Podcast Episodes

Excerpt from 'Kill Dick,' by Luke Goebel

Vol. 11 of Story Time, a new series on the program featuring an author reading aloud from his work. In this episode, Luke Goebel⁠ reads from his new …

1 month, 1 week ago

Who's Got the Crack?

Volume 91 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira sees Obsession...theorizes that lots of film directors are dumb...Mira goes to see Bright Eyes in con…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

1036. Kyle McCarthy

Kyle McCarthy is the author of the novel Immersions, available from Tin House. It is the official May pick of the Otherppl Book Club.

McCarthy's deb…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

REPLAY: Nick Flynn on Hard Writing, Compassion, and Confronting the Ghosts of the Past

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 667, my conversation with Nick Flynn, author of the acclaimed memoir This is th…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Excerpt from 'Immersions,' by Kyle McCarthy

Vol. 10 of Story Time, a new series on the program featuring an author reading aloud from his work. In this episode,  Kyle McCarthy reads from her ne…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Vive la Travolta

Volume 90 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira triumphs at her grandmother's funeral...gives a stirring keynote...her health problems seem to be aba…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

1035. Sonya Walger

Sonya Walger is the author of the novel Wifehouse, available from Union Square Press.

Walger is an award-winning actress, best known for her role as …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

REPLAY: Clancy Martin on How Not to Kill Yourself

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 825, my conversation with Clancy Martin, author of How Not to Kill Yourself: A…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

1034. Daniel Kraus

Daniel Kraus is the author of the novel Angel Down, available from Atria Books. It was awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Daniel Kraus is a…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mira Didn't Die

Volume 89 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...the return of Mira...still alive...describes her health ordeal...Brad's colonoscopy journey...his true cri…

1 month, 4 weeks ago