric Newman and Kate Wolf speak with Sarah Schulman about her latest book, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity. With a focus on practical politics, Schulman explores both how we imagine solidarit…
Published on 4 months ago
Maggie Nelson's "Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth"
Maggie Nelson joins Kate Wolf to discuss her new book Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth. It is at once a compressed record of her long struggle with chronic pain and a document of the boundless bl…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago