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December 12, 2012

Episode 130 — Zena el Khalil

Zena el Khalil is the guest. She is an installation artist, curator, cultural activist, and author. During the July 2006 attacks on Lebanon, her blog, beirutupdate.blogspot.co/uk, was published by CNN and the BCC. In 2008, she was invited to speak … Continue reading →

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July 1, 2012

Episode 83 — Joshua Henkin

Joshua Henkin is the guest. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which is a novel called The World Without You, now available from Pantheon. He is also the director of the MFA program in Fiction … Continue reading →

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June 20, 2012

Episode 80 — Erik Larson

Today’s episode of Other People is brought to you by Audible.com. And here’s a special offer: Right now, listeners of this program can get a free audiobook download and a free 30-day trial. To get your free audiobook, just click … Continue reading →

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June 13, 2012

Episode 78 — Miles Klee

Miles Klee is the guest. He’s the author of a debut novel called Ivyland, now available from O/R Books. Publishers Weekly raves: Delightfully manic and sharply intelligent … Klee is undoubtedly a formidable talent in the making—he can make sentences crackle … Continue reading →

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May 20, 2012

Episode 71 — Ben Fountain

Ben Fountain is the guest. He is the author of the debut short story collection Brief Encounters with Che Guevara (Harper Perennial), which won him the PEN/Hemingway Award. And now he has published his first novel, entitled Billy Lynn’s Long … Continue reading →

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Episode 130 — Zena el Khalil

Episode 83 — Joshua Henkin

Episode 80 — Erik Larson

Episode 78 — Miles Klee

Episode 71 — Ben Fountain

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