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March 28, 2013

Chicago Reader recommends the podcast, calls it ‘charmingly dour’

Chicago Reader has recommended the podcast in its ‘Culture Vultures’ feature. Many kind thanks to Dmitry Samarov. …Listi interviews writers of every type—from Lesley Arfin, who wrote for the HBO show Girls, to literary lightning rod David Shields, to Bernie … Continue reading →

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March 9, 2013

Listener Feedback: Vol. 2

A listener named Ty weighs in on the recent spate of ‘double-header’ episodes: I love the show, but lately the double-header and mini interviews have swelled the length of the show into uncomfortable territory. Too much of a good thing, … Continue reading →

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February 6, 2013

San Diego City Beat Review

San Diego City Beat has reviewed the podcast: What matters to Listi is insight and inspiration. He wants to know how they got their start as writers, what they were like in college, what obstacles they overcame. Listi doesn’t dance … Continue reading →

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September 16, 2012

Episode 105 — Leigh Stein

Leigh Stein is today’s guest. She’s the author of the novel The Fallback Plan and the poetry collection Dispatch from the Future, both of which are now available from Melville House. Publishers Weekly hailed Dispatch as one of its best … Continue reading →

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September 2, 2012

Episode 101 — Matthew Batt

Matthew Batt is today’s guest. He’s the author of the memoir Sugarhouse, now available from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Andre Dubus III raves It’s hard to write funny, especially when your world is crumbling around you, but in this utterly compelling … Continue reading →

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August 28, 2012

Vol. 1 Brooklyn Interview

I’ve been interviewed about the podcast over at Vol. 1 Brooklyn. (Thanks to Jon Reiss and Jason Diamond!) An excerpt… On August 29th, the Other People podcast will run its 100th episode. Host Brad Listi is an author and the … Continue reading →

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August 12, 2012

Episode 95 — Maria Semple

Maria Semple is today’s guest. For years she worked in television, writing for shows like Mad About You and Arrested Development. Then, in 2008, she published her debut novel, This One is Mine. Her follow-up effort, a novel called Where’d … Continue reading →

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August 5, 2012

Episode 93 — Lidia Yuknavitch

Lidia Yuknavitch is today’s guest. She’s the author of several books, including the critically acclaimed memoir The Chronology of Water, and now she has published her debut novel, called Dora: A Headcase. Both titles are available from Hawthorne Books. Chuck … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2012

Episode 37 — Alan Heathcock

The guest is Alan Heathcock, author of the critically acclaimed story collection Volt, now available from Graywolf Press. Volt was named a Best Book of 2011 by a variety of publications, including Publishers Weekly, GQ, the Chicago Tribune, the … Continue reading →

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