Podcast Episodes

Tess Gunty on Mysticism, the Midwest, and Winning the National Book Award

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 847, my conversation with National Book Award-winning author Tess Gunty from 20…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Excerpt from 'Clutch,' by Emily Nemens

Vol. 6 of Story Time, a new series on the program featuring an author reading aloud from her work. In this episode, Emily Nemens reads aloud from her…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The 400 Bros

Volume 81 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Brad plants a beautiful garden...continues tedious AWP preparations...binge-watching UFO docuseries...the …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

1023. Emily Nemens

Emily Nemens is the author of the novel Clutch, available from Tin House.

Nemens's debut novel, The Cactus League, was a New York Times Book ReviewE…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

REPLAY: Sarah M. Broom on New Orleans, Family, Race, and Writing

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 600, my conversation with National Book Award-winning author Sarah M. Broom fro…

3 months ago

Clavicular Manslaughter

Volume 80 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Brad's AWP travel packing anxiety...his compassion for Chevy Chase....watching Eyes Wide Shut, looking for…

3 months ago

1022. Eric Lichtblau

Eric Lichtblau is the author of American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate, available from Little, Brown & Co.

Licht…

3 months ago

REPLAY: Yiyun Li on Grief, Attention, Deep Reading, and the Writing Life

Today on the program, a trip into the archive and a return to Episode 863, my conversation with Yiyun Li from 2023.

Yiyun Li is the author of several…

3 months, 1 week ago

Excerpt from 'The End of Romance,' by Lily Meyer

Vol. 5 of Story Time, a new series on the program featuring an author reading aloud from her work. In this episode, Lily Meyer reads from her new nov…

3 months, 1 week ago

Bad Bunny Saves America

Volume 79 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Brad prepares for AWP...Mira advises amphetamines...the Pee-Wee Herman documentary...Brad can't cope with …

3 months, 1 week ago