Podcast Episodes
Back to Search1017. Gerald Howard on Malcolm Cowley and the Triumph of American Literature
Gerald Howard is the author of The Insider: Malcolm Cowley and the Triumph of American Literature, available from Penguin Press.
Howard retired in 20…
6 months ago
1016. Jim Newton on Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and the American Counterculture
Jim Newton is the author of Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening, available from Random House.
New…
6 months, 1 week ago
REPLAY: Susannah Cahalan
Susannah Cahalan is the author of The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary (Viking).
Cahalan …
6 months, 1 week ago
REPLAY: Amanda Yates Garcia
Original air date: August 17, 2025
A special episode featuring Amanda Yates Garcia, also known as The Oracle of Los Angeles.
Amanda is a writer, so…
6 months, 1 week ago
REPLAY: What Does It Mean to Be a Minor Writer?
Original air date: October 12, 2025.
What does it mean to be a “minor writer” in a world obsessed with major success? In this episode, I talk with J…
6 months, 1 week ago
REPLAY: Ocean Vuong
Ocean Vuong is the author of the novel The Emperor of Gladness, available from Penguin Press.
Ocean's other books include the critically acclaime…
6 months, 1 week ago
REPLAY: Claire Hoffman
Original air date: June 10, 2025.
Claire Hoffman is the author of Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
REPLAY: Jessa Crispin
Original air date: July 8, 2025.
Jessa Crispin is the author of What Is Wrong With Men: Patriarchy, The Crisis of Masculinity, and How (Of Course) …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Best of 2025 - Part 2
Today on the program, we finish the year by highlighting the top-5 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Big thanks to everyone who guested and everyon…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Best of 2025 - Part 1
Today on the program, we'll begin a countdown of the top 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2025. Please note that the countdown will unfold in two inst…
6 months, 2 weeks ago