A Quick Update
In this brief update, the host shares progress on two upcoming books: the forthcoming "50 Seasons," slated for delivery to the publisher this weekend, and the newly released "Big Fan," co‑authored with Mike, which celebrates fandom with charts, photos, and a focus on joy and connection. He highlights the upcoming release date of May 19 and hints at pre‑release announcements. The episode underscores the host’s excitement about completing his projects and reconnecting with his audience.
Xochitl Gonzalez on LAST NIGHT IN BROOKLYN
In this episode of Poured Over, Barnes & Noble bookseller Isabel McConville chats with novelist Xochitl González about her latest book, *Last Night in Brooklyn*. González explains how the novel grew out of her own post‑college years in Brooklyn, serving...
The Caplan-Khan Culture Convo
In this episode, host Brian interviews Razeeb Khan, a first‑generation Bangladeshi American, tracing his cultural odyssey from Bangladesh to upstate New York, Oregon, California, and finally Texas. They discuss how language, class, and identity shifted across these moves, and then...
Mid Week Cafe Update with John Stapleton
In this episode the hosts riff on a new AI‑generated song, then dive deep into Australia’s expanding surveillance regime, highlighting recent proposals to make ASIO’s power to compel anyone to answer questions permanent and linking it to controversial hate‑speech legislation....
S.A. Cosby on KING OF ASHES
In this episode of Poured Over, award‑winning author S.A. Cosby discusses his latest thriller, *King of Ashes*, which follows the Carruthers siblings—Roman, Nevaeh, and Dante—as they confront family secrets, a dangerous debt, and the legacy of a missing mother in...
Sir Philip Pullman
The episode delves into the proliferation of non-canonical gospels beyond the familiar Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, highlighting recent translations that claim to reveal the "true" story of Jesus. Host references M.R. James, noting his classicist perspective that these extra...
Maria Semple on GO GENTLE
In this episode of Poured Over, host Miwa Messer chats with bestselling author Maria Semple about her new novel *Adora* and the creative journey that led to it. Semple explains how a decade-long hiatus, a move from Seattle to New...
1030. Willy Vlautin
In this episode of The Other People Show, host Brad Listie chats with acclaimed novelist and musician Willy Vlautin about his new novel, *The Left and the Lucky*, which follows an eight‑year‑old boy and a middle‑aged house painter navigating working‑class...
Next Up For the Civil War Memory Book Club: Heather Cox Richardson
In this episode of the Civil War Memory Book Club, the hosts and participants discuss Margaret Crichton's 2005 book *The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Forgotten History*, which applies "new military history" by focusing on civilians, enslaved people, immigrants, and women...
Bad Company
In this episode of the Ralph Nader Radio Hour, journalist Megan Greenwell discusses her book *Bad Company*, exposing how private equity firms—like KKR, Bain Capital, and Blackstone—have taken control of a wide range of essential services from hospitals to utilities....
Molly Crabapple : Here Where We Live Is Our Country : The Story of the Jewish Bund
In this episode, host David Naiman talks with artist‑journalist Molly Crabapple about her new book *Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund*, which rescues the erased history of early‑20th‑century Jewish socialist activists in Eastern...
D0G by Tania Fordwalker (Audio)
In this episode of the Clarksworld magazine podcast, host Kate Baker reads Tania Fordwalker’s speculative short story “Dog,” set on a remote island where the narrator pilots a heavily‑laden bike and a custom‑built, armor‑plated robotic dog through a forest rescue....
Who Was Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan? A Conversation with Jenna Weismann Joselit, George Washington University and Author of Mordecai M. Kaplan:...
In this episode of The Long View, host interviews Jenna Weissman‑Joselit, author of *Mordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul*, about the life and legacy of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism. Kaplan’s radical vision—treating Judaism as a civilization rather...
Jared Stacy and OCB on Reality in Ruins
In this episode, Dr. Jared Stacy discusses his new book *Reality in Ruins*, exploring how traditional Western theological frameworks falter amid ecological, epistemic, and spiritual collapse. He argues that collapse can be a "kairos" moment—a divine interruption that opens space...
"These Are People Whose Lives Have Been Rendered Invisible."
In this episode, host Josh talks with anthropologist‑turned‑journalist Brian Goldstone about his book *There’s No Place for Us: The Working and Homeless in America*. Goldstone explains how his ethnographic training helped him uncover the hidden lives of five Atlanta families...